Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-21
WILL IT YET BE A STATE?
HINGTONEERRITORYKNoCKTNG
FORADMISSI0N 70 THE UNION.
Democrats are willing to fake 1t, but the
Republicans Want to includes Big Part
Of Idaho-This Would Put idaho Back
Many Years

WAsHINGToN, July 1S.-In the Senate to
day, resolution instructing the COMMITTEES
on Interstate Commerce to INQUIRE into
the propriety Of extending the interstat.
commerce law to telegraph and express
companies and to railroad companies moi
now subject to it, to sit during the recess ol
Congress and. to appoint clerk and
stenographer, was offered by Culom and
referred to the Committee on Contingent
Expenses. The Senate then proceeded to
the consideration OF the Senate bill for the
formation and admission into the Union of
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
to be composed OF the present Territory Of
Washington and part of Idaho Territory.
Hoar interrupted the reading OF the bill
and gave notice, at request of Frye, Who
has the fisheries in charge, Tin the absence
OF Sherman) that Frye would, next Fri
day, ask the Senate to proceed with the
consideration OF the treaty, and would
urge the Senate to continue the discussion
until it is ended, and then that the vote be
taken without further delay.
Cullom offered substitute for the bill
COMBINING THE AREA of THE NEW STATE
to that Of the present Territory OF Wash
ington.
Stewart supported the bill. The only
controverted point in the bill, he said, was
as to the inclusion within the new state OF
that portion OF Idaho known as Nortu |
Idaho or tile Panhandle. He stated the |
why the annexation should take
place.
Vest doubted the power of Congress to /
refer the matter OF the annexation of |
northern Idaho to the people thereof /
There has been, he said, a vast amount OF |
adjudication in the question, and the weight |
of authority was decidedly against such
DELEGATION OF LEGISLATION
is this overpower-for this was nothing
Use. II it was right that that part of
IDAHO Territory should be cut off and an /,
lexed to Washington State, it should be
lone by Congress ald not subjected to all
he chances OF popular election.
Doph supported the bill.
Cullom favored the immediate admission
u the new state, but opposed IKE admis-
ion OF portion of Idaho. He quoted
he resolutions of the conventions OF both
,olitical parties OF the Territory against
he proposed ACKNOWLEDGMENT and also the /
esolution of thanks of Idaho County to
resident Cleveland for having vetoed, by
ocketing, the bill OF last Congress adding
saf
NORTHERN COUNTIES OF IDAHO
0 the Territory Of Washington. He also
BAD from the Governor of Idaho letter
0 himself, expressing the conviction that I Il
be Senate would net attempt o-divide 4
T,-. 4 - II
legislature and against the protests OF 8
9th political parties, backed by at least
ine-tenths OF the population of Idaho. He
eclared it was not right, after twenty five Q
ears OF privations, that belong to frontier v
le, to say to the people of Idaho, just as j
aey were beginning to see day light dawn .
the east, and to be
ENTITLED TO ADMISSION p
, a state: I'VE will take off $4,000 r.
luare miles of your area and 10000 OF
our population, and we will attach them u
|, some other territory and put you back = =
years longer" He hoped the bill re- /
)rted by Steward of the majority of the ii
'mmittee would not pass the Senate. but h
at the substitute offered by himself on "
e part of the minority, which simply n
opposed to admit Washington Territory, a
WITH ITS EXISTING BOUNDARIES, Il
ould be passed. a
a large number ofresolutions, a,
tiers and statements in support OF the tt
lnexation OF North Idaho, and said h'
lture had made these four counties,
,ich are in the great Columbia basin, a =,
yrt of Washington, but that, in view of
e suggestion that ia made that a majority
their people were opposed to annexatian,
g bill should provide for submitting the
estion to them, they being the only A
ople interested.
Without action on the bill, the Senate
oceeded to Reconsideration OF executive
siness, and soon adjourned. ga