St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-14
THEY WANT IT BADLY.
Jimtown Hustlers Trying to
Loosen Bismapck's Grip on
the Capital.
The Combine Holds trump
Cards and Can Hardly Be
Beaten.
Every Cent Of the Congress.
sional Appropriation Has
Been Expended.
Montana Democrats Work 8
Scheme to Strengthen the
State Ticket.

BISMARCK. N. D., Aug. 13.-The
largest crowd since the cOnvening Of
the constitutional convention filled the
galleries and lobby of the capitol upon
the reassembling of the convention to-
day. The attraction was the expected
fight over the article in the constitution
locating the public institutions and the
report that delegation of a hundred
citizens of Grand Forks ami a similar
delegation from jamestown were COM
ing with money and schemes to break
the combination and defeat the plan
for the location of the institutions.
Much to the surprise of many, the pro-
testing delegations that arrived did
not number over fifteen, while nearly
two hundred citizens from the counties
of CasS. Ransom and Barnes came to
indorse the action of the convention and
oppose the work of Grand Forks and
Jamestown, the defeated candi-
tates for the capital. 1t Is now
safe to predict that the conI
vention will stand firm. and that the in.
situations will be located as already
agreed to by vote of A to 80, leaving
the capital at Bismarck, and locating
the other institutions in accordance
with the report of the committee. AT
this afternoons session very little was
done fur tier than the reading of tele.
grams of protest from Grand Forks and
jamestown, and communications of in-
dorsement from Fargo, Lisbon, Valley
City, Sheldon, HattOn, Mayville and
numerous other points. Even from
jamestown came one telegram of in-
dorsement, and Trail county takes both
sides. 1t is now known that the 5000
appropriated by congress will fall far
short of defraying the expenses of the
convention. The committee appointed
to confer with the secretary of the ter
ritory reported to-day that the money
ton, including all subordinate officers
provided for by the enabling act for
thirty days. AS the convention has
already gone
FOURTEEN DAYS OVER THIS LIMIT,
and as numerous officers not named in
the enabling act were necessary, the
amount to be paid by the territory will
reach at least $4,000, and some estimate
it as high as $4,000. In this connection
it is asserted by those who were in
Washington at the time of the
passage of the enabling act that
congress will make good the deficiency,
tnaC D6lng tne Understanding Wnen the
bill was passed. The committee on re-
vision submitted its report this after
noon, but it was not acted upon, and it
is thought it will not be reached until
tomorrow, although an evening session
will be held, and a test vote on the
question of public institutions may be
reached tonight. Numerous PROPOSE
tions will be submitted duriug the dis
cussion of the report in the hope of
breaking the combination, but they are
all anticipated and will be of little
avail. The charge made against Presi-
dent Fancher and Chief Clerk Hamilton
that they were responsible for the failure
to read the kilograms of protest from
Grand Forks, Thursday last, does the
officials an injustice. Chief Clerk Ham,
ilton rose three times to read the tele-
grams, but each time was suppressed
by the tiilibustering of the majority,
and the motion to adjourn prevailed
while he was on his feet o read. The
jamestown delegation is making des-
perate effort to have the capital located
temporarily at that point, aud claim
they have prospect of success, but the
indications are that they are following
fOrlOrn hope.