Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-24
THE EVENING SESSION.
North Dakota's Ready Made Article-How
It Meets the General Requirements.

North Dakota's Ready Made Article-How
1t Meets the General Requirements.
BISMARCK. July 2l.-The constitutional
convention has been given surprise by the
presentation OF a complete constitution,
which will be considered during the present
week. This constitution has been prepared
with great care, and after consultation with
ssome of the ablest constitutional lawyers
in the union. In many respects it is iden-
ticai with the articles already introduced.
A comparison of the best provisions OF the
constitutions OF the different states ard the
United States fitted to North Dakota has
been made. .# ... :.
With regard to taxation, it has no speci-
fed provisions and embodies the Wisconsin
constitutional provision on this subject,
which provides that the rate of taxation
shall be uniform upon property made SUBJ
iect to taxation by the legislature, leaving
the power of regulating the method of tax
alton with the legislature. It also provides
that property of non-residents shall be
taxed at higher rate than residents, and
gives the legislature power to fix passenger
and freight rates on the railroads and
transportation companies, the rates to be
reasonable and the courts to decide what
are reasonable rates.
It prohibits the loaning of the credit of
the state to any association or corpora
tion; vests judicial power in q court of i'm.
peachment. consisting of the senate, the
supreme court. the district court, county
courts and justices OF the peace. thus pro.
viding for the establishment OF county
courts.
It limits the number OF judges of the
supreme court to three, which may be in
creased after five years. 1t provides
against suffrage until two years after q
foreigner has declared his intention to be-
come q citizen, and that the reading of the
declaration of independence fairly be con-
sidered a test of qualification to vote.
No act of the legislature shall take effect
within sixty days after adjournment, un.
less specially provided in the preamble or
body of the act. This constitution will
furnish abundance Of material for discus
sion, and those who have read it, predict
it will be adopted with very few changes.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
BISMARCK, July 22.-The Williams con-
stitution is the subject OF much discussion.
All who read it admit the convention
would not make any serious mistake in
adopting it, but it is not in harmony with
some OF the hobbies, and must, therefore.
undergo amendment and Generalization,
it not be entirely laid aside for a new one.
A number of proposed articles we're intro
duced in the convention to-day, and it was
ordered that all standing committees be
required to report by Thursday OF the pres.
ent week. This is done to force the con-
vantion tn hnainess
The event OF the day was the considera-
tion of resolution providing for single
body legislature. The leading champion Of
| the one-house idea was Stevens Of Ransom,
who delivered q carefully prepared speech.
The Rev. Ezra Turner of Baltimore and
Parson OF Morton also spoke in favor Of
the one-house plan. The question was dis
cussed in committee of the whole, but the
committee retired without reaching vote.