The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-04
FORTY THREE STARS.
All Correct American Flags
Have This Number.
IDAHO A 4TH OF JULY STATE.
But for the Democrats Wyoming
Would Have Got in Also.
IDAHO A 4TH OF JULY STATE.
Provisions Of the Idaho Rili-The Puget
Sound Customs District-John +.
Convey for Federal Appraiser and j.
w. weity for Receiver at Olympia.

W. Weity Tor receiver at Olympia.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 3.-President
Harrison signed the act for the admission
OF Idaho as astate at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing.
The reason for the presidents action in
signing the Idaho bill today was an inter-
esting ore. The president, it seems, found
that the law ordained that a new star
should be placed upon the American flag
for each new state on the 4th of July sue
ceedlng its admission to the Union.
The president left it to Dubois, the dele
gate from Idaho, to decide whether to have
the bill signed at once and get the star Or
leave the star over until July 4, 1891. Du-
bois chose the star how, and as a result the
bill was signed and forty-three stars are
due upon the flag tomorrow.
The Wyoming bill had been engrossed
and signed by the Senate presiding officers.
and it was believed that had the House
adopted the amendment today, the presi-
dent would have approved the act before
leaving the city.
Delegate Carey said this evening that the
amendment concerning Yellowstone park
oming several DAYS, but the park was the
wonderland of the world and would be
worth many Worlds fairs to the state in
n, next century, and unders the clrcum-
stances the people of Wyoming would
patiently wait few days more .or the re-
alization OF their great ambition.
Five new stars will be officially added to
the flag of the United States tomorrow:
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana,
Washington and Idaho. Before Wyo-
ming's star is placed in the banner of the
Union another Fourth of July will have to
come, as OF that day the stars for the new
states are officially added. The states that
came 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 used In the
Senate an amendment to the House bill is
pending and the bill is on the speakers
desk awaiting concurrence. The Demo-
Gratis of the House were in no temper to-
day to allow any legislation, and when the
absence of quorum was discovered forced
an adjournment. 1t was hoped that this
state might be made Fourth of July state
also.
The Idaho admission bill declares the pre-
sent territory of Idaho a state, and ratifies
the constitution framed by the convention
OF July 4, 1889, adopted at the election the
following November. The state is declared
entitled to one representative in congress
until after the census. The usual grants of
sections 16 and 35 OF public lands in each
township for the support Of common
schools, fifty sections for pabisa tdildings,
and per cent. OF the proceeds of sales of
public lands, to constitute permanent
school funds. are made, and the state is
eonhrmed in the title to saventy-two sec:
uons of land granted TO the territory for a
university, and to the lands on which the
penitentiary in Boise City is situated. For
support of the agricultural col
lege $1,000 acres of land are
granted; 100000 acres for a scientific
school; 100000 acres for state normal
schools; $4,000 acres for an insane asylum
ct BlackioOt; $4,000 acres for Boise CITY
penltentiary and 10000 acres for other
state charitable, educational and reforma-
tory institutions, none of the land to be
sold for less than $40 per acre. Mineral
lands are excepted from the grants made
An appropriation OF SIS 600 is made to de.
fray the expenses of the constitutional con-
vention. The state is made a judicial dis
trict to be attached to the Ninth circuit,
court to be held at the capital. The usual
court officers are appointed, and proper
provisions are made for the transfer of
property TO the state.
The constitution, which is ratified by
the act, contains special provision
no person shall be entitled to vote. hold
office or serve term as juror, who is a
bigamist or polygamist, or who practices
or encourages plural marriages, or is a
member of or countenances any organiza-
ton which teaches such doctrines. The
state has Mormon test oath which is re-
quired of voters, and it was not until the
supreme court upheld its constitut:onality
that The bill was considered by the House
committee. In the House the Democrats
refrained from voting, and asserted their
intention to make test on this bill of the
speakers right to count quorum.
The stars and stripes will float over the
capitol tomorrow. 1t is singular fact that
never before has flag floated on the ex-
terror of that building except when con.
gress was actually in session. The new ser.
geant-at-arms of the Senate, having become
aware of the state of things, called Senator
Ingallss attention TO the matter. The con-
ference resulted in Senator ingalls,, who is
president pro tem., directing that the
national colors be flung to the breeze to-
morrow, the Fourth of July.
To run the flag mp on the regulation flag
staff is impossible. on account of the rules
OF the Senate and House, so there have
been put in place at the foot of the dome
four flsgstaffs, pointing north, south. east
and west. From each OF these will depend
twenty-hve-foot United States flags.