The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24

Mr.. Hampton introduced bill making it unlaw-
full for senator's or representatives to recommend
or solicit appointments TO office.
Mr.. Hawley inquired of the chair whether this
bill was restrictive in its operation. Uaughter.)
The chair replied that in his opinion ii was not.
(Renewed laughter.)
Mr.. Butler called up resolution of inquiry re-
latIng to the alleged organization of the territory
of Dakota into a state.
Mr.. Vest said the senate by its record, now stood
committed to the fact that there was such thing
in existence as the state of Dakota papers hereto
fore presented by Mr.. Harrison, and read from the
desk, having borne the words estate of Dakota
Mr.. Butler called up the resolution OF inquiry re-
lating to Dakota.
Mr.. Vest said body of gentlemen coming here
representing Dakota, style themselves the execu-
tive committee of tine state of Dakota the chairman
of it being Hugh j. Campbell, not unknown to
fame since Hayes admins tration, for his Jealous
and not over scrupuous political assistance to that
administration. This person, as Mr.. Vest saw by
the newspapers, was to receive an ovation for hav
ing received the recognition of the United States
senate for the statehood of the state of Dakota
Mr.. Plumb thought Mr.. Vest was giving Mr.
Campbell good deal of gratuitous advertising.
Mr.. Vest said Campbell was welcome He (Vest)
as lawyer regarded this Dakota organization as
revolutionary. He had no doubt that the intent of
the men concerned was to organize a state gov
eminent in case congress should adjourn without
recognizing their so called state Mr.. Vest argued
the question of admission from a legal point of
view and insisted that under a decision af the
United States supreme court in former cases the
admission of recent action in Dakota was revolu-
tiOnary. What more outrageous insult could be
offered to the sovereignty of the United States,
velopments in Dakota. He offered independent of
the resolution of Mr.. Butler, resolution to the
erect that the memorial from persons calling
themselves the state executive committee of Da-
kota, be considered as coming only from private
individuals of Dakota.
The resolution was laid over and ordered printed
Mr. Logan inquired if it was revolutionary for
citizens of territory to get together and present
their claims to he admitted a state, they taking
care to provide In their constitution that theV
should not be state till congress should approve
their constitution He thought it unfair for sena-
tors to regard action at the ballot box as revolu-
tiOnary until they should set up as state and
undertake to perform the functions of state and
the powers of a statehood They were not revo-
lutiOnists
Mr. Butler said he had Inexperienced what
constituted state If the election of senators and
judges not exercising statehood.
Mr. Logan replied that this was done so as to
take effect when they should be admitted as state
as had been done before.
Mr. Butler remembered but one such instance
Mr. Vest could only remember Michigan, as an
instance as at all like this of Dakota.
MI Mcmillan thought Minnesota such case.
Mr. Vest differed with him.
Mr. Mcmillan replied that the whole state ticket
had been elected in Minnesota several months be-
fore the state was admitted and Mr. ingalls, sug-
gested the case of the admission of Kansas
Mr.. Plumb showed that the first senator from
Kansas had been waiting in Washington, ready 10
take his se.it Oh the admission of that state, and
took his seat in the senate the day following the
admission, and that had not been suggested as re-
| evolutionary.
| Mr., Vest had not specially looked up the cues
ton of the admission of Kansas, although Missouri
took some interest in that admission, for said he
a large portion of our personal property escaped
Mr.. Plumb: eyes, some that was black
Mr.: Vest: mo, sir, some other, but let that
| Mr.. Vest would not accuse the other side of the
| chamber of lacking three electoral votes
Mr.; Logan suggested, soto voice. that the reason
urged for trying to get the state into the union
might be applied to an attempt to keep state
out.
Mr.. Vest said if he had been disposed to be Of
| fenSiVe he might have remarked that the senators
! from Illinois and Indiana anticipated that three
electoral votes might become very necessary in the
| future.
Mr.. Logan thought Mr.. Vests allusion to parti-
sanshlp an error, as far as he Oogan) con-
cerned 1t was the senator from Missouri who
had insinuated that persons might desire to get
| Dakota in as state for the purpose of getting
electoral votes.
81 do not say that / am an aesthetic statesman
replied Mr.. Vest" l am politician 1 suppose
If fight for my party, 1 am not mugwump
Iaughter) l shall be satisfied if my party which
believe to be sound on constitutional questions
shall say of me ''other things being equal he stood
by his friends He never rose to such an
| aesthetic PEDESTAL that he could not distinguish
| friend from foe. The senator from Illinois
(Mr. Logan himself has never been accused of that
| nor have | "
t9aoFroT ana the senate pFoeseds5 to she con.
After taking up joint rules after SHORT debate
resulting in some amendments of detaiHs the rules
VT" The Senate ' passed bill to authorize the Mer-
| CIdnlS NdGOndl DdnK, OF IlIIlo hOcfAs AIM W
change its name to the First National tAank
Mr.. Beck offered the following resolution which
he requested might be allowed lie oven for the
present:
Whereas, the laws of the United StateA require
that all duties on imported goods shall be paid IN
| coin, and,
Whereas, it is provided by section 1854 OF the re-
| vised statutes, that the coin paid for dPtes on
imported goods shall be set apart as special fund
and shall be applied as follows:
First-TO the payment in coin of the interest on
| bonds and notes OF the United States.
| Second TO the purchase and payment of Y per
centumof the entire debt of the United States 10 be
made within each fiscal year, which is to be- set
apart as sinking fund, and the interest on whfSh
shall in like manner be applied to the purchase ON
payment of the public debt as the secretary of the
treasury shall, from time to time direct.
Third-The residue to be paid into the treasury.
| Resolved, That the committee on finance be in
structed to inquire whether the laws above stated
are, or have been heretofore, obeyed, and if they
| have not, to report, by bill or otherwise, such
measures as will secure their enforcement.
| The senate adjourned until Monday.