, 1882-01-21
A Bill
introduced by Mr. Bren.s 70 provide Tor the
admission into the Union Of the
State Of Washington

Be il enacted by the Senate and House ct
Representatives q the United States OF
America IN Congress assembled:
Ihst the inhabitants IL the Territory a
Washington. and q, that part Of the Terrltory
4 Idaho embraced within the hereinafter
described boundaries, ART hereby authorized to
iurm for theiDs=lYe,, out # The territory :,
bJunded ana described, a State government,
with the name of the State ot Washington.
SEC > Tns- zaiG State shall consist OF al
the territory embraced within the following
bounda1iee, t. wit: Beginning one marine
league west from the mouth OF the middle Of
.he north ship-channel of the Columbia River:
thence along the northern boundary OF the
State Il Oregon, up said liver. to where the
forth-sixth I.aralel IL north latitude nterseets
the same, near the mouth o' the Nalia W ALA
River thence east along said parallel ~ where
il interseCts the middle of the main channel
oi Snake River; thence sor:herly along SAID
channel Of Snake river % where II intersects
the fOrty-tfth parallel Of north latitude
thence east along SAID parallel % where II In-
tersects the msriiian thirIy-seven degrees and
thirty minutes west thence north along said
meridian u where It lntersects the crest Of the
| Bitter Root .an:e of mountains thence north
westerly along the crest Of - III mountains 10
where i intersects the thirty ninth meridian
west tn nee north along said meridian to the
} boundary line between the | nIted States and
I British Columbia: thence westerly along said
I line 10 a ..,int one marine league west from
/ The mouth 0f the middle channel Of the Straits
] 0f Juan de Fura. thencr S0uIhrTiy distance
/ ot one marine league west from the east shore
/ Of the Pacific Ocean 10 the place Of beginning,
! including all islands and parts Of islands with
! in said boundaries, within ,he jurisdiction Of
| the United States. with concurrent iursidic-
ton on all rivers GuI leriug said State 80 far
! ~ zach rivers form common boundary I"
said State and any other State or Territory
/ nos or hereafter 20 be formed and bounded by
I tine same
| SIC. , That, IN or,le. 10 the formation Of
! such Stats .overnmeut, the qualified electors
I resident within ,tid boundaries are hereby aI-
thoriz ! after due proclamation by the Cover
nor of Washington Territory, and IN eoniprin-
ity tn th, laws u said Territory relative To the
election of members Of the legislative assem-
blv Thereof - nearly u practicable and IN So
I Tar r. IL y nsy he applicable, under such rules
I and regulations. ami AZ such tiine and places,
~ said governor may prescribe, te elect aS
I many delegates, possessing the qualitcatl ms
! nf such electors, a. there are legislative dis
1 tricts. Hn.l the eaisting Territorial govern
mcnts. embraced within said boundaries, and
also four such delegate, at large
SCC ! That said delegates shall meet III
convention at the city Of Walla W',l!a at such
time a. said governor may designate IN his
/ proclamation. and, rhr;i ur;anizrd, shall de
| clare, IN behalf If the people % the territory
I embraced within said boundaries, that they
! ad..tt tt,,. Constitution # the l nited States
( and theTeIpon said convention is hereby au
| thorizei To- form q constitution and State gov
! erIlnent for SAID territory 50 bounded and
( described rs aforesaid: Prprjdsd HcrtTfts'ess,
III
form, and mas;s np distinction IN civil and po-
litil al rights on account of race ar color, ex
c,r,t a. t. Indians not taxed, aHd not t. be
pr.alant 10 the Constitution Of the United
States and the principles 81 the Declaration oi
( indepeuiene, Ild pr,y,dd fGyttr, That
said { INVENTION shah provide, by al ordinance
! irr-vucahle without tn. consent OF thg | nlted
I StStcs anil the people Of Said State. that per
fc,t tulerati"n of religions sentiment shall be
secured. and no inhAhitau. of sail State ever
( be mnirsrcd in person or property TN acc iunt
! If his or her mode Of religions wor-hip; that
the inhabitants II Che territory embraced with
in said boundaries DO agree and declare that
they forever di-caim all right and ti,lr to the
unari .ropriatei public lands lying therein and
that th- same shall lr anl remain AZ the sole
and entire ,;i-y,,~ition 1T the United States !;
;hat all grants ani patents heretofore made
iV the Juitrd STATE, II Srtttr;S and pur-
cha-rr- 81 tide. overl" s.i, an-I school land
therein are confirmed 10y said State and the
people thereof and that other lands, tn be Sc.
L.ctei ~ hereinafter provided. axe accepted by
said State In lieu thereof that the lands be-
longing To- citizen, ut the nitrd States residing
without said State shall never be taxed highe
than the Lands belonging tp residents thereof:
that Eo tax shall I've imposed by said State on
/ lands or property therein belonging 10, ~
"A. a.
( United States and that all nsVisable waters
| highways, lreej to all citizens of the nited
States.
SEC !. That said onyepti1n, having formed
such constitution Is provided ia this act, shall
provide 10y oTdiraEce f"r submitting the same
to the people of said Stat" for their ratification
! nr rejection at an election 20 be held at such
time and llacrs and unda such regulations aS
said convention may prescribe.
SIC Il. That at the election last aforesaid the
legal Nj II "f said new state shall vote directly
for ~ against such proposed Institution, and
the returns thereof shall be made to the gov
ernor of Washington Territory, who. with the
secretary thereof n Il president Of said con-
| yentiou or any two of them, shall canvass the
same AM { = ma ajotity IT the legal votes :"
I cast III said proposed State shah he for said
! constitution, saii governor shall certify the
4 same to the President "f the United States,
together wiLh 4 copy of said constitution and
ordinances.
SIC. !. That on receipt vi said certifcation
of the votes :" cast at said Aecticn showing
the ADOPTION Of said constitution by the people
/ Of said State as aforesaid, and If a copy Of
such constitution and ordinances by the Pres
ident Of the United States, said State shall be
admitted into the | ni"n On an equal footing
} -
action ON the part Of Congress, ami said Pres
ident shall thereupon issue his proclamation So
declaring the same u he.
/ SFC. 5. That until the next general census
| said State shall I've entitled Ia one Representa-
| tive in Congress.
SIC .. That Such Representative and .he
governor and other officers that may be pro
yii-I for in the constitution "i said State shall
he elected on \ day u be rNed Iy said consti-
tutional convention. and that until said State
officers arc elected and qualified the Territorial
officers shall continue To- discharge the duties
"a; their respective office.
SIC. 10. That sections sixteen and thirty
six i'll every township within said State, and
also all lands therein situate, by legal subdi-
visions of forty acres, the larger portion Of
which j. Swampy or overflow ed 80 aS to render
the same unit for cultivation, or in case any
af said lands have been disposed of under the
provisions uf any act II Congress T. settlers OF
purchasers from the United States. OF in ease
any If said sections sixteen and thiIty-SiN are
fractional in quantity, II wantin. hy reason af
the township heius Irrational or from any nat
ural cause, other Lands equivalent in quaint ty
ther.tn IN legal Suhdiyi,ions uf not less than
forty acres. Ia he selected within said State As
the constitution and legislature thereof MAY
provide, with the approval Of the Secretary Of
the Interior, are hereby granted u said State
for school purposes.
SIC II. That the grant of tive hundred
thousand acres Of uEappropriatei lands ii the
United States made - said State on its al
mission. by the provisions of section twenty
three hundred and Ssyenty-eight Of the Re
/ y.sei Statutes of the United States. as well as
anv iiSIs si.ion SAID State may make al the
same for school purposes, i hereby confirmed !;
ami said Land shall he selected within said State
8, provided in the preceding section of this act
SEg II. That >eVenty-twc other sections oi
the unappro opriated pUhlic lands II the nirtd
States withiu said State, "a he 81 electei ~
aforesaid. are hereby cfanted - said State for
the use ana -upP1rt Of a suitable institution
therein for TIE education 4 the deaf, dumb
and hl;ui
SIG. Il. That >eyenty-twc other sections of
hrrrbv granted o. said S,a.e for the use and
support -; an agricultural college and fer the
pr5moti5 n of industrial science therein.
SEC. II That fifty other sections II such
lands, - X selected - afoge>aid, are hereby
granted t9 said State r.! the erection sni main
JeDance ot suitable paciic buildings at the seat