Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-05
BOUNDARIES DEFINED.

That consent is hereby granted for
the congress Of the United States to
erect and create new state out of all
that territory now a part Of the state
of Idaho, described as follows, towit:
Commencing on the township line
between townships and 10. north o.
the Boise line, where the same inter.
sects the center of the channel of
Snake river; running thence east along
| said township line as now surveyed
| and as it will be when extended where
| unsurveyed, to a point where 1t inter-
sects the division Of the water shed
! between the waters Of the Salmon river
and the Snake river; thence following
the top Of the divide between the Sal
mon river and Snake river In an east
erly direction to q point where the sad
divide intersects the line between the
states of Montana and idaho; thence
following the boundary line betweAp
said states in northwestcrly aud
northely direction to a point where 1t
intersects the national boundary;
thence west following the national
boundary to the boundary l.ne be-
tween the states of Idaho and Wash
ington; thence in southerly direction
lollo"lllS tlle lHc between
the states OF Idaho and Washington
and Idaho and Oregon to the point of
beginning.
CONVENTION AT MOSCOW.
Authority Is hereby granted to the
citizens Of the territory hereby pro-
posed to be formed into a state to hold
a constitutional convention to be con-
vened at the administration building OF
the University of Idaho, at the city Of
Moscow, on the 18th day of June, A. d.,
1917. at IL o'clock noon of said day, for
the purpose of formulating and sub
hitting to the qualified electors resi-
dent of such territory, for their rejec-
ton or approval a constitution for such
proposed state, and with that end in
view, to select DELEGATES to such con-
vention, to be apportioned among the
counties comprising that territory as
hereinafter provided. such delegates
shall be chosen in such manenr as the
county commissioners of their coun-
ties, respectively, shall determine
Provided, that neither the expense of
holding any election for the purpose of
selecting delegates nor the expense Of
delegates attending upon the constitu-
'ioiA'i NoiiN'itiolit Iiol Zig tNpenSC Oh
the convention itself, shall be or be-
come a charge against such counties
or any of them, or against the state of
Idaho.
THAT each county which. or the ma.
Jor portion of which, is included with
in the boundaries Of the proposed state
snail be entitled to the same number of
delegates in the proposed constitu =
has senators and representatives in
the state Legislature.
TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION.
THAT the said convention shall have
the power to make its own rules gov
erning It's deliberations, and to provide
all necessary means for submitting the
constitution formed by 1t to a vote of
the people, and to provide for the cam
vassing and certifying of the said vote
to the proper authorities, should other
means be necessary than Is now pro
vided by the laws Of Idaho.
That right and Justice demand that
the northern portion of Idaho be Gre
ated into separate state, and we pray
that when a proper constitution has
been adopted, and this portion OF the
state applies to the congress of tn.
United States for admission to tae
Union as separate and sovereign
state. its prayer be granted"
Inc proposed plan to divide the state |
or Idaho, allowing the northern part to
secede ana become separate state. |
which FOR the past two weeks has been
quietly gaining Roadway under the di-
rections OF advocates in both houses |
ot the present legislature, was given |
impetus yesterday when joint caucus
Or mouse and senate members was held
1T the Owyhee hotel. The object of
the caucus was to decide on the
boundary lines of the proposed state.
There was general understanding
as to what these lines should
De. The Dominion OF Canada will be
he northern boundary line, the state
>f Washington the western, and the
state OF Montana the eastern. The
boundary begins at the south
vest corner of Washington county and
'uns due east on the southern bound
Try of that county through Boise
county. five miles south of the pro-
posed new county of Valley to the
eastern boundary Of Custer county
northwest through the latter county
lung the watershed TO the Montana |
state line.
SUPPORT FROM SOUTHEAST.
What is said to have caused more
surprise than anything else in the
movement to create the new state il
he strong support that is being given
o 1t by members OF the legislature
rom southeastern Idaho.
The state to be formed by the above
boundary lines has an approximate
'rea OF $500 square miles and an as.
essed valuation OF $3.50. 0os. 900. Coun-
les included within its boundaries are
o at the present time and may be
increased to IL II the legislature APP
proves the Valley and Selway county
!ivlsion issues that are now pending.
The recommendations for the bound
Iry lines of the proposed state were