The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-01

citizen, and TINT the reading OF the
Declaration OF Independence wit facility
shall be considered a test of the qualification
Of q voter. No act or legislature shall take
effect within sixty days after adjournment,
unless specially provided in the preamble Or
body Of the act. This constitution will
furnish an abundance Of material for discus
sion, and those who have read it predict
that it will be adopted with but few changes.
HAT THEY THINK OF 1T.
The Williams complete constitution, q
synopsis OF which has been given, ia the sub.
ject of much discussion. All who have read
it will admit that the convention would not
make any serious mistake in adopting it in
full, but it is not in harmony with some oil
the hobbies, and must therefore undergo
amendment and Generalization II not en-.
tirely brushed aside for a new-made docu'
ment. It conflicts with the judiciary COM
mittee, inasmuch as it favors the establish.
ment Of county courts, and conflicts with
county court advocates by refusing to abol,
ish the Office Of Justice Of the peace. 1t on
tagonizes the woman sufragists by ignoring
them altogether; it does not please the Pro.
h~ibitionists because it leaves the question en-.
tirely with the Legislature and makes no pro.
vision for a submission of the question to q
vote. -
AFTER LAND M~oNoPoLIEs.
Lauder of Richland introduced an article
discouraging the holding of large tracts oil
lands by individuals or corporations "a
against the public welfare: also on taxation
providing that the roadway, roadbed and
rolling stock Of railroads shall be assessed
by the state board of equalization at their
actual value; same to be appropriated to
the counties, cities, townships and districts
in which the roads are located, and railroads
shall not be valued at less than 5000, nor
more than $1,000 pei mile. 1t also provides
that income taxes may be collected from
persons, corporations or joint stock COM
panies. Proposed articles were introduced
by Sandager Of Ransom, as follows:
Deducting from salaries of public officers
who may be guilty of neglect of duty; dis
franchising persona giving or receiving
brides for votes: prohibiting the forming of
trusts; preventing the passage of any law
exempting under the gross earnings tax sys-
tenn any property of o railroad other than
that actually used in. the operation OF the
business; limiting homestead exemptions to
$500; providing that nothing shall be ex-
empt from distress and sale for taxes except
wearing apparel and household goods.
INT THE ABBATH r
President Fancher received the following
t Y: to day from Blue Mountain Lake.
The American Sabbath union earnestly
recommend that q provision should be in
serted in your new constitution protecting
and encouraging Sabbath observance. Per-
haps the following would be acceptable to
the conventions: "No work or trade shall be
carried on the first day. Of the week,
usually called Sunday, except such as may
be strictly charitable or necessary, and
the legislature shall pass awsregulating and
encouraging the observance OF the holy Sab
bath by all the people," If the matter has
not already been formally acted upon by the
convention, will you not kindly take the
steps TO have this or q similar proposition
adopted by the convention, and thus lay tho
constitution of the new state upon the true
foundation OF the Divine Word, and reap the
gratitude of your people and those of
the whole country.
The telegram was signed by Elliott F.
Shepherd, president, and Maj. Gen. o. o.
Howard, of the executive committee. Two
complete constitutions have been introduced
as propositions. The one by Williams OF
Bismarck is a very complete document, and
is attracting a great deal OF attention. The
other is the South Dakota constitution in
troduced by Parsons Of Mandan.