Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1889-08-02

has again got down to business, the
members all being in their seats at roll
call. A lively week has been opened.
and from now until the final adjourn.
ment the proceedings will be spicy.
The committee on public institutions
has not reported, but 1t is undersood
that the report will be submitted in
few DAYS. Whether or not the commit.
tee will recommend the locations of the
public institutions is question of much
interest and, while IL 10 claimed that
such recommendation will b. made,
nothing authoritative can be given on
the subject until the report is submitted.
The memorial to congress praying that
the general government take steps to-
ward establishing system of irrigation
through artesian wells, has excited
much comment, and facts are being
brought forth to show that the scheme
il feasible. With regard to the
Jurfsdiction Over Military Posts
and reservations, Gen. Ruger, of the
department of Dakota, a&s So the fol-
lowing communication TO the oonven-
ton: ..:s-,
have the honor, in acCordance with
instructions received from the war de-
partment, to request that consideration
of the convention be invited to the pi op-
osition that clause be inserted in the
constitution of the state of North Da-
kota by which jurisdiction shall be re-
served to the United States as provided
in section 8, article /, of the constitution
over the military reservations of Forts
Abraham Lincoln, Buford, Pembina and
Iotten, heretofore declared by the presi-
dent.
Gen. Ruger also submits the following
proposed section for the constitution:
Jurisdiction is ceded to the United
States overthe military reservations Of
Fort Pembina, and Fort Totten, hereto
fore declared by the president of the
United States, provided legal process,
civil and criminal, shall extend over
such reservations in all cases of which
exclusive jurisdiction is not vested in
the United States, and crimes not com
mitted within the limits Of such reserva-
tions.
Sale of school Lands.
In committee of the whole the ques-
ton Of selling the school lands occupied
most of the time. 1t was finally settled
by providing that school lands shall not
be sold in tracts of less than 100 acree.
The purchaser pays one. fifth down and
the remaining four-fifths in five. ten,
fifteen and twenty years. Gray, OF
Cass, wanted to amend 80 that persons
located on school lands ON or before the
day OF sale shall have the right to pur-
chase the same within three days from
the date OF sale at the price named by
the highest bidder. This amendment
was defeated on the ground that the
trespassers should not be given an ad-
vantage.
The Foreign Vote.
Rolfe, of Benson county, threw fire.
brand by Offering an amendment to the
article on suffrage. providing that after
five years no man who is not full citi-
zen Of the United States shall have the
right to vote. This brought the orators
to their feet, and many opposed the
amendment. The convention has been
informally invited to take at trip to
Standing Rock to visit that agency while
the commission is comforting with the
Sioux for the opening of the reserva-
tion.
The Joint Committee
is at work placing the agreement be-
tween North Dakota aud South Dakota
for the division of property and adjust
ment of debt in legal form. The terrific
rial records were disposed of by dividing
them into two groups, one containing
the records of the governor and secre-
tary and the other containing the rec
ords of treasurer and auditor and other
territorial officers. North Dakota won
the toss and took the records of governor
and secretary. All other details are
being arranged in accordance with the
agreement entered into several days ago.