Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-12
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
Another Star Added to the
National Constellation.
THE ADMISSION PROCLAMATION.
Great Rejoicing at 0lympia-The
Approaching Senatorial
Election.

WASHINGTON, November 11.-secretary
Blaine today telegraphed the Territorial
and State Governors Of Washington that
the President signed the proclamation
declaring the Territory to be State in
the Union at O'Clock and q minutes
this afternoon. The proclamation is az
follows:
By the President of the United States,
/ a proclamation:
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United
States did by an act approved on the 22d
day Of February, 1889, provide that the
inhabitants Of the Territory of Washing
ton might, upon the conditions pre-.
scribsd in said act, become the State Of
Washington, and
WHEREAS, 1t was provided by said &C,
that the delegates elected as therein pro.
vided to the constitutional convention in
the Territory of Washington, should meet
at the seat of government of said Terri
tory, and that sitter they had met and
organized they should declare on behalf
of the people OF Washington that they
adopt the Constitution of the United
States, whereupon said convention should
be authorized to form a State govern
ment for the proposed State of Washing
ton, and
WHEREAS, 1t was provided by said act
that the constitution so adopted should
be republican in form aud make 10 dis
tinction in civil or political rights on &C.
count of race or color, except as to
Indians not taxed, and not be repugnant
to the Constitution of the United States
and the principles of the Declaration OF
Independence, and that the convention
should by ordinances, irrevocable with
out the consent Of the United States and
the people of the said State, make GER
tain provisions prescribed in said act; and
WHEREAS, 1t was provided by
said acs that the constitution
thus formed for the people Of
Washington should by ordinance of
the convention forming the same, be sub.
mitted to the people Of Washington at
an election to be held there on the FIRST
Tuesday in October, 1889, for 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 thereof, or
any two Of them, should canvass the
same and if q msj jrity of the legal votes
cast should be for the constitution, til Q
Governor should certify the result to the
President OF the United States, together
with statement of the votes cast
thereon upon the separate articles or
propositions, and copy of the same
constitution, articles, propositions and
ordinances; and,
WHEREAS, 1t has been certified to me
by the Governor of said Territory that
within the time prescribed by said act OF
Congress q constitution for tho proposed
State of Washington has bsen adopted,
and that the same has been ratified by q
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 arti-
cles, entitled woman Suffrage" and
Prohibition" were likewise submitted,
which said separate articles did not re.
ceive a majority of the votes cast
thereon or upon the constitution, and
were rejected; also, that at the same
election the question of the location of
the permanent seat of government was
submitted, and that no place received q
majority of all the votes cast upon said
question, and
WHEREAS, A duly authenticated copy
of said constitution and articles, as re-
quired by said act, has been received by
me,
Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison,
President of the United States oil
America, do. in accordance with the pro-
visions Of the act Of Congress aforesaid,
declare and proclaim the fact that the
conditions imposed by Congress on the
State of Washington to entitle that State
to admission to the Union have been
ratified and accepted, and that the ad-
mission of that State into the Union lie
now complete.
In witness whereof, I 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 hun
dred and eighty nine, and Of the indie.
pendence Of the United States oil
America the enc hundred and four
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By the President,
SEAL. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
James G. Blaine, Secretary of State.
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