Word: statehood
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...shall be compelled to find a place in our political system for this anomalous population. She will, doubtless, apply for statehood which can hardly be refused on account of her size and population; yet 3,000 Americans and 61,000 foreigners will form a poor state to elect two senators and a representative. Neither can she remain a territory, for we have no place for a petrified territory, a dependent colony...
...debate announced for this evening has been postponed and the following debate substituted: "Resolved, That Hawaii should be annexed to the United States as a self-governing territory, provided that it be admitted to statehood only by the consent of all the states." The speakers for the affirmative are S. B. Fay Gr., and B. R. Robinson '98; for the negative. R. T. Parke '98 and R. Stout...
Subject: "Resolved, That Hawaii should be annexed to the United States as a self-governing territory, provided that it be admitted to statehood only by the consent of all the states...
...only proposed constitution impracticable: R. N. Baskin, Argument against Admission Utah-(1) Disingenuous-(2) Limits state sovereignty: House Report, supra, p. 68-(3) Public sentiment does not support it.-(4) Judiciary in the hands of the Mormons.-(b) Mormons untrustworthy and unyielding: Utah Commission, supra 11.-(c) Movement toward statehood a last resort: Baskin, supra...
...Admission is against the best interests of the territory.-(a) Non-Mormons unanimously opposed to it: Utah Statehood, 15-(b) Invested capital of outsiders endangered-(c) Peace and order menaced...