Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-02-08
ANNEXATION PROGRESE,

AN N1<AA 4x0N 3kN01N6S9.
Washington correspondent, of Tribune
writing from Washington City after
the holidays has the following to say
regarding the admission of Washington
and the boundary to be used in cutting
Idaho to be added to the new State.
1t seems that an Idaho commission has
favored the Salmon river as the divid,
ing line. Who constitute this Idaho
commission we know not. The mem
bers of the North Idaho committee on
correspondence, at meeting a few
weeks ago, agreed that, in case the
boundary proposed constituted the main
objection to the annexation measure,
| Messrs Brents and Singiser be instruct
ed to recede from the 45th parallel to
the Salmon river, provided it would be
more satisfactory, and would allay fur
ther opposition. Mr.. Singiser has been
written TO that effect. So it seems that
the Senate Committee have unanimous
ly agreed to report the bill for the ad-
mission with North Idaho as for south
as Salmon river in the boundaries OF
the new State. Here is what the cor
respondent says:
"The great and all absorbing subject
that interests your people more than
anything else is to know all about the
chances for
WASHINGTON TO BE ADMITTED
AS one Of the States of the Union
Sipce my last have improved the op
portuniiy by having informal inter
views with some Of the members of the
Senate committee on Territories who
have your bill in charge. The Chair
man of the com mittec, Senator Saund
ers, has been absent from the city dur
ing the holidays, but / have collected
a few items that must prove of great
interest to your people. The Dakota
matter which takes precedence before
the committee, is about adjusted sats
fsctorily, and the bill will be reported
favorahly before this reaches you
When that is disposed of, Senate,
Saunders assured Mr.. Brents that the
Washington Territory bill would be
reported favorally. The committee,
find, are fully posted on all matters in
relation to the Territory, and cannot
for the life of me see any use of send
ing on commissioners to help Mr.
Brents; one of the members who saw
some of your Territory papers laughed
at the idea. The bill Is now in th,
hands of the committee, and no posi-
ble influence can be brought to bear OIL
them, except that Mr.. Drents has 81
ably advocated, and this leads me t
another point. Some one has clippe'
from the Seattle Chronicle an opel
letter addressed to Mr.. Brents AM
signed by T. b. Andrews. Now, oil
this only tends to embarrass Mr.. Brents
and hinder and delay the report of tn
committec, as one of the members sail
to me: Where is the use of trying +
pass bill bill that will force III
old constitution, framed five years age
upon people? The boundary as agree
upon by the Idaho commissioners, wa
the Salmon river boundary; this cor
sti,ution provides that it shall be th
45th parallel of latitude. How absurt
besides, as he justly remarked, if ad
mitted under that constitution yer
large number of your people would b
denied vote in choosing the member
OF the first Legislature, that will hav
to elect two United States Senator
for as l understand it, several of tn
counties have been organized since tn
constitution was framed, notably Ga
] field, and your own county of Spokau
How manifestly unjust it would be
deprive all the people Of Spokane coul
this inalienable right. The commit,'
have unanimously approved the bou
daries as recommended by the Idal
commission. They have also come
the conclusion, that, when the ena
ling act is passed, before all the prelIr