The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-02-12
THROUGH THE SENATE.
Passage Of the Bill Dividing Dakota
aud Admitting the Southern Part,
81 to %.
The Vote Preceded by q Lively Debate,
Logan, Butler and Edmunds Being
Among the Speakers.

The Vote Preceded by Lively Debate,
Logan. Butler and Edmunds Being
Among the Speakers.
BY vote OF 81 to 22 the senate Mt $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-fi fire creditably, and
was wholly unprepared for the cutting sar-
casin and pertinent interrogatorieso of his ad-
versary. MI. Gail of Florida undertook the
rescue OF Mr.. Butler, but he, too, fell
by tho wayside. It had been the cry Of .
number of the Democrats that the people of
the whole territory ought to be allowed to
vote upon the question Ut division and ad-
mission of the state organization before con-
gress gave an enabling act III we provide
that the provisions Of this measure must be
ratified by the people of the whole terri
tory before 1t IL accepted and ratified
by congress. will you support ity" in
Quired Mr.. Edmnnda Butler, Call and
others replied that they would not
The fact Ia. 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, aud the Democrats were finally
driven to acknowledge that 1t WAS the pre-
ponderance OF Republican votes in Dakota
that led them to oppose the bill The vote
developed but one Democrat for tho meas
ure-Mr. Voorhees, of Indiana II is stated
by its friends, however, that it has major
ity pledged In the house.
THE DoINGs IN DETAIL.
WASHINGTON, Feb 5.-In the senate o.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 (NIr. HarrisoS) had
either evaded or forgotten many of the facts
bearing on the Dakota question. He tAIr. Butlerl
come not from The Democratic side Of the the sen se
ate. but from the Republican side and quoted
some remarks Of Mr.. Hale in former congress
to sustain his position.
Mr.. Mcmillan believed that MIR. 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 comparet these votes
sumo that that was done for the purpose Of CIV
ing sectional turn to the debate and arraying
popular prejudice against the Southern people
good many years They had survived heavier
artillery .a e.y than that now % turned against them
| be Ha1d against South Carolina land, NJ doubt,
she had made mistakes in the past and would
make mistakes In the futurf) never, until the
Ss Of the sssats on the other
state had her officials been tainted with the
blemish Of corruption: 1t 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 humilating
spoiation had been going on. not one word OF
on the other side. who now arraigned South Car
olina.
LOGAN TAKES HAND.
Mr.. Logan said:
, His attention had been directed to the vote Of
South Carolina, because the senators from South
Carolina (NI.. Butler) aud Missouri tMr. Vest)
had complained that Dakota In 1884 had poled
posed constitution only 81. .o5S votes @ had I teen e
polled. He (Mr. Logan had then called atten-
tion to the vote ct tho senator's on state South
ulstion, had polled 81 900 votes. while South
Carolina, with popoulation of 100000, had
only, poilcd 81 900 votes. and he (Mr. Logan
quired for Dakota, an explanation was not also
required tor South Carolina.
Mr.. Butler replied:
The explanation was that at the last election in
| South Carolina, the political friends and Others
| OF the senator from Illinois tMr Logan) were
industriously neglected. They had not been in
struggled or even approached by that senator.
Caroiin, white and coiarcd were sati.a ~ oath .t
| their state government: at least we had q right
| to 30 assume.
Mr. Logan remarked that nothing had
caro,ina NJ pnt,or tho,, ;,..',,.o,, =, ..sn
oa.oa ssao.nl 81 1 n., nuuer .nen 'nqu teo II inc
| senator from Illinois would Ill turn vOuch-
| safe IN explanation of the vote of so,no
| utn hot 6,f D,,Al,
' 'e ~ NA' D"'eA' "o'tiu hhehuioh'
he inquired now It was that only G2 per
| cent of the voters of Illinois Ind zone tn tho
nolls Mt the last e,ection ,,,,th .ho ay,,r,s;.s
~ w..,In .Ao .'' si.o''o" .'s VIII .ne tavorite
on the ticket. Mr.. Logan said the point
T! formerlv ,noda hv +ho s,no,.,. &c., 81
ra.nI;.o ,,aa ,' .,.". In. e."atoi iio.a eouth
carolina had been that an explanation was
| required WHY the vote had fallen off in Dn-
kots. He fHr Iooon, Ind exnaino,i ,ha,
foct hv sboa,;no tIot tha T n..,,aa.is aau @ .nae
iniIoee VI Tue tefIitory nau notineu the Dem-
ocrats not to participate In the vote.
GETS A RAP AT EDMUNDs.
Mr. Butler soid.
T,.
n, ms ola nos explain the falling on In Illinois.
ne also asked why the old reliable" solid Re-
MGnKuisWGa M N Isaue.sniP P OF the senator from that
ssa,s, stalG sMr. Eomands.. VINO was wild with en-
cent OF ts votc, ana even then. that senator's
Twm eow; toI the % Msse lim9 IN its history. went
Demociatic a'so why nad Rhodc Island. equally
enf'.u u.iastic Tor the Republican party. pollcd
further why IN Maine the home nf the nI,,ned ad
knight. was but 90 per cent OF the vote cast Tor
the popular ticke."2
him MI oSaions Inc senator allow me to ask
Mr.. Butier@I shall b, through in a moment
Perhaps these things can be explained.
Mr ' inUHln-i RM,inr was ah. gong ~. .3 10 40 u.
planation in moment. Il was w nmmsina Ine Mr s
butler said, for senators who had not and vi, in
the nature Of things could not ha We nresiieniini
| aspirations, to watch the contests going on be-
tween somc Of the senators on the other side He
had no doubt Dakota's vote would be luscious
plum for the ambitious statesman who was iu-
fected with the presidential fever. He referred
| to "our genial friend from Iowa" (AIr. Alls0n),
who, h, said, had only got 20 cross over and
shake the bush. and who would bear Watching.
Referring TO one Of the Dakota gentlemen who
| opposed admission, Mr.. Butler said that whfic
some other men were lollins in their tents no
Mr. Butler alluded to the pensions paid to Union
soldiers. and said he lAlr Butler) had voted to
| pay millions upon millions Of such pensions to
| comrades Of the senator from Illinois, while his