Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-02-23
THE BIG FOUR,
By Which is Meant the Two
Dakota's Montana and
Washington.
The Dakotas and Montana
Whoop it up at Helena
To-Day.
THE TERRITORIAL BILL.


Conference Report rs Adopted by tn,
,e House.
al WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Springel
presented the conference report on tn,
Territorial bill. The bill as agreed L
han conference provides for the admis.
S5sion Of states ss North Dakota. South
Dakota, Montana and Washington
Territory. Dakota is TO be divided on
the line Of the 46th standard parallel
drawn due west 10 the western boun,
Diary Of the territory. The delegates
elected 10 the constitutional conven.
tion north Of thir parallel shall ssseu' :
BILE at Bismarck. Those elected south
~ the parallel shall assemble at Sioux
Fslls. The delegates 10 the conven-
tion in each Of the proposed new
states shall be elected on Tuesday
after the first Monday In May mex,
and shall meet on the Fourth OF July
aud declare that they adopt the con.
s'itLtion Of the United States. They
are authorized thereupon to form con
-titutions and state governments.
II il provided that at the election
for delegates 10 the convention in
South Dakota, the electors shall vote
for or sgainrt the Sioux Falls consti
tuition. Ifthe majority Of votes shall
be for the constitution the convention
shall resubmit TO the people Of South
Dakota for ra,igcstlon or rejection the
constitution framed at Sioux Fall-
and also the articles and propositions
separately submitted, including the
question Of locating the temporary
seat of government, with such changes
Gnly as relate to name aud boungsry
Of the proposed state, 10 'he resproint.
ment Of Judicial and legislative dis
tricts and such amendments ss NAV
he necessary in order to comply with
the provisions of this oct, and II a ma.
jority Of she votes cast ON the ratifica
ton or rejection of the constitution
shrll be for the constitution. irrespec-
i've OF articles separately submitted
the state OF South Dakota shall b,
admitted 40 astste In the Union undel
-sid constitution as hereinafter pro.
vided, but the archives. records auo
books Of the territory of Dakota shal
remain at Bismarck, the capital o
North Dakota, until an agreement IL
reference thereto IL reached by sal,
states, but II, at the election for dele
gates to the constitutional convention
in South Dakota, the majority Of al
the votes cast shall bs against th
Sioux Falls constitution. it shall b
the duty Of the convention to form
constitution - II that question hs'
not been submitted 70 oil the teopls
II is made the duty Of the Presidep
TO admit the four new stases by proc
lamstlon is the constitutions forme'
are ratified at the election to be hel,
on The first Tuesday In October. Eacl
OF the new states shall he entitled {
one representative In congress, excep
South Dakota, which shall be entitle
to Two representatives.
Section II provides that all land
herein rrsnted for educational puI
poses shall be disposed OF only ut put
lie sale, and at q price not less than 81
ptr acre, the proceeds to constitute
permanent school fund. the intorel
only TO be expended In support of sai
schools. But all lands may, und'
such regulations ss legislatures cha
prescribe. be leased for periods Of n,
more than fivs years, In quantiti,
|, not exceeding one section 10 any or
9 person or company. aud such Ian,
shall not be subject TO pre-emptio
Homestead entry or any other ent'
under the land laws Of the Unit,
States. whether surveyed or unsu
d veyed, but shall be reserved for scho
purposes only.
Ali miners' lands are exempt
from grants made by ibe act.
The two Dskotas are TO be added
Justice Miller's circdit In the eigh
and Washington and Montana 10 Jr
tice Fields circuit-tbe ninth.
2 Last night the name Of Washingt
y was changed In the bill to Tacoma. b
"a A vas then striken out.