Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-28
TEn TERRITORIAL BILL.

Springer presented the conference re
port on tho territorial Till. The bill as
agreed to 10 conference provides for the
admission uf the states Of North Dakota,
Sortl. Dako's, Montana and Washington
Territory. Dakota is to be divided by
line on the seventh standard pa'silcl pro.
duced due west to the western boundary
of the territory. Delegates shall be
selected to constitutional convention !;
those corth Of this parallel shall assem-.
Die at Bi.mark, those elected south Of the
parallel at Souix Falls. The delegates
10 the convention in each of the pro-
posed new states shall be elected on
Tuesday after the first Monday in May
and shall meet on the 4,h Of July and
declare that they adopt the constitution
Of the United States. They are author
lied :hereupon to form constitutions and
state governments. It's provided at the
election of delegates to the convention in
South Dakota the electors shall veto Tor
or against the Sioux Falls coneti ution
II the majority of votes shall be for the
constitution the convention shall resubmit
TO the people Of South Dakota for rasi6.
cation Or rejection. Tho constitution
framed at Sioux Falls and as, articles
and propositions separately submitted
including the question Of locating the
temporary scat Of government with sach
changes only Is related to the name and
b, undary Of the proposed state, 10 the
reappointment Of Judicial and legislative
districts and such amendments as may be
necessary in order to comply with the
provisions Of this act, aud il the MAORI.
~ Of votes cast on the ratification or
rejection Of the constitution shall be for
the constitution, irrespective Of the
articles separately submitted, the state Of
South Dakota shall be admitted as o
state 10 the union under such constitu-
ticn as hereinafter provides, but the
archives records and books Of the terri
tory Of Dakota shall remain at Bismarck,
the capitol Of North Dakota until an
agreement iD references thereto is reached
by said state, but if, at the election for
delegates to the constitutional convention
10 South Dakota, majority Of all votes
cast shall be against the Sioux Falls
constitution, it shall Be the duty Of the
convention to form q constitution As il
that question had not been submitted tc
the people.
l, is made the duty Of the president
to admit four new statcs BY proclamation
if the constitutions formed are ratified a
elections to be held on the first Tuesda,
in October. Each Of the new state
shall DO entitled to one representatives 10
congress except South Dakota, which
sh,ll bc entitled to two representatives.
SECTION II, provides all lands hereir
granted for educational purposes shall b.
disposed Of only at public sale and at ,
price not lers than $40 per acre, tn,
proceeds to constitute permanent schoo
fund. the interest Of which only shall b
expended in the support Of said schools
bnt said lands may be under such regula-
tions as the legislatures shall prescribe
be leased for periods of not more thar
fvc years in quantities not exceeding on.
section to any one person or company
and such lands shall not be subject t.
presumption or homestead entry, or any
other land laws Of the United State.
whether surveyed or unsurveyed, bu
shall be reserved for school purpose.
only. All mineral lands are exempted
from grants made BY the act. The two
Dakotas are to be added to Justice
Miller's circuit in the Eighth district
and Washington and Montana to Jus,ic.
Fields 10 the Ninth district. Until last
night the name Of Washington Mas
changed in the bill to Tacoma, but i,
was then stricken out.
Barnes, Of Georgia. said, as one Of tbs
con!erees, he had been unable, under hi.
sense OF duty, to sign the report. III
would not attempt. however, to enter
into any argument against the bill, but
would allow the House to vote upon the
report without delay. The report va.
then adopted amid applause on both
sides OF the ehamber.-Reuieu.
The idaho panhandle" need not fea,