, 1886-01-20
STILL KNOCKING.
A Long Wrangle Yesterday
in the Senate
Over the Admission Of Dakota
Into the Union.
Senator Vests Opposition to
Mr.. Moody.


WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Har-
rison's resolution of yesterday to admit
Mr.. Moody of Dakota to the floor of the
senate, was laid before the senate. SEN
ator Vest said he yielded to no man in
courtesy TO political or personal opDon-
ents, but thought the people whom Mr..
Moody represented had not been cour-
teous to the senate, and Senator Vest be-
lieved that courtesy should be reciprocal.
These people had acted against the delib
crate parliamentary action OF congress and
had taken action that Senator Vest de-
clared to be revolutionary. lie denied
that Dakota was a state either de jHre or
dc Iacto, or that it could become so with
out authority of congress. He quoted
the remarks Of fudge Campbell to the eff
feet that Dakota had the right to become a
state in spite of congress. Referring to
Mr.. Harrison's a%llusion, yesterday, to
Thomas A. Benton of Missouri, Senator
Vest denied that there was any analogy
between the case of the admission of Mis-
souri, and this case presented for Dakota.
Mr.. Benton had discharged his duty as
senator, and Missouri took pride in his
distinguished public services, but Vest
did not agree with Mr.. Benton living and
did not agree with him dead. 1t would
be peculiar, he said, if Utah should come
here with a constitution Republican in
form and thought; Harrison's precedents
might become interesting. lie knew the
resolutions would be adopted, as it was
part of the programme agreed upon by
the committee on territories. Mr.. Har-
rison denied that it was part Of any pro-
gramme. The resolution was introduced
by himself without reference to the com
mittee. He defended Judge Moody
against the aspersions which, MIR. Harri-
rison said, had been cast on him by Sena-
Tor Vest. Mr.. Harrison denied hal there
was anything exceptional in the course
pursued by Dakota TO gain admission;
1t never had been said thatthe like course
pursued by other territories had been dis
respectful TO congress.
The 263. 900 American citizens in Da-
kotn who had combined in n resnectful
%netition for admission TO the union. were
| entitled IN resnectfnl treatment. There
was nothing in the character or conduct
IN warrant the counting of Dakota with
Utah Mr. Harrison briefly reviewed
the ease Of Utah and urped that courtesy
warrants her admission 10 the floor.
Mr.. Saulsburv moved tn amend MIR. Har-
r;son's resolution bv AIDING "Rnt the
co.r,esv barebv axtandad sboII not he
considered as n recognition of Dakota
In admission as a state into the union."
Senator Vest said he had not been per-
sonal as Mr. Uarrison's remarks i'm
pI;ad Had he wished IN IL. ner.onal he
could present columns of yituperation
hat would mt I. shame the worst bill
l~inespate. all of which had been pub
lisbed aOninst him mr. VestO in the news.
naners of Dakota He had no objection
10 the senate GIlin0 nm the sofas around
The chamber lint il sbouId not be done
under the immersion that there was a
nrcccJent for II He emphatieally de-
MED sueh a Iprccedent Senator Dolpb
stated the case of the admission of Ore
gon as shaving the parallelism of that
case to The case under debate. Senator
Buler EXPRESSED himself as willing TO adj.
nit MIR. Moody to the floor, but thought
| the Salisbury amendment a very proper
one. Mr.. Salisbury said he did not want
the courtesy extended to Mr.. Moody to
be misunderstood in Dakota. 1t was not
to be taken as a p~re-iudgment of the ap-
plicalion of Dakota for admission. The
Salisbury amendment was lost. Yeas,
twenty-five; nays, twenty-nine. The res
olution admitting Mr.. Moody to the
courtesy of the floor was then agreed to.
The membcrs oil the Dakota delegation
headed by Judges Edgertou and Moody,
| called IN tho prqQiIapt This nilprnpnn Inv