New-York tribune., 1890-03-29
WORKING FOR IDAHO.
EFFORTS OF REPUBLICANS TO SECURE HER
ADMISSION INTO THE UNION
DqsFRAScHIsEMESr OF MoRMoNs-rHE vAR1Er

DdsFRANCHIsEMEyT OF MoRMoNs-THE VARIED
RESOURCES AND WEALTH OF THE sTnTE
Washington, March % (spcciaD.-Idaho follows
Wyoming closely In the for admission into the
Union. There now seems TO be fair probability that
the bill for the former Territory Will pass the House
before the end Of April. and that the Senator's and
Representatives from both the new States VIII tahe
their seats on the same day-December L. 1890. The
report on the Idaho bill submitted to the House,
together with the views Of the minority two days
ago. and recommitted TO the Committee on Territories
The minority consists Of the Democratic members OF
the committee The only ground OF opposition stated
In the views submitted IS that the Constitution OF
the new State, which adopted In November. 1850,
by majority Of about 12 to OF the legal voters, de-
prives poly camous Mornons who comprise about one
tenth Of the population OF the rsdt TO vote to hold
civil offices and to sit as jurors The Democratic
members cling with desperate tcnacity TO their defence
Of the surviving twin relic Of barbarsm,' aud they
have filled fifteen printed pages with their i" Views
in behalf of IT, True to their political instincts. how
ever they protest in nearly every pasc that they
are bitterly opposed as anybody TO the Institution
of poly gamy, which, Of course, ought to be suppressed,
but In some different and better wayalways In some
different way from the which has been found more
effective In the Idaho statute OF 1885 than In any
other way hitherto discovered. The constitutional
provision is substantially a renactment OF the Terri
1t Is significant that the constltutionallty OF that
law was affirmed by the Supreme Court Of the
United States In an opinion delivered by Justice
Field at the very time when the constitutional pro-
vision the same subIect was under discussion IN
the House Committee on Territories. OF course the
decision Of the Supreme Court did not weigh feather
in the minds Of the eminent constitutional lawyers
who compose the minority Of that committee These
exalted men are william NJ. Springer. Of Illinois;
Charles L. Mansur. Of Missouri George T. Barnes.
OF Georgia J. r. Washington. Of Tennessee. and c. b.
Kilgore OF Texas 1t is good to feel and know that
such firm and alert patriots safely guard the mum
mens Of freedom in the National Legislature. or at
least try to do so.
on the Mormon branch of the subject the House
Committee. among other pertinent OBSERVATIONS. mas
this TO say
There is nothing in the statute the clause in the
Constitution which debafs good citizen. or one entitled
TO the franchise from exercising political privileges II
the Moimons any other persons belong TO an organ
iaaon which teaches and encourages acts defined by
law crimes they should not be ntrusted With the
franchise Whenever the Mormon Church abandons its
advocacy and practice Of poygamy and bqany tnefc Is
nothing the clause prevent its members from voting
This Mormon question has been troublesome one for
years. and standing disgrace to our Govern.
The results show that this statute of Idaho has
done discourage polygamy and bigamy among the
Idaho Monons than all other legislation combined The
evils Momonism had become so great in that Territory
that all the nonMoImons regardless OF party united in
strongly urging this legislation.
No act could more clearly indicate the high char
actor and patriotism of the people Of Idaho and their
qualification for self.eovcrnmcnt than the solemn and
unanimous embodiment Of this CLAUSE In their Con
stitutlon. The Mormoas constitute about one-tcnth
OF the population, there no danger OF tileir
gaining political control Of the State Under the Con
suon for the state OF Idaho they cannot become inc
political balance Of power as long as they advocate
acts repuve to law, order and morality. and In this
affairs. II is believed by the committee that In ldaho
at least they will place themselves In accord with
American institutions and sentiment in order 10 ell
,oy the privileges Of American citizens
Representative Dorsey, of Nebraska. who drew the
report Of the committee, is entitled to great credt ior
that able and instructive document Among thc III
teresting facts and reasons set n In pehaH OF
ldaho's claim for Statehood are these:
The people have lived In the Territorial condition
more than twenty-scven years the area of the Ter
rory is Sc o94 square miles. It's ascerianed pophia
ton l17a25 the intelligent poT,cSse, ef
material and industrial resources IL dppvas siae r
of the new state may be De doec apo 1nS a. and min
oval 90 600 600 acres forests, i0000OOO acres rOug
mountain unfit for cvsto9 n ana ae n' and rver -
100 acres Idaho Is better supplied VIII "avr M ag
other state or rcrtG n, or, .vbe Ia land m requires ir
jiea Of the range and extent of the agricultural
prodnclons NAV be gained from the following % %stal'
ment. taken from the agricultural report OF the Icrf
Wheat bushels 100000 oats bushels; s09
barley bushels 1.15oA0o; corn bushels, 4.'aao0 4.'aaoo
11ssse obsS veseabes gFas
ppls 25TGoo .IS pear, n,,nes SSHe $50: hay tons
pas rspes boxes berries 6ssnsts
$1,000. During the last ten or twelve years aooOo
4ooUS S f% rapy ss1 and sS bes one
great Industries Is stock raising ard on the grazlnB
% - ~ nj
Nature has been lountfn In her gifts Of minerals
% date the mines y. of the S as havf e erssa ss
her as0rS SSvasd asns az TSdsa ed%a 'nS o
ysr 900 lead &C. copper $4,000
idaho now has Of the largest mines In the world
esides tne ppSnr pSU limestone marble. grsnitc sand
stone and mica and tin and cnabar in smaller qrahti
ties Coal Is known r % esf S aeu In nsy cSsy
There compulsory & school aT N n. Lai year ca sheo teCs
asd pOSs The SGGS Va s Being
nine schools and 4077 scholars. The total receipts
si75'57S was expended. The estimated cost Of the
buildings used for public school purpa'es was 300
io Ioo church buildings, vancd at 800 Tho
Der of newspapers published Is forty one The fnanscs
aHd aHScd icdS debt |f Is onp p sa5 The
zion of taxable property Is S24 100000; but as mines
one-haf of the improved farms-worth from $40 to
$40 per acre-arc not patented conservative esti-
% .o oco The road mileage Of Idaho last year
ess, and there were OH miles Of telegraph lines
| THE DAY IN BOTH BRANCHES OF CONGRESS.
| Washington, March .5.-In tho Senate to-day MIR.
| wilson, Of Iowa, offered resolution (Which was
agreed to) calling the Secretary OF the Treasury
for information TO the arrival and departure OF
Chinese at and from the port Of San Francisco and
as to the evasion failure OF the antiChnese laws.
A new antitrust bill, introduced By Mr.. Morgan, de-
clarcs 1t TO be unlawful and crime punishable by
fine and Imprisonment, for any person or corporation
to monopolzc any article. the subject OF commerce,
with the intent to limit the supply thereof. to con-
troll the selling price. Property conveyed from any
| State to another in pursuance Of an intention un-
lawfully to interfere with commerce shall be liable to
| coniscation during within three months after
transportation. All contracts and agreements made
n contravention OF the act declared TO be void
Persons Injured by any such unlawful agreements shall