St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
No Objections to Dakota, New
Mexico, Montana and
Washington.
The Bill Provides for the Dis
position Of Indian Lands
and for Land Grants.
Figures Which Show the Re-
maPkable Growth Of the
Four Territories.

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| chairman of the house committee on
| territories, will make his report on the
| omnibus bill tomorrow. The report In
| substance is as follows:
This bill provides enabling acts for
| the territories named by the terms OF
| which constitutional conventions will
be held. and the constitutions framed
| submitted to the people. All persons
| who have resided within the limits OF
| the proposed state for sixty days and
are otherwise qualified by the laws OF
| the territory to vote for the representa-
| tives to the legislative assemblies
| thereof are entitled to vote for delegates
| to form the convention.
| The governor, chief justice and
| United States attorney for each terri
| tory are authorized to make the appor-
! tionments for the districts in which the
delegates shall be elected: and the gov
ernors are authorized to order elections
in each of the territories on the Tuesday
| next after the first Monday in August,
| 1883. The number OF delegates in each
territory is to be seventy-fve, except III
| the territOy of Dakota, in which the
| number is to be $50.
| THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS
will assemble at the respective capitals
| of the territories on September next.
wnen they shall adopt the constitution OF
| the United States and proceed to the for
nation of state constitutions. The con-
ventlons shall also provide that the pro
posed states shall forever disclaim all
right and title to unapprOpriated public
lands and to all lands held by any
Indian or Indian tribes, and until the
Indian titles shall have been eX-
tinguished by the United States, the
reservations shall remain subject to the
disposition of the United States, and
all Indian tribes shall remain under the
absolute jurisdiction and control OF
congress.
The constitution to be formed shall be
submitted to the people of the respec-
tive territories at an election to be held
in each of said territories Oh the Tues
day after the first Monday in NOvem-
Der, 1888. Ii majority of the votes
cast shall be for the constitution, the
governors of the territories shall certify
the result to the president. Each of
said proposed states is to be entitled
to one representative in congress until
the next general election. except Da-
kOta, which shall be entitled to two
representatives. They shall be elected
at the regular November election in
Il.
The sections of the bill from to Is, in
elusive, enumerate the several
GRANTS OF LAND
which the proposed states shall receive
from the general government. These
grants are so adjusted as to make as far
as possible the proposed states equal i'll
this respect to the other states admitted
INTO the Union. First. there is the
grant of the 10th and Both sections of
all the lands in each territory for the
support of common schools. Fifty see
lions are donated to each state for the
erection of public buildings at the CAPT
tails of the new states. The usual
grants are made for penitentiaries, agri-
cultural colleges and universities. Also
there is granted to each state 5 per cent
of the proceeds of the sale of public
lands to be used as a permanent fund,
the interest only to be expended, for the
support of common schools.
1t is further provided that i'll lieu of
the grants of land for purposes OF i'll
ternal improvement made to new states
by previous acts of congress, grants
made for swamp and overlooked lands,
and any grant of saline lands made to
states heretofore, special grants are
given to each of the proposed states, as
follows:
THE SPECIAL GRANTS.
To the State of Dakota-For the maln-
tenance of school of mines at Rapid
| CITY. 50. 900 acres; for the reform school
at Plankington. $4,000 acres: for the
deaf and dumb asylum at Sioux Falls,
| $4,000 acres; for agricultural colleges at
Fargo and BrookingS, $4,000 acres each :;
for the state normal schools at Madison,
Spearfish, Springfield and Mimic, $4,000
acres each: for public building at the
capital of the state, 100000 acres in adj
dition to the fifty sections hereinbefOre
granted for that purpose.
To the State OF Montana-FOr the es-
| tablshment end maintenance of "a school
of mines. 100000 acres; for state nor
nal schools, 100000 acres; for agricult-
ural colleges, in addition to the grant
already made for that purpose, $4,000
acres: for the establishment of state
reform school, $4,000 acres: for the es-
Establishment of deaf and dumb asylum,
$4,000 acres; for public buildings at the
capital of the state, in addition TO the
grant hereinbefore made for that pur-
pose, 100000 acres.
To the State of New MeXico-For the
establishment of permanent water reser-
voirs for irrigating purposes. $4,000
acres: for the establishment of an in
sane asylum, $4,000 acres: for the estab-
lishment of state normal schools, $4,000
acres; for the establishment of school
of mines, $4,000 acres; for the establish
ment of deaf and dumb asylum, 50,000
acres: for the establishment of reform
school. $4,000 acres.
To the State of Washington-For the
establishment and maintenance of a
scientific school, 100000 acres: for state
normal schools, 100000 acres: for pub
lie buildings at the state capital, in ad-
dition to the grant hereinbefore made
for that purpose, 100000 acres; for state
charitable, educational, penal, and re-
formatory institutions, 100000 acres.
The following statement will show
the specific grants made to each of said
proposed states under the provisions of
this act:
DAKOTA. Acres
Sixteenth and thirty sixth sections
(estimated) *..... 49,. 49,. "a, 366. 900
Capitol buildings go sections).,... 30, 900
Agricultural college 600 sections. $1,000
University (72 sections) ....... 46,0S0
School of mines. .....,...........-. $4,000
Reform school ............... 80. $4,000
Deaf and dumb asylum. ........... $4,000
Agricultural colleges (additionaD. 100000