St. Paul daily globe., 1889-08-15
The Article Prohibiting Black
listing in North Dakota
Knocked Out.
Corporations Can Continue to
Prevent Men From Obtain
ing Employment.
Opposition to the Location Of
State Institutions Is
Dying Out.
Bitter Personalities Indulged
In by Constitution Franz
ers at Olympia.

BISMARCK, N. D., Aug. 14.-At last
evenings session the chief point of dis
cussion was the Parsons blacklist sec
ton, which the committee on revision
recommended to be stricken out. Par
sons was elected by the Knights of
Labor, and he has been wrapped up
in his proposition to prohibit the keep
ing of blacklist by railroad companies
or other employers; he made desperate
fight, but the recommendation of the
committee prevailed and the section
was stricken out. To-day the cohven-
ton finally adopted the report of COM
mittea on legislative department, fixing
the number of senators at not less than
thirty nor more than fifty; representa-
tiveS at not less than sixty nor
more $40; limiting the sessions to
sixty days, but providing that the
first session may continue 120 days:
requiring two-thirds vote of
the ''memberS elect" instead of ''mem-
bers present." to override the COVER
nor's veto, fixing the compensation at
S. per day and prohibiting members of
the legislature from being appointed to
office during their terms of office. The
convention also adopted finally, as
part of the constitution, the report of
the committee on executive, providing
that the governor shall receive $1,000
per year, and that the other elective
state officers shall be a lieutenant gov
ernor, secretary, of state, auditor, treas
urer. commissioner of insurance, attOr
ney general, commissioner of railroads
and commissioner of agriculture and
labor-all of whom shall receive $4,000
per year, with the exception of the
Iielt 'nant governor and the commits
Sioner of agriculture, the former to re-
ceive 81 900 and the compensation of the
latter to be fixed by the legislature. An
effort
TO REDUCE THE SALARIES
of the lieutenant governor and the at
torney general failed. An effort was
made to amend the article so that the
governor might be elected to Office
while serving his term, but it was de-
feated on the ground that the governor
should not be permitted to be a candi-
date for the senate while exercising the
power of the executive. The report of
the committee on judicial department is
now being considered. A motion was
made by Noble to so amend the report
of the committee on revision that in
stead of having terms of the supreme
court at the seat of government, Fargo
and Grand Forks, they all be held at
the seat of government. A call of the
house was ordered, and before the absent
members were returned to the hall the
Convention adjourned to meet again in
evening session. A few recruits ar
rived to-day from Grand Forks to pro-
test against the location of the public
institutions in the constitution, but they
are making absolutely no headway and
may as we'll give up the ghost. They
are beginning to realize that the con-
cation cannot be led by men who would
ask them to ojust what they are protest
ing against, and as for the majority
which is solidly in favor of locating the
institutions, believing that it will re-
move source of endless jobbery from
the legislature. it has already spoken
in no feeble way in favor OF leaving the
capitol at Bismarck. The final action
on this question will not be taken until
tomorrow and perhaps later. 1t is pre-
dicted tonight that the convention will
adjourn sine die Friday night.
FANCHER EMPRATICALLY PROTESTS.
BISMARCK, OAK, Aug. l4.-President
Fancher to-day took the floor to protest
against the charge made by Bennett, of
Grand Forks, that he had prevented the
reading of kilograms from Grand Forks
on the question of locating public in
situations. He took his accusers to task
and handled them without gloves. He
made a full statement of the matter,
showed that he had instructed the chief
clerk to read the kilograms of protest
and that while the clerk was attempting
to catch the attention of the body to
read them, the convention adjourned.
At the close Of President Fancher's
speech the convention passed a resolu-
ton exonerating him by vote of ~,
there being two absent and one not
voting. Chief Clerk Hamilton was also
exonerated and the speeches of both
were loudly applauded.
JIMTOWN STILL HAS HOPES.
Special TO the Globe.
JAMESTOWN, Nd, Aug. IA strong
delegation from Glendale, Dak., ar
rived here tonight. on the way to Bis
marck to urge the retention of the cap
itoI there and other public institutions,
as located by the committee. Renewed
interest is taken here in the fight, and
hopes are entertained of securing tenn
porary location of the capitol at this
place, with assistance from Grand
Forks. Tomorrow it is expected to de-
eide finally the absorbing problem.