, 1890-05-08
IDAHO AND WYOMING.
They Will Probably Soon Be
Admitted.
MONTANA MINERAL HALLWAY
Protests Against the Exclusive
Right OF Way-Westerners
Will Stand Together


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WAItiscros, May lit Is likely that
the recon sideration OF tho bill admitting
Wyoming and Idaho into the Union
will be taken up In a day or two In the
senate, although there Is strong desire
on tho part OF some to got tho silver dis
cusslon out OF the way. Senator Plat,
Of tho committee on territories, however.
will make an effort for the proposed new
states.
IL expected that tho Idaho bill will
pass without amendment, and In that
case Delegate Dubois will DO legislated
| out Of office. The admission OF Idaho
presents n different situation from that
OF auy state recently admitted, as
constitution has been adopted
state as soon as the bill
passes. Provision Is made for tho con-
tinuance In office of the territorial off,
cers until an election can be held Dele
cato Dubois foresaw complications II an
attempt was nude to add an amend
inent to the original bill making him he
congressional rcpresen tative, and so
while he added an amendment that
county officers should hold, he modcstly
consented TO be lcgislated out of office.
lie said to-day that lie expected, by the
10th OF this month, at the latest, he
would be a private citizen.
The question whether congress could
not, BY a resolution, continue him as tho
representative until an election Is being
discussed. Il, conceded that such ac-
tion would be very desirable for the new
state as there are many matters in tho
departments which would need the at
tention Of someone authorized to act.
IL Is expected that the Wyoming bill
will bo amended by q clause relative TO
the governments jurisdiction over tho
national park. Delsgate Casey is In the
same position ss Mr.. Dubois.
Montana Mineral Railway.
Some objections to the bill which the
committee reported favoring tho exclu-
sive right OF way through portion OF
tho Yellowstone park to the Montana
Mineral railway have been received by
the Montana representatives from resi-.
dents Of Montana. There is a senti-
ment ofopposition TO granting any right
OF way through the park. and the oppo-
nen,s Of the measure argue that the pur-
pose Is TO land passengers In the
park rather than relieve Cooke
City. II the Montana people
succeed In defeating the bill reported by
the committee. II Is thought that no bill
will be passed that will allow an en-.
trance to Cooke City. as the committee
Is not disposed TO reconsider its action.
Colonel May. who has been working
here to secure the right-of-way, has
written agreement FROM Eastern capital
lists to advance the cash needed as soon
as the exclusive right-of-wsy shall be
granted.
wcstsrners wni stand Together.
Tho senator's from three OF the new
states had n conference last night and
determined TO stand together on several
important measures affecting their
states. While the senate was in execu-
tive session Senators Moody and Petit.
grew, OF South Dakota; Sanders, of Mon
tana, and Squire and Allen, OF Wash
ington got together In a corner aud dis
cussed river improvements, mineral
land forfeiture and irrigation. and re
solved to present united front ON these
questions as far as they involved the
Interests OF the country they represent.
There are several good 81 zed appropria-
tions asked for improving the Missouri
river In South Dakota and Montana,
and Others for Improving the rivers and
harbors In Washington which were not
given much prominence in tho river and