Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-03

s. L. SPHINX So " -........2,4l3
Total
Judge kidder stated to the committee
that the northern part of Dakota, including
Bismarck and the Rid river country, voted
$500 votes. Thus you will observe that
southern Dakota has only shout 5000 voters.
I mention these facts 10 show that with
proper legislation, if we must remain with
| huence felt in that heretofore unfriendlyleg-
more convenient assembling Of the next ses-
sion thereof, at least 20 far as we of the
north and west are concerned. With much
more force would the above remarks apply
to- Wyoming territory, should the people of
Cheyenne succeed in having one degree Of
longitude of Dakota, including the Black
Hills, attached to that territory. The EN-
tire vote Of Wyoming territory last fall for
delegate to congress was only 1924 includ-
ing the ladies. Attach the hills to that ter
ritory, franchise our ladies, give us a census
and . new apportionment which we can get,
and wewillhave a majority inthe next asaem.
bly, Of that territory. But neither Of these
propositions meet my appreciation, nor do l
believe they would meet the approval Of the
people inhabitlng the Black Hills country
aud welshould exhaust every argument we
may have to offer, seeking for a new terri
tory, resorting to remedial legislation to bet
ter our condition otherwise.
After the committee on territories-in the
house had reported adversely on the PEN
bina bill, Colonel Lounsberry, of the Bis.
marck Tribune, and Capts. Raymond,
Maratts, Russell, with severa! other gentle.
men, residents of Bismarck, who were
L l,~.o o-~~o,,,l n Ioe;eo - ho~o that n
tion of Dakota included inl III bill to or
ganize Lincoln territory, and we suggested
that q bill be introduced to that effect
dividing Dakota on the Tooth meridian in.
stead of the 46th parallel as was proposed
BY tho Pembins bill. We interviewed
delegates Mct3innis and Corlett on this
proposition aud endeavored to obtain their
conSent to allow us to include one degree
of longitude each from Wyoming and Mon,
tana, which they could have done without
materially injurinG either OF those terrific
ries, but lhey, failed to zee it in that light
and we.prepared the Saunders bill, which
BY its boundaries, left out of its limits all o
WyOming and Montana. This bill was
!, printed and referred to the committee OF
Territories in the senate. Again we ap
peared before that committee, accompanied
> by Col. Lounsberry, Of the Bismarck Tri
8 bune, and Mr.. Blakely: Of the Bismarck
Stage company. Judge Kidder was slst
there to advocate.the organization OF Penn
: bina. Our Bismarck friends were franl
and outspoken in advocacy Of the measure
] and fully confirmed all that we had pre-
|, yiously said to the committee with r~eferenc,
i. to our population, isolation aud resources
!. said that their interest In every way wa
: more nearly allied and identified Will
. the people of the Hills thar any othe
portion Of the territory that they had t
! travel nearly rs great . distance to visit tn
: capital as we of the Hills, and that whereve
; the capital might be located In the new tel
ritory, We of the northwest could but b
q benefited by the passage of this bill. Co
Blakely also gave the committee valusbl
Information With reference to the magnt
tude of our commerce and valuable produc
l. tons, as determined by the actual bushes
transacted by his company from the fri
day OF Nay to the lest day of December c
last year, which Information was given th
committee with the request that it be nc
published, q they did not seek to advel
e tise their business in that way, hence I fO
il bear giving to the press the substance 4
his remarks. Suffice it to say the commivt
sfter holding . secret session, from whic
W Were all excluded, reported favorabl
senate bill No. 144. which is the short bill
frat introduced BY Senator Saunderl
/" amended as to its boundaries so as to il
clude one degree of longitude each frof
Wyoming and Dakota o n the Tooth degre
O of longitude, IS stated in the report. 81
: of the opinion this bill wilibe amended I
the house, should il ever reach that bod,
BY striking out the degree of loagitud
taken from Wyoming and Montana. II
TO be hoped, However, that the delegat.
Ilo1a .noee terf'tories WI! cease 'neII %
:. position to that feature ef the bill when
comes to the house, end allow us the mole,