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The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property began on July 16, 1889 and dissolved on July 31, 1889. It allowed for delegates from both the North and South Conventions to meet in Bismarck and negotiate the splitting of the Territory of Dakota.

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Resolution that the Chairmanship of the Joint Commission Alternate From Day to Day Between North and South Dakota

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 15:30

Resolution that the Chairmanship of the Joint Commission Alternate From Day to Day Between North and South Dakota

People: John W. Scott Chas. H. Price

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 15:30

The Temporary CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen, it has been moved that the Chairmanship of the Joint Commission alternate from day to day between the respective Chairmen of the North and South Dakota Commission. As many as are of the opinion that this motion...

Resolution on the Requisite Majority

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 15:30

Resolution on the Requisite Majority

People: E. W. Caldwell

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 15:30

The Temporary CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen, you have heard the motion, the adoption of which Mr. CALDWELL moves. Are you ready for the question? As many of you as are of the opinion that the motion prevail will say aye; those opposed say no. The ayes have it,...

Resolution on Permissible Witnesses

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 15:30

Resolution on Permissible Witnesses

People: Edgar Whittlesey Camp E. W. Caldwell

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 15:30

The Clerk will call the roll. Upon a call of the roll the following members voted yea: Messrs. Camp, Griggs, Harris, Purcell, Sandager, Scott and Spalding, of the North Dakota Commission; Messrs. Brott, Caldwell, Elliott, Kellam, McGillycuddy, Neill...

Resolution to Appoint a Committee of Two on the Transcription of the Record

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 22 Jul 1889, 14:00

Resolution to Appoint a Committee of Two on the Transcription of the Record

People: Chas. H. Price

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 22 Jul 1889, 14:00

Mr. CAMP. You have heard the motion. Are there any remarks? If not, the Secretary will call the roll. All members present voted in the affirmative. Mr. GRIGGS was absent. Mr. CAMP. Under the rule the motion is carried.

Mr. Price's Substitute Resolution to Recommit the Report of the Committee on Records

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Mr. Price's Substitute Resolution to Recommit the Report of the Committee on Records

People: Chas. H. Price

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Camp, yes; Griggs, yes; Harris, yes; Purcell, yes; Sandager, yes. [...] Mr. SCOTT. I vote yes. Spalding, (absent); Kellam, yes; Brott, yes; Caldwell, yes; Elliott, yes; McGillycuddy, yes; Neill, yes; Price, yes. South Dakota, seven yeas. North...

Report of the Committee on Miscellaneous Property

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The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Report of the Committee on Miscellaneous Property

Report of the Committee on Public Library

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The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Report of the Committee on Public Library

General Plan of Agreement Proposed by the Special Committee

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 27 Jul 1889, 14:30

General Plan of Agreement Proposed by the Special Committee

Mr. Kellam's Resolution for the Division of the Records Pertaining to Exclusively to One of the States

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 10:30

Mr. Kellam's Resolution for the Division of the Records Pertaining to Exclusively to One of the States

People: A. G. Kellam

Division of Books and Records: Lot One and Lot Two

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Division of Books and Records: Lot One and Lot Two

Resolution on the Adjournment of the Joint Commission

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 11:00

Resolution on the Adjournment of the Joint Commission

People: A. G. Kellam

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 11:00

Which resolution was carried unanimously.

Resolution to Thank the Chairmen, Clerks, and Stenographers of the Commission

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 21:15

Resolution to Thank the Chairmen, Clerks, and Stenographers of the Commission

People: E. W. Caldwell

Resolution to Thank Governor Mellette

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 21:15

Resolution to Thank Governor Mellette

People: William Elliot E. W. Caldwell

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 21:15

Mr. CAMP. You have heard the motion, gentlemen. If there are no remarks, all in favor say aye. Unanimously adopted, and I hope the Clerk will make proper record that can be presented to the Governor.

Journal of the Joint Commission

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 21:15

Journal of the Joint Commission

Enabling Act of Congress

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 15:30

Enabling Act of Congress

1885 Sioux Falls Constitution

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 15:30

1885 Sioux Falls Constitution

Resolution to Communicate any Agreement upon Public Records of the Territory to the Respective Conventions

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 14:30

Resolution to Communicate any Agreement upon Public Records of the Territory to the Respective Conventions

People: E. W. Caldwell

Statement of Amount of Bonds Issued for Each, Premium, Report of Unexpended Balances, etc.

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 17:00

Statement of Amount of Bonds Issued for Each, Premium, Report of Unexpended Balances, etc.

People: Harvey Harris L. M. McClaren

Resolution on the Debts of the Territory

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 17:00

Resolution on the Debts of the Territory

People: E. W. Caldwell

Resolution on the Disposition of the Public Records of the Territory of Dakota

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 22 Jul 1889, 10:00

Resolution on the Disposition of the Public Records of the Territory of Dakota

Resolution to Now Determine as to Who Shall Have the Copies of the Public Records and Who the Originals

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 22 Jul 1889, 14:00

Resolution to Now Determine as to Who Shall Have the Copies of the Public Records and Who the Originals

People: John W. Scott

Resolution on the Distribution and Copying of the Records of the Territory

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Resolution on the Distribution and Copying of the Records of the Territory

People: Edgar Whittlesey Camp

Progress Report of the Committee on Milita Property

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Progress Report of the Committee on Milita Property

Progress Report of the Committee on Claims and Accounts Due the Territory

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Progress Report of the Committee on Claims and Accounts Due the Territory

Progress Report of the Committee on Federal Appropriations

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Progress Report of the Committee on Federal Appropriations

Message from Lewis McLouth of the Dakota Agricultural College of Brookings

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Message from Lewis McLouth of the Dakota Agricultural College of Brookings

People: William Elliot

Letter from the Adjutant General

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 10:00

Letter from the Adjutant General

Proxy for Mr. Purcell

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 27 Jul 1889, 14:30

Proxy for Mr. Purcell

People: Alexander Griggs

Resolution on the Records and Books Pertaining to North and South Dakota

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 27 Jul 1889, 14:30

Resolution on the Records and Books Pertaining to North and South Dakota

People: A. G. Kellam

Report of the Adjutant General

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 27 Jul 1889, 14:30

Report of the Adjutant General

South Dakota's Bid for the Public Library

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 27 Jul 1889, 14:30

South Dakota's Bid for the Public Library

North Dakota's Bid for the Public Library

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 27 Jul 1889, 14:30

North Dakota's Bid for the Public Library

Report of the Committee on Records

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 10:30

Report of the Committee on Records

Resolution on the Division of the Records Pertaining to North and South Dakota (Revised)

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 10:30

Resolution on the Division of the Records Pertaining to North and South Dakota (Revised)

People: E. W. Caldwell

Resolution on the Division of the Records

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 10:30

Resolution on the Division of the Records

People: Harvey Harris

Draft Article on the Division of Militia Property

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Draft Article on the Division of Militia Property

Articles of Agreement

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Articles of Agreement

Mr. Camp's Resolution on the Public Records of the Territory of Dakota

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 15:30

Mr. Camp's Resolution on the Public Records of the Territory of Dakota

People: Edgar Whittlesey Camp

Mr. Neill's Resolution on the Public Records of the Territory of Dakota

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 20 Jul 1889, 10:40

Mr. Neill's Resolution on the Public Records of the Territory of Dakota

People: A. G. Kellam Henry Neill

Mr. Price's Substitute Resolution on the Public Records of the Territory of Dakota

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 20 Jul 1889, 10:40

Mr. Price's Substitute Resolution on the Public Records of the Territory of Dakota

People: Chas. H. Price

Mr. Kellam's Resolution on the Public Records of the Territory of Dakota

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 20 Jul 1889, 10:40

Mr. Kellam's Resolution on the Public Records of the Territory of Dakota

People: A. G. Kellam

Report of the Committee on the Transcription of Records

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Report of the Committee on the Transcription of Records

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

The report was read and after discussion it was referred back with instructions to report the classification, stating what records it would be necessary to copy and what records and papers could be divided without copying.

Instructions to the Committee on the Disposition of Public Records

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Instructions to the Committee on the Disposition of Public Records

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 00:00

Proposition of the South Dakota Commission on the Division of Territorial Property

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 10:00

Proposition of the South Dakota Commission on the Division of Territorial Property

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 15:30

At the afternoon session Messrs. Kellam and Camp were instructed to prepare in writing a basis for settlement of all matters to come before the commission except the public records.

Proposition of the North Dakota Commission on the Division of Territorial Property

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 10:00

Proposition of the North Dakota Commission on the Division of Territorial Property

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 15:30

At the afternoon session Messrs. Kellam and Camp were instructed to prepare in writing a basis for settlement of all matters to come before the commission except the public records.

Instructions for Messrs. Kellam and Camp to Prepare a Basis for Settlement

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 15:30

Instructions for Messrs. Kellam and Camp to Prepare a Basis for Settlement

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 15:30

At the afternoon session Messrs. Kellam and Camp were instructed to prepare in writing a basis for settlement of all matters to come before the commission except the public records.

Report of the Committee on the Transcription of Public Records

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 27 Jul 1889, 14:30

Report of the Committee on the Transcription of Public Records

Instructions to the Committee on the Disposition of Public Records

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 27 Jul 1889, 14:30

Instructions to the Committee on the Disposition of Public Records

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 27 Jul 1889, 14:30

Action on the report was postponed until Monday morning and was referred back to the committee with instructions to report as to what books are necessary to be copied.

Report from the Adjutant General

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report from the Adjutant General

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

The report was referred to the Committee on Final Agreement.

Report from the Committee on Militia Property

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Report from the Committee on Militia Property

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

The report was referred to the Committee on Final Agreement. [Editor's Note: The Committee's recommendations upon the report of the Adjutant General were likely referred alongside the report.]

Articles of Agreement (as Amended by the Joint Commission)

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Articles of Agreement (as Amended by the Joint Commission)

People: A. G. Kellam

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

After some minor changes and recommendations the report was referred back to the committee for revision and final completion.

Instructions for the Committee on Territorial Debts and Liabilities

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Instructions for the Committee on Territorial Debts and Liabilities

People: Edgar Whittlesey Camp

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 30 Jul 1889, 14:00

Mr. KELLAM. I think that is a very good suggestion. Gentlemen, we shall consider it as a motion made and seconded. All in favor of drafting the article which this Commission shall recommend with reference to the debts and liabilities, will manifest by...

Draft Report of the Committee on Territorial Debts and Liabilities

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 11:00

Draft Report of the Committee on Territorial Debts and Liabilities

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 11:00

The committee to prepare the articles for the Constitutions submitted a draft of their report, which after discussion, was referred back to them to be completed.

Articles of Agreement (as Amended by the Joint Commission)

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 11:00

Articles of Agreement (as Amended by the Joint Commission)

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 11:00

The balance of the report of the Chairman as to phraseology of the agreement was read, informally discussed and adopted article by article [...] [Editor's Note: The Articles were sent a final time to the Committee of the Chairmen for enrollment and...

Articles of Agreement [Joint Commission]

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:30

Articles of Agreement [Joint Commission]

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:30

[Editor's Note: The articles of agreement were referred to the constitutional conventions of North and South Dakota.]

Report of the Committee on Territorial Debts and Liabilities

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:30

Report of the Committee on Territorial Debts and Liabilities

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 21:15

[Editor's Note: The report of the Committee on Territorial Debts and Liabilities was referred to the constitutional conventions of North and South Dakota.]

Report of the Joint Commission

Creator event:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 21:15

Report of the Joint Commission

People: A. G. Kellam

Last decision:

The Dakotas Joint Committee for the Division of Property 1889, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 21:15

[Editor's Note: The report was sent to the constitutional conventions of North and South Dakota. Attached were the articles of agreement, the article respecting territorial debts and liabilities, and the agreement concerning the records, books and...