The Dickinson press., 1889-08-10
l.ocation of Public institutions.

lDl~M II IN, ~. 10, .Alfo. IL u SNCllU
of the day was the report of the commit
t o meet with the approval of the VT
ton. The following is the report locat-
ing permanently all
state Institutions.
section l. The following public institutions of
the state are permanently located at the places
hereinafter named, Each To have the lands spe-
cii'cally granted TO it by til" United States in the
act of congress approved Feb, ~, 1889, to he dis.
posed OF ard used in such manner as the legiSla.
tive assembly may prescribe.
First The seat of government at the city of
bismarck in III" county of Burlcigh
Second The state university and the school Of
mines at the city of Grand Forks, in the county of
Grand Forks.
Third. F. The agricultural college at the city Of
Fargo, i'll the county of CasS.
Fourth-A state normal school at the city of
Valley City. in the county of Barnes, and the
legislative assembly in alportioning the grant of
eighty thousand acres of land for normal schools
made in the act OF congress referred to shall
grant to the said normal school at Valley City
a,iurenlclt io,ed &C. 900 acres, and sail laEls are
hereby appropriated to said institution for that
Iurp"s,..
Fifth-Tln deaf and dumb asylum at the city
of DEVILS Lake, in the county of Ramsey.
S!Nth-A state reform school at the city of
t'.i'it'i III nv YUM "a tA''I
Seventh.-A state normal schoo! at the town Of
Miayville, in the county OF Trail, and tine lcsisla-
laturc assembly in apportioning the grant of
land made by congress IN the act aforesaid for
STAT. normal schools, shall assign 10000 acres to
tn" Institution hereby located at Mayville, and
said lands are Eerrc,N appropriated for that pm-
pos &.
Eighth. a state hospital for the insane and an
institution for the feeble minded in connection
tli"r"witll at the city OF jamestown, in the county
OF Sttitsinan. and the Legislative assembly shall
.A,000 acres of the grant of lands
made t.. the act Of congress aforesaid for '.otlier
educational and charitable Institutions" to the
benefit and for the endowment of said /" stitution.
Til" following named public institutions are
hereby permanently located as hereinafter pro-
sirlrd, each To have so much of the remaining
grant If 10000 acres of land made by the United
States for 'other educational and charitable inSti-
tut,uns, q as is ~allotte,! below. viz;
Eii,t.-.A soldiers home, when located or such
other charitable institution as the Legislative as
srimlly may determine, Mt Lisbon, in the county
of Ransom, with a grant of 10000 acres.
Seconl.-A LIND asylum, or such other institu.
ton us the legislative assembly may determine at
such place i'll the county of Pembina us the elect.
orsnay determine at an election to be held as
prescribed by the legislative assembly, with Il
gran, of $1,000 acres.
Third An industrial school for manual train
lle vi S,l' II 'tIIl rs Ill
legislative assembly may provide at the town OF
Glendale, in the county of Dicky, with a gran,
of iO,02o acres.
Fuurth.-A school of forestry or such othel
institution - the Legislative assembly may deter
mine at such lIlcc in Ole of the counties of Nc
Henry. Ward, Hottineau or Roulette, as the clu:
tors of said counties may determine 10y an cleo
ton for that purpose, TO be held as provided BY
the legislative, assembly.
Fifth a scientific school, or such other educa
,ioual or charitable institution as the legislativ,
assembly may prescribe, at the city of Wahpeton
county of Richland. with a grant of 1900 acres
provided that 10 other institution of IL characte
similar to any one of those located by this articl
shall be established or maintained without IL re
vision of this constitution.
This report was Endorsed by the ma
jority of the committee on public insti
buttons and in all probability will b
adopted. During the afternoon nue.
time was occupied in the discussion Q
the article providing for
Township Organization,
many of the delegates opposing it on til
ground that counties should be permit
ted to adopt or reject the system by
vote of the people. AT the evening SEES
sion, johnson, of Lakota, introduced
resolution providing that if a railroa,
company shall issue a pass to one mem
Der of the legislature it shall issue passe
to all members, the object being to pre-
vent discrimination in favor of friend
of the railroads. The resolution wa
emended SO as to include all relative
and friends of legislators, and was the,
referred to the committee on Indian al
fairs.