Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1889-08-02

twice for the same offense. The report
of the committee on education
Prohibits sectarianism
in the schools, and leaves to the legisla-
tufe the establishment of uniform sys-
tenn. The committee on executive pro-
vides that the governor shall hold his
office for two years, or until his success
sor is qualified. No person is eligible to
be governor or lieutenant governor who
is not thirty years OF age, 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 appro-
priations, and the parts approved shall
become law. The governors salary
shall be 81, 900 per year. lieutenant gov
ernor 81 900. The secretary of state,
auditor, treasurer and superintendent of
public instruction, commissioner OF
schools and public lands, commissioner
of insurance, commissioner of railroads
and attorney general shall each receive
an annual salary of g., 900. The suffrage
committee introduced an article provid-
ing that all male citizens, etc, may vote,
and submitting the question OF female
suffrage to vote of the male electors
one year from next fall.
Jamestown's Invitation Declined.
BISMARCK, N. D., July 26. "A memo
rial TO congress praying for experiments
BIZ the general government with view
to ascertaininR whether or not irrigation
for North Dakota is practicable was pre-
sented to the Bismarck convention. The
memorial sets forth that although North
Dakota became famed throughout the
civilized world by reason of the superb
ority and yield of it's wheat, there are
seasons when lack Of rain works great
hardship to the people. The memorial
was referred to a committee, OF which
President Fancher Is chairman, and 1t
will be forwarded to congress as soon as
it has been considered and revised by
the convention.
The Pembina county alliance has petit
toned the convention to abolish the
office of county commissioners and that
the chairman of each township board
constitute the county board. The COM
mittee to whom was referred .s
Jarnestown's Invitation
for the adjournment of the convention
to that place reported the same back
with the recomm +ndation that it be not
accepted. The convention adopted the
report and instructed the chief clerk to
inform Mayor Fuller of the conventions
refusal to accept. The minority report
Of the committee on judicial department
was submitted and was signed by Bart
lett, of Griggs, Selby, Moore, johnson,
Robertson, Stevens and Rame. 1t pro-
vides for the election of county judge
in each organized county, whose term
f,f pffiea Shall ~, fxur, vaa rc.
ewes the County Courts Jurfsdiction
in all matters of probate, guardianship
and settlements of the estates of deceased
persons, and in all cases of lunacy. In
counties having population of 1000 or
current jurisdiction with the district
court in all civil cases where the amount
in controversy does not exceed 81 900,
and provides for the allowance of writs
Of error or appeal to the district courts.
The qualifications for the position of
county Judge in counties of over 1900
population are the same as those of dis
trict Judge, and the salaries in such
counties shall be 81 800. The office of
justice OF the peace is virtually abol-
ished. These are the main points in the
minority report of the judiciary COM
mittee, and as the convention is pretty
evenly divided on the question, it is the
subject of much discussion.
The Committee ON Revenue.
.haying considered the numerous propo-
sitions on these questions, submitted Its
report with a proposed article for the
constitution. 1t gives the legislature
the power to provide for raising reve-
nues sufficient TO defray the expenses of
the state for each year, not to exceed
four mills on the dollar ON the assessed
valuation of all taxable property; pro-
vides that laws shall be passed tax
ing by uniform rule all property accord
ing to its true value in money: but the
property of the United States, state,
county and municipal corporations shall
be exempt; the legislature shall exempt
from taxation all property used ex-
clusively for school, religious, cemetery
or charitable purposes, or personal prop
erty to any amount not to exceed 5000.
Land and the improvement thereon
shall he separately assessed, and culti-
waited and uncultivated land OF the same
quality shall be assessed at the same
value. Railroad property shall be
assessed by the state board at not less
than $1,000 per mile. This article,
which is agreed upon unanimously by
the committee on taxation, will furnish
one of the chief fights of the session, for
in it the corporations are deeply inter