Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-06
TLIT. CONGRESS.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 5, 1856.

Mr. Call moved to take mp the joint
resolution, heretofore introduced by
him, to make Tampa, Fla, port of
entry. Mr.. Call explained that there
was urgent need for its passage in view
Of the recent establishment Of manu-
featuring enterprises at the port named.
after further remarks by Messrs.
Tdmunds, Morrill,, and Ingalls, the joint
resolution was taken up, and after a
SUGGESTION Of amendment by Mr.. Ed
munds. which proved acceptable to MIR.
Call. the joint resolution was amended
and passed.
Nj. Allison. however, gave notice OF
motion to reconsider.
Among the petitions presented and
appropriately referred were number
b. Messrs. Hoar, Frye, Cullom, Con-
Ger, dawes. and Allison from various
assemblies Of knights Of Labor pray
ing Congress to open up Oklahoma
lands to settlement and to establish
Territorial Government over these
lands.
ON Mr.. Harrison motion, the morn
inc business was laid aside and the Da-
kota bill was taken up, on which Mr..
Butler took the floor.
Nj. Butler said that the Senator
from Indiana (IiarrisOn) had either
eyaded or forgotten many of the facts
bearing onthe Dakota question. lie (But-
leI1 charged that the opposition to Da-
kota had first come, not from the Demo-
cratic side Of the Senate, but from the
Republican side, and quoted some re-
marks Of Mr.. Hale in former Congress
TO sustain bis position.
Mr.. Mcmillan believed Mr.. Hale had
then stood alone.
MIR. Butler did not care how that
was. The Senators from Indiana and
Illinois. he said. had referred to the
vote polled in South Carolina and other
southern States, and compared these
votes with the vote Of Dakota. Mr.
Butler had to assume that that was
done for the purpose of giving a sec
tjopal turn 10 the debate and arTayne
popular prejudice against the southern
ueople. The southern States, Mr.. But
Ter continued, had been under fire fol-
a good many years. They had sur
yiyed heavier artillery than tina
now turned against them, anC
would survive this. Whatever nigh
be said against South Carollna-and nj
doubt she bad made mistakes IN th'
past and would make mistakes in the
futuro-neyer until the political friends
of senator's on the other side had camp
ed upon the fair bosom of that State ha'
her officials been tainted with thu
blemish OF corruption. 1t had neye
happened till then that her officials hat
been compelled to fly from her border
to escape the States prison, and Will
DEGRADING, diSgraceful, and Illuminating
spoliation had been going on not on
word Of protest had come from tn
honorable senator's on the other sid
who now arrsignod South Carolina.
Mr.. Logan said his attention had BEEF
directed TO the vote of South Carolln
because the Senators from South Caro-
lima mir. Batter and Missouri (Mr
Vest had complained that Dakota i
1854 had polled $4,000 votes, while o.
the adoption Of the proposed Constitu
ton only 81 goo votes had been polled
lie MIR. Logan had then called atten
ton 10 the vote Of the Senator's ow
State South Carolina)-that Dakota
with only a quarter of a million Of pOpu
lation, had polled $1,000 votes, Will
South Carolina, with population Of
million, had only voted $1,000 votes
and he MIR. Logan had inquire
whether, if an explanation was require
for Dakota, an explanation was not ais
required for South Carolina.
Mr. Butler replied that the explains
ton was that at the last election l
South Carolina the political friends an
allies of the Senator from Illinois (Ml
Logan were industriously neglected
They had not been instructed or eve
approached by that Senator. lie lMl
ButleD believed that all the people
South Carolina, white and colored, wer
satisfied with their State government
At least we had the right to so assume
Mr.. Logan remarked that nothing ha
been said by him about the State gov
ermnent Of South Carolina.
Mr.. Butler then inquired if the Sena
tor from Illinois logan would in tur
youchsafe an explanation Of the vote
of some of the States that he tButler
would mention? lie inquired how
was that only 62 per cent. Of the voter
OF Illinois had gone to the polls at tn
last election, even with the favOrite so
of Illinois and the Plumed Knight
both on the ticket?
Mr. Logan said the point first mad
by the Senator from South Carolina ha
been that an explanation was require
why the vote bad fallen of in Dakota
lie logan had explained that fact b
showing that the Democratic Committe
Of the Territory had notified the Demo
Gratis not TO participate in the vote. bu