The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-26
THE DAKOTA sit;
rhe sena:e Passes tire One which
Admits South Dakota to the Sic.
ters1ood 81 States,

Admits South Dakota to the Sic.
tert1ood Of States,
BY vote Of 26 to 90 the bill for tie ad.
mission of South Dakota to the Union
passed the senate. 1t became, before it
was finished, the pivot around which re-
volved one Of the moet bitter debates the
senate has ever INDUCED in. For two days
Dakota was not mentioned in the
debate, while the old battle Of 1876
charge that was ever made against the
South in relation to illegal elections and
violence and fraud was reiterated, while
the whole history OF the Republican party
in the NORTH was revamped Ivy Vest aad
Butler. and it, alleged corruption again
paved over. Senator Allison had taken
the floor with the expectation of making
speech, which had caused Mr.. Butler to
state in his peculiarly fippant way that We
speeches already and would probably hear
another. When the bill was taken up,
however, Senator Allison gave way to
Plumb, who made short speech, in which
he called attention to tho difference be.
tween the population of tho Southern
states and that OF Dakota, which the
Democrats were aiming to keep out
Of the Union. He read from the as
sessor's list OF articles subject to taxation
paid upon guns. pistols and dirks were
greater than upon agricultural In plenents.
lie submitted that gentlemen representing
the South wera hardly able to Judge as to
the right to be admitted into thu Union of
4 Western community, or even of a 'front.'
Ter settlement. whose agricultural imple.
mcnts far exceeded in value Its weapons OF
offense or defense: Mr.. Plumb's speech
had an Irritating effect upon the senators
n ho 10 0f M 1@,Se
they could not restrain their laughter and
Joined with the rest Of the senate and tho
galleries in a hearty laugh when the Ala.
bama tax list was read.
Senator Butler then took the floor to 70.
ply to some or the insinuations that had
been made against the South. MI. Plumb
asked him II he would be willing to apply
the same rule to Dakota that had been
applied to Texas-that is, admit her
vidins herself into number OF
states. Mr.. Butler said that he would
he. but he looked upon this attempt
to admit South Dakota at this time as q
political trick to get two senator's upon
the floor OF this chamber. and he did not
propose, il he could help it, to allow any
party to take snap judgment in increasing
the number OF senator's at q time when
the party supremacy OF the party in
SoAVIOI VI CuIo Cudt0DeT was TaDl
ly waning. From Buffers speech the
senate branched off into a political discus
sion which had nothing to do with Dakota.
Then Sherman and Vest got into a
wcangle over Hayes election again, and
Hoar took the floor and explained all
about the Louisiana returning board. Mr..
Platt's closing speech was the best he has
delivered.
Platt closed with another statement Of
the hopeless nature OF the case 80 long as
it was in the hands Of the Democratic par.
ty, and q strong appeal that Dakota be
given justice. Then Chandler, Hall and
Pasco got into a fight over the Florida
electoral count OF 1876, and when that
had been talked out. a vote was taken on
Buffers substitute (the Springer billy 1t
was voted down by purely party vote,
23 yeas to 2G nays. Edmunds demanded
the cas- and nays on the passage of the
bill, and by the same numbers reversed it
was passed. Following is the vote:
YEAs-26.
Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Bowen, Chace,
Chandler, Cullom. Davis, Dawes, Dolph,
Edmunds, Farwell. Frye, Hawley, Hiscock,
Hoar, Ingalls,. Henderson. Mitchell, Palm.
er, Platt. Sabin, Sherman, Spooner, Stock
bridge, Wilson Qowa).
NAYS 90.
Bate, Berry, Black burn, Blodgett, Brown,
Butler, Call, Coke, Faulkner, George, Cor.
man. Gray, Harris, Kenna, Morgan, Pas
CO, Pugh, Ransom. Reagan, Salisbury,
Turpie, Vance. and Walthall.
Mr.. Platt gave notice that he would at
an early day call up the other territorial
bills.