St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
JOHNSON TALKATIVE.
He Asserts That No Division Bill
Will Pass.
But That an Honest Admission Bill
VIII Go Through.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
IPSWICH, Oak, May 81. G. johnson
was in Ipswich recently. His visit was en-
tirely on private business, but your cores
pendent took advantage of it to learn his
views upon some of the important cues
lions that now occupy the attention of Da-
kotians. Mr.. johnson was found at the
Prior house and asked as to the prospects
of Maj. L. A. Burke receiving the appoint
ment as receiver of the Aberdeen land
Office He said:
81 left Washington last week Wednesday,
and with the firm belief that Mai. Burke will
succeed Mr.. Hutchinson as receiver in July,
when Mr.. Hutchinson's time expires. have
taken this view after the appointment of
Gen. Harris (who, by the way, is most es-
Unable gentleman and deservedly-popular
Officially, that it was clearly the duty of the
appointing power to give the other place to a
WORTHY AND COMPETENT
eX-Union soldier. Maj. Burke was the only
man who had been mentioned for the office
that in my judgment met all the require
ments. He is gentleman of excellent bust
ness ability, of SpotleSS character, honest
and competent, and the most popular man in
the district with the people, and has mill
tary record that is the pride Of every old
soldier in Central Dakota. When in Wash
ington, in company with several members of
the Democratic territorial committee we
called upon President Cleveland and Secre-
tary Lamar and laid these views before them,
and am happy to say that they fully appre-
ciated them, and am fully convinced that in
the appointment they will be favorably con-
sidered This thing I know, that nothing
would give the citizens of Central Dakota
more qualification than the appointment of
Maj. Burke
''What do you think of the probability of
division of Dakota?''
NO HOPE FOR DIVISION.
''There is absolutely no probability of
division of Dakota. What some of the papers
call the Hill bill is q misnomer. Mr.. Hill ill.,
troduced two bills one for admission as
whole, and one for division ON the 46th paral-
lei He told me that he had never committed
himself to the division Of Dakota to any one.
The action of the committee on the Harrison
bill ought to satisfy any one that the house
will not Divide
what do you think of Springers last
bill?'
''It is good bill. 1t embodies all the good
provisions of Hills enabling act, and also
some of the provisions of the Missouri river
division bill for the protection of the Indian
reservation. 1t also provides for congress
sional district for Dakota and makes provis-
ions for the election of delegates to the con-
stitutional convention on the minority repre-
sentation plan in force in Illinois,
''Do you think anything will be done with
this bill by the houseT'
AN HONEST MEASURE WILL PASS,
SIT is quite certain that the committee will
report, and the house pass, a good, honest
measure for the admission of Dakota. 1t will
not become party to, or recognize any of the
little schemes and speculations that certain
interested parties are urging. This howl that
the Democrats do not want to admit Dakota
is clap-trap. The Democratic members of
the senate voted to admit Dakota in February,
and there is not q member of the house on
the Democratic side that would delay the adj
mission of Dakota q day if it were not for
some of the South Dakota 'statehoodsmen'
who are placing obstacles in the way of adj
mission and loudly talk about staying out of
the union forever rather than come in as a
WHOLE