St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-25
Dakota's Statehood Conven-
tions Discuss Reports Of
Judiciary Committees.
Jimtown Offers to Entertain
Delegates Free if They
Will Go There.
Ex-Gov. Ordway's Senatorial
] Canvass to Be Doomed by
a Reception.
pPOhibitiOniStS Haven't the
Ghost of a Chance in
Washington.

BISMARCK, Dak., July 24.-The judi
ciary committee has at last completed
Its labors and has reported to the con-
vention. The committee recommends
that a supreme court of three judges be
established; that there be six judicial
districts. with as many judges, and that
the present system of justices of the
peace be retained. The committee sit
down on the proposed plan for the
establishment of county courts and this,
it is believed, will draw considerable
fire from the convention, as minority
report on this question will be sub
mitted. The question of whether the
supreme court shall hold all its sessions
at the capital or give one session each
to Bismarck, Fargo and Grand Forks, has
been settled by the committee in favor
holding all terms at the capital. The
terms Of the judges of the supreme
court shall be six years, any vacancy by
death or otherwise to be filled by ap-
pointment of the governor. and ap-
p0intee to serve until the next general
election. No person shall be eligible to
the Office of supreme nudge who is not a
/ citizen oil the United States, thirty
years of age and citizen OF the state at
least five years. To be eligible to the
judgeShip of the district court the can
didate must be twenty-five years of age
and a resident of the state two years
prior to the day of election. The judi
cial districts are as follows:
No. 1.-Shall consist of the counties of
Pembiua, Cavalier, Walsh, Nelson and Grand
Forks.
No. 2-Ramsey, Towner, Benson, Botti-
neau, McHenry, Church. Renville. Ward,
Stevens, Mountraille, Garfield, Flannery and
Buford counties.
No. 3.-Cass, Steele and Trail counties
No. 4-Richland, Ransom, Sargent, Dickey
and Mcintosh.
No. 5-Logan. La Moure, stutsman. Barnes,
Wells, Foster, Eddy and Griggs.
No. 6-Burleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Sheri-
dan, Mclean, Morton, Oliver, Mercer,
Williams, Stark, Hettinger.. Bowman, Bill
Ings, Mckenzie, Dunn, Wallace and Aired,
and that portion of the Sioux Indian reser-
vation lying north Of the seventh standard
parallel. = r.
The invitation of citizens of James
that place to complete its work was
presented by Mr.. Camp. The invitation
was signed by Mayor Fuller, and it
guarantees free entertainment to the
delegates during the remainder of the
session. The Scandinavian Temper
ance society of North Dakota has petit
toned the convention on behalf of the
Scandinavian inhabitants to prohibit
the manufacture or sale of intoxicating
liquor in the state The article regard
ing the organization of counties and
townships came up for consideration.
but it was recommitted to the standing
committee. This is considered vic
tory for those who are opposed to load
ing down the constitution with such
matters as the location of county seats,
which should be left to the Legislature.
The consideration of the COM
plete constitution, introduced by
MIR. Williams, of Burleigh, has
been postponed until after the
committees have all reported.
The convention adjourned without de-
batting question or introducing new
matter. There are no new develop
ments in the political situation so far as
the governorship is concerned, although
those opposed to Allen deny that Stim-
mel has withdrawn in his favor. They
assert that Stimmel. with Drowal, is in
favor of President Fancher, of the con-
vention, who is in the field for the gov
ernorship. Ex-Gov. Ordway, who is
one of the two leading Republican can
didates for the United States senate,
will be given a farewell reception at
the residence of his son-in-law, Col.
Whitford, of Bismarck. tomorrow
evening, after which he will leave for
his home in the Red river valley. 1t is
said he will reside at Grafton.