Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-02
-Four New States VIII Now
Become ~ Part CT
the Union.
The Report Of the Committee
Was Adopted Amid
Applause,
The Bill VIII Now Re Sent 30
n President for His
Autograph.
The Four New Ststes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Yestcrday
afternoon the report of the conferrees on
the territorial bill was adopted by boti.
the house and the senate, without divis,
ion and amid great applause. The bill,
after having been properly signed by the
presiding officers Of the two houses, will
now 60 to the president for his signature.
The confcrrces al atlixed their sigma
cures to the report as agrecd upon with
the exception Of Representative Barnes.
II is said that NJ. Barnes hesitancy
arises not fron any hostility the the I'D
mission Of the territories, but because lie
has some doubts in regard TO the adyisa-
billy Of allowing tAo territories 10 core
in under presidcn'.aIp proc amation Instead
Of coming TO congress FOX admission by
special acts.
Tnc bill, rs agreed 10 IA conference,
prog.d Is for the admission Of the states
o! North Dakota, Solta Dakota, Montoaa
ana ~ ash uElG. IUe territory OF pa
kota ID ~ pe Ct2iarl no tho .ire 0g the
Tth staplJ,d ppra HI. proceeding due west
10 The Yves ,rn bonn larry 81 the territory.
Ine delegates c'aota3l 70 u constitutional
convention north Of this parallel shall az
sembie at BlamHre', @nd those eOutn OF
the para.lil ~ sioux Ga!ls The delegates
to the c91yn ntlpu in each Of the proposed
new states Shall I've elected on the Tues
day after the first Monday in May next,
a3d shall meet on the Fourth Of July and
declare that trey adopt the constitution
Of the United States. They are author
lied thereupon 10 form constitutions and
state governments.
1t is provided that at The election for
delegates 10 the convention, in South
Dakota, the electors shall vote Tor or
against the Sioux Falls constitution. II
q majority OF the votes shall be for the
constitution the convention shall resub.
nit to The people OF South Dakota, for
ratification or rejection, the constitution
framed at Sioux Falls, and also the arti-
cIe5 and propositions separately sub.
mitted, including the question OF locat.
ing the temporary seat Of government,
with such change only as relate to the
name aud boundary Of the proposed
state, to the reapportionment Of judicial
and Legislative districts, and such
amendments "a may be necessary in
order to comply wiz the provisions of
this act; and if a mGjc7,ty Of the votes
cast on the ratification CT rejection OF the
constitution shall be for the constitution,
irrespective OF the articles separately
submitted, the state OF South Dakota
shall be admitted rs u state in the union
under said constitution as hereinafter
provided, but the archives, records apd
books OF the territory Of Dakota shall re-
main at Bismarck, the capitol Of North
Dakota, until an agreement in reference
thereto is reached by said states. But
II 1T the election Of delegates to the con
stitutional convention IN South Dakota a
msjorlty OF all the votes cast shall be
against the Sioux Falls constitution, it
shall be the duty Of the convention to
fcrm a 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
il the constitutions formed are ratified at
the election to be held the first Tuesday
ia October.
Each OF the new states shall be entitled
- one representative in congress, except
South Dakota. which Shall be entitled TO
two representatives
SCctiOnl II provides that al lands herein
granted for educational pLrpoScs shall be
uispOsed on paly AT buDIC SAFE, ana az Il
price not less than SO per acre, the pro
ceeds to constitute a permanent school
fund, the ~iaterCst Of which only
a half shall he expended in the support
Of said schools. But said lands may,
under such regulations as the legislatures
shall prescribe, BE leased for periods Of
not more than five years, in quantities.
not exceeding one section to any one per
son or company, and such lands shall not
be subject 10 pre-. emption, homestead
entry, or any other entry under the land
laws of the United States, whether sur.
veyed or unsurveycd, but shall be re-
served for school purposes only. All
mineral lands are exempted from the
grants made by this act.