Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-16
DAKOTA in WASHINGTON.
Not Much Hope for the Har
rison Bill.
Something About Those who are
= : Waiting to be Confirmed.
Day Remains at the Head of the
Kitchen Cabinet in
Dakota Affairs.

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Dakota people here are very well satis-
| fed, now, that there will be no action
upon the Dakota bill in the house,. They
do not expect that it will even have
| discussion to amount to anything, 1t
| is plain to them now. as was indicated
in this correspondence two months ago,
for an instant, and Dakota will not have,
senatorial representation until after the
election in 1883. The best thing to be
done new ls to have an enabling act
passed for both sections of the territory.
1t can be voted upon by tie people,
l. and the entire matter can .be left. to
| them. 1t will take another year to get
it before congress, and then the matter
OF organization will be again referred to
the people, and they will about get
through with the matter in the fall of
1888, after tho election of MIR. Cleve-
lands successor. NstssS@ 5tst'S'
Nearly all the gentlemen who speak
upon the subject, scout the idea of divi-
sion with the name of Lincoln for the
north. 1T is the general impression
that the name of Dakota should belong
| to both sections, and the new states
| should be named North and Sonth, as
the Carolinas were.
| The government officials who were ap-
pointed last summer, III place of sus-
/ pended officers, are getting anxious
about their confrmations. 1t may be
well to note the fact that the senate ia
mot in the confirmation business just
now. That body is on the war-path,
/ and they will.camp on the trail OF the
president until they have had 6 good
1 political strimmage. They have an ad-
vantage of the president, IN that he
made voluntary and unnecessary
pledges, He said he would not remove
officers without cause. When the GEN.
ate asks for causes, he refuses to give
apy, The senate, kicks" 4Thatis the
whole story. 1t is, however, to be ex-
pected that combinations will be made,
under protest. But this will not be
i done until the close of the session. ga>,ss
In the matter of the confirmation Of
John Garland, there are grave doubts
Hugh Campbell is pot dead politically
and he believes that he vas unjnstly
suspended. His friends, think 30 too
and they are fighting Garland However
a Garland is not getting the best of demo.
cratic support before the senate commit
: tee; but is opposed by some of the bes
democIats in the territory. HIS cast
4 seems to be very doubtful. e'N "
/ Marshuli Marntta will be confirmed
There are reasons given for the 'suspen
sion of Harrison Allen. Moreover it il
believed by those who know them, thai
thesPennsylvanla senators are nottcar
ing their clothes IN behalf of Allen
Maratta is Pennsylvania, and the
senators from that state like him, apt
really prefer him to Allen. Atany rate
that is tho way it is talked amongst th!
knowing ones. Moreover, Maratta hal
BtroEg friends in senators from othe
states. The Missouri senators arr
especially anxious TO aid him, and the,
are potent. MIR. Vest is not so favorable
to Maratta as is llis colleague. Th'
postnasters are likely to be confirmet
before the other officers. The post
tsmaster general is said to have been NOR
frankswith the senate than any OF th
. other cabinet officials. He is NOR
, eady. to show his hand, and let then
, know THAT he is playing q square game
! At least, that is what they say.
Hon. M. II. Day is having thing
pretty much his own way. He is con
lsidered, as he has been ali the time, th
q representative democrat from Dakota
= His opinions are never thrust upon an
!. department but they are called for, Il
|, ia requested to otgiye1ddyic IN ilnportan
y cases, and ne always gives sound counse
. Other alleged representative democrat
4 who have come here, have tried TO fore
a their advice upon the executive depar
,f ments; and Ii has done them and til
+ serritory no good. Mr.. Day is regarde
as the best democrat who has come hel
y from Dakota, and he is respected accort
!. ingly. t9S}' t5A' iGIAYToN.t
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