Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1889-02-23
IN rHF HANDS OF GROVER.


III THE HANDS OF GROVER.
The Blll Passes Both Houses ana
Goes 70. the President.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Cn,ferees on
the omnibus territorial bill all affixed
their signatures to the report as agreed
upon, with the exception Of Represen
Barnes, WIN has the nlntter under
advisement. It is SAID that Barnes
besitancy arises, not from any hos.ility
to the admission Of the territories, but
because he has some doubt in regard to
the ACCESSIBILITY Of allowing the terri
tories to come in under presidential
proclamation, instead Of coming to con
greas for admission by special acts. He
did not oppose the adoption Of the re
port in the house.
Springer presented the conference re-
port on the territorial bill to the house
The bill as agreed to IN the
conference provides for the admission
Of the states Of North Dakota, South
Dakota, Montana and Washington. The
territory Of Dakota u to be DIVIDED on
the seventh standard parallel produced
due west to the western boundary Of
the territory. The delegates elected to
the constitutional convention north Of
this parallel shall assemble at Bismarck,
and those elected south Of parallel at
Sioux Falls. Delegates to the convcn.
ton In each Of the proposed new states
as shall be elected on Tuesday after the
arst Monday In May next aud shall
meet on the fourth day Of, July and
declare that they adopt the constitution
Of the United States. They are author:
lied %thereupon to form a constitution
and state government. It ia provided
that on the election for delegates to the
convention In South Dakota that the
electors shall vote for or against the
Sioux Falls constitution. liza majority
Of the votes shall be for the constitution
the convention shall refer to the people
Of South Dakota for ratification or re.
lection the constitution fro med at Sioux
Falls, and also the articles aud PROPOSE.
tons separately submitted including the
question Of locating the temporary seat
Of government, with such changes only
as relate to the name aud boundary OIL
the proposed state, to the reapportion.
ment Of the judicial and legislative dis
tricts and such amendments IS may be
necessary in order to comply with the
provisions of this act; and. it a majority
of the votes cast, on the ratification OF
rejection ofthe constitution, shall be fol
the constitution, irrespective Of article,
separately submitted the state Of South
Dakota shall be admitted ~ state in
the Union under the said constitution
as hereinafter provided; but tn,
archives, records and. books ot til,
territory Of Dakota. shall renal,
at Bismarck, the capital Of Nortt
Dakota, until III agreement in referenc,
thereto Is reached by the suites. But l
at the election for delegates to the con
stitutiohal convention in South Dakut,
u majority Of all the Votes cast shall b,
against the Sioux Falls constitution, i
shall be the duty Of the conventip t
fo,m u constitution as IL that question
hud not been submitted to tile people
1t is made the duty of the president t.
admit the four new states by proclamu
ton, il the constitutions framed are rati
fed at the election to be held on. III,
first Tuesday in October. Each Of the
new states shall be entitled to one repre-
sentative in congress-. except South Da
kota, which shall he entitled to two rep
rescntatives. Section eleven provide
that all lands herein named for educa
tional purposes shall be disposed of onl,
at public sale, aud at a price not les
than ten dollars per acre. The proceed
to constitute o permanent school fund
interest of which only shall be expende
in the support Of said schools, but sal
lands may, under such regulations a
tho legislature may prescribe, be lease
for periods of not more than five year
and in quantities not exceeding one sec
ton to any II person Or company, an
such lands shall not be subject 10 pre-
emption, homestead entry or an,
other entry under the land lava OF th,
United States, whether surveyed or un
surveyed. All mineral lands are OK
empted' from grants made by the &C,
The Two Dakotal. will be added to Ju.
tice M,ller's circuit. eighth, and Wash
ington and Montana 10 Justice Fields
NINTH. Until last. night the name Q
Washington was chspged in the bill t
Tacoma, but it vas scratched. Barnes
of Georgia. said that rs one Of the con
ferees. he had been unable, under hi
sense Of duty, to sign the request. H
would not attempt however. to .ente
into any argument against the bill. H
would allow the house to vote upon tn,
report without delay. The report We
then adopted amid applause on bott
sides.
g. PASSED THE,seHATE.
Senator Platt presentcdto the senAt