Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-21

provided, but the archives, records
and books of the Territory OF Dakota
shall remain at Bismarck, the capital OF
North Dakota, until an agreement in
reference there is reached by the said
States. But if, in the election for dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention in
South Dakota, the majority of all the
votes cast shall be against the Sioux
Falls Constitution, it shall be the duty OF
the Convention to form Constitution
as if that question had not been sub
mitted to the people. 1t is made the
duty of the President to admit the four
new States by proclamation, If the Con-
stitutions formed are ratified at an elec-
ton to be held on the 1rst Tuesday in
October. Each of the new States shall
be entitled to one representative in Con.
gress, except South Dakota, which shall
be entitled to two representatives.
Section eleven provides that all lands
herein granted for educational purposes
shall be disposed of only at public sale,
and of price not less than $40 an acre,
the proceeds to constitute permanent
school fund, the interest of witch only
shall be expended in the support of
schools, but such lands may, under such
regulations as the Legislature shall pre-
scribe, be leased for periods OF not more
than five years, in quantities not exceed
ing one section, to any cne person or com
pany, and such lands shall not be SUBJ
Iect to pre-emption, homestead entry, or
any other entry, under the lands law oil
the United States, whether surveyed OF
unsurveyed, but shall be reserved for
school purposes only. All mineral lands
are exempted from grants made by the
act.
The two Dakotas are to be added tc
Justice Miller's circuit, the eighth, anC
Washington and Montana to Justice
Fields, the ninth.
Until last night the name of Washing
ton was changed in the bill to Tacoma
but it was then stricken out.
Barnes, of Georgia, said that, as ont
of the conferees, he had been unable
under his sense of duty, to sign the re
port. He would not attempt, however
to enter into any argument against tn
bill, but would allow the House to vot
upon the bill without delay. The repor
was then adopted, amid applause on boil
sides of the chamber.
The Speaker proceeded to clear hi
table of executive communications AM
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sentiment of the friends of the Cowle
bill, objected to any disposition of thi
business which could in any way int,
fere with the consideration Of that meas
ure.
The House then went into Committe
of the whole on the Postoffice Appropri
alton bill. Little progress had beel
! made when the committee rose and tn
House took a recess.
At the evening session the HouS
passed the following bills: Senate bill
create port of delivery at Port Angeles
w. T.; Senate bill providing for the NOR
secure establishment of lighthouse 8
Humboldt, CAL; for bridge acros
Young's Bay, Ore; for a lie.savin
station at the mouth of the Coquil rivel
Ore.
Anderson, of iowa, called up his reso
luton calling upon tbs Interstate Com
} merce Commission for information re
specting the meeting of railroad Pres
dents in New York in January last, an,
the contracts or agreements entered int
at IL that al meeting. He said that the agree
ment was an unlawful agreement, an,
the meeting an unlawful conspiracy.
White, OF New York, said this Fourtl
of July, highfalutin' attempt t.
reach up for faiY1e was useless. An1er
son, Of Iowa, declared The question wa
whether or not railroad presidents an
bankers did meet and draw up the re
ported agreement, and whether tn
commission amended and approved il
The previous question WAS ordered o
adoption OF the resolution, but Whit
made the point of no quorum and th
resolution was withdrawn. The Hous
then, at 10 o'clock, adjourned.