New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
PASSING THE DAKOTA BILL.
ONE DEMOCRAT ONLY VOTING FOR 1T.
saARP PASSAGES BETWEEN SENATORS IN CLOSING
THE DEBATE.
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THE DEBATE.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The bill to provide
for the admission Of sonth Dakota State passed.
late to-day in the Senate Mr. Butler spoke for half an
hour in defence OF South CarOua and followed By
Mr. Logan. who laid special emphasis remark made
Dy Mr. Butler in speaking Of the Union soldiers, why
are you Haunting performances In our faces" Mr.
Logan thought 1t remarkable that the mention In tho
Senate Of the services OF Union soldiers should bring
out such remark. lie said that the South Carolina
senator complained that he had been making
faces at South Carolina Boys do that"
said Mr. Logan, but do" Mr.. Morgan,
OF Alabama spoke for half hour reviewing his prev
ious arguments on the question Mr.. Plumb taking up
remark Of the Senator from Alabama that the Demo-
cratic party was always ready TO admit Territories
States" replied THAT ia true with qualification II
the Territory has Democratic majority the Democrats
are ready otherwise not" Mr. Plumb then recited the
struggle made by Kansas to get into the Union, aud
the opposition made by the Democrats because it
not slave State. In concluding he said: "Those
the last days of Democratic power before the To-
day there is arrayed against Dakota the forces
as were arrayed against Kansas 1t Is significant that
in the first days OF Democratic Administration the
parties are divided in the same Way they were d.
vided In 1861"
Mr. Harrison made an impassoned appeal for DAKOTA
He said that when Dakota first asked recognition Q
State obj ccon made the ground Of lack Of sui.
fcient population. That was met by q census. Nextit
said that the question Of division should be left to
the people of the Territory, but the Democrats
declined to make any such motion
to agree to abide by such q decision.
1t said in the XLVIItn Congress that .
Presidential election pending The suggestion was
met by inserting clause in the bill that the Consu-
tona Convention should assemble until after the
Presidential election, but that made friends. Now
the Senator from Alabama wanted to wait until 1889.
suggesting that there thirteen original
States and Dakota will be thrtynine, II will be so
appropriate In the centennial year Of the Constitution
to multiply thirteen by three, and show that each
grandmother has child at her knee. GLsugbterl
Mr.. Morgan-The Senator from Indiana evidently 10 o
candidate for the Presidency. and he might have
chance to obtain the Of the State; but do not
think he will rlpen in four years.
Mr.. HarrisOn-If I should be, though I
would not be at all certain that
might Justly claim the electoral vote Of Alabama,
[Laughterl
Continuing, Mr.. Harrison said the Ysnkton County
bonds made objection, but when that all
removed 1t still made difference. Mr.. Vest said that
there sufficient ground for knowing people
of Dakota division and forthwith he introduced
bill divide the Missouri River and constitute
two Territories without allowing the people OF tho
Territory any voice in the matter It said that an
enabling act ought to be passed, and yet Democratic
and the expressed opinions Of the greatest
Democrats that lived in this country against
act The from South Carolina had said
that the Constitution not approved but he did not
propose to submit 1t to the people, but az.
sumed to settle the matter himself. There had not
been memorial or any paper OF any kind emanating
from anybody OF men In the Territory saying word
against the Constitution or the division OF the Territory
For eleven years there had been uninterrupted demands
Tor the division. The opinions OF a few individuals
alone had been given against it and some OF those
formerly favored IL. A tide OF abuse had
been launched against the people OF Dakota.
They had been denounced consprators.
revoutiousts etc. simply partisan grounds II had
tuition to give any expression opinion. The vote
a constitutional question If any state was always
out on this question but 10 South Carolina p its most
important State and National election only 40 per cent
OF the voters RECORDED H 10 per cent
were enough ia south Carolina surely 59 per cent was
every person in Dakota voted for II he would nOs
favor H. All these objections were mere Idle pretexts
Mr. Harrlson-I know Of no cure FOR Mr. Butler xcepe
Pasteur's new treatment Laughter
Mr. ButIer-s the virus 70 be used In the process OF
incubation to come from Mr.. Harrison Laughter
senator Call made few remarks and then Mr Ei.
muuds, who took up the Democratic objections oDe by
and offered TO submit amendments to meet them ie
the Democrats would support them' but amid laughter
they remained silent
submitting this bill to the people. eliminate from it
everything that has been doue in the OF elections OF
Senator'S Congressman. ete.f
Mr.. Edmunds-I will not.
Senator Beck. who is native OF Scotland, objected
the admission OF Dakota because, he satd IL had
many fOregn-bom citizens. principally ScandinavIsns
who to his mind. were not yet nc 10 become oiuzen
A then taken on the amendment proposed by
Mr. Butler to pass an enabling act tor tae entire terr
tory Tas Ps I S wa yS.e them OF % b.
ayes % strict party VOTE with the exception
OF Mr. voorhees,, of Indiana who voted both times with
The bin divides the Territory Of Dakota the line Of
the 46th parallel OF latitude provides Tor the admission
Of the southern portion State under the tte of Da
kOa aud the organization OF the northern portion into
a separate Territory under the name Of Lincoln.