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to the next legislature with q view to the
carrying out of the final views of this con-
ventiOn, when it shall adjourn:

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to the next legislature with q view to the
carrying out of the final views of this con-
vention, when it shall adjourn: @
E. C. Geary of Cass. M
James O'Brien OF Ramsey.
Tom Elliott of Ramsey.
A James III. BOSard of Grand Forks.
Fl. s. Deism of La MOure.
Committee to prepare a memorial to con-
gress and to the president-e
r. n. Stevens of Ransom.
Smith Stimmel of Cass.
ChaS. II. Stanley of Kidder.
]. Morley Wyand of Foster.
d. s. D0dds of Nelson.
Inter-territOrial committee:
L. R. Casey of Stutsman.
John Russell of Barnes.
Jud La MOure of Pembina.
L. B. Richardson of Grand Forks.
N. z. Lawrence of Stark.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
names of the delegates upon the various
committees there was an outburst Of ap-
plause indicative of general approval.
Chairman Long of the committee on
resolutions then presented the following
unanimous report:
Resolved, By the people of North Da-
kOta in convention assembled:
First-That we favor the division of Da-
kOta territory on the 9TH standard parallel,
and the immediate admission of the north
ern portion into the union of states.
SecOnd-Ihat we are emphatically in
favor of the name of North Dakota for the
proposed new state.
Third-That the Fiftieth congress should
provide for the admission of North Da-
kota.
Fourth-That in case the Fiftleth con-
gress fails to provide for the admission of
North Dakota as state, we earnestly re.
quest the president.elect to call an extra
session OF the Fifty-frst congress for that
purpose.
Fffth-That the Eighteenth legislative
assembly of Dakota territory is urged to
provide, at the earliestpracticable mement,
after its meeting in January, 1889, for a
constitutional convention for North Da-
kota.
Sixth-That South Dakota. Montana and
Washington are respectfully invited to
cooperate with North Dakota in this move
ment for admission.
The reading of the resolutions was at
tended with applause and they were adopted
unanimously.
Stone of Cass then arose and stated that
the convention having completed the work
for which it was called he would now NOV e
to adjourn. He Withdrew the motion,
however, to allow Wallace of Burleigh
Geary of Cass and others to make sundry
motions for vote of thanks to the citizens
of Jamestown for their kind hospitality
and to the officers of the convention.
Mr.. Wallace of Burleigh asked per-
mission to say word. He ex.
pressed his delight at the harmony OF
the meeting aud said there had been nc
Burchards or Sackville Vests in this con
ventiop. He then proposed three cheers for
ssthe grand old hero of Grand Forks-Gen
eral Ward-the father OF this convention.
These being given General Ward was
called upon to respond. But he declined
with thanks saying that "there had beer
frequent instances of the parent disowninl
the child, but in this case the rule had beer
reversed and instead of the parent disown
ing the child, the child had dis0wned the
parent no doubt, to the result
of the convention, it having adopted 6
more conservative course than Mr.. Ward
had desired.
| Colonel Plummer was called upon and
made few characteristic remarks, aftel
which the most harmonious convention
ever held in North Dakota and the first one
| in the march to statehood adjourned sine
| die.