Four New States

■Washington, Fcb. 24.- B; a ptrict party vote the House ('oinjuittee on Territories yefiterday agrced to report favorably Chairman Bprlnger'f " omnibus' bilí lo cnable the peoplc ot Dakote, Montana, Washington Xerritory aml New Mexico to form conBtitutions .-iik. Bteta overninents, and to be admitted iuto thr. X'nion on eqnal footiníís with the oritrm i States The bilí líiJthoriZí-s resident ol ihrM.Territorie6 lo pleet öeU ïhU e to ronventions, proporUonat in number with the population ol the counties. Th ;i.jir!.iíi)menlof delegates is to be matíe by the Oovernor, Chief-Justice and Unitert Statts attorneys of each Terrltory, and t.be eleotioii i to be held on tne Tuesday .rter tbe lirst Monda; of next August, The namber of del gates to eacb convention is Bxed at seventy uve, cxcept ín tbe case of Dakota, where tbe nmr.ber is increased to 150, Theyare lo meel at tbe M-at oí povernment of each Territory on Uje second Tiiesday of September Dcxt. aiiopt the onbtitution of tbe Unitcd St;,t i, and form constitutions and State Goveruiüftnts. cxpressly disclaiming ín favor of tbe United States all titlc to unapprojirlaicd public lands and Indian lands lying within tht Territories. Tbey are oUo required to aesuine ibe Territorial debts and provide and maintain a publlc-school system. The coní-timtion!; are to be submitted to a voteoí tbe people on the Tuesday after the ürst Monday in November neit, and, if a majority are io favor o! 1. tbe results sball be certified to the President of the United btates. I