Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-12-26
SOUTH DAKOTA.

SOUTH DAKOTA.
The Senate Discusses the Question
of Admission.
In the senate Last Friday Butler called
up his resolution ii inquiry relating to
the alleged organization Of the Territory
OF Dakota a. q state.
Senator Vest said the senate by its re-
cord now stood committed to the fact
that there was such thing in existence
a. state Of Dakota. They are coming
here repre- 'enting Dakota, and style
themselves an executive committee Of
the state Of Dakota, the chairman being
Hugh ]. Campbell. who is not unknown
fame since the Hayes administration.
Mr.. Plumb thought Mr.. Vest was Civ.
ing Campbell good deal of gratuitous
advertising.
Mr.. Vest said Campbell was welcome
to it. He (vest), - = lawyer, regarded
this Dakota organization - revolution.
ary.
In reply to the remarks by Vest ~ to
the conditions under which territories
might be admitted into the Union, Mr..
Harrison said there was no such thing
rs breaking into or breaking oat Of this
Union. Vest said we were not talking
of breaking out we had settled that.
Harrison: "Then there could have
been no point to the senator's remark" :"
Vest: II am not leaving this matter
to the senator from Indiana" He
cited Judge Cooley and other au.
thortics to the effect that an enabling
net was necessary rs u preliminary to
admission Of \ territory AZ state and
asked what more outrageous insult
co"ld be offered the sovereignty of the
United States than the action of the men
responsible for the recent developments
in Dakota. He offered ~ independent
of the resolution Of Butler. y resolution
to the effect that the memorial from per.
SONS calling themselves Estate ex. cutive
committee of Dakota" be considered ns
coming only from private individuals Of
Dakota. The resolution was laid over
and ordered printed.
Logan inquired If it WAS revolutionary
for citizens Of Il territory to meet aud
present their claims to be admitted ~ u
II state, they ing care to provide n
new constitution. He thought il unfair
for senators to regard the action Of Da.
kota rs revolutionary. Until they should
set up state and undertake to perform
the functions Of Il state and powers of
statehood they were not revolutionists.
Butler said he Inexperienced what
constituted Il state if the election Of sell
atos, Legislators and judges were not ex-
erci>ing statehMd.
Logan replied that this was done 70 as
to take effect when they should be ad.
mitted rs q state.
Butler: "rhere is but one such in.
stance" Logan could not undertake to
correct the senator's recollection of his.
tory.
Vest could only remember Michigan
rs an instance like this Of Dakota.
Mcmillan thought Minnesota such q
case.
Vest differed from him.
Mcmillan replied that the whole state
ticket had been elected in Minnesota
several months before the state had been
admitted and Douglas had taken posi-.
ton strongly in favor Of her admission
ON that state Of facts.
Ingalls, suggested the case Of the I'd.
mission of Kansas.
Plumb showed that the first senator
from Kansas had been waiting in Wash
ington ready to take his seat on the ad.
mission Of that state and took his seat
in the senate the day following the act Of
admission and that had not been sug.
gested as revolutionary. He thought i,
presented case exactly similar to this
Of Dakota.
Vest had not especially looked up the
question Of the admission OF the state oi
Kansas, although Missouri took some
interest in that admission, "for large
portion Of our personal property escaped
into that state"
Plulnb-"Yes, some that was black. u
Vest: "No, sir, some other, but le,
that pass?" Vest could not accuse the
other side Of the chamber Of lacking
three electoral votes.
Mr.. Logan, soto voce, said the reason
urged for trying TO yet a state into the
Union might be applied 10 IN attemp,
to keep state out.
Vest said if he had been disposed to be
offensive he might have remarked tha.
the senators from Illinois and Indiana
anticipated that three electoral votes
might become necessary.
Logan thought Vests allusion to par.
tlsaiship y was All error 20 far - he Logan)
was concerned.
A memorial was presented in the
house BY Delegate Clifford, in the forn'
of y handsomely bound book, praying
for the admission Of the territory into