Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-24
SENATOR HEARsT's MAIDEN VOTES

Senator Hearst, on the 10th inst, voted
against the clause in the Washington Ter
ritory admission Act recognizing the right
of the people of that Territory to establish
female suffrage, if they choose, in the pro-
posed new State. Senator Stanford voted
to permit them to do So in fact, to recog-
nize the Territorial law which permits
women to vote. The attempt to restrict
the suffrage clause to male electors was de-
feated. Mr.. Morgan then moved to so
amend as to provide that on the adoption
Of Constitution it should be submitted to
Congress for its appreciation. As the ORR
ginal bill stands the President is to pass
upon the republican form of the State
government proposed by the Constitution,
and approving it, to issue his proclamation
admitting the Territory as State. Sen
ator Hearst voted for the amendment.
which would operate practically to post
pone the admission of the Territory two or
three years. Senator Stanford voted for
the bill in its integrity. On the final pas
sage of the enabling Act for admission.
Senator Mitchell made a strong appeal for
justice to the Territory. Its qualification
was uudoubted, its fitness by reason of pom
ulation, machinery of government, and
commercial Importance, and the righteous
ness of the unanimous requests and petit
tons of its people, were not disputable.
In conclusion, he said:
,Iay I not be permitted to express the hope
that when we come to the final vote on the
pending question the spirit of partisan politics
may hide its obtrusve head, and that the SEN
ate may rise to the purer and more exalted
plane OF true craftsmanship and take order in
the premises that the people of the Territory OF
Washington shall, without further delay be ad-
m1tted to their proper and appropriate place in
the starry sisteThoOd of States2
The vote was then taken, and Senator
Hearst voted against and Senator Stanford
for the bill. On all three of the votes
Senator Hearst was defeated, for the
amendments were rejected and the bill
was passed, by so ayes to 10 noes. 1t can
net be claimed that these were party votes,
since several of the stanchest and most
prominent Democratic Senators voted for
the bill and against the amendments. But
the conclusion is justified that Mr.
Hearst voted as he did for political
reasons. He desires no State added to the
Pacific group that may augment the
strength of the Republican party-Wash-
ington being estimated as doubtful politi-
cally; certainly there is no large political
majority either way. But other Senators,
whose views Of craftsmanship rise superior
to party servitude, differed with Mr.
Hearst, though of his political household.
Among these may be mentioned such fore
most Democrats as Voorhees,, Of Indiana.
George, of Mississippi; Butler, of South
Carolina; Jones, of Arkansas Morgan, of
Alabama; and Vest, of Missouri Mr..
Hearst certainly started in well as a par
tisan Senator. He has put it of record
that half the California strength in the
Senate is against the statehood of Pa
cifc coast Territory, while this State,
could an expression of its people be had,
is practically unanimous for the admission
of Washington