, 1889-02-21
CLINCHING 1T.
Both Houses Pass the Confer.
ence Report With Applause.
STATEHOOD SECURED NOW SURE,
vAs ssste Of washi.gsss ives - be C~alea
rscexss mp to enc Last Mtswts-
Thiak OF IL.

" ahoesCA oA PhhvhO8Os
Crisp of Georgia raised the Questios of
consideration. He stated that while he
was willing to give precedence TO appro-
priation bills, he would antagonize sny
other measures with the contested election
case.
The house determined. yeas a., aays 93,
TO consider the report.
Mr.. Bland Of Michigan, moved the re-
consideration. kelly moved 10 table the
motion to reconsider.
The house adopted the conference report
on the direct tax bill by vote of 1853 yeas
to SS nays, The motion TO table the mo-
tion TO consider was approved, yeas 1853,
nays az.
After long debate, the conference re-
port was agreed to. Yeas l68. nays 33.
THE TERRITORIAL BILL.
Springer presented the conference re-
port on the territorial bill. The bill as
agreed to In conference provides for the
sdmission f the states of North Dakota,
South Dakato. Montana and Washingt0n
territory. Dakota is to be divided by a
line on the seventh standard parallel pro-
duced dae west to the western boundary of
the territory. Delegates shall be selected
10 q constitutional convention; those
senble at Bismarck. those elected
south Of the parallel at Sioux Falls. The
delegates to the convention In each Of the
proposed new states shall be elected on
Tuesday after FIRST Monday in May and shall
meet on the 4th Of July and declare that
they adopt the constitution of the Uuited
States. They are authorized thereuBen to
form constitutions and state governs ents.
1t is provided at the election for delegates
electors shall vote for or against the Sioux
Falls constitution. II the majority of
votes shall be for the constitution the con-
veption shall resubmit 10 the
people Of South Dakota for ratif-
cation or rejection. The con-
stitution framed at Sioux Falls
and also ARTICLES and propositions sepa-
rately submitted including the question
OF locating the temporary seat of govern,
ment with such changes only as related
TO the name aad boundary of the pro-
posed state, to the reappointment Of iu-
Sticial and legislative districts and such
amendments as may be necessary in Or
der to comply with the provisions Of this
act and # the majority of votes cast or
the ratification or rejection of the con-
stitution shall be for the constitution, ir-
respective Of the articles separately sub
mitted the state of south Dakota shall
be admitted a. state in the union un-
der said constitution as herein after pro-
vided, but the archives records and
books of the territory of Dakota shall re-
main at Bismarck, the capitol
of North Dakota until an agreement in
reference thereto Ia reached by said states,
but II, at the election for delegates to the
constitutional convention In South Dakota.
q majority OF all votes cast shall be against
the Sioux Falls constitution, 1t shall be
the duty of the convention to form con-
stitution as IL that question had not been
submitted to the people.
II is made the duty of the president to
admit four new states by proclamation IL
the constitutions formed are ratified at
elections to be held on the first Tuesday IN
October. Each of the new states shall be
entitled to one representative in congress
titled to two representatives..
Section H., provides all lands herein
granted for educational purposes shall be
disposed of only ut pnblic sale and at
price not less than $40 per acre, the
proceeds to constitute permanent school
fund, the interest of which only shall be
expended In the support of said schools,
but said lands may under such regula-
tions as the legislatives sha prescribe,
be leased for periods of not more than
tive years In quantities not exceeding
one section 70 any one person or com.
pany, and such lands shall
not 10 subject to pre.emp.
ti0n or homestead entry, or 0any
other land laws OF the United States
whether surveyed or unsurveyed. but shall
be reserved for school purposes only. All
mineral lands are exempsed from grants
made by the act. The two Dakotas are to
be added TO Justice Miller's circuit in the
kighth district (and Washington and
Montana to Justice Fields in the Ninth
district. Until last night the name Of
Warrington was changed In the bill to
Tacoma, but It was then stricken out.
Barnes. Georgia, said IA one OF the con-
ferees he had been unable under his sense
of duty to sign the report. He would not
attempt, however, to enter into any arRu-
ment against the bill, but would allow the
house 10 vote upon the report without de-
lay. The report WIS then adopted amid
applause Oil both sides of the chamber.
The speaker proceeded to clear his table
of executive Communications and senate
bills and Randall voicing the sentiment OF
the friends of Cowel's bill objected TO any
disposition OF this business which could
in any way interfere with the considera-
tion Of that measure. The house then
went into com mittee on the whole on the
appropriation bill.
Little progress had been made when the
committee rose and the house took recess,
the evening session 10 be for the consider.
alton Of business reported from the COM
inittee on commerce.
Senate.
WARRINGTON. Feb. M.--Among the ex.
ecutive documents presented to-day was
one from the department of labor. with n
special report of statistiCs on marriage and