The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-02-12
H SENATE.
Passage Of the Bill Dividing Dakota
and Admitting the Southern Part,
80 to 20.
The Vote Preceded by a Lively Debate,
Logan, Butler and Edmunds Being
Among the Speakers.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram. Feb. s.
BY q vote of 80 to % the senate at $50
o'clock this afternoon passed the Harrison
Dakota bill Mr.. Edmunds was the last to
speak on the subject. He treated the polit-
ical references of Mr.. Butler, and his short
speech was more a catechism of the South
Carolinian than anything else. Mr.. Butler
did not stand the cross-fre creditably, and
was wholly unprepared for the cutting sar-
casln and pertinent in~terrogatortes of his adj
versary. Mr.. Cal of Florida undertook the
rescue of Mr. Butler, but he, too, fell
by the wayside. 1t had been the cry of a
number of the Democrats that the people OF
the whole territory ought to be allowed to
vote upon the question Of division and adj
mission of the state organization before con-
gress gave an enabling act Elf we provide
that the provisions Of this measure must be
ratified by the people of the whole terri
tory before it is accepted and ratified
by congress, will you support it," in
CURED Nh. Edmnnds Butler, Call and
Others replied that they would not
The fact is, an amendment to that effect was
prepared by the friends of the measure for
use, had the proposition been accepted. by the
opposition. Other offers were made and re-
fused, and the Democrats were finally
driven to acknowledge that it was the pre-
ponderance OF Republican votes in Dakota
that led them TO oppose the bill The vote
developed but one Democrat for the meas
ure-Mr. Voorhees, of Indiana. 1t is stated
by its friends, however, that it has a major
ity pledged in the house.
THE DoINGs IN DETAIL
WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN the senate to-day,
on Mr.. Harrison's motion, the Dakota bill was
taken up, on which Mr.. Butler took the floor.
Mr.. Butler said:
The senator from Indiana CMr. Harrison) had
either eyaded or forgotten manv of the facts
bearing on the Dakota question. He (Mr. Butlerl
charged that the opposition to Dakota had first
come, not from the Democratic side OF the sem
ate, but from the Republican side, and quoted
some remarks of Mr.. Hale in a former congress
TO Sustain his position.
Mr.. Mcmillan believed that Hir. Hale had
then stood alone. Mr.. Butler did not care
how that was
The senators from Indiana and Illinois, 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 as
sumo that that was done for the purpose of Civ
ing a sectional turn to the debate and ~arrayinG
popular prejudice against the Southern people.
The Southern states had been under lire for a
good many years They had survived heavier
artillery IMAM LldJ now turned against U0efn
and would survive this. Whatever might
be said against South Carolina land, no doubt,
she had made mistakes in the past and would
make mistakes in the %future,) never, until the
political friends of the senators on tie other
side had camped upon the fair bosom OF that
state, had her officials been tainted with the
blemish OF corruption. Ii had never happened
till then that her officials had been compelled TO
fly from her borders to escape state prison, and
while the degrading, disgraceful and Illuminating
spoliation had been going on, not one word OF
protest had come from the honorable senator's
on the other side. who now arraigned South Car
DINA.
LOGAN TAKES A HAND.
Mr.. Logan said$
His attention had been directed to the vote Of
South Carolina, because the senators from South
Carolina CM.. Butler) and Missouri lMr. Vesu
had complained that Dakota in 1884 had polled
SIS, 900 votes. while on the adoption OF the pro-
posed constitution only 81 1000 votes had been
polled. He Mr.. Logan had then called atten-
ton to the vote Of the senator's on state lSouth
Cardinal that Dakota, with only $50. 600 pop
ulation, had polled $1,000 votes, while South
Carolina, with a population OF 100000. had
had inquired whether. i an explanation was re-
quired for Dakota, an explanation was not also
required for South Carolina
Mr.. Butler replied:
The explanation was that at the last election in
South Carolina, the political friends M. and others
industriously neglected. They had not been in
structed or even approached by that senator.
He (Mr. Butler) believed all the people of South
Carolina, white and colored, were satisfied with
their state government. at least we had a right
to SO assume.
MI. Logan remarked that nothing had
been said by him about the State of South
Carolina. Mr.. Butler then inquired if the
senator from Illinois would In turn vouch.
safe an explanation OF tine vote of Serts
states that he (Mr. Butler) would mention.
He inquired how it was that only 02 pen
cent Of the voters of Illinois had gone to the
polls at the last election with the sfavorite
son Of Illinois" and the aplumed knight" both
on the ticket. Mr.. Logan said the point
! formerly made by the senator from South
! Carolina had been that an explanation was
required why the vote had fallen off in Da.
kota. He (Mr. Logan) had explained thai
fact by showing that the Democratic com.
mittee of the territory had notified the Dem
ocrets not to participate in the vote.
GETS A RAP AT EDMUNDs.
Mr.. Butler said:
This did not explain the falling of in Illinois
He also asked why the "old reliable" solid Re-
publican State OF Vermont, under the dis
tinguished leadership OF the senator from that
state CMr. Edmunds). who was wild with en-
thusiasm for the success of the Republican
ticket, [great laughter had polled only 62 pei
own town, for the first time in It's history. went
Democratic also. Why had Rhode Island. equally
enthusiastic for the Republican party, police
only AZ per cent OF her vote for that ticketl ant
further, why In Maine, the home OF the ~plumet
knight" was but SO per cent of the vote cast fol
the popular ticket-2
Mr.. Logan--Wiil the senator allow me to ask
him a question?
Mr.. Butlor-I shall b. through In a moment
Perhaps these things can be explained.
Mr.. Logan was going to do 1t.
Mr. Rufior--I shall Hp vlad fo hear the OK.
PLANTATION In q moment. 1t WAS amusing, Mr.
Butler said, for senator's who had not, aud, II
the nature OF things, could not have presidential
aspirations, 10 watch the contests going on be
tween some OF the senator's on the other side. IL
had no doubt Dakota's vote would be q luscioul
plum for the ambitions statesman who was in
fected with the presidential fever. He referred