Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-02-28
Provisions for Statehood.
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Washington special, 2).l &
This afternoon the report of the confer
rees on the territorial bill was adopted BY
both the house and the senate, without
division and amid great applause. The
bill, after having been properly signed by
the presiding officers of the two houses,
will now go to the president for his sigma
ture.
The conferrees all affixed the ir sigma
lures to the report as agreed upon with the,
exception of Representative Barnes. 1t
is said that Mr.. Barnes hesitancy arises
not from any hostility to the admission of
the territories, but because he has some
doubts in regard to the advisability of al
lowing the territories to come in under
presidential proclamation instead of com.
ing to congress for admission by special
acts.
The bill, as agreed to in conference, pro-
vides for the admission of the states Of
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana
and Washington. The territory of Dakota
is to be divided on the line Of the 7th
standard parallel, proceeding due west to
the western boundary of the territory. The
delegates elected to constitutional conven-
ton north of this parallel shall assemble
at Bismarck, and those south of the par
allel at Sioux Falls. The delegates to the
convention in each of the proposed new
states shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in May next, and
shall meet on the Fourth Of July and de-
clare that they adopt the constitution Of
the United States. They are authorized
thereupon to form constitutions and state
governments.
It's provided that at the election for
delegates to the convention, In South Da-
kota, the electors shall vote for or against
the Sioux Falls constitution. II ma
jority of the votes shall be for the consti-
tuition the convention shall resubmit to
the people of South Dakota, for ratltica-
ton or rejection, the constitution framed
at Sioux Falls, and also the articles and
propositions separately submitted, includ-
ing the question Of locating the temporary
seat of government, with such changes
only as relate to the name and boundary
Of the proposed state, to the reappoint-
ment of judicial and legislative districts,
and such amendments as may be necessary
in order to comply with the provisions Of
this act; and if a majority of the votes
cast on the ratification or rejec-
ton of the constitution shall be for
the constitution, irrespective of the
articles separately submitted, the state
of South Dakota shall be admitted as q
state in the union under the constitution
as hereinafter provided; but the archives,
records and books of the territory of d.
kota shall remain at Bismarck, the capital
of North Dakota, until an agreement in
reference thereto is reached by said states.
But if at the election of delegates to the
constitutional convention in South Dakota
a majority Of all the votes cast shall be
against the Sioux Falls constitution, 1t
shall be the duty of the conventions form
constitution as if that question had not
been submitted to the people.
1t is made the duty Of the president to
admit the four new states by proclamation
if the constitutions formed are ratified at
the election to be held on the first Tuesday
in October.
Each of the new states shall be entitled
to one representative in congress, except
South Dakota, which shall be entitled to
two representatives.
Seccion II provides that all lands herein
granted for educational purposes shall be
disposed Of only at public sale, and at a
price not less than $40 per acre, the pro
ceeds to constitute permanent school
fund, the interest of which only half
shall be expended in the support of said
schools. But said lands may, under sucn
regulation as the legislature shall pre-
scribe. be leased for periods of not more
than five years, in quantity not exceeding
one section to any one person or company,
and such lands ehall not be subject to pre-
emption. homestead entry or any other
entry under the land laws of the United
States. whether surveyed or unsurveyed,
but shall be reserved for school purposes
| only. All mineral lands are exempted
from the grants made by this act.
The two Dakotas are to be added to
Justice Millers circuit, in the eighth dis
| trict, and Washington and Montana to
Justice Fields, the ninth district.
Until last night the name of Washing
ton was changed in the bill to Tacoma,
but it was then stricken out,
Senator Henderson on tho Sioux Reserva-
| tion.
| On the 18th Senator Ma1derson, Of Ne
! Lras.sa, listed Lincoln ard was received
| by the two houses o. the legislature in
Joint session. In tn, course Of his adj
dress the senator made the, following ref
erence to the Sioux reservation:
Beyond tn. northern Hae Of Nebraska, in the
| very heart Of South Dakota, is the great Sioux
reservation, inhabitated by $4,000 Indians who
| fed and clothed by the government, live in q
condition of unciviltzed ed ia isztness and anproI
are worse than wasted for this purpose. have
every regard for the Fights Of the red man and
am willing to do every possible thing to advance
he will never be either civilized or Christianized
until he is taught self-respect, and be neva3
viii be seIf-respected until he becomes SELF
supporting. It lie wrong to the Indian to sup
| port him as pauper in q condition OF idle vaga-
| bondism, perpetrating all manner of indecen-
i eies, ipainoRaiities and superstitions. He must
be made 70 learn first the great lesson taught
to man after man was driven from the Garden
| OF Eden, that In the sweat Of his face hs
manual labor. TIL he viii rise to the
dignity Of manhood nh lave. WITHOUT ts i he br w
did what could to aid in the passage of bill
at the first session Of this congress TO open tt
settlement II. 0t00oo acres Of the lands OF the
Sioux an gh ass lev has sssn ne
their CONSENT 70 Its operation 1t would seen
that we are entering on an age when an In
dian can nnllify the acts Of congress-. be
land from them for fair compensation
and will do all can to effect its passage. Il
will still leave the Sioux IL 000, 900 acres, being
| about 500 acres to every man, woman and child
| plethoric annuity fund nearly s1.5oo,oOo When
! fhis IT accomplished they should be compelled
ID dissolve. tribal r5iations and take lands IN
seaeralty in the interest, not only Of the west
civilization hope, these. great reservations
may be speedily absorbed In the public do
main; that the white settler may make hif
and bring forth the abundant fruits Of The
eaFth in their season Public policy and ths
interests OF the white men and the red men all
demand that these obstacles in the pathway o.
that right speedily, and these considerations
bill.
Whsat and Snow m tho MILLS,
fRapid Citv Iettefl