St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-16
1T NEEDS REvAMpING.

Representative Springer Form
ulates Some Amendments to His
Omnibus Bill, as Directed by
Caucus Resolution.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-In accord
ance with the expressed intention of the
Democratic caucus of last Thursday
night to support the omnibus bill, !"
providing an enabling act for the adj
mission of the territories of Dakota,
Montana, Washington and New Mex
leo, and of giving to the people of Da-
kota the privilege of determining
whether that territory shall be adj
mitted as one or two states, Represen-
tative Springer, chairman of the COM
mittee on territories, has been engaged
in formulating the necessary amend
ments to the bill, reported last session
to make It's provisions conform to the
proposed changes. TO meet the change
in the time of holding elections for
for delegates to the constitutional con-
vention, Mr.. Springer has prepared an
amendment providing that the elections
in the four territories shall be held on
the first Tuesday after the third Monday
in May, 1889: that delegates so elected
shall meet in convention on the follow
ing Fourth of July and prepare consti-
tutions TO be submitted to the people
for ratification or rejection on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember following. To determine
whether or not the territory of Dakota
shall.be admitted as a whole or divided.
the proposed amendment to the omnibus
bill provides that at the election. for
delegates TO the constitutional conven-
ton in May, each qualified elector may
have written or printed on his ballot
the words ''fOr DIVISION" or against
division" If majority Of the votes
cast in that part of the territory south
Of the seventh standard parallel, pro-
,duced due west to the western bound
airy of the territory shall be flor diyi-
SiOn," the delegates elected shall
ASSEMBLE AT SIOUX FALLS.
If a majority of votes cast north of
the seventh parallel shall be for diviS-
ion, then the delegates so elected VINO
may reside north of said parallel shall
assemble in convention at Bismarck.
Each convention shall then form a con-
stitutiOn for its state, which constitu-
ton shall be submitted to the people for
ratification or rejection. Each state
shall be entitled to one representative
in congress. The appropriations to
meet the expenses of holding the two
conventions is increased SO as to pro-
vide for each convention the sum Of
S20,0 900. 1t is provided that should the
people reject the respective constitutions
the territorial government Of Dakota
shall continue in existence the same as
if this act had not been passed, or if the
constitution for either North or South
Ilaiynt1 ShnnlH ha r.4iactnd flpn tho
part of the territory rejecting shall con-
time under the territorial government
of Dakota. In case the people vote for
division, provision is made for the APP
pointment of commission by the two
conventions to readjuSt and agree upon
the amount of the territorial debt to be
assumed by each of the proposed states.
Mr.. Springer will call meeting of his
committee some time next week for the
purpose Of submitting the proposed
amendments to them for consideration.
He hopes to be able to report the
amendments to the bill TO the house at
an early day He will also ask the COM
mittee to consider the
PRoPRIETY OF PROPOSING
an additional section to the omnibus
bill, providing that whenever any or
gained territory of the United States
shalt have a legally ascertained popu-
lation equal to the number necessary to
entitle it to representative in con-
greSs, such territory shall be author
lied, through its legislature, to call
convention to consist of
not less than Seventy-tive members, who
shall assemble at the seat of govern
ment of the territory and form cOnsti-
tuition for submission to the people. If
q majority Of the people vote for il, it is
to be transmitted TO the PRESIDENT and
by him laid before congress, and if the
so adopted be republican
in form, and in accordance with the
and laws of the United
States. the territory shall be admitted
into the union whenever congress shall
pass an act therefor.