Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-21
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SOUTH DAKOTA.


SOUTH DAKOTA.
Passage OF the Platt Bill by the Senate
Argument Upon the Measure and the
Sinsl Vote
Washington, April l9-In the senate
the bill for the admission OF the state of
South Dakota came up for discussion
and passage.
Senator Allaon spoke fifteen minutes.
He evaded to a considerable extent the
political phases Of the question, and de-
voted hlnisslf to showing that Dakota
was being wrongly deprived OF her
rights. He said:
Dakota was dolng now just as Iowa
had done previous to her admission.
lows territory had extended TO far be-
yond the Missouri river and NORTH ward
into o portion of Minnesota. Congress
had adopted an enabling act ixiag her
boundaries. Il was intended to restrict;
her northern boundary to q certain .ex-
tent and to ont her off SO that she should
not have the Missouri river upon the
western boundary. The people of Iowa
Ac1vcSSN IA S6nUAAhH uOs ou0y k0bcu bU
accept any part or parcel OF it. Iowa
fixed her own boundaries, adopted 3
state constitution, elected state officers
and came here demanding admission,
and she was sdrnitted,, which was exact
ly what Dakota had done to-day. No
objection WAS made to Iowa at that time,
and he oouldsee nothing but pnrty poll
10y in the objections that were made at
present. Atthet time Iowa was admitted,
Florida, O slave state, was also admitted,
although she had NOT. enough population
10 entitle her to d member of congress.
The senator from Missouri had said this
wal Q political question. II certainly
was q political, q party question, and the
democratic party had made il 80. They
had drawn theit linas closely upon il,
and their policy wal that of inaction.
They we're not in favor OF the admission
Of Dakota.
Mr.. Vest interrupted him to say that he
would be willingsto guarantee from his
own personal knowledge of che opinions
Of the senators on, his side that not one
of them wonld refuse to vote for the sd
mission OF Dakota. Mr., Allison replied.
We could not judge parties by any IN.
dividual u~Atessnces or any individual
action, bus they must be Judged from
the action Of the party q . whole in
both houses of congress. He was salts.
fed that thsre was nc disposition TO ad'
mis- Dakota. The omnibus bill which
had been reported in the other house
for che admissionEGs Washington Mon
tana, New Mexico and Dakota was q
piece Of political leg%srdeEaain. The
democratic party had for four years past
sat down upon Dakotn. They viii
juggle along with this question until af-
ter the election Of 1883 and then il
political expedIenoy demands 1t they
will carry il along for another eight
years. They promised in 1884 that ii
Dakota wss kept ont Of the union unti
after ahe next presidential election sc
thai she could mot interfere with tht
electoral votes as they then stood thai
she shonlds receive immediate attention
HHihsy ihadi tfaiied TO give heE any relief
He would hesitate Q long time to vote
for the admission or Dakota as one state
Large states were not needed. He die
NOT believe chat Q great agricultural
country which Dakota wasa and INNS
ever remain, should be admitted as on.
state.
Eff. Manderson drew his attention e
the fact that is had usually been the
practice In the west to cut agriculture
regions in smell srants, aud that states
the size OF Kansas Nebraska, lowe ant
Minnesota had been considered large
enough for asaress state. MIR. Allison
said that the agricultural interest in
this country was its great interest and
she territory OF Dakota vas the garden
of the agricultural interest. He drew
attention 30 thc enormous wheat pso
ducs OF the country, and saie that will
this country We. could make 10 impos
eible for India to compete with us il
she wheat markets OF the world. He
Inquired IL We should, for mere part.
advantage, strife the growing agricul
} tufa! section and block the march o
progress Of ths great and growing com.
mercial interests IN the northwest. Ii,
stood resdy. he said, 80 vote for souiI
, Dak0ta to-day snd the admission O
north. Dakota Tomorrow.
3 Senator Butler then took the floor t
reply TO some Of tho ineinnations Che
had besn made against the south. From
fButlcr''s speech shs xsnate brAnched lot
into d polisicai discussions which ha,
nothing to do with Dakota. Senate
Gall then got the hoor and made one Q
his heavy constitutional speeches, tina
merely showed that. 80 usual, he ha
tackled y ssubicDt that he knew littl
about. Then Sherman and Vest go
. limbo o .wrangie over Hayes eleotio
again snd Hoar aook she floor and ex
planned all abons che .Lonisinna return
ing board. Mr.. PlAst's closing sIpaec
was She bess bio has deIivesSd. He spok
entirely 10 the Dakota question, an
eafd:
He had hoped 10 keep politics ont {
his debate. 1nasmneh asit had osspt in
however, and soushsrn senators wer
complaining OF carpet bag government
he would ask them 10 Join handc wit
him and help TO relieve Dakota OF q ca
pet. bag government far more obnoxiou
than any from which the south had sui
fesed. Southern senators had plesde
fnsa white manic governmsnts, LIZ
them give Dakota Q white mans govern
rnens. He dashed che democratic part
for contendinRi In the senate that
would vote for . Dakota bill, while sh
majority in the house which shaped ID
policy Of the democratic psrty shove
eonciusively shat "a was opposed 10 I'D
. uniting Dskota. The edict had gone fors