The Anaconda standard., 1890-07-04
THE FoRTY-FoURTH STATE.
Interesting Reasons Why the President
signed the Idaho Bill Yesterday.


WASHINGTON, July 3.-The senate
amendment to the Wyoming admission
bill would have been concurred in to-day
by the house had quorum. The point
Of no quorum was made and Cannon of
Illinois appealed 10 the house 10 permit
the adoption OF the conference report on
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill and concurrence in the amendment
TO the Wyoming bill without the point of
no quorum being raised. saying he would
move To adjourn Immediately thereafter.
The house, however, adjourned without
action.
The Wyoming bill was enrolled ready
for signature.
The reason for the presidents action in
signing the Idaho bill to-day was an inter
esting one. The president, 10 seems,
found that the law ordained that new
star should he placed upon the American
flag for each new state on the 4th of
July succeeding its admission To the
union. The president left il To Dubois,
delegate from Idaho, to decide whether To
have the bill signed at once and get the
star or leave the star over until July 4,
1881. Dubois chose the star now, and as
a result the bill was signed and forty
three stars are due upon the flag to-mor-
row.
Ii was believed that had the house
adopted the amendment to-day, the presi-
dent would have approved the act before
leaving the city. Delegate Cary said
this evening that the amendment
concerning the Yellowstone Park had al
ready delayed the admission of Wyoming
several days but the park was the wonder
land of the world and would be worth
many Worlds Fairs to the state in the
next century, and under the circumstances
the people of Wyoming would patiently
wait few days more for the realization
of their great ambition. The stars and
stripes will float over the capitol to-mor-
row. IL is q singular fact that never be-
fore has the flag iloated on the exterior of
that building except when congress was
actually in session. The new SER
geant-at-arms of the senate hav-
ing become aware of this state of things
called senator Ingalls, attention Ia the
matter. The conference resulted In Sem
ator Ingalls,, who Is president pro tenn,
directing the national colors to be flung
To the breeze tomorrow, July 4. To run
flags upon the regulation tiagstafis il inn
possible on account of the rules of the
senate and house. so there have been put
in place at the foot of the dome four flag
stalls pointing north, south, east and
west. From each of these will depend %
foot United States flags.
Senator Morrill, will ask on Monday To
have the tariff bill taken up instead of
the river and harbor bill.
The Idaho admission bill declares the
present territory of Idaho state and rati-
fics the constitution framed by the con-
vention Of July ith, lss9, and adopted ut
the election in the following November.
The state is declared entitled 10 one rep
rcscntative in congress until after the
census. The usual grants of sections III
and ~ OF the public lands in each town.
ship is made FOR the support Of the COM
mon schools; fifty sections for public
buildings; 8 per cent Of the proceeds of
the sales of public lands to constitute a
pcrmauept school fund. The state is
conflrmed m its title 10 ~ sections of
land granted the territory for a university
and 10 lands on which the penitcn-
tiary at Boise City is situated. For the
support of an agricultural college 5000
acres of land is granted; 10O.0O0 acres for