New-York tribune., 1890-06-28
TO ADMIT WYOMING.
ANOTHER STATE SOON TO BE ADDED TO
THE UNION.
THE BILL PASSED IN THE SENATE BY FATTY
vorE-yor A SINGLE DEMOCRATIC VOTE
RECORDED IN ITS FAVOR.
nv TELEGRAPH TO TIE Tribune,

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.Ry TELEGRAPH 10 THE TnlDCNk.,
Uoehin rton June o7.-Thc SenatH pTactcahS auue"
n new star 10 the flag today by raiiiyhs .ie "'uon'
! ~ ,be uopse taken some months ago, admitting uic
Territory Of wyoming into the Union. y II" "o''H ~
have vet TO BE- arranged in conic!choo -.
chiefly differences of opinion between '"o 80
about tho yellow stone Park Reservation anu '' i''
tion 70 the new state but no serious dihcuiS "
e. Ia oxncronced i'm reaching "a prohp' d"u '
,.rv settlement Of these minor questions AZ ie'u''
and the bill will probably be sent to inc io
bs anproyaI and become law before inc Gnu 'i
xrecs As conferecs the part OF 'I'e oon".o ~.
Vice President has appointed Me'sr'' r'"''' '"N'
Jones' Of Arkansas - nc ,orh.ns
,rno vote on admitting Wyoming was, as rr"'ps
,,. have hccn expected from the debate on the i"'V
,ro davs strictly on party lines, a. usual w 0"''
ora. was found liberal enough 10 au''
10 support a Territorial policy "hon o W,
to the growing communities III -" dt
the lust encouragement ara sun'"i"' s,t,,
40, to statehood as each was able W '"''''
liz claim for self government 10 inc .''',,'s .h
A, hos, the minority was willing 10 o"O' '(a,,. !.
,h.on chanee of admission under an oni'o',
~. .he solo effect Of which would nave pcc" :" ~
mono all chance Of statehood for a, icaS' III. ~
vcars Finally after this pioJc's "' -, s,,h
Marty vote the opposition pat i""''" ,~o,,,,,,
ti,,tc for Che pending bill in the sh'pc u a." ,
~. ,ich would delay actual admission io' ~ ~
"o'' ~ hi oiso was defeated. and then inc VI"
..L
=. ,,,out fine aid Of single DcmocIa"0
m. democratic party IS none too sro"s !" ." ., a.
Gar Western states. and yct us rop' ,eue,ce
Concrss, seem bent on Destroying uo - 'i -
-, rsspect which ii ENJOYS west OF li'o ,.,,
w.won,,nc ever was d doubtful Terri'ors p,,
tho hostility shown 10 it, people p' w. 80 make Il
+, both in and out Oi congress o'0"'
and keen il a sure Republican state ,., oo,,o ho
'N. ~ ,, an H., three propositions whioh ''"o
- ,ho senate was exactly the sainc' :'''' ,,
:. omnibus substitute was dcie"'eu ~ Tho, ttc
ahu,g act was beaten by similar '"''i' - - :,
,ti ,ras nosscd with the figures rc'eISo'
"a. u,I ,aaho hin was taken up Immediately "''T INC
cult WAS announced, and II VIII o''''"s no,,oa -
sn'sncs bu.ness~ on next Monday. II Is hop'" "
hh''n0' ~. ~ chi. hill also after one or Two DAYS
reach vote on tils p'ii az"
spcnt In debate. , ,,,. 4,
Nv vorr,n began the debate today, ana 'poNe !"
favor of IN. substitute offered Yesterday p' '''
~ Arkansas an enabling act i'r "So"" ,
.r,ona and New. Mexico. lie dila'd upon ,"0
ro.ural resources Of New Mexico ana saw ''e
,,on of the substitute was the Only WY :" -
,r,r, ,bc oucston political considerations. l"'Io va,
i'' '''o ~ .h od,ni.s sion wyoming Idaho that d'd
" ,,. ,,,,lv In Arizona and New Mexico, HH''7
:. - noltical calculations. lie SAN ne u'u ''O
- .rv community more active, vigorous c"p'
or money making than the people oi ~ I'"'''"'
asrcd why that splendid Territory VIII IL
tom Of railways and lis rich mineral anu "s'''
lands should be kept ont OF inc '"''' " -.
t,,.orv one knew that If Wyoming were 10 Oc "'''
., s,a, !, could NOT be admitted AT thii time. N'
-. the provisions for woman suffrage III 'no
wyoming Constitution. the acceptance ci in'' ''
tuition by the United states would no S'U'' "
s'.icca,tn, and confirmation Of that provision ana
tbor,afcr such confirmation couid h"' Dr "'''''''.
u , woman could vote and hold oh'e III "'u'''"7
She could be elected to the senate or 10 'I'c ''".o
,,a yhot vould become them he asked, oi '"' '""'
Nh
ona,or mr. Rcpr,.ntatlve that he shall be an Hh'O'
,aut ~ the state in which he shall be oho n
Mr. .pooner-There are other provisions besides ''"'
OF woman suffrage In the wyoming ''h'u'"~'"
vos,ld omit from it If had the rght t" do -. h"'
call attention to the fart that this woman Sgn@ra-e @
crev women had the right Of voting untl lro'.
Mr. Ila, reniaS' Lac brno i M ncfre tnc supreme Court
Of the United states in l-14 on the lu,on " S
stat that did not allow II "a' republican III io'l"
u Mr. Morcan-How it decided ,.,o 90
raise me question. and that II wa not true t't
state was not republican III form because II ol' ""'
Wr Gray opposed the lin because 1t travcrfcd the
precedent set BY ihe aenae ~ IN e rcnuirnr ,he
fornality Of an enabling act. -, ,. ,
The question was tncn talcn on Mr jones' ,'h
sttutc an enabling art for wyoming, Idaho. Anh1lla
and New Mexico. and il was rejected by st1't parry
Mr. Zones Of Hr,ansas then moved As substitute
an enabling act for Wyoming alone. and II Was re-
icctNd bv exactly thc sane vote.
The bill then passed by a strict party vote
yeas. 90. nays, II. ~
The first section Of the bill was - follows: That
the >tate of wyoming Is hereby declared 10 be state
Of thc pit.d states II America j. hereby declared nj
niifcd into the Union equal footing with H."
original state, IN all respects whatever. and that me
con stltutiin which the people Of Wyoming have formed
for Themselves be and Tie Is hereby accepted,
ratified and confirmed
The second section gives the bOundarlr-. Tho third
declares the State entitled Ia Repre- ,cntatv" In
the List Congress. The other sections refer L. public
lands and provisions for schools agricultural
college, pcnit"ntary, an insane aSynm. ctc., also
10 circuit and district courts Of the United States.