St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-09
MONTANA Is ADMITTED.
President Harrison Issues the
Formal Proclamation.

President Harrison Issues the
Formal Proclamation.
WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-The Presi-
dentat 1O:4O o'clock this morning issued
the following proclamatlon:
Whereas The congress of the United
States did by an act approved on the I'D
day of February. 1889. provide that the in
habitants of the territory of Montana might
upon the conditions prescribed IN said act,
become the state of Montana and
Whereas It was provided by said act that
the delegates elected, as therein provided. to
a constitutional convention in the territory
of Montana should meet at the seat OF gov
eminent In said territory and that after they
had met and organized, they should declare
On behalf the people of Montana, that they
adopt the constitution of the United states;
whererpon the said convention should be
authorized to form state government for
the proposed state of Montana; and
Whereas, 1t was provided by said act that
the constitution so adopted should be Re
publican in form and make no distinction in
civil or political rights on account of race or
color, except as to Indians not taxed, and
should not be repugnant to the Constitution
of the United States and the principles of the
Declaration of Independence; and that the
convention should, by an ordinance lrreyoc-
able without the consent of the United States
and the people of said state. make certain
provisions prescribed in said act, and
Whereas. It was provided by said act that
the constitution thus formed for the people
OF Montana should. by an ordinance OF the
convention forming the same. be submitted
to the people of Montana at an election to be
held therein on the first Tuesday in October,
eighteen hundred and eighty-nin for rati-
fcation or rejection by the qualified voters of
said proposed state, and that the returns or
said election should be made to the secretary
of the 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 east should be for the con-
stitution. the governor should certify the re-
suit to the president of the United States, to-
gether with a statement of the vote cast
thereon, and upon separate articles, PROPOSE
lions and ordinances, and
Whereas, Ii has been certified to me by the
governor of said territory that within the
time prescribed by said act of congress, a
constitution for the state of Montana has
been adopted, and that the same, together
with two ordinances connected Herewith,
has been ratified by a majority of the quail
fed voters of said proposed state, in accord.
anee with the conditions prescribed in sal d
act, and
whereas, A duly authenticated copy of
said constitution and ordinances, as required
by said act. has been received by me;
Now, therefore, i, 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
title that state to admission to the Union,
have been ratified and accepted, and that
the admission OF the 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 this city of
Washington, this Eighth day of November,
i'll the year Of our Lord, One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Eighty-nine, of the in
dependence of the United States of America
the One Hundred and Fourteenth.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the president, James G. Blaine, Sec
rotary of state.
PRINCE RUssELL's FINE WORK.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. SIT is
stated here that Russell Harrison in
duced the issuance of the proclamation
of admission of Montana to-day, as he
was the bearer of messages from the
Montana Republican committee. The
disputed county returns will now be APP
pealed to the Republican court of the
state, instead of the Democratic court
of the territory. This means that the
legislature will be thus made Repub-
lican so that the senators may be of
that political faith.