The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


Mitchell, from the Committee on Pen
sions, reported favorably on a bill granting
a pension to the widow of General Grant.
bill was at once passed without de-
bate.
Hampton introduced a bill making it un-
recommend or solicit appointments to
Office. |
Hawley inquired of the Chair whether
this bill was retroactive in it's operations. |
[Laughter.] The chair replied that in his
opinion it was not. Renewed laughter.]
Butler called up his resolution o! inquiry
relating to the alleged organization OF the
Territory Of Dakota into a State.
Vest said the Senate, by it's record, now
stood committed to the fact that there was
such a thing in existence as the State OF
Dakota, the papers presented by Harrison
and read from the desk having borne the
words, Estate of Dakota" The body of
gentlemen coming here representing Dakota
style themselves the Executive Committee
Of the State Of Dakota, the Chairman of it
being Hugh j. Campbell, who wal not I'M
known to lame since Hayes administration
for Jealous and not over-scrupuious o
litical assistance to that administration.
This person, as Vest saw by the news
papers, was to receive an ovation for hay
ing received the recognition OF the United
States for 'the Statehood OF the State OF
Dakota.
Plumb thought Mr.. Vest vas giving
Campbell a good deal OF gratitutious adver-
tising.
Vest replied that Campbell was welcome
to it. He (Vest) as a lawyer regarded this
Dakota organization as rev olutionary. He
had no doubt that the intent of the men
concerned was to organize a State Govern
ment in case this Congr 'ss hould adjourn
without recognizing their so-called State.
In reply to the remark by Vest as to the
conditions under which the Territories
might be admitted into tho Union, Har-
! rison said there was no such thing as
| breaking into or breaking out OF this Union.
Vest said we were not talking OF break
| ing out; we had settled hat.
Harrison-Then there could havebeen no
| point to the Senator's remark.
Vest-I am not leaving this matter to
| the Senator from Indiana. Help, oh
| heaven help Inc, if he had the decision OF
| this question!
Vest argued the question Of admission
from a legal point Of view and insisted that
under the decisions of the United States
Supreme Court in former cases OF admls-
! sion, the recent act in Dakota was revo,
| I~utionary. He cited Judge Cooley and
| other authorities to the effect that an en-
ablinp act wa necessary as preliminary
to the admission of a Territory as a State
| and asked what more outrageous insult
| could be offered to the sovereignty OF the
| United States than the action OF the men
RESPONSIBLE for recent Developments In
dakota. He offered, as independent OF the
resolution of Butler, Il resolution to the
effect that the memorial from the persons
calling themselves 1.-THE State Executive
Committee oil Dakota" be considered as
coming only from private Individuals OF
Dakota. ~
The resolution was laid over and ordered
printed. n
Logan inquired if it was revolutionary
for citizens of q Territory to get together
and present their claims to be admitted as
a State. they taking care to provlde IN
their new constitution that they should
not he a State until Congress should APP
nrove their constitution. He Thought IL
ppnfair for Senators to regard the action In
Dakota as revolutionary. Until they
should set up as a State and undertake 10
perform the functions OF a State ana the
bowers of Statehood, they were not reVo'
lutionists. ~ ,.,,+
Rntlar said he had Inexperienced what
oonst;tnted the States election OF Sena-
ators and judged they were not exercising
Logan replied that this was done to take
offect, when they should be admitted as d
state. as had been done before.
Rutler remembered but one such instance
Logan could not undertake TO correc0 'ne
Senator's recollection OF history:
Vest could only remember Nlchlgah DC
an Instance at all like Dakota:
Mcmillan thought Minnesota SUCH a Case
Vest disagreed with HIM.
s5oN;Ian replied that the who o1a1e
.;ano+ had been elected in Minnesota sew,
ora1 months before the State was adrnltteo
and Douglas, of Illinois, had TAKEN !ne
POSITION strongly in favor OF the adn''SS'on
of that State. tho admis.
siG p Inn showed that the first senator
Fam Kansas had been waiting IN Wasn'is
~ naadv tn take his seat on the aun,s
Oon ~ that State. and took his sea- IN 1ns
s Senata The day following the Act OF aa1i.s ~
"nJ that it had not been suggesCeu ~
s' revo%lutionary. He thought 1t pres y; na'
exactly the same case ~ 40
. kota. nv looked up the
vesv of the admission OF Kansas, a.
tho1ah Missouri took the same lnterI ~, -
thot admission, ''for," said ne, a oo ~
3 1 oortion Of our personal property eS''ps'
into that State that WAS black
Vest-No, sir; some other; 0"' ''' w."
pass" ~ accuse the other side o
Vest would not accuoo 4hroo electora
+be chamber OF lacking three
votes. :, eotto voce, that tn
Logan uroed for trying to get tne o a+
, reason Union might be applied TO "n ~
.snt To keep the State OUT; IN h,
tempt ~ # he had been disposea W ~ =
ofensive, he might have Fem nd;ana' antici
onnatnrs from illinois apd lna.an ,n;uht be
e4ad that three electoral votes n
pa.eu .arv necessary in the future: mort;
come thought Vests ~alluslon 70 npoan
Logan vas an error so far as ne lLo TO-
sanshlp eerned. It was the senator snm,
v norsons might be deslrous ~ Of Qettin
Pc in as a State for the purpose
electoral votes. m say that ] am a.
y 40 Statesman" rePl'ea ' for m.
sesthev "o,;,;cian, I suppose. ! nFr onohter.
am a am not a MugwumP. t.rh;cS b.
party; 10 satisfied if my party, WIT onef
shall % 10 sound on CONSTITUTIONS ',rs helm
IONS ION. shall say so OF me- h;, friends, he nevs
: snuai. He stood by i.' nedestal that h
rose 10 not distinguish a !r'ena ,an> himse
couiea anator from illinois 3ho u that. nc
~ The e newer been accused o.
4, e have ~ further debate sne rn~'
o'clock wens then proceeded to ths
Y. aid Grafton ~ Iahota resulting