Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-01-26
AMI FOR ADMISSION OF WASH
INaTON.

We are indebted to delegate Brents
for copy of his bill introduced in
congress for the admission of the state
of Washington. We publish the text
Of the bill on our outside this week.
1t is good bill and ought to become a
law at an early date. The boundaries
are the same a. fixed in 1873. The
Oyegonian takes some exceptions to
tho southern boundary as it passes
through Idaho, because it makes an ir-
regular shape. But the Oregonian
forgets the reason for this dropping
south from the 46th to the 45th paral-
lei when the Snake river is reached,
which is for the purpose Of having the
line a. near As possible along the crest
of the main water shed formed by the
main Salmon river mountains which
il the great natural barrier between
North asd South Idaho, as.the people
north Of the 45th parallel nearly all do
their business and have their COM
msrce and intercourse with North
Idaho, and not with the south. The
eastern portion, including the Lemhi
county, al do their business with
southern aud southeastern Idaho.
Hence there is = peculiar fitness in
these boundaries to the condition of
tho convenience Of the people and
their actual necessities. God and "a
turs has made these boundaries and all
attempts Of man TO change them
would be abortions. The bill provides
for holding q convention Of delegates
to frame q constitution, to 10 submit
Cd to the people for adoption or rejcc-
ton, and upon its adoption provides
that the President proclaim the state
10 be admitted without the further &C.
ton of congress, leaving it with the
national executive to determine wheth-
or or not the constitution is republican
in form and possessing other essentials
to entitle the state to be admitted un-
der said constitution. Such manner Of
admission has presidents in several in.
stances, q in the case of Nebraska,
Colorado, Nevada, West Virginia, Mis-
souri, and some others which were ad.
mitted on the proclamation OF the
President. A redesnling feature in
this bill il that it provides that tho Ok
psnses Of this new convention and tho
election Of tho people adopting it, be
borne by the treasury Of the United
States, instead Of BY tho people Of the
new state. This no doubt is provided
70 do away with the expense objection
which would otherwise be urged
against second convention which has
always been strong objection in the
minds Of many to second convention,
~ tho votes upon the constitution
adopted showed great majority Of the
people were ready to acquiesce in the
principles enunciated in that instru.
ment, though it il reasonable to sup
pose that in some respects it did not
exactly suit even all who voted for it,
and il il equally reasonable to suppose
no instrument can DO framed that will
exactly meet tho views Of all voters.
Tho only grounds upon which the in.
ssrsment was assailed through the
pesss were that it did not sufficiently
protect and foster capitalists in the
stats. and had not an equitable ap.
portionment Of members of the first
legislature to convene under the in.
strument. In regard to the first OBJ.
lection. we think now and did at the
time Of it, adoption, that the provis.
ions Of the instrument properly bal.
anced capital and labor, and We are
quite sure that in the present state Of
the public mind il will not DO the dis.
position Of the people to send delegate,
70 . new convention, who in the fran
ING o( new constitution will concsdl
more largely to capitalists thar
vas conceded BY the late Constitution
Circumstances have arisen which load.
~ to think that delegates fresh from
Ne people will bs likely to concsds
bs. In the matter Of the apportion
mont While Ne think that the appor
tonasnE - 6xed is not equitable t
suit The population Of the present da,
and Hast the remedy could have beer
fnrnisAed BY congress in the act Of ad
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