Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1884-12-12


The territory and which declares that if the
statements Of the advocates of admission are
true, the proposed state is already an elysium.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Chalmers introduced bill to restore
republican form of government to the state Of
Mississippi; referred. Some derisive laughter
from the democratic side greeted the reading Of
the title. This bill provides that congressional
and state elections shall be held on the same
day in that state and each candidate for con
gress shall be permitted to appoint in writing
one inspector and one clerk at each voting pre-
oinct, who shall be permitted to witness all
proceedings. It is made crime punishable by
fine and imprisonment for any person to
assault, intimidate, threaten or insult any in
spector or clerk. Consideration of the inter-
state commerce bill having been resumed, Mr..
Barksdale addressed the house in support of the
right Of congress to .egislate on the subject
Speeches were made by Messrs. Davis, ILL.,,
Howey, Reagan and Boyle. Weaver offered a
substitute for the bill, and pending further
debate the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-Senator Sh rman
presided over the senate today. The chair laid
before the senate an invitation to that body
from the committee of the New Orleans expo
sition, to participate in the opening of the
exposition on the 18th inst.
The house Joint resolution for continuing the
work of the census bureau was passed.
Senator Mcmillan introduced bill increas
ing the appropriation for the erection of a
public building at Minneapolis to $500,00o.
The senate then took up the Oregon Central
land forfeiture bill.
Senator Vest addressed the senate in
opposition to the admission of Dakota. There
was nothing of partisanship, he said, in his
opposition. He did not pretend to be free from
partisanship; he was devoted to the principles
of the democratic party; but he was here to
discuss the question entirely on its merits.
Very few territories, however, had been
admitted to the Union without party struggle or
debate. The territories themselves had
always fe.t the influence of the party dominant
in the nation. When the national
administration wa, democratic the
territories were democratic; when
republican, the territories were republi-
can. Addressing himself to the merits of the
question, Senator Vest said: "The constitution
has placed no limitation on the power of con-
gress to admit new states. The action of coz.
gress as to the admission of states in the past
was no criterion for the present. The men who
framed our constitution had never dreamed
that any period short of centuries would see the
American wilderness penetrated by civilization
There was no need today for the admission OF
new states in order to strengthen the union and
there was no need to rush this territory into the
condition of state. The population was not
enough to entitle tito representation in congress
and it would, to a certain extent be a2disfran-
chsement of states already in the union to give
the present population Of Dakota two
representatives. in the United States senate as
we'll as a representative in the lower house Of
congress. The demands said to have been
made since 1870 for the admission of the
territory had been the demands of ambitious
politicians; men who were ready to cut each
others throats politically and physically had
been urging these demands. Gene al Grant
had been credited with the statement, while
president, that 1t gave him more trouble than
all the other territories put together, and that
the trouble there was there were two streets in
Yankton, and when one street did anything Of
got anything done the other street rebelled, and
it would require almost all the civil
and military power of the United States
to keep peace between the factions
Senator Vest sent to the desk and the secretary
read number of petitions opposing the admis
sion of the territory and asoribing the desire fol
admission to ambitio US politicians who wished
to go to congress. Continuing Senator Vest
said: 1.-THE project to divide the territory wat
unnecessary 90 there were no natural barriers OF
mountain or river, of interest or sentiment tt
divide tine territory or people" The engineer
ing of the admission scheme Senator Vest as
cribed to Governor Ordway, upon whose indus
try and solicitude it reflected great credit; tn
trouble was there were too many statesmen in
Dakota that were given to calling conventions
but was the United States senate a body to recore
ediots of politics? The senate then went into
executive session after which it adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house commun:
cation from representative Scales of Nortt
Carolina, announcing his resignation to taxi
effect December 80, which was tabled. Thu
house went into the committee of the whole
Mr.. Cox, Newt York, in the chair, on the mill
tsry academy appropriation bill. Mr.. Keife'
offered An amendment providing that hereafter
all appointments to the grade of second lieu
tenant in the army, shall be conferred to gradu.
ates of the military academy and to meritoriou,
non commissioned officers, recommended fol
promotion in the manner now provided by law
At the suggestion of Mr.. Rosecrans the amend
ment was modified by including enlisted men
within its provisions and by msking the Law
inapplicable in time Of foreign war. The
amendment then passed and the COMMITTEES rose