New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-07

queSCOn OF money Which must be refunded
to the counties along the line of the Northern
Pacific for taxes collected on railroad lands
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 case has been appealed to
the supreme court. In case the supreme court
sustalns the lower court the amount of taxes
to be refunded by the territory will be nearly
Sl5O, 900. This is an important item in adj
justing the debt and liabilities of the terrific
ry between the states.
The bonded Indebtedness on the public in
situations will be assumed by the states in
which they are located respectively: the pub
lie library will be sold at public auction be-
tween North and South Dakota. going to
the state bidding the highest. The records
pertaining specially to South Dakota will go
to the South and those of interest only to
the North remain in North Dakota Those
essential to both will be copied, one keeping
the original and the other taking the copy.
The money paid out OF the general fund IT.
making permanent Improvements on the ia
stituuions will be charged to the state il
which the institution is located and adjusted
accordingly. The state taxes to be refunded
to purchasers of railroad land along the line
OF the Northern Pacific road will be paid pro.
portionally by the two states. It is believed
the settlement will soon be made
ABOUT IRRIGATION
A memorial to congress was introduced
at the convention praying for experiments
by the general government with view to
ascertalning whether or not irrigation for
North Dakota is practicable The memorial
sets forth that although North Dakota has
become famed throughout the civilized world
by reason OF the superiority and yield of her
wheat, there are seasons when lack of rains
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
1T has been considered and revised by the
convention
COMMENTS ON THE SITUATION.
Prohibition is making no head way,
woman suffrage is dead, and railroad taxa
ton is the one question which gives an OPP
portunity for fight. The railroads hope to
preserve the gross-earning system, and
some OF the farmer members of the conven-
ton opposeit. The fur will fly during the
remainder of the week. The committee to
whom was referred the invitation of the
city of Jamestown for the adjournment OF
the convention to that place reported the
same back with the recommends
ton 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 Scandinavian Temperance Society of
North Dakota has petitioned the convention
on behalf of the Scandinavian inhabitants to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquor in the state. The considera-
ton of the complete constitution introduced
by Williams of Burleigh has been postponed
until after the committees have allreported.
The convention adjourned without debating
question or introducing any new matter.
In committee Of the whole the question of
selling the school lands occupied most of the
time. 1t was finally settled by providing
that school lands shall not be sold in tracts
of less than 16O acres. The purchaser pays
one-ffth down: and the remaining four-ffths
in five, ten, fifteen and twenty years. Role
of Benson county threw frehrand by Offer
ing an amendment to the article on suffrage
providing that after five years no man who
is not a full citizen of the United States shall
have the right to vote. This brought the
orators to their feet, and nearly all opposed
the amendment.