St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-01
THE NEW DIVISION BILL
Excellent Prospects for the Passage of the
Hill Bill During This Session of
Congress.
It Provides for Separation if Majority
of the People of the Territory
Desire It.
The Sioux Bill Likely to Become a
Law, But the Indians NJ y Make
Trouble.
Church and Maratta Still In the Bal
ance--Three Democratic Candi-
dates for Delegate.
The Hill Bill Popular.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April 3O.-The prospects
Of the passage of the Hill bill for the di-
vision of the territory have increased during
the past week. The bill, as amended, pro-
vides for legislative councils for both terri
tories after the division, twenty being
the proposed membership for the
North and double that number for the
South territory. 1t does not, as many have
supposed, provide for majority vote of
each section separately, but for majority
vote of the entire territory as now conSti
tuted. There has been considerable Oppo-
Sition manifested toward the bill, upon the
false assumption that there were to be sep
araUe sectional votes. That is not the case
and the fact cannot be too often and EN-.
phatically denied. The location of the
capitals of the new territor es at Bismarck
and Huron need not be considered per-
manent, although it is not unlikely that
they'will be. The future will determine
where the capitals shall be. This much
may be averred, almost as an axiom, that
the capitals will be where a
MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE
of the respective territories shall decide.
1t is provided in the bill, as amended, that
each section shall assume the Indebtedness
of its public institutions, and shall maintain
them. AS evincing the interest Of the
people in this measure l am Informed that
Delegate Clifford and Hon. III. II. Day that
there are petitions coming to them contain
ing the. signatures of thousands Of people
in both sections, asking for favorable action
by congress upon the bill. 1t is the
opinion of both Mr.. Day and Judge
Clifford that there is nothing of part-
san nature in the bill as now amended
If the people shall vote adversely upon the
project that will end the matter. But if
they want division. they can have it, as
provided by this BILL by so recording their
suffrageS. There Is certainly good Demo-
cratic doctrine to let the yOemen strike for
themselves. through the ballot box. There
will thus be made an end of the everlasting
and intermnable QuarrelS in which the self
seeking politicians indulge; and which puz-
ZIe and daZe the average congressman, I'M
til there seems to be nothing but chaos in
the territory. Let it be fully understood
that the vote of the entire territory is to be
taken, and not the vote of the sections sep
arately.
HILL WILL PUSH IT.
Mr.. Hill to-day told gentleman inter-
ested in Dakota affairs that he means to
introduce his bill for the division of Dakota,
and push it through" He says that he
regards 1t as necessary and matter OF JUS
tlce to the people, and that he believes that
the measure will pass. Another gentleman
was overheard to-day, saying to Secretary
Lam ar: Your revocationS Of the orders
of Commissioner Sparks have made you
the most popular man in our territory.
believe you keep Sparks here to make bad
decis ions, so that You can override them.
and make yourself popular" 1t was said
in jovial, joking manner, and the secre-
tary laughed heartily as he denied the soft
Impeachment.