Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-06
DAILY P0ST.ISTELLIGENcER
THE ADMISSION BILLs.

The debate in the Senate on the Da
kota admission bill ia abo1; At an end
and q vote will doubtless be tsksr
within fes dsys- The debate through
out has been characterized BY the tire
mendous advantage on the side Of
the friends of admission. Vest
Butler and the other Southern Senator.
who led the opposisiC0 10 the neasur'
have made a stubborn hght, b1. tbei'
speeches are remarkable, not ~ lucid
and straightforward Arguments on the
subject under diseossioa, bat a. eTem
Publications. Of hov veil and hos forci-
bly, sotas men can say nothing. All
argument, alt justice. ali reason was ou
the side Of the friends Of the bill, and
its opponents have doubtless realized
this from the beginning, vet they have
fought IL at every point and have argued
against IL with force and apparent
earnestness.
Of the fate Of the bill in the Senate
there can be little doabt. IL will receive
the votes Of all she Republican Senators
and possibly those Of some Demo
Gratis, and will be passed By a good ma
ionty. It's real tribulations, however,
will only commence when the Senate
has acted fsvorsbly upon 1t. Ii will
then go before the House Of Repre-
sentssives, and there the real fight
against 1t will be made. Whether that
feht will bs successful is 10 alter Of the
purest coniscture Nobody yet sretends
to say what the relative strength Of toe
enemies aud friends Of the bill will be.
Phe Republican vote will. Of course. be
cast unanimously in it's favor, and it,
fate will depend entirely upon the nc
ton Of the Democratic members. II 1t
Ii made party question, the Democrats
will almost certainly oppose It mani
mousIy. II, however, 1t IL not acted
upon in caucus and the members are
left free to vote upon 1t according to
their individual opinions, it IL not IN
likely that the number OF DeAoora
Who will act with the Republicans will
be sufficient to insure the admission OF
the new State.
IL is certain, however, that the pros
pect Of the passage of the DILL has In
creased greatly since the beginning OF
the session. The debate in the Senate
has been 80 completely one sided and
the demands Of Dakota are so evidently
Just that even party considerations are
giving way aud Democrats of weight
and influence are daily announcing
their conversion to the Dakota side Of
the question. II ia not impossible that
the debate in the House, IL it is con
Quoted as ably and vigorously az that in
the Senate, will result in winning over
enough votes to give the bill a clear ma
iority.
The plan of admitting the three
northern Territories Montana
and Wsshin9ton-at this session, which
was first suggested by Senator voor
bees, is receiving some attention. bat IL
Is scarcely probable that such a comb
natisn oan DO made. The admission OF
the three Territories would. Of coarse
be the hight Of wisdom aud Statesman
ship, but the passage of so good meas
ure Is scarcely TO be hoped for. II th,
three Territories are not 10 be admiite,
together, 1t should be distinctly under
stood that washinRton's turn come
next. Her friends should begin an az
gressive movement ~ soon as Dakota
safely seated among the sisters, an,
should not relax their efforts until Oh
admission of Washington is scared
The idea Of admitting Montana an,
leaving this Territory In its presen
condition Is 30 monstrous that IL shout
not be thought of for an instant
washington's claims are infinitely SO
perior 10 those Of Montana, and to dis
regard the former while aoknowledin
the latter would be an act of the sheet
est injustice.
The Senate bill for the admission @
Washington, having already been =,
ported faverably by the Committee o
Territories. will doubtless come befor
the Senate shortly after u vote Is take
upon the Dakota bill. IL will be undo
the special charge of Senator Platt O
Csnnsesicut. and will probably be Wig
oreusly cbampioned by Harrison. voor
bees and the Pacific Coast Senators.