, 1888-03-01
TIE OMNIBUS BILL.

laws.
TIE OMNIBUS BILL.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-The bill
upon which it was agreed to report
fayOrably authorizes the residents of
these territories TO elect delegates to
the convention proportionate in num-
Der with the population of the conn
tie.. The apportionment Of dele
gates will be made by the governor,
chief justice and United States attor-
ney of each territory and the election
will be held on the first Tuesday
af er the first Monday of next August.
The number of delegates to each con.
vention is fixed at IS, except in the
case of Dakota, where the number Is
l5U. They are TO meet at the seat
OF government of each territory on
the second Tuesday of September
next to adopt the constitution of the
United States and to form state
government, expressly diSclaiming IN
favor of the United States all title to
unapPropriated public lands and
Indian lands lying within the terri
tories. They are also required to as
sumo territorial debts and TO provide
and maintain the public school sys-
tenn. The constitutions are to be
submitted 20 vote OF the people on
the Tuesday after the first Monday
in November next, and if majority
are III favor, the results shall be Ger
titled to the president of the United
States. Until the next general GEN.
su5 the new states, with the exception
of Dakota, are to be allowe I one rep
resentative, Dakota will be allowed
two representatives. The lepresen-
tatives are to be ele-tcd on the same
day with the governor and other
state officers.
Sections 16 and 36 of the land in
each township, or an equivalent, are
granted to each new state for school
purposes, fifty entire sections are
granted for the erection of public
buildings, ninty sections are appTo-
priated for agricultural colleges, and
five per cent of the proceeds of the
sale of public lands in the new states
is to be paid into the fund for the
support of their public schools.
Other large grants of public lands
are proposed to be made specifically
for the schools, mines, coaritable and
educational institutions and water
works for irrigation. An appropria
ton of $4,000 is provided for Mon-
tana, Washington ana New Mexi-
CO, and S35, 900 for Dakota, to defray
the expenses of the Conventions.
After the acceptance of the constitu-
tions the Legislatures are to meet
and elect two senators from each
State, and when each State is admit
ted into the Union by special act of
Congress, the senators and represen-
tatives are to be admitted to seats in
Congress and the State Government
will become operative. The New
Mexican Convention is able to con-
the question of change in the name
of New Mexico to MonteZuma, and
the Washington Convention is to
submit to the people of the PROPOSE
ton to name the new state Tacoma"
DEATH OF W. W. CoRCoRAN.
". W. Corcoran, the philanthro--
phist, died here at 80 this morning
of senile bronchitis, in his Goth year.
MONEY TO RUSSIA.
VIENNA, Feb. 24.-It is reported
that a syndicate of French, Belgian
and Dutch bankers has advanced to
Russia the sum of 30,O00,000 roubles,
refusing to grant a larger loan unless
the Bulgarian question is settled
peacefully.
STATEHOOD.
" AsHINGToN, Feb. 25.-By a strict
party vote the house committe on ter
ritories agreed today to report favor4
ably Chairman Springer's omnibus"
bill to enable the people of Dakota,
Montana, Washington Territory and
New Mexico to form constitutions
and state governments The repub-
licans will present minority report
in opposition.
WILL MEET IN ST. LOUIS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The demo-
cratic national convention goes to st.
Louis. 1t was decided unanimously
on the second ballot. The committee
decided to change the date of hold
ing the convention to June 5th, in
stead of July 3rd.
The first ballot resulted. San
Francisco. II; Chicago, 16; st. Louis,
13. and New York, l. After the first
ballot there was a recess of ten min
utes taken. Another ballot was then
taken, but before the result was an
uounced Walsh, of Georgia. stated
1l,ot tl,1, For ho hoI yofol oor stopfI1,
for San Francisco, but as he was sat-
isfied that city would not be selected
he would change his vote to st.
Louis Other changes followed and
st. Louis was chosen.
SMALLPOX CASES.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 23.-Two
cases of smallpox have broken out
in Chinese aboard the quarantine
hulk Shenandonah.
SHAMEFUL SURRENDER.
New York, Feb. 23.-The follow
ing is Richard S. Spafford's dispatch
on the proposed fishery treaty which
he has sent to Luther Maddox, pres
ident of the National Fishery assoei-
alton at Washington: Mr.. Chamber
lain deserves the peerage. His
victory is complete. The treaty is a
more shameful surrender in the day
of our national power, than was that
of 1918, extorted in time of our na-
tional weakness and peril. Making
no indemnity for past outrages, it not
only cancels our commercial rights
but robs the United States of large
and valuable fishing areas, both in
bays and deep seas. Thank God!
the American senate is still extant
and is not an inconsiderable part of
treaty-making power.
| WILL BE KICKED OUT OF THE SENATE.
The Tribune this morning prints
an interview with Senator Frye in
regard to the fisheries treaty The
Maine senator criticises the treaty