St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-08
Which, if Adopted, Will Help
North Dakota Into the
Union.
The Senate Bill to Be Changed
to Allow the North Imme-
diate Admission.
Bismarck to Retain the Capi-
tai Until q Vote Can
Be Taken.

of Grand Forks, has been busily en-
gagged in the preparation of house
substitute for the senate bill for the adj
mission of South Dakota. The bill is
practically new one, although it will
come into the house as an amendment
to the senate bill. Mr.. Bierly has care
fully considered every point involved,
viewing the matter from the standpoint
of an intelligent North DakOtan; but at
the same time doing exact justice to the
South state. He has submitted his
work to several leading members of the
house, and Judge Macdonald will push
the amendments in the committee on
territories. The most important feat.
ures of the new bill are as follows:
tbs proposed to amend the senate bill
for the admission of South Dakota by
providing for admission under the name
of South Dakota, and conform It's bOun.
Diary to the Seventh standard parallel,
fully recognizing the state autonomy as
created by the people themselves, their
senators and judges and one representa-.
tive, until after the census of 1890. Ger
stitutiOnal convention to be stricken
out. and apportionment of debt to be
amended so as to equalize it justly. The
senate bill only
PROVIDES FOR ORGANIZATION
of the territory of North Dakota. This
is to be amended so as to meet the
changed conditions and provide for i'm
mediate statehood in North Dakota.
1t is proposed to leave the judicial and
legislative districts in North Dakota as
they now are, instead of giving the gOv-
ernor, ch ief justice, ETC., power to re.
apportiOn as provided in the senate
bill. BY the senate bill North Dakota
would have South Dakota chief jus.
tice and three associate justices, while
the amendments will leave the present
districts and Judges in North Dakota as
near in statu quo as possible. The
Nov. 6, 1888, in North Dakota are COM
stituted the legislative assembly for
North Dakota. The amendments pro-
posed leave the capital at Bis
marck until changed by a vote
of the people, instead of by legisr
lative assembly. as in the senate
bill. The financial interests of North
Dakota as to public debt, bonded, float
ing and in litigation, are protected by
amendment. 1t is proposed that the
qualified electors of North Dakota shall
vote on the new constitution on the first
Tuesday of November. 1889, and, after
ratification by the people. shall be laid
before congress in December for accept
ance. This does not follow precedent
in regard to presidential acceptance,
but it is the opinion of the solicitor gen.
eral that congress alone, under the con:
StitutiOn. has the power of admission
and cannot delegate it to the president.
AS preliminary to this and to expedite
the formation of the state of North Da-
kota, constitutional convention shall
be held
AT BISMARCK
on the first Tuesday of May, 1889, to
frame a constitution and submit il to q
vote of the people. Only citizens above
twenty-five years of age are eligible as
delegates. Each organized county and
the unOrganized counties of Pierce and
Buford shall have one delegate, and
each organized county additional dele.
gates as follows: For each 600 votes
cast for delegate Nov. 6, 1888, and for
each major traction thereof, one dele-
gate additional. The secretary of the
territory shall apportion the delegates
on the basis of the official returns. and
the governor proclaim the election
for delegates on the first Tues
day of March, 1889, the prOclama.
ton to be advertised in all the papers Of
the territory, to be paid for by the terri
tory. At this election each qualified
voter may vote as many ballots as there
are delegates to be elected in the
county, and may cast them all for one
or distribute them as he pleases. The
election to be conducted by the regular
Judges, under the territorial laws, the
expenses of election to be borne by the
counties. Each delegate
SHALL BE PAID So PER DAY
for actual service and ten cents a mile
to and from Bismarck. The nearest
Judge of the district court shall admin.
lister to the delegates an oath before Or
ganization. Individually to support, pro-
tect and defend the constitution Of the
United States and all the laws thereof,
and perform his duties as delegate with.
out prejudice, partiality or for any con.
Sideration whatsoever except his salary,
and that he In no wise represents di.
rectly or Indirectly any corporation
or association of persons whose
interests may be at variance
with those of the public. At the same
time as the election on the constitution,
the people may vote for state and
district officers, legislature, and tenn
pOrary or permanent capital, as may be-
provided in the schedule to the cOnsti-
tuition. All the expenses of the consti-
tutiOnal convention, including salaries
and publication of the proposed cOnsti-
tuition in all the newspapers of the ter
ritory, English, Norwegian and Ger
man, shall be paid by the state OF terri
tory of North Dakota.