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territory, and that the whole matter, SO
far as it concerns lands already sold, will
be thus settled and disposed OF within Il
very short time, probably within ninety
days; and that as to future sales the same
wsH be- reported and the fees paid, SO that
lands will be taxable at the next ensuing
assessment. While your committee believe
that your assurances, coming from the di-
rect representatives OF the company, n
undoubtedly made in the best Of faith, viii
be fully and fairly carried out, yet they
deem the matter OF such Importance to the
revenues OF the various counties Interested
that they do recommend the following as
| The sense of the convention; on the subject
that tue said Northern Pacific Railroad
company be and is hereby earnestly
requested to first report such lands and
pay the survey fees thereon with all pos.
siblo speed, to the end hat these lands,
which in equity and fairness should be
taxed as soon as sold, may be SO taxed,
and the revenues Of thelocalities in inter.
| est may thereby be increased and that the
burdens of taxation may be borne alike by
| all who are and should be lia BILE thereto,
that to cover possible neglect or default oi
the said companyi In that regard, the con,
gress of the United States be most respect
fully, but earnestly requested, to enact
without delay such laws as. will require
the said company to pay the sale survey
fees upon lands already sold Immediately
and upon such as may hereafter be sold as
soon as may be after sale thereof, and sc
| that the same may be taxable at the next
ensuing assessment thereafter, and that
such laws may be made enforcing by, and
snch penalties as may seem best lifting 20
secure promt compliance Herewith.
TIL committee on land laws made the
following report, which was adopted:
We endorse the preamble and resolution
adopted at the last meeting OF citizens oil
| Sioux Falls, called for the purpose oil con
sidering the various orders and decisions
of the honorable commissioner OF the gen
eral land Office, held in that city Dec. ~,
1885. We recommend and memorialize the
congress Of the United States to pass at its
earliest convenience a.bill for an act cover.
ing substantially the following question:
First-To decide without question on
doubt as to the application OF homestead
law when the same is committed in refer
ence to settlers right o pre-emption, taken
subsequently or prior to said cpmmuta-
tion.
Second-To provide that when localland
officers issue final receivers receipts, such
receipt shall be conclusive as to the set.
tiers right to the land mentioned therein.
and upon which patent shall be issued there
on, said receipt to be an absolute transfer
of title from the government.
Third-To quiet title in owners to- all
lands upon which final receipt has been Isl
sued up to the passage OF this act. and
provide for the ISSUANCE OF a patent Ghere-
for forthwith, without inrthep question.
Fourth-To provide that all actual n
bona fide settlers who have settled upon
vacant government land in good faith un-
! der either homestead or presumption laws,
having previously exhausted their rights
under either one Of said land laws, as here
tofore permitted to do under tho usageH
and customs OF the lane department. hith-
erto, since the passage OF the homestead
law, be permitted to complete their title
thereto under the other OF said laws after
complying with rules as to settlement and
cultivation.
Mr.. McLaren Of Steele. OF the committee
on division n admission, made the foE
lowing report:
Steps having been taken at the seat OF
government at Washington looking to the
immediate solving OF all questions OF tho
division of Dakota Territory and admis-
sion as q whole or part, with a view to
avoid any embarrassment of our delegate
in congress, and the members Of congress
having these questions uuder considers ton,
and to avoid in any way hindering them
in their action, be it
Resolved, That this convention take no
action whatever on this question of admis-
sion and division, either or both, and for
mulate no further resolution thereon. Ell
ther recommendation or advisory.
Resolved, That the citizens OF the entire
Territory OF Dakota have aided in its up
building otis present position Of prosper
ity, and to all of the citizens alike is that
name endeared, and it is the sense OF this
convention thatthe name Dakota" should
be given to no other section OF the present
territory to the exclusion OF any other sec
ton.
Resolved, That all resolutions hereto
fore referred to your committee be hereby
referred back to this convention with rec
ommendation that they be laid upon the
table.
On motion OF Mr.. Root Of Barnes the re-.
port was unanimously adopted. On mo-
ton Of Mr.. Ball the vote was recon
sidered and the motion laid on the table
On motion or Mr.. Stevens OF Cav ssiioF
county a resolution offered by himself was
adopted endorsing the action Of Hon.
Knute Nelson in his endeavor to open the
Red Lake Indian reservation. Mr.. White
submitted a resolution asking congress
that il the Harrison bill should pass the
division should be made the seventh stand
ard parallel instead OF tbs ~forty-sixth.
This was the cause OF a long debate, dur.
ing which the Missouri river was proposed
as one OF the amendments. Mr.. White OF
fered sae following as a substitute for his
original motion:
Without hereby deciding upon the merits
OF the Harrison bill and without ~intruding
hereby tt endorse the same. be it
Resolved. That the said bill should not
be passed through the present congress 81
the United States without first Incorporate
ing therein the amendment proposedin these
resolutions.
Judge West moved to amend the resoiu
ton still further by Incorporating a CLAUSE
requesting that in case the bill passed con
gress the name Dakota be not appropri
ated by the southern portion. The amend
ment was accepted and the resolution
passed. The following dispatch was read
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