Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-02-10
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS
Senate.

If states had been admitted under tho force
of "enabling" acts and II states without ell
aiding acts, Congress, therefore, was free to
adopt either course, according to the circum-
stances which in each case might seem best
adapted to the public good, Dakota has come
before congress and asked for admission into
the Union, II had shown that it was ready
with population, not transitory hut n
fixed and permanent population, and that it
had all the other resources and development
necessary and desirable for II state. The OBJ
iectiOns made TO its admission were objcc-
tions Of the most technical nature, unworthy
of the great questions involved Dakota had
over quarter of n million of people, more
people than any of the older states had, ex-
ccpt three, when admitted to the Union, Mr..
| Logan showed that the objection to the adj
mission on account of spulscness of popula-
ton in one part of the proposed state was an
objection that applied with equal force to
many other states Mt the time of their admis-
sion. As to schools. Dakota had more now
| than some of the older states for the first 80
years of their existence in the Union. What,
then, was the substantial objection to admiS-
sionI By reading paragraph from Mr. But
lcr's speech we might get Il glimpse, at least u
| shadow, e the objection. The meaning Of
the objection was that if Dakota were admit.
ted it would add three electoral votes to tho
republican strength at the next presidential
| election. He inquired of Nh Butler whether
| that was not the point.
Mr.. Butler denied it, and said he had nj
| ready declared that even if the political COM
plcxion of Dakota were democratic he would
have felt Obliged TO oppose its admission I'M.
der the present aspect of its application II
J Dakota came here under an enabling act and
had complied with the conditions required by
| the act he would not oppose its admission
| To oItp,nnt IA Eppl ont nnlOio Mr. .Oulu
characterized rs part of great scheme to
keep out States that sent republicans 10 Con-
greSs. He appealed to tho justice and mag
| nanimty Of senator's to give ear to the voice
of the energetic and cntcrprsing people who
were applying for admission 10 tic uni9n VI
! States.
Mr.. Morgan opposed the admission Of Da-
kota under the present conditions Ilethought
the senate was asked TO admit the new State
merely for the purpose Of admitting the Office
| holders that had been sent hero. The patriot
Ism thath had been somuch referred to had in it
a strong flavor Of self interest The speaker
criticised the action of South Dakota in uu-
dertaking 10 divide the Territory on its own
account That Territory, ms n whole, was n
legal entity, lie opposed the division of tho
Territory, and said the people Of Dakota nSa
whole also opposed it, The constitution
brought here did not come from the people,
and it violated the laws of Congress by dis
| "PutS '' y: ii"it NJ I"1 u" '''' ~
Territories had been divided they had been
divided by a vote Of the people Of the whole
Territory, not by tho people Of ono half the
Territory.
| NhAiIhHul hiuu Tcpottc" IeSoiu'"''
agreed upon ny llio committee OH coinage
ssSRllIS NE secretary OF me treasury as 10
INC Ich'lonH 81 lhe treasury ana llS new
a oTN clcailhS n"Nc' ana as 10 Iho lol'V OIL
'he "ol,i'hiH!Faiioi as 10 SilNor
=, MI MolllSoN maze 'he point OF ordcr liat
IL was not hcouhllahltu ny "fIIen report
ms omission AIR. biann lihlncdla'Cly sup
nhcd by writing report at ms desk, lie
'lcn submitted ms preamble ana resolution
as amended 10y the committee
Mr. Morrison would not object to the rcso-
luton, but thought that it went too far in
asking what was to be the policy OF the Treas
uly Department.
Mr. Bland replied that the past policy OF
the administration was known,and that II was
proper that Congress should know whether it
was to he pursued or not.
Mr.. Hewitt moved TO rccommlt the resolu
ton, with instructions to the committee to
strike out that portion which asks the Sccre-
tary of the Treasury to define the policy OF
the administration
The motion to recommit with instructions
was lost yeas IS, nays l6S, and the resolution
was adopted
The chair laid before the senate letter
from the secretary of the treasury in reply to
n recent resolution of the senate relating TO-
the conscience" fund. The conscience
fund, the secretary says, had its origin in the
popular bchcl That the donations OF money
received from persons unknown were because
of money wrongiully withheld from the gov
ernlncnt The first item to the credit OF the
fund was made III lS?I, and the fund now
amounts 10 f".o, if'.%o
MI. Spooner, from the committee on pubic
buildings, reported II bill to provide for tho
asccrlalnniclt OF the market value OF certain
properly Ill inc Guy oil chicago, ana TO ali,
thorize the secretary OF Inc treasury 70 sell
'he same. ,u ..,,..
MI cameron calIeu up 'iic OH PloVnui,'s
Tor me appointment Oh an assistant secretary
OF inc navy IN ail'ciitiiiel'. SusSes'ou ny
inc naval G1ih'liIIteo requires CnuU tho '''sis'
tant sh0ulu be rom Glvil ne
MI liiio olpoIGd lhe appointment Vi tIle
propoScu GiI'ceT. i.e WIS lioC necessary, Mr.
iIuMo SAID nc Wouid simply DC announcer
luncuohafy 10 wear a rose ~ Il pIi.Voilhoie,
give receptions ana dlSport himself Tor the
edifcanoh OF outsiders SO Il" 10 MAKE ~, lno
government snow more compete, lhese
department cllels "erS tle orluiilclleai pn al
OF the departments department. WORK, like
the brook, went 'oh forever, reSitruiess .,
VINO was secretary Ihcre was 700 h'uch
machinery III inc government departments,
and what was wanted was hot an assistant
secretary, lutah ctilre le9ISah'"aI'o.,li ol lne
dcparlmchlhi hC!hoiS hGHIoha.plh'y vas
now too much dlVlded, ana III TACT, "heh
traced up was FOUND now hoWherG 49,.
MI. liaWley favored the olll me oo uepa part
ment expended Sl:,0oo,ooo 10 slouW,ovV a
year he salu, ana IL was hot unreasonable
that the secretary should nave cohpetche
assistant from clvll lite
Mr.. Seek sad lhat secretaries lhncoll anu
Chandler had two years ago made plain to
the senate committees the necessity ior an
assistant in each department., blll was
then passed providing Tor such an o'licer IN
the War and Navy departments but the sal
ary ($3jOW had not proved sufficient, and the
officers were not appointed. Tho main argu-
ment then used was that civilian was neceS-
sary in order to avoid the 1calotlSles ana, as
was said, the "bOurboniSm' OF the naval ana
military officers. Mr.. Beck favored the bill
and the proposed amendment
Mr.. Blackburn spoke for the bill. He did
not want TO rclievcthe Secretary of the Navy
of any of his responsibilities but on the con-
trary, to riyet and c'inch his responsibilities
on himself. 1t was impossible for the Sec
rotary of the Navy to be always present in
his Office, and ii wasindispensable for Inn TO
have for an assistant a man from civil life OF
active business hanltS, ne bureau oL ocI",'
IN tne navy departments w. pn. E you,
lillueu, was III ri''iS VI S"p.", of
naiilc was vMc,i,in on o,iu it'C y, ri, ~ ,o
the navy yGC lhoLe Mi.s hoy "n 1ll'1o, ~ 'nf f
navy nlclualii9 inc uulll.inis' WHO'S uv.n" "
duties was hot maze ny liLaC suDo.t'inin w.,
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