Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-06-28

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VIZ ""VC 'ouoys AuSs tSSSs"u'' U'uH
daries Of HE new State was under di,-
CUSTOM. SfIle bill reported By comrnlt.
tee No. 3, fixed the boundaries so as to
include the three northern counties OF
Idaho or alt but small part of Idaho
county which is south of the 45lh par
allel. q motion was made in committee
TO amcnd 80 ~ 70 con6ne the boundaries
to the present boundaries Of Washing
ton Territory, these boundaries to be
supplemented with request Of The con
vention TO Congress that she include the
three counties Of Idaho, because her PEG
pie desired to be included, aud make
provision ,that, thu, constitution after
admission W Congress, permitting her
people separately from hose Of WASH
ington 70 pass upon the question Of
adoption Of tho constitution. To this
amendment the delega'c from the coun-
ties Of Idaho, objected upon the ground
that the people Of those counties had
already expressed their desire to take
part in the framing Of this constitution
90 a. to include the boundaries Of those
counties, BY, SEEDING their delegate here
to help frame the constitution, on the
ground that Washington Territory lad
signi6cd her willingness that such a
delegate should be sent from those coun
tissbr that purpose. On the further
ground That isasinueh as those countie.
had so sent their delegate, he was here
for that purpose, and arrangements
looking to the leaving out Of those coun
ties from the boundaries Of the new
State, 30 defined IN tho constitution
would defeat the will Of the people as
expressed. Ca the opposite it was
urged that Washington Territory had
no authority TO include those boundaries
that the delegates in this convention
could do nothing but wha. has special,
provided for BY the act authorizing the
elaeIssa Of delegates, aud that all else
would be revolutionary. In answer II
this your delegate contcnded that the
instruction Of the people Of Washington
t,thcir legislature was simply that they
callhuelcction Of delegates ia frame i
cosstitu,ion, carrying with this only SC
much Us 10 provide the means Of feet
ing the election aud meeting OF these
delegates. All else which the act Of thu
Legislature attempted tn do was surplus
ago nod only sugg 's.iye. They die
however suggest to the people Of TIL
northern counties Of Idaho to elect
delegate who if elected should hold
seat 10 this convention, but without an.
authority they attempted to say and d,
say that he should have no vote. Thi
was not the province ofthe legislatar
TO say. blu, it remained with the conven
ton ofsdslcgats,. when assembled to 81
whether he represented cons,i,uenc
contemplated to be ensraited in the ne,
State aud il 80 then tits CONVEX ton ha
right TO suffer him not only to hold
scat in the convention, but TO vote 0
al questions before this convention, an
further sthststhe people Of those norta
ern counties Of Idaho have said BY the
acts We want State government
conjunction with the Territory OF Wasl
ingtnn as full, and completely as Ia
any portion Of Washington Terrific,
that.they wanted State goyernme'
fol, Washington. That the whole moy
ment was that Of the people Of bel
Washington and Northern Idaho Gu
: jointly, aud that these delegates elect,
had not only the power aud the riSt
but it was their duty to frame cons
tuition to include the whole bouudari
Of the people of the Territory Of Il
United Statcs, who we're represent,
here BY their delegates for that purpos
That the people in making State 90
ernment out Of a Territory of the Unit,
State we're not restricted to the teri
torial boundaries US fixed ia any OF u
organic aet>if the homogeneous conc
tion and character aud Q ,nveuieuce
the people demanded different bound
ries, aud these boundaries did not !,
fringe upon the rights OF any States
whom Congress had cedej their tor,
tory. and that it was fully in ,i,e pow
of Congress to admit nea State wi
boundaries embracing pats Of two ,
glnised territories, or embracing o
organized territory entirely and u pr