The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1888-01-12

The senate committee has agreed
upon a bill making a state of Soutl
Dakota and organizing North Dakota
into territory. A Washington spec
ial Of January 10 says: The senate
committee on territories today finished
the consideration of the Dakota ad
mission bill, which will be reported tt
the senate probably tomorrow. The
bill is based upon the Harrison bill
which Mr.. Henderson introduced at
the beginning Of the session. The
title of the bill reads: "To provide
for the admission of the state of Dako-
ia into The union and for the organi-
zation Of the territory Of Lincoln"
The title of the new bill will read:
''To provide for the admission Of
South Dakota into the union and the
organization of the territory Of Lin
coin" The preamble of the Harrison
bill regarding the formation and
adoption of the constitution IS retain
ed. The first section of the Harrison
bill goes in without change except the
substitution Of the words "South Da-
kota" for "Dakota,' which is pursued
throughout the bill. The boundaries
of the new state fixed by the bill are
the forty-sixth parallel on the north to
the seventh standard parallel.
Section 3 follows the Harrison bill
in giving the state concurrent jurisdic-
tion over the Missouri river. Section
4 provides that next census the state of
South Dakota shall be entitled to two
representatives in congress. Sections
%, %, 81 and Is provide for the for
nation of the territory of North Da-
kota and the continuance of the old
territorial officers, rs provided in the
Harrison bill. Section 26 reads, how
ever:
which Was adopted by the constitutional conven-
ton, reced in the preamble hereto, has been
changed from that OF the state Of Dakota to the
state of South Dakota, and the boundaries Of said
state have been modified in this act by tho change
thereof esst of the Missouri river
from the forty.si1tl. parallel of north
before said state of South Dakota shall be admit
by her representatives to the congress- of the
United Stats, or be entitled TO the other rights
aud privileges of state in the Union, there shall
be submitted to a vote of the people Of the pro-
posed state of South Dakota the question of the
acceptance or the rejection of said amended boun-
daries and name; and to that end election is
hereby ordered to be held by the qualified electors
OF said portion OF eaid territory of Dakota inc!ud
ed within the boundaries Of said proposed state
on August %, 1885, upon which day there shall be
submitted to said delegates thc following p7opo-
sition: Frst, IL the uamo of tho Stste of South
Dakota accepted? Second, Ia the proposed
the seventh standard parallel accepted? The form
of the ballots to be used shall be fo,iows:
Change OF name to South Dakota accepted. Yes.
Or: Change of name to South Dakota accepted.
No. Change Of boundaries to seventh standard
parallel sast of the Missouri river accepted. Yea.
Or: Change of boundaries to seventh standard
parallel esss of the Missouri rive. accepted No
Section p provides that the propos-
ed election shall be governed by the
laws of the territory as regards the
canvass and return of votes. The re-
turns shall be within twenty days, and !
within ten days thereafter, or sooner
if the returns are all in, the governor
shall call to his assistance the auditor
and chief justice, and shall with them
a. aggregate the votes and Immediately
certify the result to the president of
the United States, who shall issue his
proclamation announcing the result of
said vote. Section % provides for the
at the same time of the
mentioned in the pre-
smhle of the bill. Section 20, and last |
reads:
If the terms of the bill scceptei: by tie vote
Of August %, 1885, thus, the state shall be deemed
admitted into the Union equal footing with |
the original states in all respects whatsoever and
this act Of admission shall then have full force |
and effect, aud said constitution shall be deemed
amended soas to confor m to said changes. But If
a majority Of ssid votes cast shah not be in
favor OF the adoption o: said constitution, then
this act shall cease to have further fore or effect.