The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-16
FIVE NEW STATES.
How the Metamorphosis
Shall Take Place.
DAKOTA TO VOTE on DIVISION.
tional Convention July Z. and
Ratification by the People
and Congress.
DAKOTA TO VOTE on DIVISION.

wAsHrsGToS. Dec E-Ir acce-aanes.
with the expressed iatention Of the Demo
cratic caucus of last Thursday Right 70
support az omnibus bill providing an enA.
bling act for the admission OF the terrific
res OF Dakota Montana, was6ngtou and
New Mexico, aud giving the people Of
Dakota the privilege OF determining
whether the territory shall be admitted as
one or fEo states. Representative Springer.
chairman al the committee on territories
has bsea engaged in Formulating tie Ne,
eeSsary amendments 20 tie bill reported AZ
last session. 70 make the provisions cos
form 10 the proposed changes, with some
change in the time Of holding the ELECTION
for delegates 20 the constitutional eonTen-
ton.
Springer hss prepared an amendment
providing that elections IN the four terri
tories snail be heid on the first Tuesday
after the thinf Monday in MAY. lssg. thar
the dslegzies 50 elscsed shall meet in eou-
veuuon cn the following an Of july aud
prepare constitutions 10 be submitted 10
the people for ratification or rejection ou
th@ First Tuesday after the trst Ao5eay IN
November following
To deterfniDe whether or not The terri-
tory Of Dakotx sksil be admitted whole or
divided. proposed aueudnsHt 10 the ON
uI5us bill provides skat az the eiecfion far
IN Nay every qualified eiec.sr riay have
written 81 printed on his ballot ~. words
"snr DIVISION or tRSaius. division II A
ma. sflty Of the votes east Ia that part az
The territory south Of the seventh standard
parallel due west 10 the western boundary
OF the territory shall be for division. /" the
eelegates elected shall assemble a. S;oux
Pals II a majority Of the votes cast north
of seventh parallel shah be for diyisiof,
then the delegates 50 elected VINO nav ~
side Roria OF suer parallel shall Assem- bic
IN convention Il; Bismarck. Ia n eoaYen-
loH shall then form constitution for jft
state. which constitution shall be submit
ted TO the people for ratification o. reiec-
ton Each stale shall be entitled 10 one
representative IA congress. The aapra-
pEiations 70 meet the expenses of holdiax
two conventions is increased 50 as to pro-
vide for each convention the stm of 49,
co 4; = provided that should the f.eopie
rejeet the respective constitutions, the Ter.
rsforisl goyernment Of Dakota shall ton
unGe Ia existence the same as If this act
hss not been passed. or II The constitution
for either North o. SoGth Dakota should
be rejected. then the part OF the territory
rSlcctinz shall continue under the terrific
RAJ government Of Dakota. In case the
people vote for division, provision Is made
for the appointment Of a commission hy
the two conventions 20 readjust and agree
upon the amount OF territorial debt 10 be
assumed cy eaeA OF ttle proposed states
Springer viii call a meeting OF the Gem
mittee some time Hext week for the pur-
pose OF submitting the proposed amend
meuts 10 them for consideration He pro-
poses 10 report the amendments to the bill
70 the house at an early day. He viii also
ask the committee 10 consider the pro-
priety OF proposing al additional section
10 the omnibus bill providing that when
ever an orgssized territory of the Uuited
States shall have a legally ascertaiued pop
ulation equal to the number necessary TO
entitie II 70 a representative in congress.
such territory viii re authorized, through
the legislature, 10 call a constitutional
convention to consist Of not les than IS
members, who shall assemble az the sea,
OF government Of the territory and form a
constitution for Submission 10 the people
II a majority of the people vote for IL il is
TO be transmitted 20 the president and by
him laid before congress, and IL the con
stiiuiion so adopted be republican in form
and in accordance with the constitution
aud laws OF the United States the territory
shall be admitted into the Union whenever
congress shall pass sn act therefor.