Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-04
The WASHINGTON BUDGET
Utah Formally Proclaimed by the
President the FOrty-flfth State
of the Union.
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION ORGANIZED
All Members Attend First Meeting Ex-
cept Mr.. White-Justice Brewer
Wolcott's Presence
Needed in the Senate.

Il0SlCcuL- w OlCOLL 1I6SSlC6
Needed in the Senate.
Washington, Jan. 4.-The president
this morning signed the proclamation
admitting Utah to statehood as follows
Whereas, The congress of the United
States passed an act, which was approved
on the 18th day of July, 1895. entitled
''An act to enable the people of Utah tt
form constitution and state govern
ment and to be admitted into the Union
on an equal footing with the orlgina
s,ates," which act provided for the cleo
tion of delegates to a constitutional con
vuntion to meet at the seat of govern
men. of the territory of Utah on the first
Monday in March, 1896, for the purpose
of declaring the adoption of the consti
tution of the Uuited States by the peo'
pie of the proposed state, and forming q
constitution and state government for
such state;
Whereas, Delegates were accordingly
elected, who met, organized and declared
on behalf of the people of said proposed
state their adoption Of the constitution
of the United States, NIL as provided in
said act; and
Whereas, Said convention, so organ
ized, did, by ordinance, irrevocably with
out the coneent of the United States and
the people of said state, as required BY
said act, provide that perfect liberation
of religious sentiment shall be secured
and no inhabitant of said state shall ever
be molested in person or property on &C.
count of his or her mode of religious
worship, but that polygamous or plural
marriages are forever prohibited, and did
also by said ordinance make the other
various stipulations recited in section
of said act; and,
Whereas, Said convention thereupon
/ formed constitution and agreed upon a
seat of government for said proposed
state, which constitution, including said
ordinance, was duly submitted to the peo-
pie thereof at an election held on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday In
November, 1896, as directed by said act;
and,
Whereas, Returns of said election have
been made and canvassed and the result
thereof certified to me, together with a
statement of votes cast and copy of
said constitution and ordinance, all as
provided in said act, showing that ma.
jority of the votes lawfully cast at such
election was for the ratification and
adoption of said constitution and ordi-
nance; and,
Whereas, The constitution and govern
ment of said proposed state are Republi-
can in form, said constitution is not re-
puQnant to the constitution of the United
States and the declaration of independ-
eucs, and all the provisions of said act
have been complied with IN the formation
of said constitution and government;
Now, Therefore, l, Grover Cleveland,
president of the United States of America,
in accordance with the act of congress
aforesaid, and by authority thereof, an
nounce the result of said election to be
as SO certified, and do hereby declare and
proclaim the terms and conditions pre-
scribed by the congress of the United
States, to entitle the state of Utah to ad-
mission into the Union, being duly COM
piled with, and that the creation of said
state and its admission into the Union
ON an equal footing with the original
states is now accomplished.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
act my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
(Signed:) GROVER CLEVELAND.
MEETING OF VENEZUELAN COMMITS.
SION.
The members of the Venezuelan com-
sion, Mr.. White alone being absent, had
an important conference with Secretary
Olney to-day.
The comlssions issued to the members
80 clearly yet 90 succinctly define the ma
ture of the tasks set for them that they
left little to be said by Secretary Olney,
and the most important feature of his
remarks was an explanation OF the desire
of the governments that the commission
should regard itself as entirely independ-
ent Of control IN the pursuance of its in
vestigations, and master OF its own pro-
cedure all the time.
At the conclusion of the conference
with Secretary Olney, the commission re-
tired to the diplomatic room to hold ito
first preliminary meeting.
JUSTICE BREWER pRxsrDrNr.
Justice Brewer was unanimously elect
ed president and then proceeded to ad-
minister the oath to Messrs. Alvey, Cou-
dert and Gilman. Commissioner Alvey
in turn administered the same oath to
President Brewer.
The commission adjourned to meet Oh
Saturday next.
The members, after the adjournment,
proceeded to the White house and paid
their respects to the president.
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Senator Wolcott is expected to arrive
in Washington by Sunday. II he does, he
will be here in time to assist in the
preparation Of the silver substitute for
the bond bill, as the finance committee
has adjourned until Monday.
ExoHAN0E OF NAILS WITH MEXICO.
An important order for the expedition
OF mail across the Mexican border has
been issued BY Postmaster Cen
eral Wilson, providing for the frst sx-
shange of mails of railway postof3ces in
away with the stopping Of mails at post
Offices In both countries along the line
and effects saving of twenty-four hours
and more in some instances. Mail isal
lowed to pass without interference, how
ever restricted to unregistered letters,
postal cards and periodical publications,
and al postage required to be prepaid In
full. similar plan has been in opera
tion between this country and Cansda
practically since the establishment of the
railway mail service.
New Canadian frenier.
Toronto, Ont, Jan 4.-The Globes
Ottawa correspondent says that il is
definitely stated that Sir Charles Tuppsr,
late high commissioner OF London, has
accepted the premiership 10 place of Sir
Macksnsis-B Bowel, and the government
will be rsorganised.
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