Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-08
PREPARING FOR STATEHOOD.
Warm Disputes Over Locating Capi-
tails and State institutions.

The Mon'%na constitutional convention %
Helena yesterday took mp the question Of the
temporary location Of the capital The gall
leries and Hobbies were filed 70 sufoeasion-
Motions were made 20 strike out the clause
locating the capital which failed completely.
speech making then began in earnest The
forenoon was devoted TO antagonizing Helena
The afternoon was occupied with voting for
various cities in committee of the whole.
Butte was defeated by vote Of 2s 10 81. Ana
conia was also defeated.
Bozeman received q vote OF Sc yeas and n
nays. The section was then ameoded 20 read
at Bozeman, and the committee arose and
recommended its adoption. Amendments were
made naming every town in Montana and a re-
cess was had until evening.
NORTH DAKOTA
At Bismarck, OAK, on Tuesday evening the
question Of railroad taxation was discussed, The
section providing that railroads shall be taxed
at not less than a valuation Of $500 nor moro
than $1,000 per mile being the chief point OF
debate. The advocates Of the gross earnings
system made a heroic effort to strike out the
entire section and TO substitute therefor a pro-
VISION for the continuance OF the gross earn
ings tax, but they were defeated in committee
OF the whole and the plan OF taxing per mile
was adopted
At yesterdays session the only business con-
sidered was the report OF the committee on
pnblic institutions. locating the capital perma-
nently at Bismark; the state university and the
school OF mines at Grand Forks; the agri-
cultural college at Fargo; the normal schools
at Valley City and Mayville; deaf and dumb
asylum at Devils Lake; reform school at Man.
dan; hospital for insane and institution for
feebie-minded at jamestown; blind asylum st
Pembina; soldiers home at Lisbon; industrial
school at Glendale; school of forestry in
McHenry, Bottineau or Roulette county, and
scientific school at Wahpeton. The article
was adopted by vote of a 20 80.
Now that this matter has been disposed Of
the business of the convention will proceed,
and IL is predicted that the convention will ad-
journ within a week.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY
The Washington convention yesterday passed
the article on amendments TO the constitution
All proposed amendments shall be published
three months before submission TO the people.
An amendment must be agreed 10 by two
thirds OF the Legislature and a majority of the
people TO become a law.
The convention then went into committee of
the whole on the article on revenue and tax
alton. No limit il set 10 the right Of TAXATION
which shall be determined By the Legislature.
An all-day debate took place ever the clause 70
exempt church property from taxation In the
course OF the debate Cosgrove, who favored
exempting churches and charitable institutions,
o~Aa taot VIC ohAt fcdsou WHY IL Nhs sought 10
tax churches and charitable institutions was be-
cause the gentlemen were anxious TO cripple
the Catholic church. The question was finally
settled by leaving the whole matter 70 the
legislature.
The committee on homestead rights reported
In favor of leaving that matter TO the leg
islature TO regulate. The committee on fede-
raj relations reported a proposition for COM
pact with the United States by which the state
guarantees religious freedom; valves all rights
TO Indian reservations; agrees not to tax them
or the property of the Indians, as provided in
the enabling act
The committee on education reported bin
establishing system of common schools and
colleges. 1t provides that the entire revenue
ofthe school fund shall be applied 10 the sup
port OF the schools. Sectarianism of any kind
or sectarian appropriations are absolutely for
hidden. All losses to the school fund by defal-
cation OF any official are 10 constitute q debt
against the state drawing per cent interest,
and not to be included in the limit to the state
debt