Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-18
THE COMING STATES.
m uore Timber Submitted for the Con-
stttutiOnaI Structures.

| OLYMPIA, w. T., July IA petition
was presented to the convention from la
| Dor organizations, favoring an absolutely
secret ballot in the election OF all public
officers.
| The tide land question is still being ar
gued before the committee and greatly
discussed by delegates. The Committee
on Miscellaneous Subjects reported
against submitting the Prohibition ques.
ton to a vote of the people. There was
a minority report, however, but the
sentiment of the convention appears to
be with the majority.
A proposition was introduced provid-
| ing that all corporations should be
created under general law and that no
special charter shall be allowed. The
same proposition also defines at length
the power and limitation of railroad cor
porations, and prescribes the manner in
which stockholders shall vote.
The Committee on the Bill Of Rights
has resolved to abolish the Grand Jury
system, making a commitment by the
Justice of the Peace equivalent to an in
dictment. In special emergencies, how
ever, the Judge caneall Grand Jury for
certain specific works.
The Legislative Committee will report
against the convict labor system, and will
fix the first Tuesday after the first Mon.
day in November as the date to elect
United States Senator'S.
MONTANA CONVENTION.
HELENA, July ia memorial was
presented to the convention today from
Madison county, endorsing equal sutf-
rage.
Among the propositions introduced was
resolution defining the Montana boun-
daries, and another in regard to the
qualification of all office.holders. The
latter specified that office holders must
reside two years in Montana; also, no
person shall be eligible to the Office of
Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Super
intendent of Public instruction unless
he shall attain the age of thirty years.
The resolution prohibiting the sale of
school lands WAS reported favorably by
the committee.
A resolution was introduced limiting
prohibiting all sorts of gambling, third
that no chance games of any kind shall
be permitted in any room or building
where intoxicating liquors are sold.
Baird, of Custer county, introduced
resolution prohibiting railway pools.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Sioux FALLS, Oak, July 1.-THE
standing committees are slow in report
ing and little business was transacted to-
day. The Committee on Legislative and
Judicial Apportionment has failed to
come to any definite understanding. 1t
held stormy session this afternoon and
rescinded all previous action. The want
of unity is due to the efforts of the vari.
GUS candidates to gain advantages by the
apportionment of the districts.
NORTH DAKOTA.
BISMARCK, OAK, July 1.-THE Com
mittee on Executive has agreed on its
report ON the salaries of State officers,
but will not submit it to the convention
for several days. The salaries recon-
are as follows: Governor, So 900;
Lieutenant. Governor, $1,000; Auditor
and Commissioner of Insurance, $500
each; Secretary of State, Treasurer,
of Public Instruction,
Commissioners of Schools and Public
Lands and Attorney General, $4,000
each. The committee also recommends
a Railroad Commission, to consist OF
three members, who shall be elected,
and whose salary shall be $4,000 each.
Many believe that it is safer to have the
commissioners appointed by the Gov
ernor than to place them under the in
fuepce of political pledges i'll cor. zen.
tions and campaigns.
The Committee of Cor.aty supefintend.
ents ask that no sc. ...oel lands be sold for
less than ton dollars per acre, without
tne consent of at least two consecutive
Legislatures that no more than one.
fourth Of the lands shall be sold within
five years, and that at least one-fourth
shall never be sold.
Proposed articles were introduced as
followB. Providing that license for the
sale of Intoxicating liquor shall be 81 900
in cities of over 5000 population, and
$500 in towns of less; making the basis
of representation in the Legislature one
Representative for every seven hundred
votes; making it necessary to have all
bank notes issued for circulation to be
registered and countersigned by an
officer of the State, and compelling
security for the full amount, OF the
Treasurer.
Judge Cooley, the chairman of the
Inter State Commerce Commission, being
in the city, was invited to address the
convention, which he did briefly.
The Joint commission for the division
of the property and adjustment of the
debts of the Territory between the two
States, was in session several hours this
evening.