Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-24
the OMNIBUS BILL.
Brlef Synopsis sf Hts Many
ProvlsionO,
ffs Pssple Of Wahisstsa Are - -
Asked - Vote Upsa fsssDa . .
Nome fer tAa New stste.

WAsaxoIos, Feb. A.-By Q stsis
party vote The hooss coramisseee On ter
rltcr1e9 today AGREED 10 report favosnr
bly, Ohatsman sr.sneesss .'omniku,
otl1." 10 enable the psors. of Dakt =
Montana, Wsshireton ard New Mex,rs
70 fos0 cooasitotiocs ard etste govern
meats and 20 b admitted tha priar o.
an EQUAL foosina With the oeieinel
esasea. Rspeolscans VII present . MI
norsty report in oppositioo-
The bill Autecri1es the .eaideuss ol
these teesSsufies to sleee delegates % the
oonssasieu propcrtsooate tn namhes
Nth the population Of The eoautiss.
Ihe apcostioumest Of dele. ates vill b
oa1e by tie eovesuos, chisf tusetos and
United States attorney Of each aesEisory
and tte election vili ks held On The afss
Tuesday after she 6sss Monday Of next
August. Tue oumbe9 of dsieaases to
each conventioa u dxed q 7E, exeeps In
the case Of Dakota, where ths numess
" leo. They are 10 inset at The s>ss Of
Roeesnms1t at eask tesgiossy o. th01sus
ond Tuesday Of e.ptsmher next to
adopt the eons.itation Of TIE GATED
States aud 70 form o constitutioa and
state government expressly disciaimise
in favor OF the United States oil title TO
uDappfopsiated public lands and Indian
ixnds lying within the territories. They
are also FtqaRtd 70 assume territorial
debts and TO provide and maintain the
patiio school system. The constitutions
arc TO b submitted 10 vote of the peo-
pie % the Tuesday after the nrss Mon
Gay 10 November next. and u Q majority
are in favor, the results shall Be CERT
fed to the presicens Of the United
States. Until the next general csnsus
the sev states, With the exception OF
Dakota, are to be allowed one repre-
sentative each in the house Of repfesen.
tatives. DAKOTA will be allowed tso rep
The representatives are
to be eleoted on the same day With the
governor and other state officers.
SECTIONS Is and 3S of the land In each
or co equivalent, are granted
10 each mes stats for school purposes,
dity ensife sections are GRANTED for the |
erection of public bu,ldInss. ninety
sections are appor,ioned for seficultu- |
raj colleges, and i've per cent. Of the |
proceeds OF the salss Of public l.uds il |
The peV states is TO be paid into she |
fund for the SOS port of their common |
schools. Other large grants OF public |
lands are also proposed to be made spe- |
,incally for tbs bensh: OF the schools. |
nines, charitable and educational insti.
Iut;oas and Watessofks for irrigation.
An appropriation Of $4,000 Is providei
'sR Montana, Washil efon and New |
Mexico, and Gas. COO for Dakota, to de-
ray tho expenses Of the conventions.
After the acceptance Of the o nstitu-
i.ous The legislatures are to meet and
,iect two senators from each state, aed |
ghen each state il admitted into the |
,niou By O. special act Of congress. the
lenatofs and representatives are to be |
admitted 10 seats 10 congress and the |
tate governments viil become opera
i've. TIE Nsv Mexican convention is
llso TO considef the question Of change |
q the name OF New Mexico 10 Monte
.nma, snd the Washington convention |
. 10 sobEit 10 the peopie the pFoposi-
ion to name the new state Tacoma"