Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-07-18
THE FIRST CLAUSE SUBMITTED.


1t is Fixing Railroad Rates and
Providing for the Money to Come
from the State Treasury---Johnson
the Statesman Offering it.
BISMARCK, July 12.-[Special] The
convention opened this afternoon with
the consideration of Delegate Purcell's
resolution IN reference to the boundary
between North and South Dakota, over
which the residents OF lower Esichland,
some little dispute. Mr.. Purcell stated
that he understood that the line between
Marshall ana Sargent counties and clear
through to the Missouri was in dispute.
In Richland county he said there was a
strip one mile and half wide where the
residents are in doubt as to whether they
live in North or South Dakota and as to
where they should vote and pay taxes.
Mr. Purcell further stated that it was
not his intention to have a committee fix
the location of the Seventh parallel, but,
inasmuch as it is in dispute among the
residents OF the aforesaid districts, he
thought it best that joint committee of
the two conventions should be empower
ed to agree upon line to be recognized
as the boundary until such time as the
exact location of that line shall be ascer-
tanned. He introduced substitute reso-
luton which more clearly covered the
-, <,g low,
adopted. ...
johnson Of Nelson, started the consti-
tuition making ball rolling. He intro.
duced an article which would require
common carriers to transport state mill
TIA and state officers, when travelling on
official business. ata uniform rate OF not
more than one cent per mile, TO be paid
out of the state treasury. 1t was read
the second time and referred to the COM
mittee on corporations other than mu-
nlcipal
Delegate Griggs of Grand Forks, sent
up another article which he wants in
corporateCi in the constitution under the
head Of counties. It's purport IN brief ls:
That all counties OF the new state shall
be the same as those now in existence in
the territory; that no county shall con-
sist OF less than 400 square miles nor con
tain less than 1000 populalion; that no
new county shall be organized, and no
county shall be increased or diminished
in its area without being petitioned for
and voted for by the people; that the
legislature shall. not have the power to
remove county seats, which shall only
be done by general law and then only
by two thirds vote-the question to be
voted on no Oftener than once in four
years.
Delegate MOer introduced a resolu-
ton, the preamble of which declared
that: Whereas the road bed and rolling
stock of the Northern Pacific railroad
are exempted from taxation under the
charter of the road, and whereas there
is question as to the authority OF the
constitutional convention in the matter,
provided that the question be referred to
the judiciary committee, with instruc-
tions to report within one week, The
resolution was adopted.
Delegate Scott, of Valley City, intro
duced resolution, the object of which
is to COMPEL the judges who shall be
electel under the constitution, to give
decisions on all cases which have been
in their hands for ninety days before they
draw any salary.
On motion of Delegate Stevens, of
Ransom, all articles proposed to be EN-,
bodied in the constitution were ordered
printed in the journal to save expense OF
special printing.
A delegate from Grand Forks moved
that the present territorial county OIL
GERS hold over until the expiration OF the
term for which they we're elected. The
motion drew out quite little discussion
and developed some opposition. The
matter was referred to the committee on
schedule. It will be heard of later.
The question of securing committee
rooms came up on the report OF the
committee appointed yesterday to look
into the matter. The economists made
their usual kick about getting committee
rooms down town, and nothing was done
about the matter.
In looking over the committees an
nonnced yesterday it is seen, among
other things, that the corporations may
have kick coming, but that remains to
be seen. At the head of the committee on
corporations is johnson, the alliance ora
Gle, who resides on the shores of his Sa-
tanic maiesty's summer bath tub. Then
too, the chairman of the committee on
revenue and taxation is Col. Cotton, who
is reported to shave it in for" the Mani,
toba in particular and all other railroads
in general He is the man who came
down to the Alliance meeting at James
town last December and railroaded
resolution through that body, calling
upon the legislature to compel the Mani
toba to run side track up to his Goa
mine, which the railroad persistently re
fused to do. There had been soc,e tall
about giving the democrats congress
sional deal on the committees, l.e., CIV
ing them no chairmanships and making
them the minority on all committees, bu
they got square deal and are highl!
elated thereat. Garland and Purcell
both got important chairmanships.
Itisa cold day when Stutsman coun
ty delegation gets left. Today was
warm one. Ergo, the Stutsman count.