The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-28
WYOMING is ADMITTED
The House Passes The Bill BY 4 Party
Vote.
PAN OF a Republican Scheme to q in
Representation In Congress
and Help Local Of
flee Seekers.

WAsuiNoroS, March s7.-Thc house
met at IL o'clock in continuation of Wed.
ncsstsy's session. The Wyoming atlmis-
sion bill was again taken up.
Outhwaitc of Ohio, opposed the hill
upon the ground of insuiilciency OF pop,l-
iatlcn.
Buckalew of fPcnnsylvania. antagonised
the measure, declaring IL was bribe held
Out 10 congress by the local oiilcc-scck ing
element in the territory.
McAtloo ef New Jersey, said the cousti-
tuition 81 Wyoming, IL not the worst ever
adol'ted, was abreast Of the worst.
Springer. of Illinois, said the Wyoming
bill save tho Mormons the right Of suf-
frage, while the Idaho bill deprived the
Mortnons Of the right To vote. The reason
was that Ia Wyoming the Mormons voted
tho republican ticket, while in Idaho II
was suspected that they voted the demo
cratic ticket. lie believed IN the Nor
mons Of Utah would vote with the repub-
leans the gentlemen of the other side
would railroad n bill through Tor the ad.
mission of that territory.
The house passed the bill providing for
the admission of Wyoming into the union
yeas, l:fy; nays, l2..
IL was said by the ma jority as au excuse
for the small vote east for the constitution
that % driving snow and tremendous gale
much merrimcnt ON the democratic side
by quoting from the returns to show that
the tNmentk,tis gale had been u gentle
breese Of one mile an hour and tho driv.
ing SNOW storm dwin'llcd down to "A small
furry.
Grcsvener Of Ohio said the dcmocr atic
party, since the fall OF slavery and since
Il had ceased 90 admit states in order "a
keep up the policy of slavery always op.
posed the admission OF states. Hostility
was either open and declared as now, or
covert or insinuatel as ia the 10Th con.
gcss, all this had been the policy Of the
| democratic party. TN the question oi
| woman suffrage he called attention to
! the fact that there was nothing In the con.
stitution which prevented any state from
| providing for such suffrage. A vot,
| here IN favor of the admission of Wyo.
ming By no means meant that the voter
| was an adherent Of the doctrine Of f.-
male suffrage, a doctrine which he was
| not much alarmed about. At J O'Clock
the pseyious question was ordered.
Springer. on behalf Of the minority com
rnittce, offered an amendment providing
| that ahothcr convention bc called under
| the a0lhority OF congress. Lost; yeas l3l
nayp 13s. Dunnell of Minnesota and
Sheruoan of New York voted with th,
deusr z,ts ia the affirmative. Springel
4 then offersd all amendment providing fol
the election of Wyoming on the Tue -da,
after the first Monday IN November next
| for "A representative of the blsi and BIND
congresses and state and judicial officers
| The constitution 10 be voted upon and II
the vote was against female suffrage tha
feature bc elimated. Lost; yeas i33. nay,
l39. Dunnell and Van Setback of Wiscon
sin voting with the democrats. Springel
then offered an amendment striking ON
the clause 81 the Wyoming constitution
providing female suffrage. defeated
yeas lasi, nays lis. Dunnell and I<bbacl
| OF NewJersey voted with the democrats
breckenridge Of Kentucky moved To re-
commit the bill. Lost yeas Ia, nay'
lA.
The bill was then passed yeas l;s,, nny'
i27. This was "A strict party vote excep
Dunnell, who voted with tho democrats.
Baker Of New York moved Ia recon
slider. and moved Ia lay that motion ~
the table. The motion to RECONSIDER wa
tabled; yeas 1:s,, nays lla, "A part vote.
| The holis" then went into committee -
the whole on tn. army appropriation bill
Tho hill was Rad. and witaput action tia
committee rose and the house adjourned