Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-06
DAKOTA.
Determined Efforts to be Made
for tho Admission OF the Terri
tory

Determined Efforts to be Made
for tho Admission Of the Terri
tory.
A Washington special to the Philadelpbja
Tines OF Wednesday gives the following re-
sumo OF the Dak ota situation:
Although the question Of adDeitting Dakota
INTO the Union Will form one Of the principal
topics OF the present Congress, 1t is not
thought probable the bill providing for ad-
mission VIII pass, at least during this session.
mere lie something more than a mere clashing
OF the two parties as TO the terms Of the
Dill. No matter how the territory Il divided
and what section ia admitted, It will be a Re-
publican state and would add two Senator'S
and ct least one Representative to the next
Congress. 1t is, therefore, evidently the pur-
pose OF the Democrats In both houses, while
ostensibly favoriug admission I'm some form,
TO really defeat 1t until after the next congress
sional elections. This would keep the terri
tory out Of Congress for another two years,
or until the next presidential election aud
congressional elections, when the political
situation may be considerably modified. At
all events, by that time several other
territories will be clamoring FOR admission.
Indeed 1t will not be many years at the present
rate OF westward emigration and growth Of
population, until all the territories, except
probably Utah, will be taken into the Union.
There are now eight of them, Arizona, Dakota,
Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wash
ington and Wyoming. OF these Arizona, Da-
kota, Idaho and Wyoming send Republican
delegates to Congress. The delegates from
the rest, except Utah, which sends a delegate
elected on the peoples ticket, although It is
really a Democratic territory, are Democrats.
Washington Which sends q Democratic dele
gate to this Congress has a Republican popu-
lation, and has heretofore sent a Republican
delegate. II will thus be seen that practically
the territories are about equally divided, and
If all were admitted now
NEITHER PARTY WOULD GAIN
al advantage. Besides Dakota, two other
territories. Washington and Montana, are
knocking Tor admission, and mutt rings are
even beginning 10 be heard from Idaho. Bills
are now pending for the admission OF the two
territories named, and II is not improbable that
during the next session Of COngrts 90 an agree
ment Will be effected between the parties
"hiSn VAL ICeutb Ia urluklDk tuOSc now mOBC
cIamorous for admission, and during tho fol-
lowing Congress, Idaho, which Is u Demo
cratic territory, may come in. The Dakota
lobby, which WAS here In force at the begin
hing OF the session, hae partly disbanded and
gone home, the conclusion having been
reached by some Of them that nothing " Ill
be done this session. The question, however.
is being extensively agita,ed by the people
OF the territory, and the knocking will be
kept up Until the door IL thro wn open. News
papers have for years kept the subject fresh In
the minds OF the people, and epecisl copies are
now being sent out In large numbers to create
public sentiment and influence Senators and
Representatives In behalf of the territory.
Copies OF these papers, with double-leaded
editorials, columns Of expressions OF repre-
sentative men IN different parts OF Dakota and
tanning cuts Of Senators, Representatives.
elect 20 Congress and new state officers elected
under the recent alleged state organization
are daily placed on the desks OF Congressman.
Dakota Is determined not TO be forgotten, and
1t IS only a question OF time when Congress
must listen TO her appeals. Other territories
will follow, and for some years in tho imme-
diate future one OF the principal subjects In
Congress Will he the admission of new stAtes.n
Ordway johnson says the House territorial
committee Will make no report on Dakota I'M
I'll June. The Huron delegation is said 70 be
enroute to seek simple division Of theteI tt0ry
on the 10th parallel.
HOPEFUL OF THE HARRISON BILL.
A Huron special says: Private a vices
from Washington to-day give additional as
surance that the House committee on terrific
r'es will give q favorable report and the Harri-
son bill will be passed.