Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-04-14


ex.sfor frsna Csanefs1eaf, In Ad-
xs<sey 81 .fhs ns,s - Aa9ts ~
Terrifsry - stsse.
TIE reyors Of proceedings IN shs Sen
.,e narsh S9th, on tie coming np cl
si,e hsls 70 adzsi, ths Tsrritary Of Tssh-
iarson 70 es4sshosa. i from tbs con.
sysssiaAai Kse0rsIs
Tss senass. zs IN Conuissee Of tie
Nhsle, rssuned tbs consider z<ton nt
DE Bit ls. 81 " pr0vids fss toe farm.
stsaa ADD aEsasission into f9e Dssou Of
tks STATE q Washington. ssd fsy other
ppspesss-
Nj. Dslph--If the senator from Con.
nsssiszt sili yield, sssh 10 say that |
intsnded 10 effer soass an<ndmen9s -
ths tssf under consideration. fkss Afr
81 impsrsasee snougb. | shiLks 70 70
Qsiss thai thsy - printsd. ] sabmss
frea At tits time fer tbs pufpo@s Of
kAsisa thsna printnd.
Ths Presiding Offsc~r--Tas order 10
pfiat viil Be Easds.
Lii. Pistt-l ask that tsa bill be read.
The ssafstsry read the bsl! to provide
f0s tie foraafion ard sdBtssson into
T.
nud ssg other purposes.
81, Plast-6r. Fxexsdsnt. can think
Of 20 nsoFa Easeresllng 81 inpsrsaut
,es,s 70 b esunsdefsd bg tl.s Sensts ef
fbe Enite2 states fhan tha question
whether . seq n1enihsr shall b. 9dmls
led 70 the national family Of states OF
NOT. And interesting gs sizs question 10,
ean astfsbate tbo fhiAussss OF tbs HFn
l. ss.s. 49, s.U.. 80. tr.rars Efxst
tbas snail lopies sosas isues fecesxe the
eroaaest aunss5erati8n IN thss BODY. sud
sacosld. tsIat II is posslblH 4 senator's shink
shall nos be abba 70 presesst this sab
isct 10 an interesting msnnsE. foe
latter sapposision " noa sk4etiy hatter
ing 70 nY psfssnat vanity, and there
fore | viii assume shat tie afs. i She
true rsa&oa.
regret that th~ Senate 10 20 thin; hat
| will sndeasof. without any aftseaps ~
speech making er oras0rslsl edees. %
pfessnf brief the claims 4hlca NeHh
fnssou IeffilofF. eaupsssz With thai part
Of shs Territory of idaho known as She
Panhandle, has 30 admission 10 the
Union A. State.
Il is nov moro than eight seass sinee
The people Of tuat Tesfltou--sDd xi.nn
say !" thai Territory msan Wash
inatou Territory and the Panhandle Of
Idane Territory coni 5snf d--hayp oesu
knocking At de dosfs Of Congress for
admiasi0n Into the Union. Whatever
usay have bssfl tae reasons for refusal
or deisF. the zefiptnFal pfssniss, !" kaosk
and IL shall be upl ned ana0 you" 70
mains yss ubIaihlisd: bat think there
are ab snd1nt teasona why refusal or
At a. -
lt VAS ON tue iOlh siay af Decemtser,
1877, Ia the f0r,y-iittb Congress. -
said mofs snan tiRht years ago. that the
proposition 80 aanEit tie ~ pie dwelling
within the 1efEitarg of whsch / have
spoken 70 psrtaeipallor ~ tha foil pfi u
iieQes Of American atlxtnsaIp was Elfss
made 10 a bsii Introduced IN the nouse
of Representatives, by Mr 5aaats, VITO
was then tho Delegate frani Washington
1srritnrt; aud I call ntfeasion 50 fhe
fact that In that very trst bill which
vac 80 intfedaoeo Il WAX provided that
The peeple In Northern Idaho, substan-
tally uiihia tta same b,nadalies as are
proposab by the ameniimapt Il ghis bill
shonld be joinsd TO Washington Terri.
tory ard oons iiuts eilh then the HsAte
fps wbsrh the bili rsksd the admission,
do rot learn thAt thai bill reesived
special consideration IN the Hoasa of
Representatives. bot bstvesnthe Forty.
iifth and Forty slxsk Congresses the
people Of that tefritory. relying npcn
what they tbenghs waa a solemn eota-
pact Of tie unised States. made when
the organic sai far Oregon Territory
WAS passed. pfoviding Tor lts d.viaion
intn two 1trflsDfiea. ard that whenever
either Of such territories shosld have
5000 population u should be extilled
90 a State, called a constitutional con
yention, and IA that convention framed
constitution, and Ia The Forty sixth
Congress aeked 10 be admitted ugson sue
ccnstssuiiun shas fersned.
ought peFhapa ~ stop hsfe In view
Of sha discasstin waEeh arosa on the
Dakota bill, - SAY a Sord by way 0f
excuse for the people Of that TERRITORY
in taking this action. Nothing, how
sver. eame of II, and the bill now before
the Sznaie - only fer "A enabling act.
In the ordinance % 1857, by the sixth
article ol compact 10 sllat ofdinanae. Il
vas provided b 4 the tarrttory north
west II che ohfo river, whsn divided
into Territories ~ States. ss they were
ealled 10 the ordinance fh0al6. when
ever such dlvis.ons bad population OF
60.osAl, DO entitled 10 admission as u
state. IL Uevefnn1tnt cau make q
sompset with y oplo, a bargain ana
contract by witch t$ II tonnd. the Gay.
ernmeat - bonud by that esntracs or
compact, After Safd The provisions of
that eoapact ~egs extended 10 territory
othef than that syinG northwest Of the
Ohio. aud subsequently,, in 1875. were
exgsnde<i 10 tbs ferfstafy then known
A. Oregon. which it vas expressly pro
videi in the agt might bc divided ints
two Territories.
Ia lsis. thee, The people living in tho
Territory north OF OREGON Azd inelnd
ing those of Tie Panhandle 81 Idaho,
believing that they had snooo inahit
ants. OF would have aloQu inhabitants
before tia action % Congress eeala BE-
bad, IL a constitutional esnvcntson
properly eAlie.i And assembled framed
SUBSTITUTION. asd ht the Next session.
the iirss session of ths fosty- sixth Con
gress, as I have said. Mr.. Brents. the
Dela2Ate from WsshFnet n TaFritsFy,
Fresensed ia the Hease 4 bill rrovidsnS
Tor the adaiesls II *axasngton Terri
tory and tbs section of Idaho Territory
fe whish hsxe referred under the con
etituti0n which bad heaa framed by The
people, That bill met with objections.
the same oAjeaticEs which have been
nsged against the Dakota bill, the Oh
lection that that was an imrropsr way
IN whseh h eek admission 10 the Union.
and sauaa qasafioaz Arosa about the
basis % Frpftss niAtloa Which was pfo-
ysded fer n that constitution. that os
sss nes being exactly satisfactory - al
portions nf see territory which II vas
proposed TO admit as = STATE. Ne
teine Sss doae in the Forty sixth
Cpnefess.
In tae Farty -ssseath Coagresi tie
ssAim Of she peopie of thss fsrrstary
for adsaissioe Nss renewed BY a bill Ia
The toFn OF al enabling ace. That bill
vas referred g. She Comnstsee Of The
House % Representatives and fAVefa-
bic report was made on the esh Of
MsFeA. 1859, By Mr.. Ai6rseh. 81 sae
hcase, now Sapziar iron knede Island.
from tse Ceeamttee es Territories y
Is tasF years sSee this agss regnrs IN
taves x The Adaiisssoa q Washington
Tesritary vas hfsi raAae ia the Hsuss
of ss.entksisee. tsiak that a.
aellea ems tasrp apan it. thai u esaid
net he reached apaa the celendar; eas
the ncseeste fsom taat tefrftafy. Mt.
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