The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-03-01
-FOUR new STATES.
Both Houses Pass the Omnibus
p Territorial Bill.
The Two Dakotas, Montana and
Washington Admitted. ),

After years Of active endeavor on the part
of'its citizens the Territory of Dakota Ia to
be clothed with Statehood. She comes into
the Union -howcver, 80 two statss, and with
Montana and Warrington, whose admissions
was also permitted by Congress. the number
OF American States will be increased TO for-s
ty.two.
The conference report on tho Omnibus
Territorial bill has been agreed TO by both
signature Of the President in order 70 become
q law. = IL Sff
I'm the House the adoption of the bill was
greeted with applause, but in the Senate the
provisions ofFthe bill gave rise TO some
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois presented the re-
port in the House aud Mr.. Platt in the Senate.
The bill as agreed to i'm conference provides
Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana and
Washington. The attempt to induce the
| Territory OF Washington to accept the name
| OF Tacoma has been fruitless.
| on the line OF the seventh standard parallel
produced due west to the western boundary
Of the Territory. The delegates elected to the
Constitutional Cons ention north OF this par
allel shall assemble at Bismarck and those
elected south Of the parallels at Sioux Falls.
| The delegates to the Convention in each OF
the proposed new States shall be elected on
the Tuesday % after the first i, Mondsy !. May
II
that they adopt the Constitution OF the
| to form constitutions and State governments.
gates to the Convention in South Dakota the
| electors shall vote for or against the Sioux
| Falls constitution. II majority Of the
votes shnll be for the constitution the Con-
yention shall resubmit to the people Of South
Dakota for ratification or rejection the
constitution framed at Sioux Falls and
also the articles and propositions sepa.
rately submitted, including ths ques-
tion Of locating the temporary seat Of gov
ernment, with such changes only as relate to
the name and boundary OF the proposed
State, to the reapportionment Of the
judicial and legislative districts and such
amendments as may be necessary in order
to comply with the provisions OF this
act; and IL a majority of the votes cast
on the ratification or rejection OF the copsti
tuition shall be for the constitution, irrespec
tive of the articles separately submitted. the
State Of South Dakota shall be admitted al
| q State in the Union under said constitution
as hereinafter provided; but the archives
records and books OF the Territory Of Da-
kota shall remain at Bismarck. the capital oi
North Dakota, until an agreement in refer
ence theretoi is reached by said States,
But IL at the election Of delegates to th,
Constitutional ConNeptses sneifcast Saaarbl
ssunsr the Sioux Falls constitution it shai
be the duty OF the Convention to form I
constitution as IL that question had not beer
submitted to the people It is made
INIT nas DUTY tSs OF ,onr the Pre- prssidens 81, 70 Cd
proclamation il the constitutions formed ar,
ratified at the election to be held on the firsl
Tuesday in October. Each Of the new States
| shall be entitled to one Representative II
Congress, except South Dakota, which shal
be entitled to two Representatives
Section IL provides that oil lands herein
| granted Tor educational purposes shall be dis
posed OF only at public sale and ut "A price o.
not less than $40 per acre, the proceeds to con
stitute permanent school fund, tho Interest
OF which only shall be expended in the sun
port Of said schools But said land,
may under such regulations as
the Legislatures shall prescribe b
leased for periods OF not more thar
i've years, in quantities not exceeding one
section to any one person or company; anc
such land shall not be subject to pre- -emption
homestead entry or any other entry unde,
the land laws of the United States, whether
surveyed or unsurveyed, but shall be re
served for school purposes only.
AL mineral lands are exempted from tn,
grants made by the act. The two Dako..:
are to be added to Justice Miller's circuit
| tthe Eighthl and Washington and Montanf
to Justice Fields (the Ninth. :
Ii the anxiety Of the people Ia those Terri
tories is as great as 1t has been Represented
to be, there Is no reason Why Nthth anc
South Dakota. Montana, and Washing
ton should not be States within min,
months, and also be represented bv San
ators and Representatives in tho first regular
session Of the Fifty first Congress- while Tn.
people living north and south OF the seventh
standard parallel, which is to be the bound
ary line between the two Dakotas. are r.
have a chance to say whether there shall be !
greater difference than is promised between
the two. :. 49,. - & -. = -