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TIE UTAH eILL SIGNED.
The Territory Has only ca Hold Consti-
tutionaI Convention to Become a state.


tutionaI Convention to Become - state.
WASHINGTON. July Is. The president
has signed the bill TO permit Utah to
hold constitutional convention and
be admitted into the union rs n state.
The Utah bill as amended by the senate.
which amendments have been accepted by the
house. makes IL impossible for the.territory TO
carry out the processes OF admission before the
close OF 1905 Had the house bin passed 10
could have been admitted during the pres
ent year The bin as amended and sent
20 the president provides that delegates 10 the
constitutional convention called By the gov
ernor OF the territory shall be chosen on tho
nrst Tuesday after the first Monday OF Novcm-
Der 1894. and that the convention itself shall
not assemble until the frst Monday In March.
1898.
The constitutional convention viii frame .
state constitution. which viii be submitted 20
the people for ratification at an election In No
yemher, 1898, when the governor and other state
oficers and member OF congress will be elect
ed. IL the constitution n ratified and II the
president hnds that II provides fora republican
form OF government under the provisions OF
the act OF congress. ne will issue proclama-
tion announcing the fact and declaring Utah
state.
First the convention must declare on behalf
OF the people OF the state 10 adopt tho constl-
tuition OF the United States. Several impor-
are made by congress. that It shall DO rcpub-
lican In form and make no distinction In civil
or political rank on account OF race OF color.
except as 10 Indians, who are not taxed that
IL shall not be repugnant 10 the constitution OF
the United States and the principles OF tho
declaration OF Independence.
One OF the most crucial requirements OF tho
state constitution, which was evoked by tho
power OF the Mormon church. Is that IL shall
provide by ordinance irreyocnbe without the
consent OF the United States and the people OF
the state that perfect liberation of religious
sentiment shall be secured and that no in
habitauts OF the state shall ever he molested
on account OF the mode OF religious worship,
provided that polygamous or plural marriages
are forever prohibited.
The state Is 10 disolaim all title 10 the unap-
proprlated public lands, ana all Indian tribes
are 70 remain under the absolute Jurisdiction
OF the United states However the govern
ment comedies liberal grants 90 lands 10
the state for public purposes. ono hun
dred sections are given for public
buildings at the capital, $1,000 acres
for an agricultural college, two townships
and 10000 acres for the University OF Utah,
for Irrigation purposes, 10000 acres; for an in
sane asylum, for school OF mines. for a deaf
and dumb asylum for a reform school, for u
state normal school. for an institution for tho
blind. each 10000 acres, and for minera hos
pital 30, 900 acres. The United states penlten-
state All granted lands are 20 be sold
at public sales for not less than s. an
acre but the state may lease them for
terms Of flyc years. Ten per cent. OF the pro-
ceeds OF the sale OF the public lands. after the
admission OF the state is 10 be paid by tho
government 20 the state az permanent fund
for the support OF the common schools OF
which the interest only Is available IL will DO
seen that liberal provisions are made for odu-
catlona institutions and charitable purposes.
All OF the educational institutions are TO re-
main under tho exclusive control OF the state
ana no part OF the proceeds OF the land can DO
used FOR the support OF any scctaran or denom-
national school
These are the principal provisions of the con-
tract upon which the government OF tho forty
four existing states adglts To statehood tho
territory of Utah Her population Is now esti-
mated az 10000 and the proportion 81 for
cign born IS less than In thirteen of the states
The Legislature elected NJ the November
election will meet early IN December, and ono
OF its first acts will be to choose two United
States senator's