The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-07
,orr TyTrIJJGENcER.


GETTING INTO EnE
The admission hill, which was pub
,ishe.s yesterday in the form which
was agreed to by 10th houses Of e<f-
yress. and a. IL was signed by tue
rres;dent. Is q somewhat elaborate
document, and in is details contains
reasonably fsll and explicit instrue-
lions for the guidance of the people m
the work OF framing constitutions Tor
the four new states
By the provisions OF the Stl, the
governor, sile chief justice and the ter
rstoriaI secretary wiII, prior 70 April
f5. divide Washington into twenty
FIVE district according 70 present. pop
nletloa. Thelasest estimate 81 our pof'-
ulatiou Is 5s9.afo, in accordance with
: which districts would be established
viii, an allowance Of f2.st0 people 20
each. The governor by proclamation,
Issued April IS. VIII order an election
TO be held Tharsday. May n, tor dele
gates to the constitutional convention
each district to elect three persons.
making tile convention to consist Of
&c senty-liye delegates.
The rights OF the minority are pro-
secfed for no elsetos In any ore dis
trict can vote for more than two per-
sons for delegates. e was deemed ass-
visabIe 10 make the convention a body
I'm which both OF the leading political
parties should have TAR representa-.
ton and BY the above mentioned pro-
vision Il was aimed to have the third
delegate elected by the party IN the
minority. Delegates 10 the conven-
ton must have the qualifications OF
conncilmen and representatives TO the
territorial legislature, and ali qualified
voters OF the territory will be entitled
to participate in the election for dele
gates to the convention. The votes
viii be counted, canvassed and re-
turned to the secretary Of the territory
In the manner now required In the re
turns of votes in the election OF dele
gates to congress, and the governor
will thereupon issue certificates Of
election 10 those who are only chosen
TO participate in tbs proceeding OF the
convention.
The convention viii meet &c
Olympia. Tuesday. July l. II viii
frame constitution and provide By
ordinance for q submission to the
people OF the same together with any
separate articles which cannot adj
yisedly be engrafted into the main In
strumens. The election for adoption
or rejection wiz be held Tuesday, DE.
tober /, the qualifications for voters
being the same as for the election OF
delegates TO the convention. The re-
turns will be made 10 the secretary Of
the territory, who, with the governor
and chief justice. will canvass them.
and, II majority Of the votes cast are
for tho constitution, the governor will
certify the result t. the president to-
gether with the VOTES on ans separate
articles or propositions, and d copy of
the constitution, articles, propositions
and ordinances II The constitution
Is republican In form and It appears
that IL has been adopted IN accord
ance with the enabling act, the presi-
dent will at once proclaim the result
and Washington win he deemed TO
have entered the Union.
The constitutional convention may
provide hy ordinance that on the day
on which the constitution is submitted
to the people. an election shall also
take place for state officers, represent
alive 10 the iifty-iirst congress. end
members OF the tirSt state legislature.
Ii on that day the constitution Is
adopted. the new state legislature
may assemble on a day to be specified
In the aforementioned ordinance, or
ganixe and elect two senators Of the
United States. 10 whose election the
newly elected governor and secretary
of state will certify. The representa-.
tiye-elect 10 congress will be entitled
10 take his seat Immediately upon
proclamation OF admission ole Wash
ington into the Union, and the reeeipi
of his certificate of election hV the
clerk of the house, and the new state
officers viii undertake the duties q
their respective offices ou day Co b,
named in the constitution.