New-York tribune., 1886-01-29
SPEECHES on THE DAKOTA BILL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Mr. Buffers substi-
tute FOR the bill the admission OF Dakota was brought
up the Senate to-day Ii Is an "enablng" act pro-
vdng for the admission OF the Territory OF Dakota as
whole State of the Union, when an election shall
have been held under this act and constitution, repno-
ican FORM shall have been adopted by the people OF
Territory. The substitute also prescrhes In detail
conditions to he observed by the proposed state as 10
public lands schools, etc Mr. Butler took the floor IN
support OF his substitute lie conceded tue right OF the
people OF n Territory to apply for admission as state
when It had the necessary conditions. But he denied
that Territory had any Inherent right TO organize
State government Congress alono could authorize the
transition Territory to state and the exercise OF
that power by any other body would be bald usurpa-
ton. As the admission OF Tennessee. Kentucky ana
Maine these had been carved out OF territory belonging
to North Carolina Virginia and Observation-Disclosures oi
the original thirteen States-and under the Constitution
the OF the Legislatures of those states was all
that was necessary and taken tantament to an
enabling act In the cases OF Arkansas ana Mlchlsan'
two political Ttans-.avcry and tsayery-were ap-
preaching each other by convergng nes MichSan rop
resented one Arkansas represented the other and both
were taken into the Union in Mr. Butler insisted, an
unconstitutional manner These cases OF COM
promse attempts to tcnpOrze with the Impending IRE
pressibe conflict 1t would have been better Tor the
country had been at that timo met and set
tied than to have post poned 1t time thirty years
later when the power and capacity OF the sections 20
struggle with each other hal 50 largely lhcrcsseu lon
Missouri, Wisconsin and Nevada. Mr butter hfu
come into the Union under enabling acts. VI the
twenty-five States admitted into the Union but SIX hau
come in irregular manner and those under pecu
liar circumstances. Was there ! ssing pOhtca
eXigency lurking behind this movement when linpeeo
IL forward with almost unseemlv zeal Was there a
purpose to hasten proceedings lest change might come
which might change tho political complexion OF the rep
pnativcs sent to the National Locisaturel Mr. But
Ter could disabuse his mind OF such suspicion ana
that snap JUDGMENT would be rendered II inc senate
r. fused to ratY the present movement why not nave
fair hearing all the questions involved, 30 that
when Congress should meet again. IL should have ma
tcrii for Intelligent actioui Mr.. Butter particularly
di,caimcd any hostility 10 the people OF b1kota.
Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, contendcd that Senators VINO
should insist that every step for the formation OF now
States should be I'm accordance with their own views o
form displayed but little knowledge OF the processes by
which states made. Some OF the most iOyai anu
patriotic states had laid their foundations III VIOLATION
or Congressional action The action OF tho people OF
Dakota Mr. Wilson insisted. In every sense proper
peaccful and constitution al, ana no narrow phr-anthlp
or poll bias should be permitted To Interfere with
The manly honorable demands Of its people To ad-
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