The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-09
Another Weeks Work Put In but the
Constitution not yet Licked Into
Shape.
Some Of the Main Provisions that We're
Considered and Debated In the
Convention.

tees of the peace b. retained. The commit
tee sits down ON the proposed plan Of the
establishment o! county courts, and this. it
is believed. will draw considerable fire from
the convention, US II minority report oh this
question will lie submitted. The question OF
whether the supreme court shall hold oil its
sessions ut the capital or whether one scs-
sion each shall lie held mt Bismarck, Fargo
and Gran, Forks, has been settled by the
committee in favor OF holding oil terms Mt
the capital. The terms of the judges of the
supreme court are to be six years, any va
clnry by death or otherwise to b. filed by
appointment OF tho governor, the appointee
TO serve until the next general
shall br eligible o the office OF supreme Judge
who is not citizen of the United States.
thirty years OF age and a. citizen of the state
Mt least five wears. To he eligible To the
julgrship of he district court the candidate
must he twenty-five years of age and a resi-
dent of the state two years prior to the dny
of ecrtior. The judicial districts are created
as follows:
Erst-I'hc counties OF Pcmbna, Cavalier,
Walsh, Nelson and Grand Forks.
Serond-Countics Of Ramsey, Towner. Ben
son. Pierce, Rolcite, Bottineau. McHenry,
church. Rcnvile, Ward, Stevens. Mountraille,
Garfield, Flannrry and Buforl.
rhr,l-Countics OF Cass, Steel and Trail.
Fourtll-Counties OF Iticllanl, Ransom,
Sargent, Diekey and Mcintosh.
Fiftll-Countics OF Logan l.aMoure, Suits.
man. Barnes. Wells. Foster, Eddy, and
Griggs.
Sixtll-Conntics of Bnrleigh, Emmons,
Kidtler. Sheridan. Mclean, Morton. Oliver,
Mercer. Williams Stark, Ilcttinger, Bowman.
Billings. Mckenzie. Dunn. Wallace und
Alfred, and that portion Of the Sioux Indian
reservation lying north OF the seventh
standard parallel.
The minority report ofthe committee on
the judicial department was submitted and
was signed by Bartlett of Griggs. Morr.
johnson, Robertson. Stevens and lsame. 1t
provides for the election of II county Judge
in each OF organized county. whose term Of of.
flee shall he two years. II gives the county
courts original jurisdiction in all matters of
probate. guardiansl,ips and settlements of
the estates of deceased persons. aud in all
Eases of lunacy. In countries having pOpu-
lation ol 1000 or over tlesecourts shall also
have ronclrrcn, Jurisdiction with the district
rouris in all civil eases wherein the amount
in controversy does not exceed 81 900. 1t
also provides for he allOwanc" OF writs OF er-
ror or appeal to district courts. The quail
lralion Tor the position OF county judge in
samr as those Of district judge and the sal
AIRY in such counties shall lie $1,000. The
office of Justice of the peace il virtually abol
sllrd. These nre the main points in he
minority report OF the judiciary committee.
und IFS the convention is pretty evenly
divided on the question it is the subject OF
much discussion.
SCHOOL LANDS.
The commit ceon schools lands has reported
It's proposed article. 1t provides that the
proceeds from the sale of school lands shall
he IL trust fund, the principal Of which shall
forever remain iuvOlnte and may be in
creased hut never diminished, the state to
make good all LOSSES thereon; the interest
and income shall he used for the support of
the s,hauls only, aud after ono year from the
assembling nf the first legislature the lands
may he Disposed Of az follows: No morethan
omefourih of the lands shall be sold With
live years. no more than one-half of the re.
m;inrlcr in ten years The remainder may
be sold as soon Us sulable at not less than
S1D ncr acre.
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The legislative committee provides that
the senate shall consist of not less than
thirty nor more than fifty members, and thnt
the house shall have not less than sixty nor
more than 40. the senator's to be divided
into two classes to he elected for two and
four years. respectively. 1t also provides
that the trading oil votes among members
shall lie considered bribery. The sessions
shall not exceed ninety days, for which the
compensation paid shall be 5000 aud the
mileage 10 cents. No act shall take effect
until sixty days after the adjournment, In
nearly all respects the proposed article IL in
harmony with The provisions of the COM
rlcte constitution introduced by Williams.
IMPEACHMENT.
The article proposed by the committee on
Impeachment provides that allimpeacl,ments
shall he tried by the senate. When the
governor and lieutenant governor is on trial
the presiding Judge of the supreme court
shall preside All officers not liable to i'm
parchment shall be subject to removal for
nla.rHs;nre. crime. mis,lencanor, drunken
ness nrincnmpe,rnry No person shall Ike liuble
for Impeachment twice for the same offense
II the governor receives Il bride for lis Oti-
rial act or shall promise his official influence
in consideration that any member of the
legislature shall give His vote on any meas
urc. or who menaces any member by the
threatened use of his veto power. orpromises
appointment for Legislature votes, he shall
be punished in the manner provided by law.
OTHER PROVISIONS.
Tho committee on education prohibits sec-
tnri;,nisni in the schools and leaves to the
ttrlsliiiuTt tlic vi IL
system. The committee on executive pro-
vlcs that the governor shall hold his office
two years, or unit il his successor is qualified
No person will he eligible for governor or
Lieutenant governor who IL not thirty wears
ofage. !, citizen OF the United States, and II
resident oi the state at least two years.
The governor is given power to dsapprOve
of any item or part OF amy bill making up
preparations, md the parts approved shall
become law.
The governors snlury shall be $4,000 per
year, the lieutenant governors 1000; the
secretary of state, auditor treasurer md
superintendent OF public instruction, commits
sioner of schools and publ, lands. commits
sioner of insurance commissioner ofralroads
and attorney general shall euch receive an
annual salary of 81 900. The suffrage COM
mittee introduced an article providing that
all male citizens may vote, and that the lues.
tiOn of female suffrage bn submitted to IL
vote of the male electors one year from next
fall. The PROPOSED articles are all the result
OF the consideration of proposed articles on
the subjects and will nearly all be incorpo-
rated in the constitution, in whole orin part.
MATTERS OF DIVISION.
The joint commission for the division ofthe
territorial property has been discussing the
question OF money which must he refunded
to the counties along the line of the Northern
hIiit ipi 'hAt5 Noletlcu vi E1kuEOuu Muuo
before the same had been surveyed The pur-
chasers Of railroad land brought suit for the
recovery OF the taxes and were successful,
and several OF the counties have already re-
funded, but the ease has been appealed to
the supreme court. In case the supreme court
s,lstains the lowercuurt the amount of taxes
to he refunded by TIL" territory will be nearly
S150.uOO. This is an important item in nd.
insting the debt and liabilities of the terrific.
ry between the states.
TN" bonded indebtedness on the public in.
situations will be assumed by the states in
which they are located respectively; the pub
lie library will he sold at public auction be-
tween North and South Dakota. going Ia
the state bidding. the highest The records
ltrtalnng specially to South Dakota will go
to the south and those Of interest only to
the North remain in North Dukota. Those
essential to both will lie copied. one keeping
the original and the other taking the copy
TIL" money paid out OF tho general fund il
making permanent improvements on the in
stitntions will be charged to the state il
which the institution is located and adjusted
accordingly. The state taxes to he refunded
To purchasers Of railroad land along the lin
ofthe Northern Pacific road will be paid pro
portionally by the two states. 1t is believe.
the settlement will soon be- made.
ABOUT IRRIGATION.
memorial to congress was introduce,
Mt the convention praying for experiment
by the general government with view t.
;,scertainng whether or not irrigation 70
North Dakota il practicable. The memoria
sets forth that although North Dakota ha
become famed throughout the civilized worl
ny reason OF the superiority and yield Of he
wheat, there are seasons when lack of rain
works great hardship to the people. I'll
memorial was reterred to committee, q
Mhic!, President Fnncler il chnirmun. nn