Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-28


,.,ss prssept4d O memorial Of the
nrs.isfnre of Kansas praying for The
.sj;shment OF two additional mill
..atious In that State, as protec-
-. AGAINST depredations.
srh o,~eented memorial from The
hodv uraying for the ex'ention of
es,;.,yy facilities at Fort Riley, Kansas.
LIZ .spers we're appropriately referred.
- lotion OF Ingalls,. his bill to pro
q n, National University was
We. w. from ,he table, read second
.nd referred to the Committee on
nSas.,ion and Labor.
us,r,sop's substitute for his original
,.soIo,icn Of Inquiry as 20 the admihis-
.s..,cn Of the pension office, was taken
from tbe table and ~ithoof debate vas
.rs.d 10. ID directs the SENATE Com
witte on Expenditures OF Public
1n.sy 10 make an investigation into
IL charses by the new Commissioner
- psnsiops as 10 the former admins
ration Of that office.
Ths Electoral Count bill vas post
,osed until Monday neat.
Harrison then called up she biil FOR
tse admission Of Dakota The bill
hsytna bean read, Harrison addressed |
NJ senate In its support. DE said that
10 man eoald suppose that the descend |
ats Of the men who, In l776, oom |
uasiped Of the appointment OF their |
sAsiais By others than themselves |
sould loag be content with the treat |
mspt OF their Affairs as territorial and |
solsuisl, We should remember who |
sboss people were who inhabited this |
TsrItory Of Dakota. They had been, |
sptil lstely, citizens of the several |
sssies, and had exercised all the priyi
Isass Of citizenship. They, therefore,
isev how valuable vas tine priv .lege of |
sipzsnship. Harrison spoke Of the i'm
.enss products of the Territory last |
,esr, and Of the general thrift Of its |
nsopIe. and continued: How could |
= hastily ourselves in denying to peo-
pls oapa 1ls Of such rapid and prosper
css teveIopment the right TO admission |
= State They are q people largely |
made 10 of brave men, who have |
fosebt In the Union armies, having by |
tseif service in those armies given per |
psssisy 10 the institutions Of this Gov
srnmspt. That fact may account for |
tbe,f discomfort With their present po- |
Ilt,oal condition" Dakota bod by is |
prvpssed constitution made all pro
Visions for the perpetuatien and msin- |
tsssnce of public schools, and had |
made compact with the United states |
forever securing religious liberty to ell |
sadsnts OF the State. South Dakota |
I'D made herself fully and lawfully |
rsdy. and now steod at the door Of |
Congress asking for admission to the |
uuiau.
Busief ssked Harrison 10 give she |
sanss sf the States on whose cases he |
relied 40 prec-depts for the method Of |
admission proposed In the cass Of
Dakota.
Harrison replied that the cases were
those Of TSnnessee, Michigan, Cslifor-
mia, lava. Florida, Arkansas and Ore
gsn, and 10 turn asked In what respect |
the senator from south Carolina dis
Duted that Dakota had come WITHIN the |
line OF presidents.
Butler said he would satisfy the Sena
tor from Indiana before ths debate was
through.
HARRISON concluded With the remark |
that the people Of Dakota, not orinR
ineiy but respectfully, requested to be |
allowed TO participate with the other |
States of the Union In the privileges Of |
American citizenship.
Batter tn. n took the door in reply 20 |
Harrison, but yielded for an executive |
session. after which the senate ad-
ionrnsd.
House.
The Senate Resolutions touching the |
death Of Vice President Hendricks we're !
presented to the House aud on motion |
Of Holman, OF Indiana, we're laid upon |
the table for the present, and Holman
gave notice that on Tuesday next he
would ask the House TO consider similar
resolutions.
Boutelle, rising to q question Of priv |
ileQe, quoted from remarks made some |
days ago by Wise. denying that she dry |
dock az Norfolk had ever been destroyed. |
Cabeil called attention 90 the fact |
that bis colleague, Wise, Was not In the |
House; to which Boutelle replied that |
what be had to say was simply in vihdi- |
cation of himself and had nothing TO |
do with the gentleman from VirRinis |
(Wisel. He did not intend 10 attack |
any gentleman Ia that z. ntleman's ab- |
ssnoc. Boutelle, continuing. said that |
the remarks which he had quoted had |
been tslegraphed all over the o-'untry |
and Bsutelle's statement to the con-
tsssy had been widely animadverted
upon.
Herbert made the point OF order that
the gentleman bad not stated anything |
which entitled him 10 the hDor on 2
question Of privilege. /
Boutelle In speaking to the point OF
esSsF repeated that amin adversions had
eeeL made upon his Intelligence and
Wfacity. He did not exsegerste Ia say
ina that number OF publications. had
Anamed that the statement be msde
Aad convicted him before the House
md the oountry OF having trit2ed With
TIE House and having At least oonnived
NE Rross fabrication Of what ought 20
y matter Of familiar history. In
vindioAtion of his veracity and OF bis
Rood faith ~ a member Of the House
md In vindication OF the represents
ttoes made by him he desired to have
pssnted In the Record some brief oita-
uoos setting forth the fact OF the do
stsncsion Of the Norfolk navy yard by
neels on the 10th AMI lith Of May, 1862.
After some further discussion as 10
noutelle's right 10 proceed. the Speaker
eesd that he was not entitled to do %
nothing had bscn said by Wise at
tslls.
Hammond suggested that the gentle
nan from Maine appeal, in order that
might zee how unanimously the
hoess would sussain the speaker.
Browne saeRcsted 10 Boutells that In
vns OF the anxiety manifested by the
osnef aide TO Get at the facts. he should
- nnaninocs consent to proceed.
naAiliin-That vill nos be granted
- the AhsSncs Of Wiaa