New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-01

DEBT OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
IN EXCESS OF THE PROPOSED CONSTIIU'
TIONAL LIMIT.
KYoTTY PROBLEM FOR THE STATEHOOD CON-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN NORTH DAKOTA
TAXATION IN MONTANA.
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IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEI
Sioux Falls, S. d., July 31.-The South Dakota
Convention has practically done nothing this week.
aside from work on the schedule and ordinance
Little remains be done except the consideration
of the report of the Committee on Division OF the
Liabilities of the Territory. The assets and 'he
matter of the limitation of the State Indebtedness
ere vet 10 be considered. The Sioux
Falls Constitution provides that the to'di
aggregate debt Of the State, with al
previous deots, shall never exceed S3OO,OOO. lV
is held that this constitution can in no reSpecV
be changed, except is specifically menuoheu
1t happens that South DalSotas bonded debt JOE
new buildings will exceed 500, 900, while she has
to pay North Dakota $4,000. Just how THIS
matter is to be handled is not yet settled.
Bismarck, Oak, July 31.-The convention Is
now wading laboriously through it, debating days
The report of the Committee on Elective Fran
chise was considered again to-day, and the woman
suffrage question furnished a most interesting
discussion. The woman suffragsts have asked
that the Legislature be given power to eXtend
suffrage to women. The convention agreed "
sive the Legislature the power to extend.
The committee to which referred the
memorial to Congress praying for the irrigation
of land in North Dakota, together with all actloh
of the convention thereon, was placed III inc
custody of J. l.. Casey of jamestown, VINO VIII
appear before the Senate Committee on lrrisa-
ton in ST. Paul. August l.
Helena, Mont, July 31.-The convention To-Day
considered the article on revenue and taXauon'
II exempts all churches public property and hora-
ries. The Legislature may pass general laws loi
taxation of any property, Mines TO be taAee
according to value paid the United States Tor the
same. The machinery is subject 10 special TAXA
tion private property and cannot De sTia iG II
taxes The limit of taxation is three mills; II
assessed on property over S100, 600, two ana
one half: if over $500, coo, 900, one and onelaii
mills ON the dollar Misappropriation OF pubic
funds of officers will disqualify the offender Ior
ten years from holding office. The bill was ac-
cepted.
Olympia w. r., July 3l.-Petitions and re-
monstrances against the restrictive anu-corpOra-
tion legislation continue to pour INTO the CON
vention from all sides, and are having 1he eIect
of materially changing the opinion oi the dele,
gates on these points preamble was ad9p'e1f
this morning recitlng that We, the EeCple ol
the State of Washington, thanking the supreme
EeinQ of the Universe for our Liberties, do ordalh
This constitution" The convention then
took up the report Of the Committee
ON State County and Municipal Indebtedness
The first clause, limiting the Indebtedness OF the
STATE TO s40O, ,000 was passed, after an animated
discussion lasting several hours. The debt OF
cities towns counties and school districts is Inn
tied TO . per cent of the assessed value OF the
propertv except on three-ifthS vote OF the peO-
nle when il can be increased to per cent.
further increase of per cent is allowed for sew
ers, waterworks or lighting by three-hitnS Note'