Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-02-16
PROSPECTS OF wASHINGTON'S
ADMISSION.

sunder date, of Feb Sth contain the fol
flowing:
The House Committee on Territories
will in all probability report favorably
the bill for admission of Washington
Territory as State. There arc GER
tain propositions made by Aldrich about
which the committee is not agreed.
They are amendments to prohibit the
sale OF school lands except for educa-
tiooal purposes, and to limit the power
of the new State to issue bonds. Some
opposition is made to this on the ground
that Congress has no right to thus in
terfere with the prerogatives of State.
The main proposition to admit the
State, however, has been partially
agreed upon.
In commenting upon this dispatch
the Oregonian of tho 9th says:
There is good news for Washington
Territory. The House Committee on
Territories have agreed to report bill
for her admission as State. 1t is a
better result than could have been
hoped fol against the strong opposition
which has been made. Washington is
fully entitled to come in as State.
Her growth is Of the most substantial
kind. She will have million inhabi-
tants before her present race Of school
boys get old enough to be United States
Senator's pinnacle of greatness they
will all now begin to aim ut.
As no other bill than Brentz' bill
has ever been introduced in the House
for the admission, and referred to the
committee, tho presumption is that it
IL Brentz' bill upon which favorable
report has been agreed upon in COM
mittee, and as no other amendments
are alluded to in the dispatch than that
about school lsnds and the issuing Of
bonds, the further presumption is fair
chat the boundaries in Brcntz' bill are
TO receive favorable report. The
favorable report of committee does
not always ensure the passage of a Till
~ reported, but favorable report goes
. long way towards securing the pas
sage Of bill. When reported it is
subject to further amendments in the
House, and here is where Ainslie will
probably make his fight against tire
boundaries including North Idaho.
What he can do remains to be seen. If
. majority in the House have resolved
to let Washington come in with the
arguments that can be used by Brentz
and others in favor Of North Idaho DO
coming part Of tho new State, argu.
ments founded upon the topography
Of the country, the universal desire of
tho people Of North Idaho to be united
with Washington, and the readiness of
the people Of Washington to include
" as expressed in their vote in 1878
on the old constitution, and the vote
jof their representation in the Washing
ton Legislature of 1881, we cannot for
zee why the majority favoring State
in the House will not pass the bill with
the boundaries as introduced in Brentz
bill We hope for the best at any rate.
Brentz has required Of the editor OF
the TELLER to furnish him with certain
statistics Of population. area and votes
in North Idaho upon the question, for
use when the bill comes up in the
House, and these have been sent 10 him
BY telegraph, that they may be there
in time for use IS he desires, so that
he ought to be fully armed with the
facts. But granting that the bill pass
the House all right, it will then have
to 50 through the ordeal of the Senate
This body is accredited to be tho con
sentative branch of 'Congress, composed
Of men generally, passed middle age
And Of large experience, whose acts are
generally characterized BY equitable
laws suited to the condition of The
people for whom they legislate. Parti
zan rancour may sometimes swerv.
them from doing justice to q people
but generally the rights Of people un
der the constitution of the Union, ar,
more liable to be considered by then
than BY the more inexperienced mem
bsrs of the Lower House, and believ
ing that the right of the admission Of
Washington with North Idaho into thu
Union as State is Just and constitu
tional right, we are inclined to thu
opinion that should Brentz' bill pas.
the House, it will also pass the Senate
and receive the signature of the Presi