Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-21
FOUR NEW STATES.
The Bill to Admit Them Passes Both
Houses.

Houses.
NORTH DAKOTA. soCTH DAKOTA, MONTANA. AND
WASHINGTON TERRITORIES TO COME INTO TIE
USIoN-ADoPTIoN OF THE CONFERENCE RE-
PORT.
Both houses OF Congress yesterday agree to
the conference report on the bill for the a6mis-
sion into the Union states of the territories OF
North and South Dakota, Montana, and Washing
ton. Under the bill the territory of Dakota is
to be divided on the line of the seventh parallel
proceeding due west. The delegates elected
to the constitutional convention north of this
parallel shall assemble at Bismarck and those
elected south of the parallel at Sioux Falls.
The delegates to the convention in each Of the
proposed new states shall be selected on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in May next,
and shall meet on the 4th Of July and declare
that they adopt the Constitution of the U mite d
States. Provision is also made for the adop-
ton or rejection of the Sioux Falls constitution
by the people of South Dakota. Each of the
new states is 20 be entitled to one Representa-
tive IN Congress, except South Dakota, which
Is to have two Representatives.
N THE SENATE
considerable debate arose on the right of
women to vote in the proposed state of Wash
that the bill makes no provision for extending
the right of suffrage to the women of Wasn-
ingtOn territory, which is one of the four states
to be admitted. He said that previous to the
recent decision of democratic court in Wash
ington territory against woman suffrage. the
women of that territory had successfully
demonstrated their ability to exercise political
functions He had he said. tried hard TO have
some provision in the bill which would entitle
women to vote when they had previously had
that right; but there was opposition to it.
rather than endanger the passage of the meas
ure he pushed his efforts no further.
Mr.. Plat said that a uniform rule had been
adopted determining who should vote for dele
gates TO the constitutional conventions, and to
have made n special provision for Washington
would have necessitated totally different ar
rangement. which would have met with dis
astrous opposition in conference. The Senate
cOnferees were willing that woman suffrage
should be recognized. but the House conferees
were not. and the Senate side did not care to
persist in their wishes, as the passage OF the
measure would have been endangered.
Mr.. Blair earnestly expressed his dissatisfac-
ton at the non-recognition of the right of
women to vote. and said ii would result Ill the
most bitter disappointment to the people of
those territories where women have been exer-
cising the right to vote almost az long as have
the men. He thought that women should be
allowed to vote. and said 1t wrong to make
any discrimination against them.
Mr.. Vest inquired why it was that New Mex
leo was left out OK the bill when 1t had popu-
lation of 1I5.000.
Mr.. Cullom said it was because the popula-
ton was of such peculiar nature. Two-thirds
of the people there, he said, could not speak
the English language.
Mr.. Butler claimed that New Mexico had all
the required elements necessary for statehood.
Mr.. Vest then upbraided the republicans for
leaving New Mexico out. saying IT was done for
political purposes. He declared that he would
not vote for the bill.
The conference report was finally adopted
without division. Messrs. Vest; Cockrell and
Brown being the only Senator's who openly de-
clared their opposition to it.
In the House the report was adopted virtu-
alfy without debate. Mr.. Barnes one of the
House cOnferees. simply declaring that out of
a proper sense of duty he could not sign the
report. The announcement of the adoption of
the report received with yociferous ap-
plause from both sides.
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED IN THE NORTH
WEST.
A telegram from st. Paul says: The news
from Washington has been received with con-
siderable excitement throughout the north
west. the first thing done being of a regular
Fourth of July style. Huron, which has been
chosen as the capital of south Dakota. fired
forty guns. brought ont colored lights and to-
night Is painting the town. When the news
reached the legislature in session at Bismarck
some Joyful members started up the DOXOlOSY
and every one joined In with all the lung
power they had. From other parts of Dakota
come similar reports. The joy of the people
IL bOundless.
dispatch from Yankton, OAK. February 90,
says: The adoption by the House of the con-
ference report On the bill for the admission of
South Dakota has caused great rejoicing
throughout this part of the state.
Steam versus Hand Presses.
NOON.
In the Senate yesterday. after The STARS re-
port closed, the debate on the action of the
Senate committee in amending the House
clause in the bill restraining the use of steam
plate printing presses in the bureau of en-
craving and printing was continued. The Sem
ate amendment provides payment of a roy
atty to the machine owners Of fifty cents per
thousand impressions. against one cent per
thousand impressions provided by the House.
which would virtually prevent the use of steam
presses.
Mr. Hiscock said the work of the steam-presses
was entirely satisfactory and they were so
per cent cheaper than hand-press work.
II the bill passed with the provision as it came
from the House he would state that
there were not enough plate-printers
in the country to do the work by hand
He admitted that the steam presses could not
DO as fine work as was necessary on the faces of
bills. The general average of steam press
work was. however, higher than that Of the
hand presses.
Senators Hawley and Blair argued the other
side of the question. and Senator Mcpherson
quoted from the testimony of ex-Chief Brooks.
of the secret service, who was. he said. man
OF most extraordinary ability, TO the effect that
1t was extremely difficult To detect the differ
ence between the genuine steam-printed notes
and counterfeits
Mr. Harris, in pursuance of his threat made
the previous evening. called for an executive
session. but Mr.. Allison moved an adjournment
ON which Mr.. Harris called for the yeas and
nays. which decided in favor of Mr. Allison's
motion. The Senate then adjourned.
The Manhattan Liberals.
THEIR PETITION AGAINST RECOGNITION OF RE
LEGION IN LEGISLATION.
Mr.. Eyarts yesterday presented in the Senate
petition from W. ii. Denney and thirty-si1
other citizens Of the United States and resi-
dents of the state of New York. The petition
which is clipped from the columns of lib
eraf' paper. reads as follows: ''We. the under
signed. admit residents of the United States, dc
hereby respectfully but earnestly petition you
honorable body not to pass any bill in regart
TO the observance OF Sunday. or any other re-