Helena weekly herald., 1889-11-14
WASHINGTON ADMITTED.
Proclamation by the President

WASHINGTON November 11.-Secretary
Blaine telegraphed to-day to the Territorial
and State Governors of Washington that the
President had signed the proclamation de-
claring the Terrific ~ to be a State in the
Union at SGT this afternoon. The prOcla-
nation is as follows: By the President of
the United States of America-proclama-
| ton:
Whereas, The Congress of the United
8 sates did by act approved on the 22d day
of February, one thousand eight hundred
| and eighty nine, provide that the inhab
itants of the Territory of Washington
might, upon the conditions prescribed in
said act, become the State of Washington;
and,
Whereas, 1t was provided by said act
that the delegates elected as therein pro-
vided to the coDstii utional convention in
the Territory of Washington, should meet
at the seat of government of said Territory,
and that after they had met and organized
they should declare on behalf of the peo
pie of Washington that they adopt the
constitution OF the United States; where
upon the said convention should be author
lied to form State government for the
proposed State of Washington; and,
Whereas, 1t was provided by said act
that the constitution so adopted should be
republican in form and make no distinction
in civil or political rights on account OF
race or color, except as 10 Indians not
taxed, and not to be repugnant to the con-
stitution of the United States and princi.
pies of the declaration of independence,
! and that the convention should
by ordinance irrev0cabls without
the consent of the United States.
and people of said State make certain pro-
visions prescribed in said act; and
Whereas, 1t was provided by said act
that the constitution thus formed for the
people of Washington should, by ordinance
of the convention forming the same be SUBJ
mitted to the people of Washington at an
election to be held there on the first Tues
day il October, 1889. for ratification or re-
lection by the qualified voters of said pro-
posed State, and that the returns of said
election should be made to the Secretary
of said Territory, who. with the Governor
and Chief Justice thereof. or any two of
them, should canvass the same, and if a
majority of the legal votes cast should be
for the constitution, the Governor should
certify the result to the President OF the
United States, together with statement of
the votes cast thereon and upon the separate
articles or propositions, and copy of said
constitution, articles, propositions and Or
dinar ces; and
Whereas, 1t has been certified to me by
the Governor of said Territory that within
the time prescribed by said act of Congress
the constitution for the proposed State of
Washington has been adopted and that the
same has been ratified by a majority OF
the qualified voters of said proposed State
in accordance with the conditions prescribed
in said act; and
Whereas, 1t is also certified to me by
said Governor, that at the same time the
body of said constitution was submitted to
vote of the people, two separate articles,
entitled woman suffrage" and "prOhibi-
tion," were likewise 50 ubmitted, which said
separate articles did not receive majority
of the votes cast thereon, or upon the con
stitution, and were rejected; also, that at
; the same election the question OF location
of . permanent seat of government was
submitted, and that no place received ma
iority of all the votes cast upon said Ques-
tiOn; and
Whereas, A duly authenticated copy OF
said constitution and articles, as required
by said act, have been received by me,
Now, therefore, 1, Benjamin Harrison,
President of the United States of America,
do. in accordance with the provisions Of the
act of Congress, aforesaid, declare and pro-
claim the fact that the conditions imposed
by Congress on the State of Washington to
entitle that State to admission to the Union
have been adopted and accepted, and that
the admission of said State into the Union
is now complete.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this
eleventh day of November, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the
United States the one hundred and four
, teenth.
. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President: