Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-10
DAKOTA ALA HALF SHE'LL
HARRISON BEGINS TO DISSECT
THE TERRITORY.

HARRISON BEGINS TO DISSECT
THE TERRITORY.
The Proposed Division and Admission
Pictured as a Very Tender ChrIstmas
Turkey-Mr. Vest Ready to Serve His
Opponents with CrOw-ChaImers
Perpetrates a Joke-Inter- state Com
merce Discussed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Sin the Senate
to-day Mr.. Hale called up the naval ap-
+ preparation bill, which at the close of the
last session was in the hands of the con-
. ference committee, and as to which that
committee had reported that it had been
unable to agree. He moved thai the Sem
ate further insist on its amendments and
order new conference. 1t was so or
dered.
A large number of petitions were pre-
sented urging constitutional prohibition
of the liquor traffic.
Mr.. Slater called up the Oregon Central
/ land forfeiture bill.
/ Mr.. Harrison referring to his own bill for
Z the admission Of Dakota was Objectng to con-
I sideratiOn of Mr.. Slater's bill when informed
/ by the chair that the debate was out of order.
The Senate refused by a vote Of % yeas to 80
by party vote of "a yeas to 25 nays to take
/ up the bin for the admission of Dakota, the
| Republicans voting in the affirmative and the
! Democrats in the negative.
/ Ihe Dakota bill having thus secured the
/ right Of way for = O'Clock, the Senate on
| notlon+ Of Mf. sherman, proceeded in the
! interim to consideration of bills on the five
/ minute calendar, and some bills for private
/ relief were read the third time and passed
| , On motion OF Mr.. Morgan, of Texas, the
Haclhc Railroad land grant forfeiture bill
was made the special order for Tuesday of
! next week.
on motion of Mr.. Logan joint resolution
! 10 amend article J, section :, clause 2. OF the
| constitution relating 10 the veto power was
! made the special order for Wednesday of next
| week. This Is JOINT resolution authorizing
the President to veto special clauses in ap-
! preparation bills while approving the re
| maiuder.
Among the bills introduced and referred
was one by Mr.. sherman 10 provide for the
erection OF statue TO the memory Of Gen.
The bill to provide for the sale Of the Chero-
kee reservation in Arkansas was read the
third time and passed.
LOTTERIES AND THE MAILS.
The bill TO amend sections Of the revised
| statutes which prohibit the delivery of regis
/ tered letters and the payment of money orders
| 20 lottery companies was read the third time
| ana passed. The amendment consists of
| striking out the word fraudulent SO as to
| cover Lotteries In general and not merely
'iraudulent lotteries. In the short debate
ON TINS Dill Mr.. Morgan expressed the belief
! tina its passage would prohibit the payment
| Of money orders and the delivery of registered
letters relating TO the private transactions of
| persons engaged in the lottery business and
also those relating to church rafiies.
Mr.. jackson, who reported the bill from tie
| Committee on Post Offices, did not think the
bill open to those objections The bill, he said
was merely intended to harmOnize certain
| sections of the Revised Statutes some Of
which contain the word ''fraudulent," while
! others did not. This bill would make the sec
| EOGs uniform IN expression
Inc Senate then took up and, without de-
bate, passed the bill reported
from the Committee on Claims, providing for
the ascertainment of the claims of American
citizens for spoiiatlon committed by the
| French prior to July 81. 1901. 1t is the same
bill that passed the Senate two years ago.
THE DAKOTA BILL.
The Dakota bill was then taken up Mr..
/ Harrison addressed the senate upon the hill.
lie explained 1t briefly as proposing to divide
parallel0f the earths latitude, making very
nearly an equal division Of the Territory. The
| bill Representatives,, 10 organize into a state
that portion of the Territory lying south of
the 10th parallel, to continue for that portion
OF the Territory north Of that parallel the
present territorial government, and
10 transfer 10 lhat territory the United
| states omcers now in the Territory,
aRd gives 10 that part of Dakota that remains
| in territorial condition the name of "LincOln." d."
| As 10 the new State the bill provides for a
| constitutional Convention, the result Of whose
| work ahall be submitted to the people. and If
| adopted by them and found to be cOnfOrmable
4 to the bin under consideration the President
| Is authorized To make proclamation of the
| fact, and the State to be thereupon ADMIT
| ted TO the Union. The movement for admis-
| sion of the new state, Mr.. Harrison continued,
| had originated where such movements ought
| to Originate-with the people of the Territory
THE PARTY ASPECT OF THE CASE.
/ Discussion Of its admission TO the Union
| could, Of course, assume the shape of a party
| discussion, but that was a shape unworthy of
| so important question. To consider the ap-
| plicatiOn OF the people for admission to the
| Union from the point Of view of Its relation to
| tha fortunes of political party was to con-
| slider il from level far below that of states
| manshiD. Mr.. Harrison reviewed the history
| of the movement in the Territory of Dakota
| loOs ing To admission, showing that since IS
| a strong feeling has existed on the subject,
| the several Legislatures of the Territory and
| many conventions OF the people OF all pOllti-
cal parties having urged upon Congress the
| urOpriety of admission to the Union. Mr.
| Harrison believed that the feeling in the Ter
| rtury was almost unanimous Y in favor of a
| division between the northern and southern
| portions, and equally unanimous that the adj
| miss on of the whole Territory as a single
| State would not be acceptable.
THE QUESTION OF POPULATION.
With regard to the question of how much
| population should entitle the Territory to adj
/ mission a State. Mr. Harrison said that
| there had been no rule established by Con-
| gress. 1t had been suggested that popu-
| iatiOn should be required at least equal to the
| unit of representation IN the lower House Of
| Congress. which, at this time. would be a little
| over 10000 persons. Few of the states, how
| ever, had had population enough at the time
| of their admission to bring them within that
| rule. No State, since the admission of Mis-
| souri, in 1921, had population sufficient
| to entiue it to one Representative in
/ Congress. IL w :, therefore, a matter in the
| discretion OF Congress. But even OD the basis
| of requiring such population, MIR. Harrison
| believed that, with the naturally rapid in
| crease in population of the TerritOry,the pOf-
| tiOn proposed to be admitted would, in a
! census taken at this time, show enough pOpu-
| latiOn To entitle it TO Two Represc scntatives.
| SIR. Harrison criticised the report OF the
! minority Of the Committee on Territories.
| represented by Mr. Vest, which strongly Op-
| poses the admission OF the Territory,
| and which declares that if the state
ments of the advocates OF admis-
| sion are true, the proposed State
is already an elysium. and its people are en-
joying every peaceful blessing ot Tenglon,
| thought this no answer TO the demand of a
| large active and progressive population when
they claimed the right to elect their own
| Governor and take part in the making of the
| laws by which Congress provides for their
MIR. Vest was about to address the Senate in
| reply, but yielded to a motion for an executive
| session.
| The Chair reappointed on the naval con-
| ference committee Messrs. Hale, Logan and
| Beck. The Senate then adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr.. Chalmers, of Mis-
| sissippi, introduced a bill to res ore re
| publican form of gOvrrnment to the state of
| Mississippi. It was referred. Some derisive
| laughter from the Democratic side greeted
the reading of the title of this bill. 1t provides
that Congressional and State elections shall
be held On the same day in that State; each
! candidate for Congress shall be permitted to
appoint in writing one inspector and one clerS
at each voting precinct, who shall be permit
ted To witness all the proceedings. 1t is made
n crime punishable by fine and Imprisonment
for any person to assault, intimidate, threaten
or insalt anv inspector or clerk.
| Consideration of the inter State commerce
hill having been resumed, Mr.. Barksdale, of
| Mississippi. addressed the House in cOnsti-
tutional argument in support of the right Of
| Congress to legislate on the subject.
| There was an absence of reasons, Mr..
| Barksdale said. why Congress should not eN
crcise that right. states could not legislate
beyond their own boundaries. and Congress
| alone could adopt uniform system which
| would regulate the railroads of the country.
| He supported in general terms the bill of the
Committee on Commerce, but he expressed
his preference for some OF the features Of the
| Reagan substitute The debate was further
| continued by MeSsrs. Davis OF Illinois, Horr
/ of Michigan. Reagan of Texas, Boyle of Penn
| sylvania and Weaver of Nebraska. Pending
| discussion the House adjourned.
Extradition with Canada.
WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-Mr. Maybury, of
Michigan, will offer a resolution request
ing the President to conclude new eX-
| tradition treaty with Canada which will