St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-09
The House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, April S.-The house went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Blackburn
in the chair, on bills relating to territories.
The first bill taken up was one to authorize
the appointment of a commission by the
president to run and make boundary lines
between portion of the Indian territory and
the state of Texas, in connection with sim
liar commission to be appointed by the state
of Texas. After debate the committee
rose, and the bill passed; yeas 1873, nays 81.
The next bill passed was one declaring
that the supreme court in every territory shall
consist of a chief justice and three associate
justices, and providing that every territory
shall be divided into four judicial districts,
| and district court shall be held in each, by
one of the justices of the supreme court
A bill requiring the governors of terrific
ries to be resident of the territory to which
he is appointed at least two years preceding
his appointment, was opposed by Mason, on
the ground that it changed the plan by which
the United States held control of the terri
tories.
Mr.. Maginnis strongly advocated the pas
sage of the bill. There was growing indis-
position to admit new states on account OF
the jealousy of the old states, and this
measure was only intended to mitigate one
of the evils of the most infamous system OF
colonial government the world has ever
seen.
Mr.. Eaton raised constitutional objection
that the bill would limit the right OF presi-
dental appointment.
Mr.. Brents, Washington Territory, pointed
out the inconsistency of allowing Rhode
Island to elect its governor, and denying to
the territories, some of them with five
times its population, the poor privilege OF
| having their executives appointed from
among their own citizens.
Mr.. Tillman, South Carolina made con-
stitutional argument in support of the bill
and sarcastically expressed his joy that
| gentleman on the Republican side, alludine
| to Hiscock and others, had at length come tc
recognize the fact that that 'obsolete instru.
ment," the constitution, still somewhat re.
| stricted the powers of congress, but admitted
that his JOY was Swallowed, when he discov
cred that the constitutional point was raised
on the wrong bill. Advocating the measure or
its merits, he regretted he did not have time
to pay his respects to the carpet baggers.
Mr.. Brown, Pennsylvania, objected to the
term ''carpet Dagger" being applied to AM
American citizen, and said, he would bt
sorry to apply that term to the gantlemar
from South Carolina, if, in the course O.
events he should ever be appointed governor
of territory.
Mr.. Tillman explained what the southern
people meant by "carpet Dagger" The,
meant stranger who came among them t.
get office, and nothing but office, who prosti
tuted the office for private gain, and who
when he could no longer rob and Cypress
then gathered up his carpet bag, and went a,
he came. Anybody who came in as kith ant
kin of the people, and to take part and parce
| with them, was not ''carpet bagger'' an(
would be welcomed.
Mr.. Hart moved to recommit the bill, will
| instructions to the committee on territories
to except from its provisions the territory O
! Utah.
There are just as good Gentiles in Utah Al
out of it. suggested Maginnis, in opposition
to the measure.
The motion was lost; seventy-two yeas
12S nays, and the bill passed.
Mr.. White, of Kentucky, moved to amend
the title, and launched into constitutions
discussion of the bill, when he was called t.
order by Mr. Budd for not combining his re
marks to the amendment. ssOh,'' sal,
White, "you are not posting bills; you are