Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-08-02
The Work vf the Constitutional Con.
sentiOn.

OI tue new JDuStVufIOn UhWeu TOR me
State Of Washington. We shall con-
Time this each week till completed. In
addition the Convention ordered the
printing of 5000 copies of this ins'ru-
m.ut in phamplet fnrm for distribution
and each delegate will be furnished with
his quota. for circulation among his con,
stitnents. These copies it is expected
will be in readiness for circulation in
two or three weeks. When the proper
tion for the counties Of Idaho arrive we
shall have them forwarded to the coun.
ties far circulation.
As u whole we regard the Cons'i'u.
ton gond one, AT believe that it will
compare Gvorably with that OF any one
Of the States now in th~ Union, and We
trust the people will al pit it. S"me Of
it's provisions d, not fu " accord with
our views, but maj ri'y Of the dele
gates adopted them. AMI inasmuch az
they do not promise any serious injury
to the people for term Of years, and
can readily be al'ered in case they should
BE- found 10 give prospect Of wo kin.
evil, we are conten, to give the Cnnsti
tuition as whole our hearty support. and
counsel our readers and all others who
have vote to cast that vote for i's a.op-
,ion. The separate articles on The qncs-
ton Of woman suffrage and eligibility tp
Office AID local option on The question al
licensini the selln. Of liqrors arc mat
ters to be roted upon separately. They
were placed before the people at the in-
stance Of large element OF the people
who insisted that i. was their right to
have them suhmi,tc for Z 'np'ion or re.
lection By the people. The con, ention
could do 40 less than acccdc to their de
inana. for ifa majority Of the people wan,
these provisions in the Constitution and
50 say BY their vote. it is their rieh, Ia
have them there as much as To have any
one other principle Of government, un
der onr Ameri. an system.
So far as reIates to the three counties
Of Idaho. which are eb.ratied within,
the b ,undarics OF he instrument, the
people Of these counties have securee
all that could have been expected fo'
tileir benefit. In fact they have secur
ed more than We had reason to expec
fron the position Of things when tn,
Convention assembled. All Of thes,
three counties, save very small portion
ofIlah, county lying south Of p,rallp
45. AMI small strip east Of hnsi'ud
37.81 is embraced within the bnundaric
ofthe prnposei State. M prtinn 4
that excluded is inhabited nor il it hk"l
to be in the next decade. IL lea~e
Buise, Ada aud l.e,nh, Counties I.
Sputhern Idaho aud Eastern liah
witt all their present geographical limit
with u small area added thereto.
interierss with none of their setslencn,
or ia ius,ries. The schedule in max in
p.avision FIR the Transition from terri
torial to State government o,eserv,
all the rights acquired by the peap
un'lsr the territorial laws fully intac
All all causes Of action. all ] nlge,nent
DEGREES ofthe courts IRE fully preserve
and to be made good un Ter the State,
tho Same extent as they could 0 mud
the rerrit ~, Of either Washington
ii.ho respectively. All crimes Coz
mitted unler the laws Of either Of Il
T.r tories b .fu.e the al Mission Of q
Ssate are to be tried mud punished u
der the laws of said Territories, and I,
State is pledged TO this unoquivocal
The proportion Of the public debt
Idaho Territory bel n.ins to the COZ,
ties Of Neg Perez. Sh.shone aud Ia
to pay is assumed by the State Of W IS
in,ton, and an Additional tax of half
mill annually above tina. fixed t, !,
balance OF the State, is to be paid
tiese counties I'll their proportion
the debt is Populated. BY this arr IN,
,nent the Treasury OF Idaho is INA
good Tor cur portion OF ,h $ d.bt, u
pr,yi.ion ma 10 SO that these count
can easily ply their proportion of ,
deb. As matters now stand We pay
IN lch heavier tax annuity to LII,
T~rr,tory thaa is required in Washi,
ton, aud yet. the public deb, is not
duced, and no prospect is before US Il