St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-07
Committee Report Locating
State Institutions in
North Dakota.
Bismarck, as Might Be EX-
pected, Retains the Seat OF
Government.
New MeXieo's Constitutional
Convention Will Be Solid
ly Republican.
Atheist Pef1ey Refuses to Sign
the New Constitution for
Idaho.

BISMARCK, N. D.. Aug. 6.-The
event of the day was the report
of the committee on public institutions,
which seems to meet with the approval
of the convention. The following is
the report locating permanently all state
Institutions:
Section l. The following public institu-
tions of the state are permanently located at
the lands specifically granted to it by the
United States in the act of congress ap-
proved Feb. %, 1889, to be disposed of and
used IN such manner as the legislative as
sembly may prescribe.
First-The seat of government at the city
OF Bismarck. i'll the county OF Burleigh.
Seccnd--The state university and the
school of mines at the city of Grand Forks,
in the county of Grand Forks.
Third-The agricultural college at the city
OF Fargo, in the county of Cass.
Fourth-A state normal school at the city
Of Valley City, in the county of Barnes, and
the legislative assembly in apportioning the
grant OF $4,000 acres of land for normal
schools made on the act Of congress referred
to shall grant to the said normal school at
Valley City aforementioned $4,000 acres,
and said lands are hereby appropriated to
said Institution for that purpose.
Fifth-The deaf and dumb asylum at the
city of Devils Lake, in the county of Ram
sey.
Sixth-A state reform school at the city of
Mandan, in the county of Norton
Seyenth--A state normal school at the
town Of Mayville, in the county of Trail,
and the legislature assembly in apportioning
the grant of lands made by congress. in the
act Of aforesaid for state normal schools
shall assign $4,000 acres to the institution
hereby located at Mayville. and said lands
are hereby appropriated for that purpose.
Eighth-A state hospital for the insane
and Institution for the fpah1n- cd In,
connected Herewith at the city of James
town, in the county Of statesman. and the
Legislature assembly shall appropriate 10000
acres OF the grant of lands made by the act
OF congress aforesaid for "other educational
and charitable Institutions to the benefit
and for the endowment of said institution.
The following named public institutions
are hereby permanently located as herein
after provided, each to have so much of the
remaining grant of 10000 acres of land
made by the United States for ''other educa-
tional and charitable institutions, as is al
lotted below, viz:
First-A soldiers home, when located. or
such other charitable institution as the leg
isiatlve assembly may determine, at Lisbon.
in the county Of Ransom. with grant Of
40, 600 acres of land.
Second-A blind asylum, or such other In
stitutiOn as the legislative assembly may de-
termine, at such place in the county of Penn
bina as the qualified electors may determine
at an election to be held as prescribed by the
legislative assembly, with grant of $4,000
acres.
Third-An Industrial school for manual
training, or such other educational instltu-
ton as The legislative assembly may provide.
at the town of Glendale, in the county of
Dicky. with grant of 10000 acres
FOurth-A school of forestry or such other
institution as the legislative assembly may
determine, at such place in one of the eoun-
ties of McHenry, Ward, Bottineau or Roolette
as the electors of said counties may determine
by an election for that purpose. to be held as
provided by the legislative assembly.
Fifth-A scientific school or such other ed
ucauonal or charitable institution as the leg
islative assembly may prescribe, at the city of
Wahpeton, county Of kichland, with a grant
of 10000 acres, provided that no other insti-
tuition of character similar to any one of
those located by this article shall be estab-
lished or maintained without q revision of
this constitution.
This report was indorsed by the ma
jority of the committee on public insti-
tutiOns and in all probability will be
adopted. During the afternoon much
time was occupied in the discussion OF
the article providing for township or
posing it OIL the ground that counties
should be permitted to adopt or reject
the system by vote of the people. At
last evenings session Johnson, of La
kota, introduced resolution providing
that if railroad company shall issue a
pass to one member of the legislature it
shall issue passes to all members, the
object being to prevent discrimination
in favor of friends of the railroads. The
resolution was amended so as to include
all relatives and friends of legislators
and was then referred to the committee
on Indian affairs.