Year: 1877

IS COLORADO A STATE IN THE UNIoN?-CoN-


cLusIoNs OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY


OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.


Representatives Knott, Lord, Caulheld, McCrary,
Lawrence, Frye and Hoar are the majority of the
House Judiciary Committee, who to-day made report
on the credentials of James b. Beford claiming to DO
entitled to a seat in the House from Colorado.


The distinctive point made against the recognition
Of Colorado State in the Union that Congress
alone could admit new State, having the
sole power to Judge whether It's consu.
ton Is republican IN form; but this prerequisite
was not complied WITH Colorado having been
declared by tho President to be State
in the Union with republican form Of government.
The majority Of tho committee, after discussing the
provisions Of the law under which tho people OF Col
orado authorized form constitution and State
government preliminary to its admission into tho
Union equal footing with the original States in
all respects whatever conclude thoir report as fol-
lows


The provision authorizing the President 10 declare
the State admitted into the Onion upon certain things
having been made known to him Is in del
csaion TO him of the will of Congress that Colorado
should be admitted into the Union upon the happening
OF u certain series OF cventa


Tha. will Congress expressed for itself In the
Nor & Is II ;,. delegation , OF ,.au any authority
1expedeney of the act taking effect ppon Ss per-
iormance OF certain conditions That judgment Con-
gress formed and expressed Tor itself when presented
the conditions. IL simply empowered HIM 10 declare
the legal result Of complete performance OF all tho
conditions presented in the act tho part of the
plc OF Colorado-namely, the completion Of the com.
pact between the United States and the peo.
pie of Colorado-that the latter should con.
that the people Of Colorado had n pon. of act per,
formed IN good faith every condition presented in the
act in strict conformity with It's conditions, the pres
cnt Congress would be bound in good morals to recog
nize them as State ana admit them to representa-
ton in the Senate and the House. even the Presi-
provided tor and that the only possible preext Tor
failure on the part Of Congress to discharge It's
IN the bubble that the people of Colorado
had agreed that their admission should de-
pend finally upon tho usual OF a proclamation VIII.
iully Withheld without any fault on their part and
alter they had relisously observed and performed
every obligation resting on them.


Believing they have discharged those obligations, and
that every condition upon which Colorado was to be
admitted into tho Union had been complied WITH the
committee recommend tho adoption OF a resolution
b. Biord, Representative elect from SAID State, DO
sworn in and admitted 10 his seat as SUCH


Representatives Hurd Hunton, Ashe and Lyndc, of
the minority Of the committee, take issuo with the
majority and submit their dissenting view conclud.
ing as foows:-


Whatever be tho consequence Of refusal to recog-
Colorado State, ono will here maintain that
the fact that the people have organized State
government entities Colorado to place In the Union.
To MAINTAIN such proposition woua be to hold that
Territory can admit itself into the Union. But tho
consequences from refusal 10 recognize Colo
RADIO will by no means be 80 serious as
urged by the majority Whether the government is
called Territorial one, tho TACT remains that there is
government, and government de fdcto affords the
protection to persons and property and the
opportunities for the obtaining OF justice govern.
ment de jure. The minority, believing that Colorado
has not yet been admitted state INTO tho Union, and
desiring to expedite the people OF that Territory in
their efforts to obtain such admission, would recon-
mend the adoption OF an act as f0lows:-


Be 1t enacted, &c. that the constitution and govern
ment which the people OF Colorado have formed for
themselves be and the same IS hereby accepted rau
fed and confirmed and that the said State OF Colorado
shall Is hereby declared TO be of the United
States of America, and Is hereby admitted into tho
Union upon equal footing with the original States
In all respects whatever.


THE MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION.


The House Committee on Appropriations this after.
noon completed the Military Academy Appropriation
bill and Will report 1t to morrow.


It's total is reduced about $25 900 below the amount
appropriated for the Academy at the last sessoD the
reduction being effected by cutting Off tho usual pro-
vision for Professors ''longevity allowances' thus
restricting them TO the pay OF their assmiated rank
and by providing that the band shalt hereafter co sist
OF twenty eight musicians, exclusive of the leader this
being its number as originally constituted.


COINAGE EXECUTED FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS


OF THE FISCAL YEAR.


The following a recapiulation OF an Official state
ment showing the amount and value of the coinage
executed during first months the fiscal year
ending juno 80, 1S77:-