St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-26
It Will Probably Be Accepted
by the North Dakota
Convention.
NOrthmen Can Vote on Pro-
hibition and Constitution
simultaneously.
Framework of a Constitution
Laid by Statesmen at
Sioux Falls.
Education Not a Necessary
Qualification for Suffrage
in Montana.

tation extended by the citizens of
jamestown for the adjournment of the
convention to that place, was to-day re-
ferred to committee of three, consist
ing of Messrs. Moer, of Lawrence, Scott
of Barnes, and Meachem, of Foster.
AS these gentlemen all reside in
the vicinity of Jamestown, it
is believed as a matter of self
preservation they may recommend that
the invitation be accepted. although
personally they know that the adjourn
ment at this time would be useless
waste OF time. The committee on tenn
perance reported in favor of the SubmiS-
vote of the people at the same time the
constitution is submitted. After a
lovely tilt in committee of the
whole, the report of the commit
tee was adopted, and there is
no doubt that the recommendation will
be adopted by the convention. Messrs.
Rowe and Pennington, of Dickey
county, and Wallace, of Steele, insisted
that the clause be embodied in the con-
stitution, but they were sat upon. The
committee on school lands has
reported Its proposed article. 1t
provides that the proceeds from the
sale of school lands shall be trust
fund, the principal of which shall for
ever remain inviolate, and may be in
creased but never diminished, the state
to make good all losses thereon. the
interest income shall be used for the
from the assembling of the first legiS-
lature the lands may be dis
posed of as follows: No more
than one-fourth of the lands shall be
sold within five years; no more than
one-half of the remainder in ten years.
The remainder may be sold as soon as
saleable at not less than $40 per
acre. The legislative committee pro-
videS that the senate shall consist of
not less than thirty nor more than fifty
members, and that tile house shall have
not less than sixty nor more than 40
MEMBERSHIP senators to be
DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES
to be elected two and four years re-
spectively. 1t provides that the
trading of votes among senators
sessions shall not exceed ninety days
for which the compensation shall be
$500 and the mileage 10 per cent. No
act shall take effect until sixty days
after adjournment of the session. In
nearly all respects the proposed article
is in harmony with the provisions of
the complete constitution introduced
by Williams. The article proposed by
the committee on impeachment
provides that all impeachments
shall be tried by the senate. When the
governor, or lieutenant governor is on
trial, the presiding judge of the SUI
preme court, shall preside. All officers
not liable to Impeachment shall be SUBJ
ject 10 removal for malfeaSance. crime,
misdemeanor, drunkenness or incom-
potency. No person to be liable for i'm
parchment twice for the same offense.
The report of the committee on educa-
tiOn prohibits Sectarianism in the
schools, and leaves to the legislature
the establishment of uniform system.
The committee on executive provides
that the governor shall hold his office
for two years, or until his successor is
qualified. No person is eligible to
be governor or lieutenant governor
who is not thirty years of age, a citizen
of the United States and resident of
the state at least two years. 1t gives
the governor power to diSapprOve of
any item or part of any bill making ap-
preparations, and the parts approved
shall become law. Also that if the
GOVERNOR RECEIVES A BRIBE
for his official act, or shall promise his
official influence in consldera-
tion that any member of the
legislature shall give his vote
member by the threatened use of his
veto power or promises of appointment
for legislature votes. shall be punished
in the manner provided by law. The
governors salary shall be $1,000 per
year, lieutenat governor $1,000. The
secretary of state, auditor, treasurer and
superintendent of public instruction
commissioner of schools and public
lands, commissioner of insurance, COM
missioner of railroads and attorney gen.
eral shall each receive an annual sal
ary of $4,000. The suffrage committee
introduced an article providing that all
male citizens, etc., may vote, and sub
mitting the question of female suffrage
to vote of the male electors one
year from next fall. The proposed
of the consideration of proposed articles
incorporated in the constitution in
whole or in part. The committee on
public institutions has not been able to
report. The joint commission for the
division of the territorial property has
been discussing the question of
money which must be refunded
to the counties along the line of the
Northern Pacific, for taxes collected on
railroad lands before the same had been
surveyed The
PURCHASERS OF RAILROAD LAND
brought suit for the recovery of the
taxes and were successful, and several
of the counties have already refunded,
but the case has been appealed to
the supreme court. In case
the supreme court sustains the
lower court the amount of taxes
to be refunded by the territory will be
nearly s15O,OOO, and this is an important
item in adjusting the debt and liabili-
ties of the territory between the states.
The convention is now down to buSi-
ness and will soon begin to frame con-
StitutiOn from the disconnected articles
indorsed by the committees.
Good PROGRESS MADE.