New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-04
A NEW STATE PROPOSED.


DAKOTAS CLAIM TO ADMISSION.
THE SUBJECT TO Br BROACHED At TIE MKT SIS
SION OF CONGRESS And AN EFFOsT MADE TO
PASS An ACT FOR THE ERECTION OF A PORTION
OF THE TERRITORY INTO sTATE-TuE P0rULA-
TION AND RESOURCES OF THE TERRITORY AD-
MANIFESTATIONS IN FAVOR or THE PROJECT
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
WAsu1xGTov. Nov. 3.-Thcre are strong indica-
tiops that at the next session of Congress an
earnest and vigorous effort will be made TO pass an
act for the admission into the Union as a State OF
the Territory of Dakota. The wonderful growth
of that Territory in population aud wealth during
the last four years has attracted very general at
tention, and the people of the Territory are very
urgent in their demand that it shall be promoted
to the dignity of Statehood. TRIBUNE correspond
emit who recently conversed with NUMBER OIL
United States Senators on this subject, found them
unanimously in favor of the admission OF DAKOTA
as State. Said one New-England Senator :
we onght TO pass ILL for the admission OF
Dakota within the first thirty days Of the regular
session. The subject was informally talked OF to-
ward tbe close of the extra session of the Senate
and some of the Senators in favor of bringing
forward bill then and trying to secure its passag.
in order that il might be considered by the House
of Representatives early in December The matter
will in my opinion receive prompt attention az
the regular session"
Western Senators are all earnestly i'll favor OF
the early admission of a whole or par' OF Dakota
as a State Senator Mcmillan, of Minnesota thilhS
that the Territory ought to be divided on the lory-
sixth parallel of north latitude and the southern
nortion immediately admitted into the Union. In
conversation with TRIBUNE correspondent OH 'n's
subject. Senator Mcmillan said Z" That part OF
nol5ota sontb Of the forty-sixth parallel would
make q State of fair size, with a climate and soil
similar and in all respects equal to those OF Northern
Iowa and Southern Minnesota. 1t is Gerry rich IN
agricultural mineral ana timber resources. and the
climate il unexcelled for healthfulness by that of
any part of the United States. 1t VIII soon be WcIl
proyided with railroad facilities and it possesses
besides excellent means 81 water COMMUNICATION
So far as the question of population Is concerned
the part of the Territory have described Is better
of than some of the States admitted within the last
thirty years" Other Western Senators who are
familiar with the Territory talk in similar strain.
So far rs can be learned from official sources OF
information in Washington, the people OF Dakoa
without distinction of party. earnestly DESTROYS
of its early admission into the Union. and the
reports of the Territorial Governors ior series ol
years reflect tins sentiment.
correspondent of THE TRIBUNE has taken
mains to collect such data accessible IN
Washington These show the justice of the claims
made in behalf Of the admission of Dakota INTO the
Union. As regards population, Dakota has more
inhabitants than did several Of the newer States at
the time of their admission. According to the
official enumeration Of June, 1850, the population
of the Territory was 1875 $50. The immigration
during the last six months of 1850 was exceedingly
large and Governor Ordway, in his report dated
November of that year, after describing the rapid
development of means of intcrcomnunicaton
during II he year. said " This wonderfully rapid eN-
tension of railroad facilities and improving river
communications has aided to settle mp the Territory
beyond the most sanguine expectations OF the ear
liest inhabitants, adding. rs | believe $4,000 new
settlers since the enumeration was completed max
ing the aggregate of white population at the present
time $50 600" Probably fair estimate OF the
population at the present time would be from
IGj. 900 to 10000. The records of the General
Land Office afford strong justification for such an
estimate. The following table shows the wonderful
increase in the number of homestead settlers III
Oak ota during the last five years: