Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-05
TWO MORE.
The Two Dakotas are Ushered
Into the Union of States in
Due Form.
The Silver Bow Muddle AS
sumes New and Intricate
Formations Through Dem
ocratic Manipulation.
The Proclamation.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. 1.-The f,lIOw
ing dispatch was sent from the eXecu
tive maj sion ut 1 o'clock this after
noon by Secretary Blaine:
ITO Governor Miller and Governol
Mellette of North and South Dakota
Bismarck, North D.kots: The las
act in the admission of the two Ds'
kotas was completed this afternoon a
$40 by the President signlug the pro-
clamations required by law for the adj
mission OF the two states"
The following is the text OF the pro
clamation admitting North Dakota:
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, The congress Of the Unit.
ed States did. by an .act approved on
the 22nd day of February. 1889, pro-
vide that the inhabitants of the terri
tory Of Dakota might, upon conditions
prescribed by said act, become the
states OF North Dakota and South Da-
kots. and
Whereas. 1t was provided by said
act that the area comprising the terri
tory of Dskota should, for the purposes
of the act be divided on the line of the
seventh standard paial'el produced
due west to the western boundary OF
said territory and that the delegates
elected as therein provided By the
constitutional convention in the dis.
trict nor.h OF said parallel should as
semble In convection at the time pre-
soribed In the act at the city Of Biz
marck, and aASS
Where's, 1t was provided by said
act that the delegates elected, as afore'
saio, should, after they had met and
organized, declare on behalf Of the peo.
pie of North Dakota that they adopt
the constitution of the United States,
whereupon said convention should be
authorized to form a constitution and
state government for the proposed
state Of North Dakota; and
Where's, It was provided by said
act that the constitution so adopted
should be republican in form and
make no distinction in civil or polIti
cal rights on account Of race or color,
except rs TO Indians not taxed, and
not be- repuguant to the constitution
of the United States and the princl,
pies of the Declaration of Independ-
enee and that the constitution by or
dinance be irrevocable without the
consent of the United States and the
people of the states make certain pre-
visions prescribed In said act; and
Where's, 1t was provided by said
act that the constitution of North Da
kota aud South Dakota should respec.
lively Incorporate an agreement, TO bt
reached iu accordance with the provi
sion If the act for an equitable divi-
sion Of all property belonging TO the
territory of Dskots. the disposition oI
all public records, and also for the ap-
portionment of the debts and liabili-
ties of said territory, and that each oI
said states should obligste itself TO pay
its proportion Of said debts aud liabili'
ties the same as II they had been ere
ated by such states, respectively; and
Where's, 1t has been certified to me
by the governor Of the territory Of Da
kota, that the constitution for the pro-
posed state of North Dakota has been
adopted and the same ratified by
majority OF the voters Of said proposed
state In accordance with the conditions
prescribed In said act; aud
Whereas, 1t IL also certified to me
by the governor OF the territory Of Da'
kota that at the same time that the
body of the constitution was submit
ted to vote Of the people separate
article numbered 20 and entitled "pro-
hibitionn was also submitted and re-
ceived majority Of all the votes cast
for and against the constitution and
was adopted; and