Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-10
xLviiiTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. December 0. 1884

| lie moved that the Senate further insist on
It's amendments and order q new confer.
! ence. So ordered.
A large number OF petitions were pre-
! scnted urging the constitutional prohibi.
ton OF the liquor traffic.
| MIR. Slater called up the Oregon Central
| land-forieiGure bill.
Mr.. Harrison, referring 10 his own bill for
| the admission OF Dakots. was objeciing IA
the consideration Of Mr.. Siater's bill. when
he was Informed by the Chair that the de-
bate was ont OF order.
The Senate refused bv a vote Of 90 yeas
to 30 nays to take up the bill.
II was then decided by party vote (yess
81. nays 20) 10 take up the bill for the adj.
mission Of Dakota; the Republicans voting
in the affirmative and the Democrats In the
negative.
The Dakota hill having thus secured the
right Of way for O'Clock, the Senate. on
motion OF MIR. Sherman, proceeded in the
interim To the consideration Of bills on the
five-minutcs' calendar; aud some hills for
private relief were read third time aud
passed.
on motion OF Mr.. Morgan, the Texas
Pacific railroad land. grand forfeiture was
made the special order for Tuesday Of next
week.
ON motion OF Mr.. Logan, the joint reso.
lutisn TO amend article Of section : of
clause 2 Of the Constitution, relating 10 the
veto power, was made the special order for
Wednesday OF next week. This Is the
Joint resolution authorizing the President
to veto special clauses In appropriation bills
while approving the remainder.l
Among the bills introduced and referred
was one by Mr.. Sherman 10 provide Tor
the erection 81 a statue 10 the memory OF
General LAFAYETTE.
The bill TO provide for the sale Of the
Cherokee reservation in Arkansas was read
a thin d time and passed.
The bin 10 amend the sections OF the Re-
visod Statutes which prohibit the delivery
Of registered letters and payment OF money
orders TO lottery companies was read 4
third time and passed.
The amendment consists OF striking out
the word fraudulent" so as TO cover lot
teries generally and not merely "fraudu-
lent" lotteries.
In short debate on this bill, Mr.. Nor
can expressed the belief that its passage
would prohibit the payment OF money
orders and the delivery OF registered letters
relating to the private transactions OF per-
sons engaged in the lottery business, also
lIOft W
MIR. jackson, who reported the bill from
the Committee on Post-Oflices, did not
think the bill open to those objections.
The bill. he said, was merely intended to
harmonic certain sections OF the Revised
Statutes. some OF which contained the
word fraudulent" while others did not.
This bill would make the sections uniform
in expression.
The Senate then took up and without de-
bate passed the bill reported at the last ses-
sion 10y Mr.. llOar from the Committee on
Claims, providing for the ascertalnment OF
claims Of American citizens for SpOliaii0ns
committed by the French prior to the 3lst
Of July. 1901. II is the same bill that pass
ed the Senate two years ago.
The Dakota bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Harrison addressed the Senate upon
the bill. lie explained it briefly as pro-
posing to divide the existing Territory OF
Dakota on the forty.siXtb parallel OF the
earlh's latitude. making very nearly an
equal division of territory. The bill pro-
poscu, further. to organize into state that
portion Of the Territory lying south OF the
forty-siXth parallel. TO continue for that
portion Of territory north OF that parallel,
the present territorial government, and to
transfer to that Territory the United
States officers now in the Territory, ana
give TO that part Of Dakota that remains
in territorial condition the name OF
"Iincoln." As TO the new State, the bill
provides for a constitutions convention,
the result Of whose work shall be sub nltted
to the people, and IL adopted by them aud
found TO be comfortable to the bill under
consideration, the President IS authorized
! to make proclamation OF the fact, and the
State is to bc thereGpOn admitted to the
Cpion. The movement for the admission
Of the new State, Mr.. HARRISON continued,
had originated where such movements
ought to origiuate-with the people OF the
Territory. The discussion Of its admission
to the Union could Of course assume
The shape OF party discussion. but that
was a shape unworthy OF 30 important
question. TO consider the application OF
| the peOple for admission TO the Union from
! the Ioint of view OF its relation TO the for
| fumes OF political party. was 10 consider
il from level far below that Of statesman
! ship. Mr.. Harrison reviewed the history
OF the movement in the Territory Of
Dakota looking 10 the admission, show
Ing that since 1870 a strong feeling
! has existed on the subject. several Legis-
laiurcs OF the Territory and many cOnyen-
tions Of the people, OF all political parties,
having urged upon Congress the pf0p~ietY
Of the admission 10 the Union, Mr.. llarrl-
son believed that the feeling in the Terri
tory was almost unanimously In favor OF
division between the northern and south
ern portions, and equally unanimous that
the admission Of the whole Territory as 4
single State would not be acceptable.
With regard to the question of how much
population should entItlc the Territory TO
| admission as a State, Mr.. Harrison said
! there had been no rule established by Con-
! gre>s. 1t bad been suggested that the pOpu-
/ latIon should be required at least equal 70
| a unit If the representation in the lower
house Of Congress, which, at this time,
would be little over lJ0,000pcrsons. Few
! az the States, however, had had population
/ enough at the time OF their admission TO
[ bring them within that rule. No state
/ since the admission Of Missouri in 1921
| had population sufficient TO enttle il
to one representative in Congress. IL was
! therefore q matter in the discretion OF Con-
gress. But even on the basi, OF requiring
| such population, Mr.. Harrison believed
/ that with the naturally rapid increase in
| the population Of the Territory, the portion
proposed to Le admitted would, in the CEN
sus taken at this time, show enough pOpu-
Ia ion TO entitlc it to two Representatives
Mr.. Harrison criticized the report OF the
minority OF the Committee on Territories,
represented by Mr.. Vest, which strongly
opposes the admission Of the Territory.
and which declares that II the statements
| Of the advocates OF admission are true, the
proposed State is already an elysium, and
is people are enjoying every peaceful
blessing OF religion, education, and pros
| periiy. Mr.. Harrison thought this no
answer TO the demand Of large, active,
| and progressive population when they
/ claimed the right TO elect their own Gov
eTnor and take part in the making Of laws
by Congress which provides for their gov
/ eTnmtnt.
! Mr.. Vest was about to address the Senate
/ in reply, but yielded TO motion Tor an eX-
/ eCutiye session.
THE Chair rcappointed on the Naval
/ Conference Committee Messrs. Hale, Logan,
and Beck.
Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
MI. Chalmers. OF Mississippi, introduced
| a bill 10 restore Republican form OF gov
crnmeut to the State Of Mississippi. Re
/ ierred.
Some dcrisiye laughter from the Demo
cratic side greeted the reading OF the title
Of this bill. n. provides that the con.
grcsslonal and state elections shall be held
on the same day in that state. Zach candi'
| date for GonOrpzS shall bp Iprmittpd Ia