The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-31
BILL FOR STATEHOOD
For Utah introduced 10y Mr..
Game Yesterday.
FAVORABLE ACTIONERXT WINTER
IL ConGdeniiaIiy Expected on the Rlll-Does
Not Affect the Home Rule Bill
General Outline Of the Measure.
HERALp Bu REAu.
Cor. 18th and G SITS, N. W.,
WASHINGTON. u. c.. July 30.


MIR. Game introduced bin to-day giving
Utah statehood. 1t is a measure to which
Mr. Game has devoted no little attention.
Ii follows the general lines Of the New
Mexico bill as amended in the Senate
Territories Committee. 1t differs radically
from the Teller bill introduced early in the
nession in that it admits the state by proc
lamation Of the president. thus avoiding
F.. the necessity OF coming back TO Congress
after the state constitution mas been rati-
fed.
Mr. Game does not expect that anything
will be done with the bill this session. but
he hopes TO secure
FAVORABLE ACTION NEXT WINTER.
This bill does not in any way affect the
Home Rule bill. If, however, the Senate
Committee that win visit Utah during the
recess should report favorably upon the adj
mission Of Utah as d state, they viii find
bill looking to that END ready prepared
and ready for passage through the House,
as soon as it assemblies.
Mr. Caine THINKS that all the friends of
the Home Rule bill will be satisfied with
his statehood bill, while on the other hand
many well meaning and honest people who
do not believe in the Home Rule measure
viii support bill looking 10 the
ADMISSION or UTAH
to the sisterhood Of states, Mr.. Caineis
bill contains twenty-oue sections. The
FIRST section provides that the inhabitants
Of all that part Of the United States now
constituting the territory Of Utah at pres
ent described may become the state Of
Utah, as hereinafter provided.
1t will be seen that Mr.. Game does not
share the prejudice which exists Ia some
quarters against the territory with the
name it now bears The objection that in
any call Of states It would come down in
the list, SO as to neutralize its importance.
is not considered an important objection by
Mr.. Game. he says a number Of states.
particularly Virginia, are further down
The list alphabetically than Utah would be,
and in addition to Virginia he specifies
Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
Washington and Wyoming. Mr.. Game
thinks il two Of these, which were part
OF the original thirteen states are satisfied
with their position, certainly the new
state Of Utah
Section 2 provides for the calling OF con-
vention 10 be composed Of 107 delegates,
Rpportioned as follows
Box Elder county, delegates; Cache
county, delegates; Davis county. 3 dele
gstss; Emery county. 3 delegates: Garfield
county, / delegate; Grand county, / dele
gate; Iron county, ] delegate; Juab county,
delegates; Kaue county, delegate; Mil
lard county, deletates; Morgan county,
delegate; Piute county, delegate; Rich
county, l delegates; Salt Lake county, 20
delegates; San Juan county, / delegate;
Sanpete county, z delegates; Sewer county,
delegates; Summit county. delegates;
Tooele county, 2 delegates; Uinta county,
! delegate; Utah county, II delegates;
Wasatch codnty, 2 delegates; Washington
county, 2 delegates; Wayne county, dele
gate; Weber county, IL delegates.
The governor shall, by proclamation,
order an election of the delegates within
fifteen days after the passage Of the scI.
Then follows the usual provisions detailing
the work to be performed by the conven-
ton, which is given at some length.
Section requires that in case constitu-
ton and the state government shall be
formed in compliance with the provisions
OF this act. the convention forming the
same shall provide by ordinance for sub
hitting said constitution for it's ratification
or rejection at an election to be held at a
time fixed in said ordinance. at which cleo
ton the qualified voters OF said
proposed etate shall vote directly
FOR or against tue proposed con
stitution, and for or against any
provisions separately submitted The re-
turns OF said election shall be made to the
secretary Of said territory who, with the
governor and chief justice thereof. or any
two Of them, shall canvass the same, and
ii majority OF the legal votes cast on that
question shall be for the constitution, the
governor shall certify the result to the
president OF the United States together
with statement OF the votes cast thereon
and upon separate articles or propositions,
and a copy Of said constitution, articles,
propositions and ordinances, and il the
constitution and government OF said pro
posed state are republican in form and If
ali the provisions of this act have been
complied with in the formation thereof, it
shall be the duty Of the president of the
United States to issue a proclama-
tion, and tnereupon the proposed state
OF Utah shall be deemed admitted by Cen
gress into the union under and by virtue
az this act on an equal footing with the
original states from and after the date of
said proclamation.
After confirming to the state, the school
and university lana heretofore granted to
the territory. the bill provides that q, 600
acres Of additional lands shall be set aside
for state buildings $4,000 acres for agri-
cultural colleges, and it further provides
that five per cent. OF Of the proceeds of the
sales OF the public lands lying within said
state which shall DO sold by the United
States subsequent to the admission Of said
Atate into the Union. after deducting all
the expenses incident to the same, shall
be paid 10 the state To be used as perma-
nent fund. the interest Of which only shall
be expended for the support Of the common
achools within said state and for the es-
adjustment Of permanent water res
erveirs for irrigating purposes.
There is set aside zoo, 900 acres for the es-
adjustment and maintenance OF an insane
asylum. $4,000 acres for the establishment
and maintenance OF q school OF mines
$4,000 acres for the establishment and
maintenance Of q deaf ard dumb asylum.
10000 acres for the establishment and
main tennnce or reform school, $1,000
acres for the establishment and mainten-