Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-14

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III. HaiIssr-lGr. speakeR. I deairs 10
ny hus Iissis sn this question. TAis
Pan Handle a. Idsho. about which there
han ben - Aueh t.lk, has been . bone
Of cuussnsio& for ths last twenty years.
q largo uajS,ssy q the people iivinR ID
that porsson 81 the Territory have want
"a annexatSoa 70 Wa<hinasoo TERRITORY.
Thsrs h no doabt absut that facs In my
mind. The people Of the southern por-
ton Of Idaho, however, have ohjsctsd
70 Il until the last svc ysara % 20 that
time their objecfisn vas ssFis1s one.
Three years ago last fall tie people of
the north we're % snbitsered against the
peop3s Of the south because shey could
NOS Be annexed that both political par
siss IN tbsse nc rthern co1ssiss refused
20 partioipsse in the Territorial couvsu-
sions Thsy called an independent con-
WESTON for the purpose Of nominating
. mna 70 run on the annexation question
Win . viev Of sending him 70 WASH
ington city 10 work for the annexation
Of those oounties to Washineton Terri
tory, wheaher he was elected or mot.
Bus ths Rspublican candidate was Q
little sharper than the Democratic can
didats, and be rushed up north and
pledged himself to 90 for annexation,
and they took him - their candidate
with the understanding down south.
am told By good authority. that he did
mot intend 70 work very hard for il.
LauRhtsr.I
However, be secured almost the unan-
imoos vote Of these northern counties.
and vas elected. But although be va
elected, be did net secure their annexs-
ton. At the recent election, or rather
At the conventions which preceded the
election. the Republicans placed q eco
ton In their platform pledainR their
party TO do ell in their power 70 secure
The annsxation, and their DelsQats also
Vas pledged TO de whatever was in his
power, IL eleoted, to annex these NORTH
cru counties to Washington Territory,
The Democratic party took the matter
under adviseuent. talked is over, and.
after some consideration Of the subject.
concluded that they also would put the
same plank In their platform. or sub
seantialiy the same thing. favorine THE
anrexasien. gave them duo notice
that U that plank uAs inherited IN the
plakforn. and they nominated me, that
Il slected would Try oaive this portion
q the Territory away 70 Warrington
Territory.
Inov pssposs to kssp good the pledges
mAde ~ my party and myself by trying
70 have them ANNEXED 70 Warrington
Territory. They have expressed desire
70 20 10 Washington. and do not pro-
pos 70 keep them from going: they have
been very troublesome. ! hope the bill
win pAas 70 annex them to Washington
Territory. because ve can get alsnR very
veil without them. Il has bean clearly
understood for yeafs that the people Of
tho9e counties themselves wanted - BE-
ANNEXED 70 Washington Territory. The
Legislature Of 1885 passed Q memorial
reQueetina that these counties be an
nexed 70 WaahinQton Territory, bat With
the provi-o that they should pay their
portion Of the debt Of the Territory, Just
q this bill provides.
Nov at this late date seine Of these
northern counties, I understand, are
kicking about it when they find that
they oan really be annexed to Washing
ton Territory, and they de not want Il
near % bad 90 they thought they did.
Some Of them cay they prefer 70 90 10
Montana Territory, and for that reason
they send In here and oppose the passage
of the bill which proposes to give 70
them the very thing which they have
been asking for for 90 many years, and
therefore insist upon the passage Of
the bill.
Mr.. Strubie-I DEERE, Mr.. Speaker, 70
say that this question, as may be under
stood from the report Of the sub CON.
mittes to which il was assigned, vas
most fully investigated with reference
10 all the questions which are supposed
to have Q bearing upon the main aues-
ton involved IN the bill. And desire
to say that the sub committee wAs
unanimous in its view, after q full
consideration Of ell these questions,
that this annexation 10 Washington
Territory should be made as 10 proposed
| in the bill,
Not only 10 that the case, but the gen.
| tlemen Of the committee unanimously
agreed to the report Of the sub commit
tee, and In harmony WITH that action
| this bill has been reported 10 the House
A. the chairman of the committee hal
disclosed upon the door. it ssems thai
| he has received seine protestations from
gentlemen reading ont there against
| this movement. confess that his state
uients we're a. nev to me as they vers
undoubtedly to the members OF thi,
House. They seem TO be based on indi
| vidual letters from gentlemen residing
| in that Territory. But. AZ against these
there are the resolutions whish were
read BY the Delegate from Washi Rtsr
Territory and the statements made by
the Delegate from Idaho Territory, anc
| think the evidence 10 conclusive tina
the people. or great majority of th.
people, Of these two Territories desir,
this CHANGE
/ have no doubt all politicians on
there have schemes, and have no doub,
there may have been practices out Their,
TO be condemned in the interest of Qoot
morals But the fact 10, all the politica
seheminR IN which these gentlemen hav,
engaged has not been saffi sient to rails,
the mountains that stand there az nat
Oral barriers against the people of I'd
north IN their intercourse With the mai
part Of the Territory Of Idshe. The
are hemmed IN by these mountains, an.
nothing can change the physical eondi
tons in this regard.
IL seems 10 me, Mr.. Speaker. in viev
ct the unanimous report Of the sob
committee, in view Of the unanimous
report Of the Comnittee on Territories
aud the harmony ihsre has been on thu
subject on the part of both Democrat,
and Republicans, this bill ought 10 re
celvs the sAncsicn Of the House.
Mr.. 6pftneer-In reference to ID
stassment that certsin psrsous residin,
in ire Han Handle Il Idaho had changes
their minds and nov desired 10 be an
nexsd 70 Montana Territory, hav
thin to say. OF course there are SON.
psfssns residing 10 the Pan Handle o
Idaho Who prefer 70 be attached 70 th.
Territory Of Montana, 90 that they cal
BY means Of the Northern Pacific Rail
road sross the Bitter Root range o
mountains and get into Montana ser
hApe more easily than they could re
into the capital OF washington Terri
tory. But the people in that region
through their representatives in 90,
Ls1isisture Of Idaho, have uBsnimousl,
united IN vote IN favor OF this bill, .
thas ve have the oficiai expre~s,on o
the people To that region through thei
representatives. In their own Leeisistur
In favor OF the passaee Of The bill nov
before the House, and I maintain tia
such ofAciai expression OF views by ID
people, thfoaQk the meabexs Of thar