St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-18
STATEHOOD FOR WYOMING.
Favorable Reports on the Wyo-
ming and Oklahoma Bills.


ming and Oklahoma Bills.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia special
meeting of the senate committee OH ter
ritories was held to-day. Chairman
Platt was instructed to report, recon-
mending the passage OF the bills, to
make state of Wyoming, and to or
ganize territorial form of government
for Oklahoma. The committee decided
! that inasmuch as case is now pending
before the supreme court involving the
constltutlonality Of such test oath as
is required by the constitution adopted
by the people OF Idaho, affecting the
MormOns. the bill for the admission
OI Iuan0 as state should
not be acted on definitely until the SUI
greme court rules upon the question.
The bill for the admission of Wyoming,
which will be reported to the senate
Monday. provides that the new state
shall be entitled to one representative
IN congress; that sections l6 and 80 in
every township shall be set aside for
school purposes; that AL lands thus
granted shall be disposed of at public
sale, the proceeds to constitute a per-
manent school fund; that per cent of
all moneys realized for public lands
shall be applied to the educational
fund; that the penitentiary at Laramie,
ali lands connected with it, and uneY-
pended appropriations therefor. are
GRANTED TO THE NEW STATE;
tnaG So,U00 acres OF land are granted to
the state for an agricultural colleges.
that in lieu of grants of land under eX-
listing internal improvement and swamp
land acts the following grants are made:
Insane asylum in Uinta cou iy, $4,000
acres: penal reform institution. Carbon
county, 10000 acres; penItehtiary. AL
oany county, 10000 acres: deaf, dumb
and blind asylum, Laramie county,
5aOUu acres; poor farm, Fremont
county. 10000 acres: Miners hospital,
$4,000 acres; normal schools, 100000
acres: state charitable, educational,
penal and reformatOry Institutions, A0,-
-Oe0 acres, making total of 501,0O0 acres.
All mineral lands are exempt from the
grants made. The sum OF $4,000 is to
be appropriated to pay the expenses of
the constitutional convention of Sept.
80. 1889. The state is to constitute iu-
dicial circuit forwtich judge, attorney
and marshal are to be appointed. Court
Is To be held on the first Monday III
April and the first Monday in Noyem-
Der of each year. The territorial off
GERS are to continue to hold office until
the state OH GERS are elected and qualify.
The Oklahoma bill which is also to be.
reported TO the senate Monday is to Or
ganize the Oklahoma country Unto
temporary government by the name of
the Territory of Oklahoma but moth
Ing in the act is TO be conStru ed to IN
hibit the government dividing the ter
ritory or changing its boundaries. The
executive power is to be in the
hands of governor appointed by
the president with the restrictions and
privileges of other territorial governors.
There is to be secretary of the terri
tory. The Legislative power to be vested
In the governor and in an assembly.
Inc assembly is to be composed of
council Of nine members (Which may be
increased to twelvel. and a house of
representatives of thirteen members
(which may be increased to twenty
four. Members of the assembly are to
be residents of
THE DISTRICTS THEY REPRESENT.
The apportionment of representatives
Is TO be made by the governor. The usual
qualifications fOr:vOterS are provided.
The assembly is to pass no laws inter-
fering with the primary disposal of the
SOIL. and 10 impose no tax on the prop
eriy of the United States, and to make
no unequal distribution of taxation. No
member of the assem- bly, is to hold Of
fee, created (Or the salary or the emo
iumentS which have been lncreased),
while he is member or for one year after
the expiration of his term, except
in the case of members of the first as
sembly. The judicial power of the ter
ritory is TO be vesred in supreme court
Ia chief justice and two associates), dis
trict courts, probate courts and justices
of the peace. Until prescribed by law
the governor is to define the judicial
districts. assign the judges and fix the
time for holding court. A United
States attorney for the territory is to be
appointed by the president at an annual
salary of $3.50 and fees, and marshal
at a salary of S2m.000. At the first ses-
sion of the assembly (Which is to be
called by the governor) or as soon there
after as is deemed expedient, the per-
manent seat of government is To be To-
Gated. The governor is to give sixty
days notice of the election of dele
gate who is to represent the territory in
congress. Sections IL and So in each
township are to be reserved for school
londc