Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-01-15
The Fargo Convention Pass, Recon-
slider and Table Several
Resolutions.
Arrangements Perfected for Bringing
Immigrants West from New
York Cheaply.
Narrow Escape Of an Eastern Rail-
way Train from Going Over
a Trestle.
An Old Minnesota Crook Captured.
Mexico's Volcano Erupting.
In Brief.
The Fargo Convention.

FARGO, OAK, Jan. 14.-The committee
on water ways reported this morning mem
orializing congress for an appropriation of
100000, to be used in connecting Big Stone
lake with Lake Traverse. After some dis
cussiOn and endeavors to add additional
recommendations, the report was adopted.
ThecOmmittee on the Traill county decision,
recommended Legislation to compel the
Northern Pacific railroad company to pay
the cost of surveys as soon as made. There
was considerable expenditure of eloquence
on this subject, but the report met no SER
ious opposition and was adopted by ac-
clamation. A recess was then taken to
2:30 p. m.
AT the afternoon session, Mr.. Bartholo-
new, of LaMoure, moved a reconsidera-
ton of the Trail county resolution, which
was carried, and Mr.. Ball, Of Cass, took the
floor and opposed the adoption of the re-
port. on the ground that it would convey a
false impression to the people of the north
west. He held that tho Northern Pacific
had already paid survey fees on all lands
sold west Of the Cheyenne river. The re-
with instructions to report it back to the
evening session.
The chairman of the Red Lake reserva-
tion was not ready to report, and the chair
man of the miscellaneous committee read
two resolutions that had been referred,
which were tabled. VIII. Burke, Of Stuts-
man. moved that the acts of the capital
commission be indOrsed and the members
eulOgized. The motion was seconded by
Major Edwards and unanimously carried,
whereupon the major stated that he hoped
in the future years when this matter was
brought up it would not be necessary to
swear any. .a.5 .,s
At the evening session Mr.. Adams !
moved reconsideration of the resolution
indorsing the capital commission.
By Messrs. Root and Barnes-To amend
the resolution on the Traill county case to
mean that titles already given are good,
and asking that surveys be paid for as fast
as made
Mr.. McLaren, of Steele, reported:
Whereas, steps have been taken looking to
asolution of the division and admission
question, Resolved, That this convention
take no action on said subject; that it be
the sense OF said convention that the name
which all section built up should not be
given to any one section. The report was
adopted, reconsidered and tabled, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Barnes.
On motion Of Stevens, Of Cavalier, the mo-
ton by himself indorsing Nelson on the
proposition to open the Red Lake reserva-
tions was adopted. A motion that should
Harrison's division and admission bill be
adopted it be on the forty-seventh parallel
instead Of the forty-sixth was made the
subject of long debate. Judge West
amended that in case South Da-
kota be admitted the name Dakota"
be not given them. The reso-
luton was accepted as an amendment.
A telegram was read from Delegate Gift
ford, stating that the bill has been changed,
leaving all records, the library and one
half the territorial moneys to North Da
kota. and saying, if the convention should
so declare, the name would be preserved.
Adjourned sine die.