The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-06
THAT OMNIBUS BILL.
Springer's Committee to Re-
port 1t.
A VERY FLATTERING SHOWING
The Little Mexican Wnr-Spreckels
Speaks-Snow and Sand storms
Suicide-Etc.
\ VERY FLATTKRING SHOWING
The Omnibus DiIl.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Represea
tative Springer, in behalf of the majority
of the committee on Territories, has
prepared report which he will present
to the House, recommending the pas
sage of what is known as the Omnibus
Bill" to enable the people of Dakota,
Montana, Washington Territory, and
New Mexico, to form State govern
ments, and be admitted into the Union.
Dakota. it says, has an area of SO, 1886 =
480 acres, an estimated population in
1887 OF 56S, All. and a taxable property
valuation of $l57 ,0S4 365. 1t is conceded
that in point of population. agricultural
and mineral resources, and ali other
matters which constitute q state, Da-
kota is fully prepared for admission,
and in fact no other Territory equally
we'll fitted for Statehood has heretofore
failed Of admission into the Union. This
failure is attributed to the fact that all
organized efforts heretofore made in the
Territory have had division in view. Re-
greet is expressed that even now there
are some weli-disposed people in the
Territory who will insist that Dakota
should not be admitted into the Union
as one State, and who prefer that there
should be no admission until division
is mplished. Attention is called to
the fact thas 26 SAT lis acres, comprising
more than one-fourth Of the entire area
OF the Territory is Indian reservation
land and excluded from the Jurisdiction
of the proposed State. The climate in
the northern portion of the Territory
and the character of the lands west of
the Missouri River are also stated to be
such as to preclude the possibility OF a
dense population In those regions. If,
however, the Indian title should here
after be extinguished and the population
become so great as to make single
State government unWieldy, Congress
may provide for its division into two
States. Montana has an area Of 80, 016,-
64S acres, a population estimated at
ITS, 900 and taxable property valuation
in 1886 of $50, 07o,871. Indian reserva-
tons in the Territory comprise 20,574 =
648 acres. The area of Washington
Territory is placed at a, 796, $50 acres,
of which 4,1S7 ,559 are Indian reserva-
ton lands; population in November
next estimated 100 600 and the taxable
property in 1897 may be placed at $685.
900 600, not including railroad prop
erty. Reference is also made to its
great mineral and lumber resources.
The area of New Mexico is placed al
II 56S, GAO acres, of which $3.50 228 are
comprised within Indian reservations.
The official census of 1885 showed
population of 134,l31, and the taxable
property in 1886 amounted to $56,000.-
0OO The growth Of the Territory has
been much retarded by the unsettled
condition of land titles. The report
concludes: The four Territories
whose admission is provided for in this
bill have population, area and resources
which entitie them to admission into
the Union. 1t shouid be the policy OF
Congress 20 admit Territories into the
Union whenever these conditions are
realized. The committee therefore
recommend the passage of the bill re-
ported"