The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-09

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f.fsssse1x @saxsoa laid Il before congress
81 sf,eesA MESSAGE Decensses =. Is<z
-. g.. Y e scs ssvrovsss Jane Is ssss
petsed conditional Eet ef3rtefsEr 49,
- 2 e STATE. azia ca January =, igs1. fEe
F6H1sfa0Hs having fsssn esgsya s,sfess vwsss.
pnssea 80 tinegHfltE9nss See sdrasstissv fiss
sssss p The gnion. :
kiefsak--Thg Kgsgrnor snG Legislative
s.s.i.eas passed az scf. calling constifu-
yeatl9n czAssaez. fhe right 81 sfsrsiss;ssrs ~
sIrsSs 81 tne treaty between the unIsesi
STATES and the king 81 ssasn. eastirsr the
pfnEtaces Of East and West World a q, me
DnAted efAseN The convention asser1bIaf
Eseenstey J. isSs. ard formed the constita-
- 80 +, hn.cn contained clause providing
ntoTy. Congress. by one and tbe same at.
approved March o. 1885,. ADMITTED 10th
florida xrsd lows INFO the Union As statex
Fexas-s Congress By q joint resolution 40.
pruEes March /. ISIS. consented II the re-
puDssn q iexaes os.ng s'erscteG" into .
new ssstss Under certain conditions. among
Nsisfa szs orse requiring thai the eonstissi-
Ion fhersof with the evidence OF rs ex30n-
ton b. transmitted 10 tho rressdefl. ~ tie
United States TO be laid before congress %
or before January l. Es4s Texas b is
saId terms and after Juiy 1. 1sss' the eansgi
tuition uEs framed BY convention which
srses - AEasEin. July 4. is4s. and c<,tanletesf
is tstors August II. 1855. The constitution
was Submitted 20 the people and -asise1
by s;I overwhelming majority. Texas was
admitted 70 the Union By Joint resolution
ct congress approved DeetFaber 70, 1915.
lows made application % congress for
sdmissiosI February II. isi4 A eonstifa-
ton was formed November l. 1874 Goa
Sresz By an set approved March :. tSs3.
provided for the admission OF Iowa and
Florida The people % Iowa did not ar-
esfs the boundaries therein specified.
These were changed by q Subsequent sF.f
approved August 4, sSsf. A constitutions
convention Was called tin what manner
Hua Unable TO learn and o Constitution
formed May, Isf6. and ra1oEsed By the pea-
pie August s, 1896 Iowa was admitted -
sn act approved Deem Der, =. Tszs
8lsfoussn-G0 fiEress was nensorsalized
March 20. IsB, and an enabling set which
did not provide for tte constitutional CON
yenti0u passed August 6. 1856 A e3nss stu-
ton VIA formed and an aet passed hv soss-
sfess March ST. isf7, providing for alnlls.
SION when The constitution should Be ap-
proved BY the people. The Constitution
was yeieeted and afterwards amended Feb-
ruAry !. ISIS This constitution was rat.-
Ted March 6. ls4s, ard congress by as aef
approved May -. lsis. admitted Wisconsin
70 the Uhinn..
cslIfgrnla--oenersi Riley. commanding
the military forces OF the United states II.
California. while provisional governor. e.
sued proclamation 10 the people IA
which be called for the election al dele
gates TO = constitutional convention which
Should meet ca the lst day OF September,
Iss9, and which he feFfDed . A generat
convention for forming State Constitution
OF nsan f0r territorial COY
ernment.' Tie convention Assem- hlea aud
formed . constitution In accordance with
the proclamation. The schedule II, the
constitution provided the manner In wilich
L shoHld be submitted 10 the people.
Gen. Riley. by proclamation nudcr date
OF 0ss. T.. 1879. submitted the constitution
70 the people Tor their acceptance. ii was
set.epicd By the people. and on December
18th. $50. General Riley turned over the
80 ADMINISTRATION TO the government forms
BY the peopie-
Congress admitted California hy IA net
approved sept. =. lS11.
Gen. Riley gave ~ reason for railing
the ees-.Sseetioa - he did. tia; congress
had failed TO provide q new government
in place OF thai which existed on the an
nexatson; that those laws which had
eetn Ia spree. ard which are not iucoH-
Ef%tLtAt Htt4A VIZ taNrs tttttHtltAt3UN& aud
treaties Of fis untted states, were st;ii ia
fssee, ami ustsss so continue aBsil changed
by estrl petesst authority, and that the cafi-
tng OF q constitutional convention was the
coarse advised BY the president Of fke
United STATS and the secretaries OF stat
asasd tbs lnnusaeFahSa evils
which must neAeessariiy resHit from any
attempt a. Illegal local legislation The
statistics rs 10 California are SCI forth &C a
greater length than any other state. as the
communication from Mr.. Wiimasth cites
tbs action OF Gen. Riley as q precedent
which might cstify the executive calling
constitutional CONVENTION tn Washington
Territory The case cilei Is not a prece-
dent gHsiifylnE al executive proclamation,
a. the present condition 81 our territory
aud California ~ thai tfse are ia no wise
parallel. California was virtually without
laws 0E recognized civil government
1lnnrsosa-.lsengFess passed az enabling
arr, which was approved February -. 1857.
and which wss similar 20 those fssr the
other states. and provided for eaastifu.
uonal convention The constitution Was
sdcaied by the peopie October rs. lss5, and
ny act OF congress approved Mas III, 1858,
Minnesota was admitted rs u state.
uregon--sThe constitution Was framed by
a convention, which was provided for oy
~ aet OF the territorial legislature. No
enabling act was passed by congress before
the forming OF the constitution. The con
sention Assem- bsed at Salem. August II.
mnuth. The constitution 50 fgaTaed Was
: Submitted to the people November 2. Isss7,
and ratified By large majority. Congress
by an act approved February IA, 1850, ad-
Oregon rs q state
Kansas Thgee constitutions were formed
and rejected. or the proceedings under
them snnullesj by congress, ewing ~ al
legged Illegal voting. These conventions
were provided for BY acts of The terri.
suFfas legislature. In January. 1879. the
territorial legislature passed an act which
submitted 10 The people the question %
calling constitutional convention At
the election held . majority Of the people
voted in faspr Of h~3dsng the convention.
sns au election was subsequently, held at
W snasssfe in July. 1853. autt-a constitution
larohitstipg slavery adopted October {.
lSas This constitution " submitted 10
The people, ard ratified by . isrge ma.
jerisy On January p. 1851, congress
passed sn act admitting Kansas uuaer this
West yirglnia--Tbe legislature Of yir.
esnis. whtch had beea formed hy the
party opposed 10 the act 81 SSesxsiau. and
which sSss mhled In Wheeling on 5nsy ?.
isei. p4sss.0 al ordinance proviaing ssF az
s iesf3ea TO h held on 0Ssabar "a, 1861. 20
decide upon The formation of THE new state
~ "ksea~ Ea.' The people eli declared
ia sayer of tee measure. aud a. tlse same
ltsle chose delegates - "A constitutional
The convention asset Died At
Weeeltaz. Nov. -, issf. sad formed s con-
ssitanaa. which Was ratified bs the peassle
of NAY s. lNa1 The legislature 81 Mas
fssh. gaze consent u The fsrfnassoa q. Ehr
lfss ssste. shs aEfae ~ which bad ia the
neantisae heegi changed 81 NeSt VIRGINIA
cssnsEv<S, hg an ae; approved lAer. 81, iss72
provided fer the e1ga isaibu oS shR state
"a Tsiafsssn - slavery. which anss aslsas rs
was Fsf1Hes5 M&Tess - fse1. sud June -
ISIS. hy proclamation 81 pssS'@eat lsw-
eosA. asissef Sass 81 April =. ;SSS West
Esrxisiia was declared a state.
NeNassS-Aa N1ssllug set which rse-
sideG for TIE constitutional ccavuuisan
'sss psssed - ga set OF sTaagress approved
Mas y. 1854 TIE constitution wss 1Utetd
81 che Sos xenEtst1s asSoN bed ansftr tas
enAhling ses au Iaiy -. iS54 aud an eSssn
Der 81. 1854 Sey ala was. bs pyuclsngas fou
af The PERSISTENT. tn scc0sefsase ~tsh the
provisions of the enabling act admitted IS
1 state
NvarsSka-.A constitution was srNmeG
~ the territorial lpsisisisif.. which eessa
rieseSS IS keA 9Th. fSsS. lHsseF the enabling
SGT paasea hs coaerpSs, April 18th. lSat
werc 10 DC elected by The
people - ferEs = convention urs;eF sstrb
rules aad regulations Is The geveTn.sF Il
lae territory sheasd prcseri be aud which
set proyissl that the rcTsssfasteu when
ISEnsei sAsul3 be- Submitted. under rniss
prescribed hy she convention. - tA1 rro
pc. ttswas submitted sua ratified 1aac
u, lsss. The aef N admit Nebraska was
passess yals - lsss Aad wss psekeisd By
tie pm siieas
Su0Shef ace 20 a3sats was passed jar.
aars, iszs. and IVES vetoed hy TIE presl-
dessfs @sa. IF ,. fNG-. tsn Feb 9Th, ~ that
year. su sci 81 admission vas passed oveT
iht' is'Nssssepss SetsA The condition of this
sFf having been compiled with. Nebraska
was admitted hy prse aulaitssn ~ tee