Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-06
DAKOTA AT THE DOOR.
The Bill Passes the Senate Oganfz.
ing the State of Dakota and
the Territory of Lincoln.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-After Butler OF
South Carolina had finished in the Senate
this afternoon, Logan said his at
tention had been directed to the vote of
| South Carolina, because the Senators
from South Carolina and Missouri had
complained that Dakota in 1884 had poll
ed $4,000 votes, while on the adoption of
the proposed constitution only 81 ,OOOyotes
had been polled. He (Logan) had then
called attention to the vote of the Sena-
tors own State, South Carolina. Dakota
with only quarter of a million popula-
ton had polled 81 900 votes, while South
Carolina had with population of a mil
lion polled only 81 900 votes, and he No-
gam had inquired whether, if an expla-
ton was required for Dakota, if an expla.
nation was not also required for South
Carolina.
MIR. Butler replied that the explana-
ton was that at the last election in South
Carolina political friends and allies of the
Senator from Illinois were industrionslv
neglected. They had not been instructed
or even approached by the Senator He
(Butler) believed all the people of South
Carolina, white and colored, were salts.
lied with their State government.
MIR. Logan commented on the reference
OF MIR. Butler on the 'lolling in their
tents" of the officers while the "soldiers
were on the march," That remark. he
said, was not just to the gentlemen "on
this side of the Chamber
Mr. Butler declaimed having intended
It's application to any Senator.
Mr. Logan recognized equal merit in
all where there had been faithful service
In conclusion, Mr.. Logan repeated that
whatever pretense may be made as to the
reason for excluding Dakota: however, |
Senators may "higgle" over the words
q Ine rea! reason was that it would have
majority: Men may argue
as they please with flimsy pretexts, that
was, however, the real source of the diff
cu!tv. But the American people had an
abiding sense ofjustice. They know that
The elements of Statehood existed in Da-
sota that it had the necessary popula-
,lon and area and all the conditions Of
industry, energy and civilization. Then
Why, he asked, should not this new State
De placed In the cluster OF the American
onlon, that it may add its share to the
lght and glory of the Republic?
:, Mr.. Call opposed the committees hill
Inc Will OF the whole people OF Dakota.
he said, had not been ascertained on the
question of division or on the pronosed
constitution, and they should have an
opportunity of voting on those questions
'efore any action of Congress was neces.
ary.
Ednunds inquired whether Mr.. Call
dr. Butler and their associates wonld
ote for the bill if an amendment were
made to it, providing for the submission
the new constitution to the people for
heir approval before it should 90 into
peration, or would they vote for a hill
,hich would be submitted to the people
the whole Territory, for them to saw
neither they wanted division or not.
Mr.. Call saw no necessity for such ur-
ent haste. This matter had to be de-
ded with a view to the future as we'll "a
le present
MIR. Butler-Wil the Senator from Yer
|ont, before submitting this bill, elimi-
ate from it everything that has been 8
'ne IN the way of the election of Sena- :
rs, Congressman, etc. :?
Mr.. Edmunds-I will not. After all :