Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-12
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF ONE DAY ON
THE POTOMAC'S BANKS.
The BIZ Admitting Dakota to "A State
Passed In the Senate-To be Half State
and Half Territory - The Demo-
Gratis Solidly Opposed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Mr. Butler In
the Senate to-day charged that the opposi-
ton to the admission of Dakota had first
come from Republicans, and he quoted
from a speech made by Hale, in former
Congress. Referring to the reflections
which he said had been cast upon South
Carolina by the gentlemen from Indiana
and Illinois, he declared that never until
the political friends of the senators on the
other side had camped upon the fair bos-
ON of that 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 States prison, and
while degrading, disgreceful and humll-
iating spoilation had been going on not
one word of protest had come from the
honorable.senators on the other side who
now arraigned South Carolina
Logan said his attention had been di-
rected to the vote of South Carolina be-
cause the Senators Butler and Vest had
complained that Dakota in 1884 had polled
ia. 900 votes while on the adoption of the
proposed constitution only 81, 900 votes
had been polled. Logan called attention
to the vote of South Carolina, that Da-
kota with only 225,000 population had
boiled 81 900 votes, while South Carolina
with over 100000 only polled 81 900 votes.
Butler said the explanation was that at the
last election in South Carolina the political
friends and allies of the senator from Hi
nois Qogan) were industriously neglected,
They had not been instructed or even APP
preached by that senator,
Edmunds inquired whether Mr.. Call,
Butler and their associates would vote for
the bill if the amendments were made to
it, providing for the Submission of new
constitution for the people TO approve, or
would they vote for bill which would be
submitted to the people of the whole ter
ritory. 1t was for them to say whether
they wanted division or not.
Butler-Will the senator from Vermont
before submitting this bill to the people
eliminate from it everything that has been
done in the way of the elections of sena-
tors, congressman, etc
Edmunds-I will not. After all these
years of effort by these people, the matter
should be now disposed of. Here was
constitution like the constitution of other
States. in respect to the security of prop
erty. the administration of justice, the
equal Lowing of taxes and everything that
goes to make up the best of modern CON
stitutions. | would not therefore say to
those people that they must he again put
off for one, two or three years. Edmunds
for one was not afraid the people OF
Dakota had been overawed or overborne
by the officials they had nominated. The
people of Dakota, he said, had been born
and raised in situations that made
them Independent, able to take care
of themselves and their liberties. The
people of Il territory Edmunds continued
had no right to remain a territory forever.
The United States paid very large part
of the territorial expenses and should be
relieved of that burden as soon as was
consistent with general good. 1t was a
misfortune OF fate for the senators on the
Democratic side that the Dakotans did
not have political opinions with which
those senators could agree, and that was
what the matter was. Adjourned AT 4:50,
till Monday.
The debate then closed and the bill re-
ported from the committee was passed,
yeas b. NAYS D. the only Democrat voting
in the affirmative being Voorhees,. The
negative votes were all Democratic. The
bill divides the territory of Dakota on the
line of the 10th parallel of latitude pro
vides for the admission of the southern
portion as State, under the title of Da-
kOla, and the organization of the northern
portion as IA separate territory under the
name of "Liucoln.n
The House Proceedings.
WAsHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The committee
in the House remained in session till 3;40
when it rose and reported various bills to
House leaving the Fitz John Porter bill
standing at the head of the calendar.
Randall of Pennsylvania reported a pen
sion appropriation bill referred. On mo-
ton of Laird of Nebraska, "A resolution
was adopted making the Fitz John Porter
bill continuing in special order from
Thursday the 18th inst. till Thursday the
18th. At 430 adjourned till Monday.