New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-20
PREPARING FOR STATEHOOD.
ARID LANDS AND IRRIGATION IN MoNTANA-No |
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT FOR SOUTH DAKOTA.

AUSTRALIAN BALLOT FOR SOUTH DAKOTA.
Helena, Mont, July 10.-At the Convention to-day.
Parberry, chairman of the Committee on Organization,
reported favoraby the communication of Mr. Maginnis,
relating to the granting Of arid lands In Montana for
the purpose of maintaining storage reservoirs, and
recommended that Congress be memoriallzed The COM
mlttee was instructed to prepare memorial. Bur
elh introduced a resolution providing that the state
assume county indebtedness that existed on July l.,
1889, less the value Of public improvement In each
county such value to be ascertaned by actual cost Oh
Improvement as shown by records and accounts OF
said counties that the Committee on Public Debt and
Finance be instructed to report the necessary consttu
tlonal provision to carry out this resolution" lhe
Indebtedness was incurred In the administration OF
government The resolution was referred TO the COM
mlttee on Finance.
Luce offered resOlu ion relating to irrigation, pro-
vdIng that the water of every natural stfeaih'
not heretofore appropriated within the State Oh Mon
tana, Is hereby declared TO be the property OF
the public and the dedicated to the use OF the
people of the State subject to appropriation as nero
lnafpr prOvided All persons and corporations shall
have the right of way any lands In the state
for the construction Of bitches and canals for con-
veying water for domestic purposes, irrigation Vi @s
ricuInral lands, mining and manufacturing purposes
and drainage upon the payment of just compehsauon'
bismarck. Dak, July 1o.-The judiciary committee
is still wrangIing over the question of county courts anu
the proposed division of the State into SIX )udcia as
trcts There will be bitter fight on the queSuo"
among the lawyers The judiciary committee is also
having an interesting wrese with the queso whether
the suursme Court shall hold all OF IT'S sessions az the
capital or at different points 1t has been proposou
that one term be held each year In Bismarck faso anu
Grand Forks but there Is considerable opposition 10
this plan among the lawyers
Rowe nronoses that the State Senators be elected
nd divided into
two classes The first class from the even NUMB,
bored districts and tho second class from the oao
numbered.
Proposed atces were introduced. providing that the
Supreme Court judges shall be obliged TO give ther
opinion on important questions of law when eques'eo
by tho Governor Senate or House OF representatives.
making three fourths majority vote of the petit jury
verdict directing the Legislature to provide for the
speedy sale of onefourh Of the school lands at not
less than 80 per acra giving equal protection % all
in the observance OF any DAY tat t1tS NY
nay may io sfIeot tweSfyayS Senatorial districts. The
question of taxing railroads comes up again, neegu
proposing that board OF assessors De egvp tS
railr6adS 10 be subject to the same levy as omef
property effort IS being made by some 20 % hsye nro'
he convention refuse TO submit the question OF PrU-
bbItIon to a vote OF the people, but there is every
Indication that it viii be submitted o,v,s,on Of the
Janitorial nroperty between the states has discovered
that instead OF North Dakota having recerea de m2Io
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sron, the bonded debt for public buidings tnan nan
south Dakota. South Dakota has receNed S11ooo @
more than North. Tho commission cannot pos
siby complete its labOrs In less than two or three
weeks.
olvmpia W. T., July 19.-In the Convention to-day
tbc Judiciary Committee reported an amendment pro
vlding that two judges for the supreme belch W
elected for three years two for hve years. anu o ~
seven wears. The report laid over unui O-Dior-
row section four OF the judiciary article as adopteu'
gives the Supreme Court jurisdiction In all matuHs IL"
volvng over $780, the legality OF tax assessment
or nuntcpal ordinance State statutes Ihe tsrh vi
district or superior judges made FOUR lhs'ean vi
sly wears The Judges to be elected at One san0
time as the Constitution IS voted upon Inc ouPoi'o
courts have all divorce probate and natrainsuoh' as
u a usual business of the District or Circuit COURTS
The iudges arc elected by districts 1uuses
Who without special permission OF the
covornor leave the State for more rnai, az
~ the peace is to be determined Dy inc 10
anIro In all towns of over oVoo sheS ar R'
salary The vote of three-tourths n oi oy General or
Is needed 10 remove Ju'so' '
prosecuting attorney
e,o,,x Falls s. D., July 1o.-Today'S session OF
Cons+,tut,onal Convention Of the longest
-, s hod The only business developed was the
iN~,on % a dozen reports OF the standing com
80 all NJ which were made a special order Tor
",.. r,oedav The report Of the Committee on
rodera Relations included a memorial to congress
-, .or the appontment of commission for the
o asAIlS - making a thorough and complete hydro,
,,rvey of the State, including the mineralOgca al
formation Of the Black Hls ana tne arusiam d ,t
ILL., fnr the nrpose Of agriculture and manufacturing
The schedule Committee nave reiuseu s " i0p'i'
| fayorably on the Australian ballot system.