The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-01-21
I THE FARGO, CONFERENCE.

The Convention Take Action on All Quas.
tions Which It WAS Called to Consider,
SsS3 3533s and Adjourns Sine Die.
on-committai Resolutions on Division
and Admission Adopted-The Trail ai
County Case.
On the first day, when The roll OF the con.
yention was called at Fargo, ! 90 delegates
were present, representing Grand Forks,
Barnes, Cass, Cavalier, Dickey, Griggs III:
noure, Lean, Mel Henry, Ransom, Steele,
Stutsman, Trail, Wells, Sargent and md, Penn
bina counties in North Dakota, and Brown
county in Central Dakota. Hon. Waldo
OF the convention, and w. H. Burke secre,
3tary. y i. 3 z. jf;!
S The chair appointed as a committee on
permanent Organization z. 2. Wells OF
Stutsman, Alex Griggs of Grand Forks, y.
2. Condor Of Dickey, S. G.. Roberts OF Casss,
Charles Billodeau OF Wells, D. I. Ellsworth
OF Sergeant and j. o. Kiolsberg OF Trail.
On the second day the committee on
permanentor ationreportef rs follows:
For chairman, Il. .. Wallace, Stutsman
county; vice president, j. H. Bray, Grand
Forks county; w. H. White, Ransom; Mar,
tin Ry an, Cass; g. M. Wing, Barnes; H. D.
Fruit, Nelson; secretary, Henry Dickoy;
assistant secretaries, f.. ]. Smith, Trail;
G. s. Montgomery. Sargent.
Mr. McLaren, of the programme commit
tee, reported in favor Of three sessions per
day, He MISC recommended that the fol-
lowing subjects be discussed in the order
mentioned: ~ 5S5sf Il ;57 u
First, Waterways; second, the decisions
OF the commissioner OF the general land Of
flee; third, the Trail county case; fourth,
the Red Lake Indian reservation; fifth, the
question OF the division and admission OF
the territory; sixth, other matters thnt
may be properly brought before the con-
vention. 53 % n, 55sS{5};. &: 'E1 3S3}
IS Your committee further, recommend that
there be appointed by the president per-
manent committees OF seven members each
for each Of the five subjects aforesaid and
one committee Of i've members to whom
| all other subjects shall be referred. s&
Col, Plummer offered the following, which
Twas referred: & u Il q I. z, b z 81
Resolved, That Mcssrs. Ellsworth OF Sar-
gent, Kielsburg, OF Trail, and White, OF
Ransom, are appointed special commit.
tee to pre- pare blanks upon which the dele
gates to this convention can certify to
their expenses; that said committee shall
cause all expense bills presented to them
to be properly verified and certified by;
them in duplicate, ono copy to be returned
to the delegate and the other to be trans.
mitted to the secretary Of the territory for
safekeeping until the meeting OF the next
Legislature, when it shall be the duty OF
the sud committee to see that the same is
transmitted to that body with request
for fragment out OF the moneys in the ter
ritorial treasury not otherwise appropria-
ted; and this committee is hereby author
lied to make vouchers for such necessary
expenses as may be incurred in the per-
Torrance OF their duties to be included with
othervouchers herein mentioned.
Together with a long preamble, the fol-
lowing resolution was offered by Mr.. Con.
nella OF McLean:. s-5ff# b.
Resolved, : That it is the sense Of this
convention that tho public school sections
the greater benefit OF the publicschool fund
Of the territory. .s -. s!$@ " s5 ~
Mr.. McLaren, who was afterwards app
pointed chairman OF the committee on di-
vision and admission, offered very long
preamble and the following: IA
Resolved, That the delegates in conyen-
tion assembled declare ourselves in favor
OF division on the Missouri river, or in such
manner rs to throw the Black Hills out Of
the boundaries of Dakota. a5a,. Il ts
Various resolutions OF a minor character,
not directly in accordance with the object
OF the meeting were offered, when the chair
announced the following committees:
Wa terways Bennett, Grant; Jordon,
McHench, Gill, Cass; Griggs. McIzelyey,
Grand Forks; Potter, La Moure. s. Il.
Land Office Decisions Walsh, Grand
Forks; Wing, Barnes; Reeves, Traill;
Adams Griggs;; Beardsley, cHenry; Con-.
ser, Dickey; Beladeau, Nv ells. n s5s3
Trail County Decision-W Wells, Stuts-5
man Bell, Pembina; Fleming, Caas; Root,
selzby, Barnes; White, Ransom; Potter,
In Moure. e i t$,5
Red Lake Griggs. Noyes, Bray, Walsh.
Grand Forks; Stevens, Cavalier, Beardsley;
McHenry;; West. Pembina SKI! 5.! 4 ;z1i%
Division and Admission NJ Lain, Stee le;{
Ellsworth, Sargent; Plummer, Trail;
Bartholo mew, In Moure; Roberts, Cass;
Is: Miscella Edwnrtls, Cass; Noyes,
Grand Forks, White, Stutsman; Jordan
/ Gass; \ jelsburg, Trail; Moore, Ransom;
Eddy, Stutsman.t II
5. An evening session was spent in disc,,ss:s
ing tho recent rulings Of Commissioner
Sparks, which were upheld in speeches by
Messrs. Connella, Reeve and Ryan, while
3Plummer and & Potter spoke against tho
rulings. The convention adopted resolu-
tions adverse to the commissioner and se-!
verely attacking many OF the recent rnl-,
Sings. q II q.
. On the third and last day there was a,
large attendance OF delegates and. specta.
tors. Mr.. Bennett Of the committee made
10 long report, showing the possibility and
b Importance Of opening navigation between
Big Stone Lake and the Red River; and
closing with this resolution "a i55y3
B Resolved, by this convention, That con-
gress be memorable toappropriateS $780,
600. Tor tho opening OF this natural water
fhn r,rCv or fol,
ed, and that our representatiY
be requested to urge upon that body the
Importance OF this work and the necessity
l OF an appropriation therefor. s5T ::'S5
Alter good deal OF discussion the Re.
port and resolutions were adopted: |
The COMMITTEES on the Trail county dis
cussion reported mt length, but discus
sion ensued, resulting in another report,
which was unanimously adopted. VI;
The committee to whom was referred tho
matter Of the decision OF the so.called
Trail county tax case by the supreme
court OF the United States, respectfully re-;
port your COMMITTEES has examined said
case; in all It's bearings, and find that snid.
decision does not in any manner effect the
title Of lands heretofore sold or hcreto iore
to- be; sold by the Northern Pacific Rail-,
road company In Oak ota, and oil reports
to the effect that said titles were made in
secure OF Sclouded BY such decision, hereto
}fore made and spread through ont the East,
arose either from q deli berate peryersionS
81 the lacts or an 5unap prchension OF their:
renl bearing; that upon the contrary, all
titles made or whiclimay hsreafte Ter be made
by that comp any OF Its land grant lands
rests upon a. secure a formation ,ls any in
the country. Your committee do believe,
however, that to render lands hereafter
| sold by the said company liable to tax