The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-19
IDAHO PANHANDLE
Washington Statehood Bill
in the Senate.
a QUESTION or sorxDAEIxs-


wAszIxsrox, iziF fs.-ln che ssaase TO
aay rzsriutson lEss-asslng the ecszsusIfsre
Ga inter sfass cszane-ee 10 isazlre sate he
rsxssriety Of sxfszdsng TIE fzfcr STATE com
Erres l2x 70 telegssFa ard express coE-
pznies aad 10 railroad csaHr ssiss ass no=
sahseer 20 IL. 30 st asfsag tie RECESS es e1,zs-
gress and 10 appoint clerk ard sseac-
grspher. was caerei By cEssom ard refer
rsd To the eomrnisire On cssa.Iagsnf ex-
peas.s
Tbs senA-e prueees5ea to consideration ct
/ The senzse bill ssr fe-zEzfsea ani afsnsss.oss
suso the Unson Of the s-sse OF Hxsas.sksss9.
! 10 be earn p xed Of :sse pressns tz-rrissry Of
Mashingtoa and rsrs os EEshs territory.
euIiosn offered Substitute foe the hsIl,
coa6ctng the area 81 the req stale 10 thai
of the prcseaf ser-itcry Of Washington
stesa-t supported ;sle hill TIE oaly
c0nsroverte1 point IN the hlli. be said. gss
a. 70 the inclusion within TIE new state of
q p5rts0z Of idsaa. the portion kaawa a.
Sorsa lsiaas or .-the Eaahanssc~ He
stated the reasons why annexation should
take place.
ves. lauhtei the poxer Of congress 10 ~
fer The matter ef sasexnrsen OF Northern
Idaho 20 the people thereof There la!
lzeen. hr said. d szsf asnauut Of s15udixz-
tios. o;a the question, and tbs weight Of ssi-
shesity wss decidedly azazust safh aesexa-
ti0n OF legislative l~5sef, foF this wss tsofa-
it< else. II il was rigai That tkst part of
Idaho Territory should se cut of aud al.
nsxec 10 Washington state. Il should be
de1e by eongresx kBd sof sabseetea 70 all
the chances OF q Iopailar election
Ioipi supported The bill
Cniiosa favored ifaEassiiasr admission Of
Esrf
of portion Of loaao. He quoted resotn
fissas OF eons ations Of both political s4aF-
ties Of The trrr1taf. against the Fayssad
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. ana also 4 resSzultoss Of
thanks of idasao eoE:lts ~ f'rss.dslt ciege-
iaad ieS having ysfssras % Poe ketlisg. ttie
bali Of sast eeagfeSs aiding tae fcas isorfh-
era cS.Lfias OF iGaka - the territory VI
Washington He also read frsscs from
the governor os Idaho 10 ntssaseif, & xp-ess-
ing c8nsiefiaD that the s1uaie would mot
ailcTapi to divide tAat territory sgaiEss The
memorial OF ifs Legislature Aad az eaisst the
protests 81 both political parties. la ked by
At seass ,ssias-;esths Of the population os
idaho
he declared it vas nss r;xai. after IS
years 0s tae pr1salsosls that Desoag 10
ffoutser ii.e- 20 say 10 sise iscor2e Of Idaho,
jsisi - they 1sFv beginning 10 sc dss light
aawa ia tire ets.s assl 10 u entitled 10 az
mission as state I'VE viii take OF 2s,esa
square r.Iles Of yosr ARIA and -A0uu o4
yoGr population and We nill ATTACH tbe.a
20 soaae other terfftsry and rysg yoa back
70 years longer" He hoped the bill re-
ported by stewart froia the majority OF the
committee would no, pass ine senate. bat
thai the Substitute o.fe-esi ~ himself on
the par1 of the minority. which ssElpiy
proposed 10 admit Washington Territory
with ifs existing boundaries. wou1d bc
passed Stewart read large number oi /
resolutions. letters and statements In sup
said nature had made these fear counties.
hsca are Ia the great Columbia hasin. g
rsars oi washiagsoa, but that in view oi
the suggestion that majority OF their
people were opposed to annexation, the
blil provided for submitting the question
70 tferi. they being the only people in
feresfed.
Without action on the bin the senate
p-oesesscd t. consider the executive bust
ness and soon adjourned