Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
Both Houses to Take a
Holiday.
A PENSION TO MRS. GRANT
The Matter of Dakota's Admission
Still Undecided : Amended
House Rules Adopted.
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON. December l5.-MitcheIl
from the Committee OH Pensions, re-
ported favorably bill granting pen
sion to the widow Of General Grant
The bill was at once passed without de.
bate,
Vest argued the question of Dakota's s
admission from legal point OF view,
and insisted that under decisions of the
United States Supreme Court in former
cases Of admission. the recent action in
Dakota was revolutionary. He cited
Judge Cooley aud other authorities to
the effect that an enabling act was nee
essary as preliminary to the admission Of
Territory as State. and asked what
more outrageous insult could be offered
to the sovereignty Of the United States
thau ths action OF the men responsible
for the recent developments in Dakota.
He offered as independent Of the resolu-
tion of Butler a resolution to the effect
that the memorial from persons calliug
themselves the State Executive Commit
tee Of Dakota be considered as coming
only from private individuals of Dakota.
The resolution was laid over and ordered
printed.
Logan enquired II IL was revolutionary
for the citizens of territory TO get to-
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admitted as State, they taking care to
provide in their new Constitution that
they should not be State until Congress
should approve their Constitution. He
thought 1t unfair for the Senators to re
gard the action in Dakota as revolution
ary until they should set up as q State,
undertake to perform the functions OF a
State and assume the powers Of State
hood.
Butler said he had misapprehended
what constituted a State IL the election
of Senators and Judges was net exercis-
ing Statehood.
Logan replied that this was done so
as 10 take effect when they should be
admitted as State. as had been done
before.
Vest said II he bad been disposed to
be offensive he might have remarked
that the Senators from Illinois and In
diana inferred that three electoral votes
might become very necessary in the fu-
ture.
Logan thought Vests allusion to par
| tizsnship was an error 30 far as he (I.o-
gan) was concerned. It was the Senator
from Missouri who had insiuuated that
some persons might desire to get Da-
kota in as State for the purpose of
getting electoral votes.
81 do not say am an esthetic states
man," replied Vest. II am politician.
suppose. l will fight for my party.
am not Mugwump. (Langhterl /
shall be satisfied il 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 suoh an es-
thetic pedestal that he could
not distinguish friend from foe. The
Senator from Illinois Nogan) himself
has never been accused of that. NO.
After further debate the matter, at 2
o'clock, went over till tomorrow, The
Senate then proceeded to the considera.
tion Of the joint rules. After a short
debate. resulting in some amendments
Of detail, the rules were finally agreed
to.
Cameron was relieved from service on
the Committee on Transportation Routes
to the Seaboard; Mcmillan from service
on the Committee on Mines and Mining,
and Chase from service or the Commit,
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