Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-09
WASHINGTON CULLINGS.
President Harrison PFOClaimS Montana
a FHll-FlGdSed State.
A BIGAMIST REFUSED A PARDON.
Cost of Subsistence for the Army
Recommendations OF General
McFeely-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES To THE REooRD-umoN.I
MONTANA ADMITTED.
The Youngest State, but the Lagest Min
eral Producer in the Union.

The Youngest State, but the Lagest Min
eraI Producer in the Union.
WAsHINGToE, November 6th.-President
Harrison signed and issued the following
proclamation at 10:40 this morning:
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States
did by an Act approved on the 22d day of Feb
ruary, 1889, provide that The inha bitantS of the
Territory of Montana might, upon conditions
prescribed in said Act, become the State OF Mon
tana; and whereas. il was provided in said Act
that 1e delegates elected as therein provided,
to the Constitutional Convention in the Terri
tory of Montana should meet at he seat of said
Government Of the Territory, and after they had
met and organized they should declare on be-
| half of the people OF Montana that they adopt
the Constitution of the United Stales where
upon the said Convention should be authorized
to form State Government for the proposed
State OF Montana; and whereas, 1t has been pro-
vided by said Act that the Constitution so
adopted should be republican in form, and
make no distinction in civil r political rights
on account of race or color, except IS 20 Indians
not being taxed, and not be repugnant to the
Constitution OF the United States its principles,
the Declaration OF lndepenr ence, and that the
Convention should by ordinance irrevocable
without the consent of the United States and
the people of said Stste make certain provis-
ions prescribed in said Act and
Whereas, It was provided by said Act that
the Constitution thus formed for the people of
Montana should, by ordinance of the COnven-
tion forming the same, be submitted to the pe0-
pie of Montana at the election 10 be held there
Ou TIE llISJ wednesday OClODeI, 1909, IHelf
ratification or rejection, by the qualified voters
of said proposed State, and that the returns of
said election should be made to the Secretary
of said Territory, who, with the Governor and
Chief Justice there0', or any two of them,
should canvass the same and if the msjority
of the legal votes cast should be for the COnsii-
tuition the Governor should certify the result to
the President of the United States, together
with statement of the votes cast thereon and
upon separate articles or propositions, and a
copy of said Constitution. the articles, PROPOSE
tions and ordinances; and,
Whereas, 1t had been certified to me by the
Governor of said Territory that within the time
prescribed by said Act of Congress the Constitu-
adopted. and that the same, together with the
two ordinances connected Herewith. has been
ratified by a msjO1ity of the qualified voters of
said proposed State in accordal ce with the con-
ditions prescribed in said Act; and.
Woereas, a duly authenticated copy OF said
Constitution and ordinances as required by
said Act has been received by me; now there
fore, /, Benjamin HaTrion. President of the
United States of America, do in accordance
with the provisions of the Act of Congress
aforesaid. declare and proclaim the fact that
the conditions pose by Congress on the State
of Montana to entltle that to admission to
that the admission of said state into the Union
is row complete
In testimony thereon, l have heTeunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the nited States
to be affixed. Done ut the city of Washington,
this Sth day of November, in the year of our
Lord, 1882 and of the independence of the
United states of America, the Hath.
BENJAMIN HARRISON, President.
JAMES G. BLAINE Secretary of state.