Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-04-15


aileds 10 s1nG3s isen-
1 Ths rsiirosds ssssnass thsa shsy hsvs
t4kon Cot I'D arN - taxa 81 81 l1s1
ye4r's efop ~ wbent fBom EAs4eFn md
MiddIs washinRsoo. by vay u Portland,
250,Do1 tens of wbeaG-
| Tns esf Of innbsr fss 1851 v.s So
IW000 fest. More zsoGu1 se4f3s<tcz
hsve for ths n0nenf min3aSd, bat it hxx
been largely insrsased Ossx twenty
very isfRe sayoiIzs. nos 20 nnenfion
many OF zesnRx oapaeity. are snkaRed
tn sbs preduckioD ef iumbex fox expsrt.
Il n exportea ~ tbs rnArkssa OF the Pa
clio coasf. Of Central and South Amer
ics, ths Havaiian and ether Psci1s izi-
auds, 20 E1seern ASIA sod 70 snme En-
tent 10 EnRixpd and Ersnes. Mani.
fsszly this trade 10 susosp<tbse VI great
Situated - w.shisesoa i. iu shs
dffecf line. 90 70 speak, from San bran
$500 70 0k1un and japan, certainly %
japan. with its railroad facilities sx-
tended ~ thsy are 10 be extsnsed, Port
1osnssGd noss Inevitably become 3
shtppiug p~ss which IN some ssnss vii
rival BAn frkneises and Portland for
| the trnds Of shs kask Aissady tsas
destined for tbs Eass<rH zsrkssx ere
Isndsd - fost Tevnssnd and forwarded
by rail.
ss yoo have Agricultural and mineral
wealth. the precieas mstAls. inexhacsti-
bic timber, hzhsries. shipping. foselgn
oounsroe. 81 % bald up and 10 bald
up rapsdiy this Stats vhish nov asks
admtssion into the Union
l fofRg< 70 nsntson ~ Wool siip.
which l. ss<insssd q sjco0.00o poands
shipped cut Of he Territory; 10 ssktls
raising Interests. u bsina estimated that
10000 cattle have been shipped East
darinQ the last year. IL has II national
81 church organizations. 7z3 school
housss, with = sckosl attend znss Of
a1o0o chiidfsn, besidss BsAse Univsr-
s4ty. "a private institasions Of iearntnR.
e1nbxncine colleges, seminzrses and
soademiss. / could read - isuzth il
educational statistics from Goyernor
squirs's message. They are extremely
interesting. bot ! shall no& detain the
senate - enenmbsr the Record by pus-
ting shsn N - ienxth.
Ia aassased vAlustisu does not. a. |
nnderstAud. include railroad taxation.
The senator frpm OrsGon Mr. Doiphl
will correct me II / am wrong. L
nndsFstznd that the railroad escspes
assessment; that u does not appear
within sbs nsssassd valastion Of the
Tesritory.
Nj. Doiph-For The year 1855 prsba-
bly,. and the pressns year, the raiIrsad IL
taxed on ia Rrsss earnings aad not zpon
the valuation Of lie propsrty.
Mr.. Piatt--Ihs Aanssaed vsiuatiop Of
The Territory. not including the railroad
property Of the Territory, ss over tsls-
0ooWo. II 10 oof Of debt and has .
surplus In the treasury. 30 far ~ re-
apnross ara ooAosrned. 90 far ~ financial
ability is concerned. ability 10 maintain
and carry on State government. can
better shauiua Be made for q Territory
than is made Tor Washington TeFritory7
Upon the grounds which have spoken
Of. II seems v me thai Is u entitled 10
admission.
oome then 70 the character Of its
population; for agree. ~ Senator ses-
ard said In discussing tho Oregon case,
that there may be Territories which
would admit with less population than
was required 10 make the unit Of repre-
ssnt&tson, while would not admit other
Territories II they had q million inhab-
itants. What has been the ohafseter Of
lie settlement. of lis oecupationY II
has been settled and u 10 ecsupied
mainly by men who have gene from
other States in the union; men Wis Al
houa have been good citlzsns, thrifty.
industrioas, enterprisina, the best typos
Of American civilization, Who have gone
out into that TeEritog 20 build up . asw
State, who are accustomed 10 discharge
the datisa and privileges hs we'll ~ 70
assume all the responsibility Of Ameri-
ear. ctfixanShin
In my Judgement. no Territory ever
Knocked ~ the doors Of Congress With
4 better population In all that goes 10
make no the ciass Of men who are 10
maintain The institutions OF State than
this Territory. shall not stop here 10
aiiude to soma occurrences which have
taken place With reference 20 The Chi-
namcn. further than 90 say that there
have been disturbances Of that sort In
Washingtan Territory, a. there have
been In California, bat this thing is 10
be said OF the people Of that Territory:
the Law abiding people, the people who
have gone there from tho other States
of the linton and settled there. who be-
iisve In Law and the maintsnxnce OF
iaw, have taken that thiug In hand and |
dealt With those disturbances without |
extrinsic aid and wiskout calling IN the |
assistance Of the military power. They |
have dealt with them as well in wash /
inaton a. thsy have In California or IN |
Oregon. II IL no ehjeetion 90 shs pee
pie that thcss things have occayred |
there. They are ~ well qualified IN this |
respect 10 be members Of the Union OF |
States a. are California. OF Oregon, or |
sny OF the states IN which disturbances |
occur. In the old settled State Of Oaio |
bat year and half ago there we're
Disturbances OF far more dangerous |
character aad more far reaching IN their |
rrsalts thsa have occurred In the Terri
tory of Washington.
80 then say that evsry re nson, every |
argument which can be made IN favor |
n the admission Of . new State is pres |
ent here. Why should ID not be sdsait- |
ted9 Why should noe thoee people have |
the right 30 full enioyment Of al ane |
privileges OF American citlxenss IL We
prizs those rights. u II is The proudcst
thing that q man can cay In this year OF !
grace that be is eisizen Of state OF
the United States Of Amersea, wAy sAonid
we not ALLOW these people 10 beeome sach |
cisizensy / can conceive OF no reason
whatever. II public faith and pubiie
policy and public justice have nos ceases
10 be recognized considerations these
people nnst come 70.
Aud nov. Nj. President. With this
statement. which have rarposciy made
brief. leave the case. desiring only 20
refer 10 another matter, Which is some
what personal 10 nayself a. represent
afive OF an Eastern state. Il
have heard The Suggestion made
am sure heard Il made In the discus
sion Of the bill for the admission OF
Dakota--thss IL wAs not for the interest
Of the Ncs Eeelznd States 10 admit any
more Ssstss into The Unton. and thas
tha Admis<ien Of The eight ferrtssries,
10 say neshinR Of the psesioisisy ma
some sf thsm may be divided before
sheir ndmission - States, viii ineresse
The nenbos Of the uesnbers Of this osdy
10 %, while Neg England must De Ter
syss traised 10 the II votes which she
has Al present II has even been men
tened that when the humau tide coca
ulstely covers this western AREA. t1ers
nav BE- cne hundred nemeers 81 tnis
hoay, and some Senstor--i 90 nos re-
member who h was--felf called npcr 70
cA>rscsersxe such q membership OF t1e
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