The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-14
House Passes the Bill Without
Republican Opposition.
HAWAII BEFORE THE SENATE.
Even Vest Will Not Defend the Ad-
ministrafion's Action.
The Tari1 Bill to BE Reported 80 the
House Tuesdsy-snver Miners rais-
ing . Campaiga Fund-Another Anti
Option Bili TO BE Reported.

WasHryeroS CRY. Dec. f3-rhs bill
for the admission Of Utah was passed
without division of the house at the con-
etusion of the debate. the only amend
ments of importance Incorporated in the
enabling act being one by Powers. of YER
mont, prohibiting poly9amy forever, and
another by Wheeler. reducing 10 one-haif
the land granted 10 the state for common
school purposes.
Just before adjournment the resolution
of Hitt. calling for the correspondence in
the Hawaiian affair, amended so as to
include extension of the period TO Be COW
cred by the correspondence TO March. lsS3.
the beginning of Hsrrison's administra-
ton. was taken up and PASSED. /. was
thought lively debate would occur when
the resolution was reported back to the
house, but Hit refrainei from criticism
and there was no explosion. Boutelle.
who manifested a disposition to speak.
was taken OFF his feet oy motion 10 order
the previous question.
Newlands of Nevada made his maiden
speech in support of admission. He
thought Utah fully prepared for statehood.
but objected TO leaving the question OF the
allotment of lands in Utah TO bureau
officers nj Washington City who did not
understand conditions there. The United
States should cooperate IN the reciama-
ton of the arid lands OF that region. In
defending Nevada. he said he was unable
to understand why there should be SO
much aversion TO a state which, when the
country was in revolution, had poured
$6oo. .o0o 600 into the treasury. Newlands
claimed the cause OF the present depression
in Utah was the result of legislation ieye!ed
at her interests. Silver, that had enabled
the country to resume specie payments,
had been stricken down. and now the
Democratic tariff bill proposed to crush
Nevada's sheep raising and borax mines
by placing wool and borax on the free list.
Oates of Alabama proposed the union of
Utah and Nevads. He had observed that
Nevada continued TO lose population, and
that il was question As TO what was to
become of Nevada. He had no doubt Of
the intelligence of the people of Nevada,
but the fact could not be controverted that
the population was decreasing. The GEN.
sus of 1870 gave her 10000, and recent San
Francisco papers say that her population
has since been reduced TO $4,000. II her
mining industry continues to be depressed
her population, Oates said, would con-
tinue TO fall of, until it might get down to
$1,000.
Mahon offered an amendment reserving
TO congress the right to prohibit and pun
ish polygamy: TO continue the present
laws in force and give the United States
courts exclusive Jurisdiction. Powers Of
Vermont offered substitute providing
that polygamy and plural marriage bs
forever prohibited. The Mahon amend
ment was defeated. Dolliver made .
speech favoring admission, and dweit on
the fact that the Republican party had
always been friend to the territories.
Powers amendment was agreed TO. An
amendment proposed, reducing one half
the land granted TO Utah by the bill for
school purposes. was adopted. Amend
ments reducing the grant of land to state
university from 200. 90 to 10000; increas-
ing the grant for the use OF an agricultural
college from $1,000 to 20. 600, and decreas-
ing the per cent. of proceeds OF sale Of
public lands subsequent to admission OF
the state which shall be set aside as per-
manent public school fund, from 10 to 5
per cent, we're adopted.