The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-19
SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Work of the Senators and
Representatives.
A PENSION FOR MRS. GRANT.
The Discussion Concerning Statehood
for DakOta.-A Lively Spat among
the Lawmakers Etc.
SENATE

presented petition of certain persons
of Maine, protesting against any ar
rangement with Great Britain by which
Canadian fish might be admitted free of
duty.
Mitchell. from the committee on Pen
sions, reported favorably the bill grant
ing pension to the widow of General
Grant. The bill was at once passed
without debate.
Hampton introduced a bill making it
unlawful for Senator's or Represen Ia
tIvss to recommend or solicit appoint
ments TO Office.
Hawly inquired of the chair whether
this bill was retroactive in its operations
(Lsughter).
The chair replied that in his opinion
it was not. (Renewed laughter).
Butler called up his resolution of
inquiry relating to the alleged organi-
cation Of the Territory of Dakota into a
State.
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 here
tofore presented by Harrison,
anu IGdu lIOm VIE O6Sh udNIUk
borne the words Estate of Dakota"
The body of gentlemen coming here
represen ting Dakota, style themselves
the executive committee Of the State of
Dakota, the chairman of it being Hugh
]. Campbell, who was not unknown to
fame since Hayes administration for
his Jealous and not prescriptions
political assistance to that admInistra-
ton. This person, as Vest saw by
newspapers, was to receive an ovation
for having received recognition of the
United Sta ties Senate for" The statehood
of the State of Dakota"
Plumb thought Mr.. Vest was giving
Campbel a good deal of grautious
advertising. Vest said Campbell was
welcome TO It. He (Vest), as a law
yer. regarded this Dakota organization
as revolutionary. He had no doubt
that the intelt of the men concerned
was TO organize a state government in
case this Congress should adjourn
without recognizing their so-called
State.
In reply to the remark by Vest as to
the conditions under which the Terri
tory might be admitted to the Union,
Harrison said there was no such thing
as breaking out 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-l am not leaving this matter to
the Senator from indiana heaven
help me, if he had the decision of this
question.
Vest argued the question of the ad-
mission from legal point of view, and
insisted that under the decisions of the
United States Supreme Court, II former
cases of admission the recent action in
Dakota was revolutionary. He cited
Judge Cooley and other authorities, TO
the effect that the enabling act was
necessary as a preliminary to the ad-
mission of the territory as state, and
asked what more outrageous insult
could be offered to the sovereignty of
the United States than the action of
men responsible for the recent develop
ments in Dakota. He offered, as indie
pendent of the resolution OF Butler, a
resolution to the effect that memorial
from the persons calling themselves the
State Executive Committee of Dakota,
be considered as coming only from
private individuals of Dakota. The
resolution was laid over and ordered
printed.
Logan inquired if it was revolution
a-y for citizens of a Territory to get to-
gether an d pre- ,ent their claims TO Q
admitted as a State, they taking care to
provide in their new constitution, that
they should not be State till Congress
should approve of their constitution
He thought it unfair for the Senators
to regard the action in Dakota as revol
utionary, until they should set up a
State and undertake TO perform the
functions of State and the powers of
Statehood. they were not reVolu-
tionists.
Butler said he had misapprehended
what constituted State, if the election
of Sena tors and Judges was not exer-
cising Statehood.
Logan replied that this was done so
as to take effect when they should be
admitted as State, as has been done
before.
Butler remembered but one such in
stance.
Logan could not undertake to correct
the SenetoT's recollection of history.
Vest could only remember Michigan
as aninstance at all Ike Dakota.
Mcmillan thought Minnesota such
case.
Vest disagreed with him.
Mcmillan replied that the whole State
blChCL udU OCCn CACClC0 IA
several months before the State was
and Douglass, of Illinois, had
taken position strongly In favor OF
the admission of that state.
ingalls, suggested the case of the ad-
mission of Kansas.
Plumb showed that the first Senator !
from Kansas had been waiting in |
Washington ready TO take his seat on /
the admission Of that State, and took |
his seat in the Senate the day following |
the act of admission, and that had not |
been suggested to be revolutionary. He |
thought 1t presented exactly similar /
case to this of Dakota.
Vest had not specially looked up the !
question of the admission OF Kansas. |
Missouri took soma interest !
in that admission. For" said be, "a I
large portion of her personal property /
escaped into that State.
Plumb said = Yes, some that was /