Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-11-02

rights to settlers within the forfeited
grant. rs are granted in the general
Forfeiture hill which has already
passed the house. AS indicative of
the character and standing which
Mr.. Voorhees, has attained in con-
! sress, it will be gratifying to his
many supporters to know that a
page and IA half OF this report (NO.
li3S. LIST session, 50th cOngress) is
devoted to quotations from the
speech Of Mr.. Voorhees,, upon this
subject, delivered in the house of
representatives July %, 1886, dar-
ing the 10th congress.
a bill has been fivorably report
ed in the senate, providing for an
enabling act for Washington ter
ritory aad for admission hereunder
and providing for the submission
to Il vote Of the people of north Ida
no of the question of annexation
of north Idaho to Washington.
/ On March 18th, 1888. a bill was
favOrably reported from the com
mittee on territories, of the house,
providing Cor enabling acts and for
admission Hereunder for Washing
ton. Dakota, Montana. and New
Mexico. On June 18th, 1883, Mr..
Mills reported from the committee
on rules resolution assigning time
to certain committees for the consid
GRAFTON of business reported there
from. This resolution assigned two
evening and one day sessions to the
committee on territories for the
consideration of this and other
measures. Because this resOlu-
ton did not contain an assign
ment of time for the consideration
of general pension legislation, in
vOlving an expenditure of from two
hundred and fifty to five hundred
millions of the public money, the
republican minority in the house
reSOrted to obstructive tactics and
forced the defeat of the resolution,
Congressional Record, page 525D.
On this account. and upon this ac-
count alone our admission matter
has not been considered in the
! house. Mr.. voorhees, has, at al
times, been zealOuSly faithful and
loyal to every pledge he has made
upon this subject. Realizing thai
the republican opposition, rs above
outlined, would prevent any assign
ment of time for the consideration
, of this measure, hetOok occasion OF
the 2Sth day of July, 1888, during
the general debate upon an apprO-
priation bill, to impress his view.
, upon the house. In that speech HI
, said:
stand here ready to say, and TO as
sumo the responsibility OF saying, that
the democratic party in the past has been
} or il it is now or shall be hereafter, respon
sible fox depriving the people whom
, represent of the privileges Of living undo
!, a constitutional form OF government,
will Just as quickly dcnounce the demo
cratic party for that attitude as woul,
denounce the republican party for sucl
} an indefensible position.
Confronted by the majestic presence O
American citizenship mere political con
siderations grow mean and small. I ad
dress myself to this great question to-da,
not as q democrat, but as an American
1 citizen, care not what the future polit
ical complexion of the territory may b,
2 the citizenship of its inhabitants can no
become less sacred, be the administration
democratic or republican. American
citizenship presents too exalted q Ques
J ton to be circumscribed by political con
siderations, and shall always protes
against the utilization Of such question
for the perpetuation Of party supremacy
or for the achievement OF mere party ad
: vantage. 1t is q question Of statesman
, ship and not of politics.
!, With an earnestness and zeal born o
the wrongs to which the people repre-
sent have been subjected by the laggar,
disposition of congress In connection with
this great question raise my voice, her
and now, demanding the recognition {,
which these people, as American citizens
are entitled. With every condition which
has heretofore been exacted as preceden
to the admission Of new states more thar
compiled with, the genius Of our institu
: tons, the good faith of the government
and the inalienable rights Of the peopl,
of Washington imperatively demand tina
there shall be no further delay in cloth
ing that mighty and resourceful empir,
: with full powers Of sovereignty.
Inthe 49th congress Mr.. voorhees,
bill for the annexation of NORTH
Idaho to Washington passed botf
house and senate, but was not sign
ed by the president. During the
present session Mr.. voorhees, ap
peared before the committee on ter
J ritories of both the senate anG
house, and, in exhaustive argu
ments, urged the favorable consid
GRAFTON of this most important
measure.
A bill has been favorably report
ed from the committee on public
lands, of the house, and is now Oh
the house calendar. granting certain
lands to Port Angeles for cemetery
purposes.
Mr.. Voorhees, bill authorizing
the Pomeroy school district to issue
bonds for the purchase of lot and
the erection of a school house there