The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-29
THE FARGO CONFERENCE.
The Convention Takes Action on All CUES
lions Which 1t Wa Called to Consider,
and Adjourns Sine Die.

lions Which 1t Was Called to Consider,
and Adjourns Sine Die.
N~on-Committal Resolutions on Division
and Admission Adopted--The Trail
County Case.
On the first day, when the roll ofthe con
v~cntion was called at Fargo, 100 delegates
were present, representing Grand Forks,
Barnes, Cass, Cavalier, Dickey, Griggs, La.
INQUIRE, Mclean, McHenry. Ransom, Steele,
Stutsman, Trail. Wells, Sargent and Penn
bina counties in North Dakota. and Brown
county in Central Dakota. Hon. Waldo
NJ. Potter was made temporary chairman
| of the convention, and w. II. Burke secre-
tary.
The chair appointed as Il committee on
permanent organization e. J.. Wells oil
F, Stutsman, Alex Grigss OF Grand Forks, d..
p. Condor of Dickey, S. G.. Roberts ofCass,
Charles Billodeau OF Wells, ID. L. Ellsworth
OF Sergeant and J. 0. kjolsberg OF Trail.
On the second day the committee on
permanentorganization reported as follows:
For chairman, Il. L. Wallace, Stutsman
county; vice president, j. II. Bray, Grand
Forks county; W. II. White, Ransom; Mar
tin Ryan, Cass; g. NJ. Wing, Barnes; II. d.
assistant secretaries, f. ]. Smith, Trail;
6. S. Montgomery, Sargent.
Mr.. McI.aren, OF the programme commit
tee, reported in favor of three sessions per
day. He also recommended that the fol-
lowing subjects be discussed in the order
mentioncd:
First, waterways; second, the decisions
OF the commissioned of the general land Of
flee; third, the Trail county case; fourth,
the Red Lake Indian reservations; fifth, the
question OF the division and admission of
the territory; sixth, other matters that
may be properly brought before the con-
v%ention.
Your committee further recommend that
there be appointed by the president per
manent committees OF seven member each
Tor each oil the five subjects aforesaid and
one committee OF five members to whom
all other subjects shall be referred.
Col. rlummer offered he~lollowiug, which
was referred:
Resolved, Tat Mcssrs. Ellsworth OF Sar-
gent, kjelsburg, OF Trni!i, and White, OF
Ransom, are appointed u 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, one copy to be returned
to the delegate and the other to be trans
mitted to the secretary OF the territory for
safekeeping antil the meeting OF the next
legislature, when it shall be the duty oil
the said committee to see that the same is
transmitted to that body with & request
for payment out OF the moneys in the ter
ritorial treasury not otherwise approprla-
ted; and this committee is hereby author
lied to make vouchers for such necessary
expenses as may be incurred i'll the per-
Torrance of theirduties to be included With
otheryouchers herein mentioned.
Together with n long preamble, the fol
owing resolution was offered by Mr.. Con.
nella Of Mclean:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
convention that the public school sections
should be disposed OF in some manner fot
the greater benefit Of the public school fund
OF the territory.
Mr.. McLaren, who was afterwards APP,
pointed chairman OF the committee on di
vision and admission, offered u very lons
preamble and the following:
Resolved, That the delegates in copven.
ton assembled declare ourselves in favor
Of division on the Missouri river, or insuch
manner as TO throw the Black Hills out oi
the boundaries OF Dakota.
Various resolutions Of aminor character,
not directly in accordance with the object
OF the meeting were offered, when the claii
announced the following committees:
Waterways-Bennctt, Grant; Jordon,
MciIench, Gill, Cass; Griggs, Mche!vey,
Grand Forks; Potter. la Mourc.
Land Office Decisions-Walsh, Grand
Forks; Wing, Barnes; Reeves, Trail;
Adams, Gsisgs; B~eardsley, McIIcnry; Con.
ser, Dickey; Beladeau, Wells.
Trail! County pecision-Wells, Suits
man; Bell, Pemb;na; Fleming, Cass; Root
Sclzhy, Barnes White, Ransom; Potter
La Moure.
Red Lake-Griggs. Noycs, Bray, Walsh
Grand Forks; Stevens Cavalier; Bcardsley
McHenry; West, Pefnbina.
Division and Admission--McLain, Steele
Ellsworth, Sargent; Piummer, Trail
Bartholomew. La Moure; Roberts, Cass
Walsh, Grand Forks; Barrett, Brown.
observation-disclosures, Cass; Moves
Grand Forks; White, Stutsman; Jordan
Cass; kielsburg, Trail; Moore, Ransom
Eddy, Stutsman.
An evening session was spent in discuss
ing the recent rulings OF COMMISSIONS
Sparks. which were upheld in speeches by
Messrs. Connella, Reeve and Ryan, while
PlumIner and Potter spoke against Tho
rulings. The convention adopted reaolu
tions adverse to the commissioner and SO
vcrely attacking many OF the recent rul
ings.
On the third and last day there was 4
large attendance OF delegates and specta
tors. Mr.. Bennett OF the committee mad,
n long report, showing the possibility an,
Importance Of opening navigation between
| Dig olDHc LIKE anu Vic lkcu tliNef, lnt
closing with this resolution:
Resolved, by this convention, That con
gress be memorialized to appropriateS $500,
900. for the opening OF this natural water
way and the improvements herein mention
ed, and that our representatives in Congres!
be requested to urge upon that body thu
Importance OF this work and the necessity
OF an appropriation therefor.
After n good deal OF discussion the re
mort a nd rnSn1itinps ,ypra n,lnrtcJ
The committee on the Trail county dis
%cussion reported at length, but a discus
sion cnsucd, resulting in another report
which was unanimously adopted.
The committee to whom was referred tn
matter OF the decision of the ~so-calle,
Trail county tax case by the supreme
court OF the United States, respectfully re
port you committee has examined sai,
case i'll all its bearings, and find that sait
decision docs not in any manner effect tn
title oil lands heretofore sold or heretOIor
to be sold by the Northern Pacific Raj!
road company in Dakota, and all reports
to the effect that said titles were made in
secure or clouded by such decision, hereto
fore made and spread throughout the East
arose either from n deliberate perver4iol
OF the facts or an unapprchension OF thei
real bearing; that, upon the contrary, al
titles made or which may hereafter bcmad
by that company OF its land grant land
rests upon MS secure n formation rs any il
the country. Your committee do believe
however, that TO render lands hercnfte
sold by the said company liable to tax
alton, the fees Tor snrveyingthe same mus
be first paid to the government
Your committee have the most positiv
assurances that the fees on lands hcretofor
sold are now being paid as fast as list
OF the lands SO sold can be prepared an,
certified TO by the surveyor general OF til
territory. and that the whole matter, $
far as it concerns lands already sold. wi
be thus settled and dis posed of within
very short time, probably within ninet
days; and that as TO future snlGs the sam