The Helena independent., 1889-02-21
FOUR MORE STARS.
Passage by the Senate and House Of
the Bill to Admit Montana, the
bakotas and Washington.
Quickly Carried in the House. While
the Senate Takes a Little Longer
With the Same Result.
stat. omcsrs 10 be Elected in November,
After the Meeting OF the constitu-
tIonal Convention.

WASHINGTON, Feb 2O.-The omnibus bill
agreed TO in conference provides for the
admission OF the states Of North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana and Washington.
Dakota is TO be divided on the line OF the
46th standard parallel produced due west
10 the western boundary OF the territory.
The delegates selected TO the constitutional
convention north OF this parallel shall as
semble at Bismarck and those elected south
OF the forty-sixth parallel at Sioux Falls.
The delegates TO the convention In each Of
the proposed new states shall be elected on
Tuesday after the first Monday In Nav next
and shall meet July and declare that they
will adopt the constitution OF the United
States. They are authorized thereupon to
form constitutions and state governments.
IL is provided that at the election for
delegates TO the convention, In South Da-
kota, the electors shall vote for or against
the Sioux Falls constitution. II a majority
OF the votes shall be for the constitution the
convention shall resubmit 10 the people OF
South Dakota for ratification or rejection
the constitution framed at Sioux Falls
and also articles and propositions, separ-
ately submitted. including the question Of
locating q temporary seat OF government
with such changes only as relate to the
name and boundary OF the proposed state,
to the reapportionment Of judicial and legis
lative districts, and such amendments as
may be necessary In order 10 comply with
the provisions of this act; and II majority
of the votes cast on ratification or rejec-
tion Of the constitution shall be for the
constitution irrespective of the articles
separately submitted, the state OF South
Dakota shall be admitted into the union
under said constitution as hereafter pro
yided, but the archives, records and books
OF the territory OF Dakota shall remain al
Bismarck, the capital Of North Dakota, un'
til an agreement In reference thereto Ii
reached by said states; but II at the elec
tion for delegates to the constitutional con
yent0n In South Dakota n majority shall
be against the Sioux Falls constitution Il
shall be the duty Of the convention TO form
q constitution as II that question hadl not
been submitted to the people. 1t is made
the duty Of the president to admit the -four
new states by proclamation II the constitu'
tions formed are Iatfed at an election "a
be held the first Tuesday In October. Each
OF the new states shall be entitled TO one
representative IN congress, except South
Dakota, which shall be entitled 10 two rep.
resentatiyes.
Section il6 provides that "sll lands here
in granted for educational purposes shall
be disposed of only at public sale and at q
price not less than $40 per acre, the pro
ceeds TO constitute a permanent school
fund, the interest OF which only shall
be expended in support Of said schools; but
said lands may under such regulations .
the legislatures shall prescribe be leases
for periods of not more than fiye years II
quantities not exceeding one section 10 an!
one person or company, and such land
shall not be subject to pre-emptlon, home
stead entry or any other entry under thu
land laws of the United States, whethe
surveyed or unsurveyed. but shall be re
served for school purposes only" Al
mineral lands are exempted from grant
made by the act
The two Dakotas are 10 be added TO Jus
tice Miller's circuit, the eighth, and Wash
ington and Montana TO Justice Fields, tn
ninth.
Last night the name OF Washington wa
changed on the bill to Tacoma, but 1t WA
then stricken out