New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-07
NORTH DAKOTA.
Another Weeks Work Put in but the
Constitution not yet Licked Into
Shape.
Some of the Main Provisions that Were
Considered and Debated in the
Convention.


Considered and Debated in the
Convention.
The convention which has been in session
Sat Bismarck is about ready to adjourn. The
appropriation is nearly exhausted; there is
Hess than $4,000 left and that will not last
"a week. Some of the members want to go
home for a few days on account of their crops
and Others on account Of the Republican
primaries, notably in Grand Forks, Suits
man and La Moure counties.
THE COURTS.
The judiciary committee has completed its
iabors and has reported to the convention
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 JUS
tices of the peace be retained. The commit
tee sits down on the proposed plan OF the
establishment OF county courts, and this, it
lis believed, will draw considerable fire from
che convention, as a minority report on this
question will be submitted The question of
whether the supreme court shall hold all its
sessions at the capital or whether one SEES
sion each shall be held at Bismarck, Fargo
and Grand Forks, has been settled by the
committee in favor OF holding all terms at
che capital. The terms of the judges of the
supreme court are to be six years, any va
cancy by death or otherwise to be filled by
appointment of the governor, the appointee
to serve until the next general
election. 1t is provided that no person
shall be eligible to the Office of supreme judge
~vLo is not citizen of the United States.
thirty years of age and a citizen of the state
-at least five years. To be eligible to the
iJudgeship of the district court the candidate
must be twenty-five years OF age and a resi-
dent of the state two years prior to the day
of election. The judicial districts are created
as follows:
First--The counties OF Pembina, Cavalier,
walsh, Nelson and Grand Forks.
Second-Counties of Ramsey Towner, Ben
son, Pierce, Rolette, Bottineau, McHenry,
Church, Renyille, Ward, Stevens, Mountraille,
Garfield, Flannery and Buford.
Third-Counties of Cass, Steel and Traill
Fourth-Counties of Richland, Ransom,
Sargent Dickey and Mcintosh.
Fifth-Counties of Logan LaMoure, Suits
man, Barnes, Wells, Foster Eddy, and
Griggs.
Sixth-Counties of Burleigh, Emmons
Kidder, Sheridan. Mclean, Morton, Oliver,
Mercer, Williams, Stark, Hettinger, Bowman,
Billings, Mckenzie, Dunn, Wallace and
PSA
reservation lying north OF the seventh
standard parallel.
The minority report of the committee on
the judicial department. was submitted and
was signed by Bartlett of Griggs Moer,
johnson, Robertson, Stevens and Rame. It
provides for the election of q county Judge
In each organized county, whose term of Of
flee shall be two years. 1t gives the county
courts original jurisdiction in all matters of
probate, guardianship and settlements of
che estates of deceased persons, and in all
eases oflunacy. In countries having apopu-
lation of 2, 900 or over these courts shall also
have concurrent jurisdiction with the district
courts in all civil cases wherein the amount
In controversy does not exceed $1,000. 1t
also provides for the allowance Of writs of err
ror or appeal to district courts. The quail
stication for the position of county Judge in
counties with over 1000 population are the
same as those of district Judge and the sal
airy in such counties shall be $1,000. The
: office of justice of the peace is virtually abol
ished.. These are the main points in the
minority report of the judiciary committee,
and as the convention is pretty evenly
divided on the question it is the subject of
much discussion.
SCHOOL LANDS.
The committee on schoollands has reported
q It's proposed article. 1t provides that the
! proceeds from the sale Of school lands shall
be trust fund, the principal of which shall
forever remain inviOlate and may be in
! creased but never diminished, the state to
make good all losses thereon; the interest
and income shall be used for the support of
che schools only, and after one year from the
assem- bling of the first legislature the lands
4 may be disposed of as follows: No more than
= one-fourth of the lands shall be sold within
Z five years, no more than one-half of the re-
mainder in ten years The remainder may
! be sold as soon as salable at not less than
Il $1U per acre.
Aa MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
/. The legislative committee provides that
4 the senate shall consist of not less than
thirty nor more than fifty members, and that
the house shall have not less than sixty nor
more than 40, the senator's to be divided
int two classes to be elected for two and
four years, respectively. 1t also provides
that the trading OF votes among members
sgs shall be considered bribery. The sessions
Ii, comp ensation paid shall be $500 and the
n mileage 10 cents. No act shall take effect
y until sixty days after the adjournment, In
+ nearly all respects the proposed article is in
4 harmony with the provisions of the COM
seplete constitution introduced by Williams.
IMPEACHMENT.
y The article proposed by the committee on.
Impeachment provides that alIimpeachments
shall be tried by the senate. When the
governor and lieutenant governor is on trial
Che presiding Judge of the supreme court
j shall preside. All officers not liable to inn
parchment shall be subject to removal for
maleasance, crime, misdemeanor, drunken
y ness or incompetency N person shall be liable
for impeachment twice for the same offense.s
& If the governor receives a bride for his off,
~ ial act or shall promise his official influence
in consideration that any member of the
legislature shall give his vote on any meas
ure or who menaces any member by the
threatened use of his veto power, or promises
appointment for legislature votes he shall
be punished in the manner provided by law
OTHER PROVISIONS:
The committee on education prohibits sec
tarianism in the schools and leaves to the