The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-03-01
Provisions for Statehood.

provtsions for Statehood.
Washington special, 2t.]
This afternoon the report of the confer
tees on the territorial bill was adopted by
both the house and the senate, without
division and amid great applause. The
bill, after having been properly signed by
the presiding officers Of the two houses,
will now go to the president for his sigma
ture.
Tho conferrees all affixed their sigma
lures to the report as agreed upon with she
exception of Representative Barnes. Il
is said that Mr.. Barnes hesitancy arises
not from any hostility to the admission Of
the territories, but because he has some
doubts in regard to tho advisability Of al
lowing the territories to come in under
presidential proclamation instead of com
ing to congress for admission by special
acts.
The bill, as agreed to in conference, pro-
vides for tho admission of the states of
North Dakota. South Dakota, Montana
and Washington. The territory of Dakota
is to DO divided ON the line of the 7th
standard parallel, proceeding due west to
the western boundary of the territory. The
delegates elected to constitutional conven-
ton north of this parallel shall assemble
ut Bismarck, and those south of the par
allel at Sioux Falls. The delegates to tho
convention in each of the proposed new
states shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in May next, and
shall meet on the Fourth of July and de-
clare that they adopt the constitution of
.hcrcupon to form constitutions and state
governments.
1t is provided that ut the election for
delegates to the convention, in South Da-
kota, the electors shall vote for or against
The Sioux Falls constitution. If a ma
iority of the votes shall be for the consti-
tuition the convention shall resubmit to
the people of South Dakota, for %ratltica-
lion or rejection, the constitution framed
at Sioux Falls, and also the articles and
propositions separately submitted, includ-
sent of government, with such changes
only as relate to tho name and boundary
Of the proposed state, to the reappoint-
ment of judicial and Legislative districts,
and such amendments as may be necessary
liz order to comply With the provisions Of
This aot; and If a majority of the votes
sast on the ratification or rejec-
lion of the constitution shall be for
The constitution, irrespective Of the
sIsACies separately buOI1itteu, Inc 6tate
Of South Dakota shall be admitted as n
as hereinafter provided; but the archives,
records and books of the territory of Da-
kota shall remain ut Bismarck, the capital
Of North .akota, until an agreement In
reference thereto is reached by said states.
But If at the election Of delegates to the
constitutional convention in South Dakota
q majority of all the votes cast shall be
against the Sioux Falls constitution, it
shall be the duty Of tho convention to form
a constitution ms il that question had not
been submitted to the people.
It is made the duty Of the president to
admit the four new states By proclamation
II the constitutions formed are ratified at
the election to be held on the first Tuesday
in october.
Each of the new states shall be entitled
to one representative In congress-, except
South Dakota, which shall be entitled to
two representatives.
Seccion II provides TINT NIL lands herein
granted for educational purposes shall be
price not less than $40 per acre, the pro-
ceeds to constitute n permanent school
fund, the interest of which only a half
shall be expended in the support of sold
schools. But said lands may. under sucn
regulation as the legislature shall pre-
scribe. be leased for periods of not more
than five years, in quantity not exceeding
one section to any one person or company,
and such lands shall not be subject to pre-
emption. homestead entry or any other
entry under the land laws Of the United
but shall be reserved for school purpose
only. All mineral lands are exempted
from tho grants made by this act.
The two Dakotas are to be- added to
Justice Miller's circuit, in the eighth dis
trict. and Washington and Montana to
Justice Fields, the ninth district.
Until last night the name Of Washing
ton was changed in the bill to Tacoma,
but it was then stricken out.
senator Manderson on the Sioux Iscscrva.
On fro 10th Senator Nh. ir-;on, of Ne.
br,lsk,l, visited I.incoln : | was received
by the two houses of ..le Legislature in
joint session. In the ours Of his ad-
dress tho senator 7: lie the following ref
erence to the E:cux reservation:
Beyond the northern liae Of Nebraska, In the
e eend aaa s'e q ano III sas 9 lssiness and live nn in :
s gre Toxss ss sssn 9 9sstsa a's ses 's sSis s espp Of sooi 4 5 lsas
every regard for the rights 81 tho rod man and
am willing to do every possible thing to advance
Ho will never be either civilized or Chrfstianizod
until he ts taught self-respect. and ho novei
supporting. II Is wrong to the Indian to sup.
port him "a q paup6r In condition Of Idle vega.
bondtsu, perIetratng all manner Of tpdeccn.
be made 70 ioarn 6rst the great lesson taught
to man after map was driven from the Garden
must Naoa s. that h Il te bread sse: x,t & his face and n;
manual labor. TIL he viii riae to the
dignity Of manhood. without L ho will
/ did what I oousdso I'D dI p the p passs sss Of U q Eli
at the. first session Of this congress TO open to
settlement II 100000 acres Of the lands Of the
Sioux nation. THIS Law has boon rendered
nugatory because the Indians have not given
their consent to It's operation. It would seem