The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-01
ADMISSION OF Dakota. =
SEVERAL NEW MEASURES.

SEVERAL NEW MEAsuREs
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Dec 21
congressman kredericEs introduced In tn
,ousc to-day an admission bill which repre-
'ents the way the Democrats want to nav.
.hc territory como into tho Union. It v.
repaired by Mcssra Boynton, Smith ant
Mccarthy. OF the territorial committee. /
calls for legally constituted convention, K
DO composed Of delegates from all tn.
organised counties In Dakota Thu
convention is to determine the form
OF government best adapted to th,
wants Of the people. and to sent
the action Of tho convention to congress
through the governor Of the territory ant
tho president Of the United States. The ex
penses OF the convention are ID be paid from
the United States treasury and the election
is to be conducted in the same manner a
the election for delegate to congress- 1t i
understood that the administration is Willing
to allow the people Of Dakota, through
legally elected-delcgates, to bring thei
wishes in regard to statehood before con
gresa 1t is an open secret, however, that M
countenance will be given to the proceeding
at Huron. It is also understood that til,
Huron state committee brings forward a bii
to simply divide the territory on the forty.
sixth parallel A bill will be framed to
divide tho territory on the Missouri river
following the river as far moth as the north
west corner of Emmons county. thence run
ming q line due north through the counties
OF Burleigh, Sheridan and McHenry to th,
British possessions, and creating all the ter
ritory west of the river and the line named
into territory to be called Lincoln
This limo of division would leave Bismarck
the capital of tbs new Territory of Lincoln
The territory east of tho Missouri rive,
would be formed into tho State of Dakota
with o temporary capital at Rcdfield, Aber
deen, Ordway or some other enterprisins
town north Of Huron. Fredericks' bill, bcin.
introduced under the Iowa call, has some
advantage in priority over Judge Clifford
Dill, and may get on the calendar hrst Th.
territories being called last, Judge Giiford'
bill could not be introduced to-day
DELEGATE G1FFoRD's BILL.
Delegate Clifford Of Dakota to-day intro
duced bill for the admission Of that terri.
tory into the Union The bill has pre-
amble and twenty-six sectionA
The preamble sets forth the fact that the con.
stitutional convention Of September last formed
constitution In state government and that til,
people OF the territory ask admission OF thai
par including In the boundaries described II
provides for the Jurisdiction over rivers whici
form part OF the common boundary between til,
state Of Dakota and other states surrounding it
That tina, t,,,. the e.. Missouri river shall be :
common highway forever, free to the inhabi
tants Of Dakota az well as the other states: that
until the next census Is taken. the state Of Da
' sota VIII bc entitled to two representatives ii
congress Sections to . appropriRtcs $780,.
600 for the purpose of paying all expenses Of til,
constltutfonal commission, elections held there
iSr. to be paid to the treasurer o.
the legislature setting forth the articles anG
particulars. S'ction u grants to the state sec
lions ~ and IL in every township ol tho publ,
lands Tor support OF the cnmmon schools: whcr,
these sections have been disposed OF other land.
equivalent thereto ara granted. Section grant,
$4,000 entire sections If unappr.priated public
IAN lands to be selected by the legislature with
Of erecting public buildings Mt the capital Of the
state. the lands selected to bc within the bound
aries OF the state. and chOscn from lands eithel
surveys surveyed or nnsurveyed Section 9 grant,
tenance N state university: ninety section:
col, COLLEGE and fit.y section. for the building
grants S per cent of all sales Of the public land.
within the state from the time of the reorgariza.
sion OF the territory, and appropriatcs a sum.
clene sum 70 pay all amounts tound due by the
salt springs within tho state with those sec.
ttons OF land adjoining for the state tc
msssen ns so!ectcs within two years after ad
lands II ON the operations Of this act cxcept AZ
to school lands. Section IL grants 200 OUC
acres Oh Inc public lands 10 the state for inter
Of Dakota shall constitute one Judicial district,
to be called the district Of Dakota, and that !
ai,:rict court shall be held at Ysnkton
senr saiary e tf ,rhs,, the Judge to bo 5000 :
other other officers who shall keep their offices at
fsnkton: Section lG divides the public Indebt.
t%s t%ness @ q the former territory as follows All
the pu0llc Indebtedness incurred for the pur-
p0se OF public Institutions within the limits OF
the state Of Dakota shall I've assumed and paid
oy the said state. and tho state shall ma kc i'm
eais1G nn provision for the payment Of the same,
deb. Of the territory which shall bo organized
oat OF the remaining portion Of the former ter
treasury of the Terri: ory of Dakota, and Of ali
receipts from taxes imposed by former legi.is-
lures thereof shall be paid by the treasurer Of
State Ct Dakota. All archive. and records OF
The former Territory OF Dakota, now in the
custody Of the secretary and governor
q SAID territory and the territorial library shall
b' turned ever by that officer to the governor or
.."c'etary OF said State OF Dakota. Land granted
tof educational purposes shall be sold at public
.ale at no: less than sl5 per acre. the proceeds
tho interest Of which shall be expended
IN the support Of the common schools.
IL tho p,ayiass seyrtesv ., f9r Nar, ,hs
manning portion Ut tho territory not admitted
into the Union, and all the federal officers shall
continue to hold their Offices: fixes the city o
nismnIck ins az the place for holding sessions
ton 25 gives the legislature of the nes
cases cas- :; and proceedings pending in the supren
OF tho admission of the state. not included in u!
Preceding sections to such courts as shall be or.
tabltshcd under the constitution Section q
declares lar that the State Of Dakota shall bo liab,i
within the southern portion Of the present ter
ritory. and the new territory to be organized
shall be liable for similar indebtedness incurred
Tarcntum, Pa, had $40, 900 fire. 1t
started in the Tarcntum Light and Heat
company's Office, on North Canal street,
and after burning the secretary and treas
urer's Office spread north to Mitchell's
millinery and bakery, Ingram's jewelry
store and dwelling, DIR. McCulloughs resi-
dence. Goodwin's hardware store and
dwelling, Western Union Telegraph office
Telephone office and Campo Bros general
store and dwelling completely destroying
them all.
killcn beat George Gray of Louisville in
a glove fight. Gray had the best OF the
first round, but after that could not stand
up under Killcns heavy blows. He was
knocked twice in the second round, and in
the third round he was SO groggy that
killcn punished him all around the stage
ending the round by knocking him to the
floor, from which he could not rise.
In the catch-as- Itch can wrestling match,
between Evan Lewis, champion OF Wiscon-
sin. and Tom Cannon Of San Francisco,
best two in three falls, Lewis won. He got
three straight falls.
The editor OF the Chicago Pilot ia to be
arrested for libeing Vicar General Con-
way.
In n quarrel over n boundary line near
Appleton, Wis. August Endtcr was beaten
to death by Hugh Boyle.
Bozcman is excited over the action OF
the Northern Pacific Coal company in com
pelling employees to trade exclusively al the
stores.
At a meeting OF the Irish Parliamentary
Fund associationin New York the following
referring to the January conven-
ton in Chicago was read:
Dublin, Dec. 19.-If the urgency ofpublic
affairs on this side renders my attendance
ut the convention impossible, l will give
you due notice. [signed] PAKxELL.
The commissioner Of pensions has rem
dered decision upon the application for
q pension OF an ex-veteran who deserted
and never rejoincd his command. The case.
briefly stated, is as follows The applicant
enlisted March 4, 1869; was wounded in
action June Is. 1863 was honorably dis
charged March /, 1864 re.enlistcd in the
veteran volunteers March 2. 1864 deserted