, 1876-11-24

AN do clar'ng The state adm,.,.,
on,on an eqnal footing with ,tc orten. mo thu
Congress- '''e' On tle patt Of
This is the Inv. On Tic .,h II,
1S70, tho Constitution was yo,oI W. W 'nsy,
people Of Colo ado aud adopted. ar ,h,. ~ sl,'
and copy Of the Constitution ',,n, ana leet'
n@noos' wero certified to tho Pros;ilan. =. .ia'@
United States. who by proclamation a,.ae ~.
Aug. I; 1876, declared that tha fnndau uA'ea
conditions imposed by Congress On 'ea'h ,ha sa's
OF colorado to entitle TINT State IN s .''''o
to tho Union had boon ratlf,o1 and 'a'ss'on aa
3D. and that the admission Of that s,sta a.esp1. ,,
Tue Union on An equal footipo viii, ',..o m
original states was therefore coun}etn A'
4hore Is and can be no objection mo,fo.t.,
tho requirements md provisions of S .''a '.As
admitting Colorado rs State of tbo ~. 1,.' ae'
h"vo not boon all complied with. Tl,e o"'.n "",
question Is, had Congress tho rover n NY NY
Sido for the admission Of tic State con,ta p,o'
ally, or to provide for tie admission '''a' At w.
STATE during tie roccsa Of Congress, Iv ,hs M
proclamation Of tho President? Tia ao "s
Of Congress ovor the subject Of tba a,,n,a Itmst
sion OF new States is complete and ahso,..s ''
The Constitution reatls: "New stotos
boadmittedby tho Congress into this I1nton 10y :
The wl'olo powor ia vested IN cons~a.,
which body may provide for TINT asmisa;on
upon such terms, and such conaltionu ana
IN such manner, md at such times as cs. *a
gress may determine By law, This l. s W..
an open question. States haye baon AZ a.,
mitted which hive formed State Goyernmsnts
without any previous Legislative or euabl;na
acts, aud without oven having the CoustItu
ton submitted to and ratified by a yota n,
the people. As long ago as brarch ?, 1eo,
Congress- passed an act admitting Tie gtoto =,
Missouri into the Union Ton a certo;n ooa.
lition," and authorized the President, unon
satisfactory evidence tllnt the State hsd ean.
Piled with tho condition. to tlcclare. bv nroc.
lamation, Missouri admitted into tho 1in;o,
on an equal footing with the original states
Tho condition was ratified by the ststo. mn,
President MoNRoE, by proclamation Of Aue
u, 1871, In tho recess Of Congress, declarcd
Missouri to be State of the Union, M
1urtfGr Legislation WAg re0nref1 nn3 H., Il
mission Of TIM stato t,atoa fron ..,s u> 'uo w.
tho Presiaont,e r,roc1ouotio, N"'' VI
In WISCONSIN. ata.o r,,,a,,....,.
Government was formed BY the ssato Con.
yontion. Dec. 10. 184o. onJ nnn,;as.;au .s o1u-
mndo fnr ndn;oeior, Int ~, .,rt.. sA n "As
March 8, 1917, required that the Constitution
Of tho State should be submitted to a yoto Of
tha.T1r;tod stota. rraa - aa,aa ~ 4e91Saa. ot
sborfa ;1oo1o-o 7v;sasn,;,, a..s,,. ~ 'us 'as''
nn;on 40 = stoto ~ .a.x,a aa'.'eu - tAe
boxvovor -o,ooto5 49, nass!:.,..:. r. " 'au a'a,e'
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pros;5ont ~ Jo.,ase .'.a a.. r'"e. ~ t4'
oortn;a a;uo,,,, - s.ansas 49, so a's'eu anoeF
, ~ n.aeaa s nSSa..a VS. .ep1s.su, y. ar
,,aaaaa w. ~. aa' es1:ls a. ~ Dt.Nen' 1oof'
r.a.a nero,n..".. go paytu' ~ t'tln
aars;se,oo | ~ 49, at..s w e1s ne." 1of 1no
a,aa.at, -r1,;,,, ta.assa oe..',,.l.: on ~,
st.,a roma~,,...a. - ..,';o,' eosa..oa aua
noo,,1a. tso faat h,as. - oa..;aas @ 'vu -. ~. y w
1ont IL ,,1 n~a,1on,at;on -. w .Ia. -.
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NJ Nonoa, a5,n;ttad ~ % H. 1,,;nn % - s'sa = c...s
49, ~ss.,. ~ ,a.a" rns,1a ~ ~ a,aa ~ -. 40 asa's.
s.- nssa,saat Dr.. 49, ana % T;.a 49, nsss,ss. w. 's "s ~.
M 1Ia,.aa u.staa ans @ .saoo raa.s nsons .as s
n.as,1ss. s5 4s.e 'e''. a,',. ~
ra.aa '' ''''~' Nv '0''''A " A''''~'' ~ 'D'''
'o1 T., u. oo.oof Nahro,to fro,o-os. !, 4,.;,
1874. nasaed mn enob1,no oct md for tha Nd.
mission of tha stoto Int m act,on vas
tolan bv Tia Territo~v In 7gcc ,ha Tcrri.
torinl I,co;alatnro fra,nci, n state Constltu.
tion w1,;e1, VIVA rot,f,od h,t m art for her
oi,m,ssion fa;,aa In January. ,Rs7, }yll
for tho odn,,aaion ~ tha etato wa yetoct1.
Int zvog n,acod ,vor tho vot, Thia mt nro.
v,1ad tbat w1on tba eto,a e,ould rotify cor,
| tain fnn1nmanto1 conaft;ons, thu President
should 5,c1ara Tho stato admitted Tho
oond;t;ons ,vo-o rot;aaa praa;dout Jous.
aoy rnon tha facts being cort;aod to him,
hy nroc,omotion f,ec1ored Nebraska to DO
o5ritto,1 into tho Union as Stale On an
aoro1 foot;ro with tha original statea.
Horo thau xvs hova n aeriea Of acts o,
conorcaa nrovjaino bv Inv for Tic admission
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