The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-04
FREEDOMS STARRY FLAG
Forty Three Gems Of Purest Ray
Serene Clean on Its
Folds.
The New States Formally Given
Representation on the
Flag.

Idaho Decksd in the Full Regalia Of state-
hood-Wyoming Must Wait
Yet Few Days. 09
WASHINGTON, July 3.-[Special. Five
stars will be officially added to the flag Of
the United States tomorrow, North Dako-
ia, South Dakota, Montana, Washington
and Idaho. Before Wyoming's star is
placed on the banner of the union another
Fourth of July will have to come, as on
officially added. The states that ca me in
under the omnibus bill will no longer be
called new. They give way in newness to
Idaho and Wyoming, although the latter
state will be obliged to wait for few days
before it is ushered in. A senate amend
ment to the house bill is pending and the
bill is on the speakers desk awaiting con-
currenoe. The democrats of the house were
in no temper to-day to allow any legisla-
tion, and when the absence of quorum
was discovered, forced an adjournment,
although the republicans hoped that this
state might be made Fourth of July state
also.
Delegate Dubois, or rather ex-Delegate
Dubois, is one Of tho happiest men in
Washington to-day. Early yesterday he
carried the bill to the president and request
ed that it be signed on the 4th of July.
President Harrison informed him in case
that the bill was signed son the 4th year
would expire before the star was placed on
the flag. Dubois waited until to-day and
decided that he preferred to have the bill
signed 80 as to come in on the flag and the
president agreed with him. He took stub
pen and common wooden holder and
signed the bill, gave the pen to Mr.. Dubois
and Idaho was state. The pen and holder
will be presented to the state by the ex-
delegate. Mr.. Dubois will leave on the 9th
for Idaho. He wants to get up a
bill to ratify the agreement with the
Caur d'Alene Indians which is now on
the speakers table. He intends to make q
speech on the bill if allowed to do so. He
thinks the state election will be held about
the 18th of October. Asked If he was a
candidate for senator, Dubois said that he
had not yet stated to anyone that he
was a candidate. He believed the people
Of Idaho owe it to the republicans, and
that their best interests will bs served by
sending rsp4blican TO congress, and
would devote his influences TO that end. He
has received stacks of congratulatory tele-
grams to-day, and says that everybody in
Idaho, except the Mormons and Jacks, will
celebrate the Fourth of July. It is more
than likely that Dubois and Gov. Shoup
will be the first senators. Everybody in
Washington greets Dubois as SENATOR"
Senator Casey, who is familiar with the
Yellowstone Park, was before the commit
tee on appropriations to-day and had the
paragraph appropriating $75,0oo for roads
amended 80 as to allow the money to be ex-
pended for repairs, as every year the roads
are more or less washed away and in some
instances destroyed. ta5l a.
Nothing was done by the conferees on the
silver bill. Action is delayed until the four
republicans can get together and frame a
compromise measure. The whole trouble
thus far is with the bullion clause which
the republicans of the house, members Of
the conference, insist shall be inserted in
bill. Two of the senate conferees will OBJ
ject to this feature. What the outcome
will be is hard to determine as there are
enough anti-silver men in the house to in
sist upon the original bill.
The conferees of the house and senate
and senate met to-day and agreed upon a
conference report of the Puget Sound COL
lection district bill. The amendment of
the house striking out the salary provisions
was disagreed to and the provision REIN
stated, but the salary is cut down from
81, 600 to $1,000, while the deputy collectors
at Seattle and Tacoma will receive the
same as in the senate bill, $4,000 each.
The bill in it's present form will be agreed
to. The Washington delegation has agreed
upon j. T. Welty, of Chehalis, for register
of the Olympia land Office, in place of w.
II. Buck, declined. President Harrison has
said that he would appoint one of the ap-
praisers of customs under the new law from
the Pacific coast, and San Francisco having
got into quarrel over four or five candi-
dates, it is believed that new man will
stand good show. The Washington dele
of Olympia. They intend to ask the Oregon
delegation to cooperate with them, and It
is possible that Washington man may
carry off the prize. He will have the sup
port of many influential men in Ohio, as he
was once popular member of the Ohio
senate, and is we'll acquainted with the
politicians now in congress from that state.
Assistant Secretary Chandler Today affirmed
the land Office decision rejecting the appli-
cation of Annie Carey for hearing in her
contest against A. E. Morehouse, involving
lots and Z, section 6, township /, of the
North Yakima, Washington, district.
SISTER IDAHO.
Provisions of the Admission Bill and the
Constitution.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The Idaho admis-
sion bill declares the present territory of
Idaho to be state and ratifies the consti-
tuition framed by the convention of July
4th, 'S9, and adopted at the election in the
following November. The state is declared
entitled to one representative in congress
until after the census. The usual grants of
section 16 and 36 for public lands in each
township for the support of common
schools; fifty sections for public buildings;
5 per cent. of the proceeds of the sale of
public lands to constitute a permanent
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