Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-21

the republlcans in favoring south Da-
kota's ADMISSION. The president, it is
said, had we'll digested paragraph in
his message urging admission without
| division, but on the request of two
prominent democrats of the territory he
cut 1t out. Judge Clifford had an inter-
| view, it will be remembered, with the
president and also with Secretary Lamar
In regard to Dakota. and the impression
he gained was that accommodation
would be made in the message. There
is no expectation now that the president |
will make q special COM
munication in regard to Da-
kota. Dakota was we'll represented in
the senate gallery this noon.t Judge
Clifford came IN on the floor and took q
good position. in which he kept through
out the debate. Abe Boynton, Col. l..
q. johnson, of Aberdeen; p. M. Nc
Carty, OF Rapid City, DIR. Mcconnell, of
Fargo, and Russell Of Deadwood, were
interested and interesting spectators.
The debate was one-sided throughout.
| No man in the senate is better acquaint-
ed with the history of Dakota than SEN
ator Harrison, and few could know less
than Senator Butler. MIR. Harrison
Thoughts if q similar resolution had been
|
government or people OF south Carolina
had ever acted in q manner hostile to
the national government, Mr.. Butler
would have resented it in passion.
| This was the keen edge of the whole
speech. Senator Morrlsons speech in
reply to the imputation of Mr.. Buffers
resolution that the action of the people
OF Dakota in organizing q state govern
ment and electing United States soDa-
tors, was IN contempt of the national au-
thcrities attracted much attention, and
was complete vindication of the people
in showing the spirit and purpose of the
, movement.
Mr. Harrison quoted the concluding
relation of the constitution and the
memorial accompanying it,each of which
| declares that the functions of the gov
{ ernment SO constituted are to be held In
abeyance until favorable action OF con-
, gress. The people of Dakota have done
only what they had perfect and consti-
, tuhonal right to do, as established by
: repeated precedents, which the senator
lduoted at length. AT least thirteen
states have been admitted into the union
whose state constitutions and govern.
r GUS enabling act of congress, SO that
with the original thirteen states the
weight of authority is on the side of the
, Dakota proceedings. In the case OF
, Tennessee the state government was sci
up and the papers was forwarded to
t the president, with an accompanying
r notice that on certain day the
territorial government of Ten
> nessee would terminate. These
0 papers were laid before con.
{, gress by President jackson with nc
word of censure, but with message o.
: approval. Mr. Harrison was glad to sec
: the sensativeness of the senator from
n South Carolina to anything like treason
n and believed with him that anything
v like rebellion should be rebuked in iti
!, inclpiency. President jackson knew
y notification and rebellion when he saw
d it, and did not hesitate to proclaim
0 against if. In the case of Tennessee
"a despite the peremptory notice to tht
: | world, neither the president nor con
: gress saw anything disvespeotful. Th,
u cases of Arkansas and Michigan wer,
d presented and the history given; quota
If tions from John Quincy Adams, Johl
y Morris and MIR. Raner, as well as from
James Buchanan, being read, in whicl
s. all of them said that the proceedings il
y Michigan were perfectly orderly and re
ir spectful to the national government
n Mr.. Buchanan being especially empha
tic. These states came in By virtue q
10 the treaty with Louisiana and the ord
II nance o! 1877, the privileges OF whic
e have been extended over Dakota by fou
successive acts of congress. In bot
these cases the vote in the houss wa
$50 to 40 in favor of admission, an
in the senate there was pronounce
= majority, thus settling the question {
l. the right and propriety of the people c
territory to frame constitution, o.
d. game state government, elect officer
1n and then come to congress for the ratit
a cation of their act. In the cases of Gal
fornia and Michigan the state govern
ae ments were in active operation befol
ce admission, and in the former John
Id Fremont and William NJ. GwIpn ha
te been elected senators and were in wal
:. ing in Washington and were sworn
a' the moment the act of admissl0r VIZ
1y passed.
If On the latter point Mr. MCMILLAN,
ar Minnesota, stated that such had bee
the history Of that state. at all poin
as the argument of Senator Harrison WI
O conclusive, as the questions put by nj
lis Butler only showed his absolute Ign
rance of the whole subject. Mr.. Harr
son was warmly congratulated over b
no success. 1t is evident that the purpose
70 the resolution was merely to give pr
l,e. ne text for new opposition. The democra
= will not consent to the admission of ID
10 10 kota. That is part of their proGcamn
w lMio to perpetuate themselves in power
~. disenfranchisement of republica
70 whenever possible. 1t was comm'
= rumor this afternoon that the preside
.e- had been advised to dispense the leg
'us lature of Dakota by proclamation; b
,,o so high-handed proceeding, if contel
,ie u, plated, was rendered useless by the c
~ ,n' derly adjournment of the legielatu
~ after it had concluded it's proper al
~ ~ legitimate work. Mr.. Harrisc~ symr
m thized with the natural indignation
t,TT' that people because of the failure
- congress to give them their rights, b
a.n lta he does not favor and deprecated in |
,aa speech any attempt on the part of L
pS as kota to put their state government
or operation.