Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-20
DIVISION LOOMING UP.

DIVISION LOOMING UP.
sunset Cox Comes over 10 Dakota's
Side and will Eight the Springer
acknowledgements McShane with
Him.
Washington, Feb. lS-As alre ed5
stated, mir. Cox has resigned his posi-
ton on the house committee on tern
tories, and has been succesded by Mr..
Taulbee of Kentucky, Mr.. Cox had q
serious disagreement with Mr.. Springer,
which has resulted in numerous enconn.
tiers on the floor OF the house, "a o
general thing to Mr.. 5pringeE's intense
disgust. Mr.. Cox has conceived an in
tense dislike for Springer, and has 6nal-
~ refused to serve upon the same com
mittee W tn him. Mr.. Cox now an
nounces his determination to oppose Mr..
Springer in the numbsiltss schemes
mittee on territories concocted and ex
poets seriously to Interiere With that
gentleman's plans when they come
before the house. He hae SAID that he
believed Mr. Bakers bill dividing the
territory of Dekota aud admltun2 the
southern portion of it as q state wss the
bill that ought to have been adopted
that Dakota has a right to division and
that her demands Goght to be respected.
He claims that he has q sufficient num-
Der of democrats on hts side of the
house with him in this view to be able TO
carry it. In any event he has s~eriousl,
frightened MIR. Springer who has finally
agreed to allow q vote upon the division
question in the house before the omni-
hns bill 10 put npon ita passage. Mr..
Cox issan unpleasant customer to fight
IN the house, and Mr., Springer knows it.
and does not propose to rnn any further
risk OF his influence withons trying to
reach q reconciliation, and he is there
fore willing to make concessions.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Omaha Bee special, 18th: Sunset
COX threatens to,tlay Chairman Springer
of the committee on territories as Eoon
as the omnibus bill. which admits to
statehood New Mexico, Washington.
Montana end Dakota territories, comes
before the house. Mr.. COX has resigned
his position on that committee 30 that he
can act independently and, as much az
he disiikes Springer personally the
affair 10 expected to flow at the high
tide When this bill and cthels from
the committee come up for pas
sage. Cox is to be the leader of the
democratic side of the oppositionto that
portion OF the bill which admits Dako-
to to ateLgud as o whole. He has
made ins lstigatlon and says he fluids
o large majority OF the people there
want a division of the territory and the
admission to statehood of the southern
half. He says he does not care
about the politics involved IN it and
that he ehall therefore vote for the
wishes OF the majority. Several demo.
Gratis said to-day that they would not be
surprised to see q large number go over
from their side to the republicans and
the bill passed sc ss to divide Dakota
and make q state OF the southern half OF
IL as the conventions out there he'd
requested and5the people demanded.
Representative McShane SAID to night
that he would vote for the division OF
Dakota IN an east and west line and the
admission of the southern half to state
hood as requested by the majority of the
voters in the territory. Mr.. McShane
says that the question is one OF justice
and pleasing to the largest number Of
people in the territory and that politics
should not be permitted to enter into
the case. This announcement will give
the Omaha representative additional
strength here and throuah bout the couc.
try.
Mr.. Baker, OF New York, who is a
member OF the house committee on ter
rit0ries. tells me that Chairman Spriu gar
has promised that a fair vote shall be
had in the house on the Baker bill to
divide Dakota and admit the southern
half to statehood. 1t will, in all proba.
bility, be passed if suoh q vote is taken,
apd there is no question about its sue.
cess In the senate.
T~hesdebste is expected to be very ex.
citing and its result to initiate in a meas.
ure that of tie iawrey-White contest
ed election from Indiana recently. The
senate will demand 8 division of Dakota
and there are OF lesst two democrats in
that body who were pledged to support
division and admission OF the southern
halt to statehood.