The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-07
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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY :, 1885,
Dakota.


The admission OF Colorado INTO inc
rrn,on resulted in the defeat OF Mr.. TIL
my m 1876 for the Office OF President OF
che limited States. Mr.. HAYES had only is5
vote. TO Mr.. TrLDEN's 1874. even after the
Renublicans had stolen the votes of Florida,
Louisiana. South Carolina, and oregon
Therefore the three votes OF Colorado,
which State In that election voted iorthe hrs'
time, turned the scale in favor of Dir. HAYES
Il IL true the Republicans might have
stolen the votes Of som" other states IL
more votes had been necessary to the SIC
cess Of their schemes; but II is more pro-
bable that the party In power would no.
have dared to steal the vote OF any state u
Colorado had net been in the Union. There
were no other States than Florida Sou'n
Carolina. Oregon, and Louisiana whose
votes they had even plausible excuse ior
stealing.
The House Of Representatives, therefore,
was right In refusing on Monday 10 sus-
pend tho rules and pass the bill to dlViue
Dakota into two Territories. III il had pass
ed. one would soon have followed to admit
one of these Territories into the Union rs
State.l The United states Senate has lost
al It's character as representative body.
II represents rotten boroughs and railroad
and other corporations. The twelve New
England senators represent about Tour NIL
lions OF people. The two New York sena-
tors represent over five millions OF people.
The six senators from the three States vi
New Hampshire. Vermont, and Rhode
Island represent less than million OF peo-
pie. The two senator's even from poor ola
Virginia represent more than million anu
half Of people.
a So che composition OF the Senate Is
already bad enough. 1t would make 1t so
much the worse to admit any more OF The
western Territories into the Union rs States
and allow them to put members into Inc
Tinted States Senate. Dakota had popu-
lation of only 1881 in 1SSO-not as much
as a single congressional district contains
under the new apportionment OF the House
Of Representatives. Colorado, though she
has two senators, as OF course every State
has, contained population OF less than
300, 900 in 1850, The State of Nevada had
that year less than 100000 population. Il
II right for the votes OF her two senator's 10
peutraIize those of the two senators from
New York: Let this be as IL may, II Is
not likely that the Democrats will he so
foolish as TO permit any more such Terri
tories to appear in the Senate as States be-
fore The next presidential election is de-
cided.
The Republicans sen: out last week a
written request TO all the Republican MEM
bers TO be in their places in the House OF
Representatives on Monday in order, rs 1t |
was then given out, that they might pass |
an appropriation bill under suspension
of the rules, and so secure time enough |
for the passage Of tariff bill. But we
suppose there is little reason to doubt that
the real object in view was the passage OF |
the Dakota bill. The Republicans had In
geniously arranged that the motion to sus-
pend the rules should be, not for the pur-
pose OF passing the appropriation bill, but OF
considering it. The trap was well laid; for
II the Democrats had consented to the
suspension OF tie rules for the purpose OF
considering the bill, then the bill, once
before the House, could have been passed |
by mere majority vote.
We presume that the Dakota scheme is
defeated for the present session at least;
and we rejoice at the fact.
Mr.. RANDALL proved himself on Monday |
10 be the same able and vigilant leader he
has been for so many years. The Demo- |
Gratis cannot afford to overslaugh such n
man.