Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12
IDAHo's ADMISSION.


the signing Of the bill that made
Idaho full-fedged State:
''The Idaho bill was signed by
President Harrison at 10 o'clock
this morning. Promptly at that
hour Delegate Dubois walked to the
White House and was admitted to
the Presidents office. Attorney
General Miller was present and re-
ported that he had carefully ex-
amined the bill and found it ready
for the Presidents signature. As
telegraphed last night, President
Harrison had indicated wish to
affix his signature to the bill to-
day, rather than on the 4th of July.
Delegate Dubois this morning,
when he entered the room, informed
the President that he was in accord
with his suggestions and was ready
for the immediate admission Of
Idaho.
'As the President drew the
parchment toward him, Secretary
Blaine entered the room. Delegate
Dubois leaned expectantly across
the table and watched the Presi-
dent as he took a new pen, placed
it in an equally new plain cedar
holder, dipped it in ink and wrote
carefully the signature which, the
instant it was completed, gave to
the Union the forty-third State.
"As the President blotted the
paper he arose aud, extending the
pen and holder to Mr.. Dubois, now
no longer Delegate, said: You
may, perhaps, like to receive the
pen with which | have performed a
very pleasant official function. II
has completed the final act of ad-
mission of your Territory and is on
that account probably not without
interest to the people Of Idaho
"Mr. Dubois thanked the Presi-
dent and accepted the pen, which
he will present in person to the new
State Of Idaho for preservation at
the State capital.
Secretary Blaine then congrat-
ulated Mr.. Dubois upon the adj
mission of the State and promised
TO forward certified copy of the
bill at once TO Governor Shoup.
by the terms of the bill Idaho
is now within the Sisterhood of
States, and as she is no longer
Territory, Delegate Dubois ceases
from being an official representative
here. He will, however, be recog-
nized as the Washington spokos-
man of the people of Idaho until
his successor is elected.
under the provisions of the ad-
mission bill, Governor Shoup is re-
auired to issue proclamation,
calling an election within ninety
days. 1t is not likely that the date
nf election will be set earlier than
the last Of September. The county
committees must be called together,
State conventions must meet, and
il will take five or six weeks 70 get
the candidates properly before the
people, leaving only five or six
weeks for the campaign.
THE bill declares the present |
Territory of Idaho State and rati-
fies the Constitution framed by the
convention of July 4, 1889, and ac-
cepted the following election: The
new State is declared entitled to
one Representative in Congress un-
Gil after the census. The usual
grant of sections 16 and 36 of pub
lie lands in each township for the
support of common schools, fifty
sections for public buildings and 5
per cent Of the proceeds of sales Of
public lands TO constitute a perma-
nept school fund, are made, and the
State confirmed in its title to ~
sections of land granted the Terri
tory for q university, and TO land
on which the penitentiary at Boise
City is situated. For the support
Of an agricultural college, 10000
acres of land ia granted; 100000
acres for a scientific school, 100000
acres for State normal school, 50,- j
BOO acres for the insane asylum at
Blackfoot, $4,000 for the State uni
versity at Moscow, $4,000 for the /
Boise City penitentinry, and $780, :
700 acres for other State charitable,
and reformaiory insti- 5
suiions, none of the lands TO be sold =
ior less than $40 an aero. Mineral c