The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-19
IN OR OUT?
That's the Question Now on
In the Senate ss to
South Dakota.
Tee War Of the Hules Is Ended,
and Il Looks Like a Ran
dali Victory.
A Bill to Prevent Senators and
Representatives From solicit
Ing Appointments.
REFORmERs AND rANeLERs.

w ASHlNGTON, DecemDer 10 MI.
Hampton introduced bill making IL
unlawful for senator's or representa-
tives to recommend or solicit appoint
mcnts to office. Mr.. Hawley inquired
of the chair whether this bin was
retroactive in its operation. Laugh
teri. The chair replied that in his
opinion IL was not.
Mr.. Butler called up the question of
inquiry relating 10 the alleged organ
ization of the territory of Dakota in
to state. Mr.. Vest said, the senate,
by its record, now stood committed
to the fact that there was such a thing
in existence as the state OF Dakota,
paper heretofore presented by
Mr.. Harrison and read from
the de-k. having borne the
words estate OF Dakota
A party of gentlemen, coming here
representing Dakota, style them
Selves executive committee OF the
state of DAKOTA" the chairman of il
being Hugh j. Campbell, man not
unknown to fame, since the Hayes ad-
miDistration, for his jealous and not
over scrupulous political assistance
to that administration This patty,
as he, (Mr. Vest), saw by newspapers
was TO receive an ovation for having
received the recognition of the
United States senate for the state
hood of Dakota.
Plumb thought Vest was giving
Mr.. Campbell good deal of gratiu-
tious advertising.
Vest said Campbell was welcome.
He (Nest), as a lawyer, regarded this
Dakota organization as revolutionary,
and had no doubt that the intent Of
the men concerned was to OF ganize q
state government in case congress
would adjourn without recognizing
their so-called state. Mr.. Vest argued
the question of admission from q
legal point of view, and insisted that
under decisions of the United States
supreme court in former cases, the adj
III ssion of the recent action in Da
kota, was revolutionary. What more
outrageous insult could be offered to
the sovereignty of the United States
than the action of the men RESPONSE
BILE for the recent developments in
OAK ota. lie offered, Independent OF
the resolution of Mr.. Butler, resolu.
ton to the effect that the memorial
from persons calling themselves tie
state executive committee of Dakota
be considered as coming only from
private individuals.
Logan inquired If 1t WAS revoln
tionlry for citizens of the territory Il
get together and present their claim
to being admitted as a. state, the!
taking care to provide in their new
constitution that they should not b
| a state till congress should approx
| their constitution. lie thought IL uil
fair for senator's to regard the actio
in Dakota as revolutionary, unit
they should set up as state and ut
dertakc to perform the functions G
state and assume the powers of state
hood. They were not revolution
lists.
MIR. Butler said he had misappr,
hended what constituted stale,
the election of senator's and judge
was not exercising statehood
Logan replied that this was don
so as TO take effect when they shoul
be admitted as state, as had bee
done before.
Butler said ne remembered but on
such instance, and Vest could oni
remember Michigan rs AN II
stance at all like this in Dakota, bu
Mcmillan thought Minnesota was sue
case. Vest differed with him. an
Mcmillan replied that the whole stat
ticket had been elected in Minuesot,
several months before the state wa
admitted; and Ingalls, suggested III
case OF the admission of Kansas, Will
Plumb showed that the first senate
from Kansas had been waiting !
Washington ready to take his seat o
the admission of that state, and too
his seat In the senate the next da
following that of Kansas admissio
and that had not been suggested
Revolutionary. -.
Mr.. Vest said he had not special
: looked up the question of the admi
sion of Kansas, although Nilsson
took some interest in that ADM
i sion. "F6r,r said he, "a lars
portion of our personal pro
erty escaped into unat state
He would not accuse the other side
the chamber of lacking three elecior
votes. =,
Logan su rgested, that so TO vol
that as the reason for trying to &
the state into the union, might be a
piled to the attempt to keep the sta
out. :.
Vest then said; "If | had been dl
posed to be offensive, might ha
remarked that the senators frem II
uois aud Indiana anticipated tn
= three electoral votes might becon
n very necessary in tho future"
Logan Thought Vests allusion
( partisanship an error, as Tar MS
logan was concerned. 1t was q