New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-14
THE WESTERN CONVENTIONS.
BISMARCK TO BE TIE CAPITAL OF NORTH
DAKOTA.
SEVERAL DELEGATIONS HOWEVER, ARE STILL
WORKING FOR OTHER LOCATIONS-THE
CONNENTION In DEBT


Bismarck, Oak, Aug 13.-The largest crowd since
c converting Of the Constitutional Convention filed
The gallcre; and lobby Of the Capitol upon the re-
assembling OF the Convention to-day. The aitrac-
lion was the expected fight over the article in the
Constitution locating tho public institutions and the
report that delegation OF hundred citizens OF Grand
Forks and similar delegation from jamestown zero
coming with money and schemes break the
combination and defeat the plan for the location Of
the institutions. Much to the general surprise, many
Of the protesting delegations that arrived did not num-
Der fifteen while nearly 900 citizens from the
counties OF Cas-, Ransom and Barnes came 10 in
lorse the action of the Convention and oppose the
work OF Grand Forks and jamestown. the defeated
candidates for the capital. 1t Is pretty safe TO
predict that the Convention will sand firm and that the
Institutions VIII be located already agreed to by a
vote Of forty.four to thirty leaving the capital at
Bismarck and locating the other Institutions I'm accor-
lance with the report Of committee At this afternoons
session very little was done beyond the reading Of
teegIams Of protest from Grand Forks and jamestown,
and communications Of Endorsement from Fargo, Lisbon
Valley city. sheldon. IIatton Mayvile and numerous
other points. Even nom Jamcsto town one
telegram Of Endorsement, and Trail County takes both
sides.
1t IS now known that the 100000 appropriated by
Congress win fall far short Of dcraying the expenses OF
the Convention. The committee appointed to confer
with the Secretary Of the Territory reported TO.
day that the money would pay the expenses
Of the Convention, including all subordinate officers
provided for by the enabling act, for thiryone days.
As the Convention has already fourteen days over
this limit and numerous officers not named I'm the
enabling act necessary. the amount 70 he paid
by the Territory viii be between 10000 and $4,000.
It Is asserted br those who in Washington az the
time Of the passage OF the enabling act that Congress
will mako good the deficiency tina. being the under
standing when the bill passed.
The Committee on Revision submitted IT'S report this
afternoon. but it not acted upon and 1t IS thought
it viii not be reached until tomorrow although
an evening session will be held and test vote
the question Of public institutions may be reached
tonight. Numerous propositions VIII be- submitted
during the discussion OF the report in the hope Of
breaking The combination, but they all anticipated
and will De OF little avail,
The charge made against President Fancher and
CHIEF Clerk Hamilton that they were responsible for
the failure 10 Fad thc kilograms OF protest from franc
Fork, ON Thursday last docs these official, great
Injustice. Chief Clerk Hamilton rose three times
10 read the kilograms. but each time he was suppressed
by he niibuStoriug of the majority, ana the motion
TO al orn prevailed while ne was on ms feet Ia read
fhe tecerams Tho jamestown dcl'Sal-on j. making
n desperate effort tO have the capital located uWpO-
rarilv ~ that point bat the Indications are that tney
arc following a iorlOrn hope.