Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-02-22
TO BE A STATE.
Favorable Action in the House
Renders the Future of the
Admission Bill Safe.
And Growers Awful Veto is the
Only Possible Obstacle
in the Way.
HOW 1T WAS SETTLED,
Detaik Of the Agreement on the Omnibus
Bill.

DetaiL Of the Agreement ON the Omnibus
Bill.
The following telegram from +. A..
Carle, to the Pioneer Press, will be
read With interest by the people Of the
territories, explaining rs 1t does the
provisions Of the admission bill az IL
was finally agreed to by the conterees
of both branches OF congress. Mr..
Carrie is one of the best posted and
most conservative Of any of the Wash.
ingto7 correspondents and therefore
his information Is always correct and
his predictions about right.
| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. l9.-The
territories are within sight Of the
promised land cf statehood. The con.
ference committee reached an agree
ment this afternoon after the adjourn.
ment Of botb houses and their perfect
ed bill will be reported to the house
and senate In Jo-morrow's session.
The conference was not called until 4
.. M, after the favorable report 10 the
senate on the Oklahoma bill, which
has been understood sll along to have
connection with the agreement Of
the two houses on the "omnibus" bill.
SooL after Senator Cullom's 0klaho-
ma report TO the senate, Platt and
Baker repaired t. the territorial com
mittee room and gave the finishing
touches TO the measure TO which they
were prepared IN agree. At about 4
O'Clock Springer and Barns Were sent
for from the house and the last fol NAL
conference began.
The perfected bill, which 1t was
agreed to report two hours later, Shove
that there mutual concessions about
the minor points referred back TO th,
conference by the Cox resolution.
Springer carried his point ~ TO the
time of election but surrendered nea::-
ly every other point. Under the 6ill
ms IL will be reported the governors Of
the four territories, counting Dakota
as two. are authorized to issue procla-
nations on April 18th ordering elec-
tions in each on the Tuesday after the
second Monday In May for delegates to
the constitutional convsntions-sev-
enty.five for each territory. The con-
ventions are 10 meet at the capitals Of
all the organized territories and at
Sioux Falls In south Dakota on July
4,h TO form constitutional and state
governments for the proposed states.
Up to this point the provisions are the
same for eli the states. By the pro-
viso to the fifth section IL is declared
that South Dakota may vote ut the
May election on the adoption of the
Sioux Falls constitution. II the vote
Is favorable only the constitution shall
be resubmitted at the time provided
later in the bill with all articles and
provisions separately submitted in
1885, including the location Of the
temporary seat Of government with
such changes only a. relate TO the re-
serve and boundaries; to reapportiop-
ment of legislative and Judicial dis
tricts and others required by the act
II the vote on the Sioux Falls copsti
tuition is unfavorable the COMMITTEES
shall proceed TO frame another.
The constitutional conventions In
all the territories are to meet July 9Th
M originally provided, but the consti-
tutions thus framed and the Sioux Falls
Constitution, II that be adopted In
South Dakota, are all TO be submitted
to the people Of the respective territor.
les for ratification or rejection on the
first Tuesday 10 October instead OF th,
November election as provided In th,
Springer bill. This Is ole small con.
csssiou which will insure the admis
sion OF the territories long before tn,
meeting Of congress In December. I
10 made the duty OF the President Inn
mediately upon official notice by tb,
governors Of the ratification OF all th,
constitutions TO make his proclamation
declaring each a state In the union
The general provisions Of the bill re
latine TO lands, courts, etc., are no
materially changed, except tha
Moody's amendment for the specis
allotment Of land TO educational insti
tutions is incorporated. No date 4
fixed In the bill for the election o
the state officers. legislatures, repre-
sentatives, etc, this bslss len for shs
constitutional ocuvsnllDus 70 sslablIsh
lby ordinance. Bat slncs The osS
governments Are not eflsctivs tIll ths
constitutions are adopted u Z ssumsd
that the elsetioss VIII - ezs1 for ths
same Day ~ thai on'wb'>h ~ sonstl-
tutIops are 70 b. rsslds6. The lsgislA
tnr~s nrs authofirsd 70 moot q soon aI