The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-18
DAKOTA'S DASH.
II Causes a Sharp Discussion
in The Senate Between
Harrison and Butler.
-.
The Succession Bill Passed in
the senate without the Ed
snuuds Amendment.
Randall Introduces Another Sue
ca s-ion BilI in the House-The
Rule Racket Continues.
NATIONAL. COUNCILS.


WASHINGTON, December IL. AT
ter reading the journal, the newly
elected senator from Oregon, Mr..
Mitchell. was sworn in. The chair
laid before the senate letter from
the secretary of the treasury trans
hitting the report of the superinten-
dent of the coast and geologic survey.
Mr.. Hoar, from the committee on
privileges and elections, reported ia
vorably, a bill to fix day for the
meeting OF the electors of president
aud vice-president, aud to provide for
and regulate the counting OF the vote
Tor president and vice-president, aud
the decision of the questions arising
therefrom. Mr.. Hoar said he would
call up the bill Immediately after dis
posal of the presidential succession
bill and the bill fixing district Judges
salary. The bill went 10 the calendar.
The chair laid before the senate the
resolution of Mr.. Butler, relative to
the organization of the territory OF
Oak ota into a state, and the alleged
election of United States senators.
Mr.. Harrison said the efforts of Da-
kota were perfectly respectful to the
United States; its constitution fully
recognized the authority of the
United states, and stayed the hands
Of the new state organization until
the new constitution should be APP
proved by congress. Mr.. Butler in
quired by what authority United
States senators had been elected il
Dakota. Mr.. Harrison replied tn ,
senator's had heretofore been elected
under precisely similar circumstances,
aud MIR. Butler then remarked that ii
the proceeding In Dakota was regular
and proper, no one would more
quickly have recognized the fact
than himself, and he had offered the
resolution in order to ascertain the
facts.
Mr.. Butler inquired whether MIR
Harrison would sustain action by tho
territory of Utah, similar to that o.
Dakota, and Mr.. Harrison replied
that he would, but reserved TO con
gress the power TO approve or dis
approve of their constitution, ant
that power was recognized and adj
mitted by Dakota.
AIR. Mcmillan said that Minnesot
had been admitted to the union with
out any enabling act, aud thai demo
cratic senators hal always been read
to trke their seats Immediately upo
the passing OF the act of admission
After some further debate the matte
went over Till tomorrow.
The presidential succession bill
was taken up, and Mr.. Evar ad
dressed the senate on IL. lie too
tho ground that the succession pre-
vided for by the bill now before tn
senate was the only poss BILE constitl
tiOnal exercise of the very Unite
power accorded by the constitutio
to congress. Mr.. kvarts spoke abOu
au hour and was listened to with tn
utmost attention, both on the foo
and In galleries.
After some rem, rks by Mr.. Eyarts
in reply to Mr.. Edmunds, a vote wa
taken ON Mr.. Edmunds' amendmt n
to strike out the clause OF the bi
that dispensed with anew election
The vote rejecting Mr.. Edmund
amendment was: Yeas, 81; nays, 5,
as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Blair, Cameron
Cockrell, Conger, Edmuhds, llowle!
McMillen, Mahoue, Mander on, Mitcl
ell, of Pennsylvania, Morrill,, Palme
Plumb, Sewell, Sherman, Spoone
stamford, Teller, Vance aud Ve'
-2l.
Nays: Allison, Reck, Berry, Blacl
burn, Brown, Butler, Call, Chas
Coke, Colquilt, Cullen, Dolph, Eul
It's, Frye, George, Gibson, Germsl
Gray, Harris, Harrison, Hoar, lngalI
Jacks son, Jones, of Arkansas; Logal
Maxey, Mitchell, of Oregon; Morgan
Plat, Pugh, Ransom, Salisbury, Woo
bees, Walthall, Wilson, of Iowa; Wi
son, of Maryland-S.