St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-17
ADMISSION DUBIOUS,
Few Of the Dakota Measures
Will Receive Much Con-
sideration.
Division Hopeless and Small
Chance Even for the
Omnibus,
But the Early Success Of the
Sioux Bill Is As
Suped.
Some Of the Dakota RustlepS
Who Have Done Good
Work.
Special TO the Globe.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Measures
which affect Dakota are quietly taking
their course in committee rooms. Men
who endeavor to influence legislation in
behalf of the territory are less numer<
Gus and less conspicuous than during
| the early days of the present session. Ii
is not seriously believed, although there
is an unvarying expression of hope, that
anything will be done by congress in
the matter of division or admission. To0
many men have tinkered with the mat.
ter. The cooks have spoiled the broth
because of their number and enthusii
astic efforts. There is the Dakota bill,
pure and simple. There is the Mort b
Dakota bill exceedingly simple; and tho
South Dakota bill, exceedingly impure.
We also have the Montana bill, and
those for Idaho, Washington, and New
Mexico; all of them swallowed up i'm
the omnibus bill. Neither house wilt
have time; neither house will have pax
tience, to consider all of them. They
who still maintain and cherish hope, are
wishing for the sole consideration of tho
omnibus bill in the house. 1t is well,
known, however, that the senate will
look into the merits of that bill, last; il
at all. There is feeling that the de-
parture of Mccormack, Mccoy, Johnson,
Gale, Purcell, Bob Mcbride and the
other Unionists, or admissions s-a- whOles'
lists, Signalized
CONFESSION OF DEFEAT.
1t is frequently remarked that the we
are-a-state-ists have spent neither time
nor money during this session. II is un-
derstoOd by their apathy that they have
no bright hopes of action upon their pet
scheme. Senator Moody left us long
since, and 1t is known that he did but
little to stem the current of admissions
as-a-whOle when he was here; although
then the whole air was pregnant with
that idea. Gov. Mellette never NEIL
toned the subject when here. except
under his breath. 1t Is believed that he
has great hopes of the accession of his
patron saint, Gresham, to Cieyeland's
mantle. In that event, governorship
would not be good enough for him. The
United States senate should accord him
a seat as slight token OF appreciation
of his arduOus labOrs In behalf of the
dismembermento of Dakota. NJ. III. Day,
although closely questioned before his
recent departure for home, was mute
and silent as an oyster upon the subject
of division. Mcclure, Ward, Barr and
Palmer will not talk anything but
"Sioux" while they are here. Clifford
alone, with an occasional supplementary
approving grunt from Pettigrew, talks
for division. The whole matter is quiz
escent. One bright and Frightening spot
upon the legislative page. which is re-
fected in the lustre of every face is the
passag e of the bill for the opening Of the
SIOUX RESERVATION,
by the house. During the anxious and
trOublOus days of 'S5, '66 and early 80
the GLOBE constantly and unwaveringly
predicted that the reservation would
not and could not be opened while DIN
WellbOrn, of Texas, was chairman OF
the house committee on Indian Affairs.
1t was absolutely useless for any effort
to be made to pass the bill at that time.
BY some occult process-some alchemy
as unfathOmable as the processes Of
the students of ancient lore in their
search for the philosophers stOne-Mr.
Wellborn had reached the conclusion
that the bill ought not to be reported to
the house, and it was not It was
limited that some one had seen him and
in deep quietude had explained" to.
him that the measure was not worthy
of consideration. But as soon as the
term of the distinguished gentle
man had expired and his people
had selected another to fill his
place; the GLOBE predicted that.
Hon. S. W. Peel, of Arkansas,
would be chairman of the committee
on Indian affairs, and that he would
report and urge the passage of the bill,
the position. And it was so. The
house was scarcely organized by
the election of a speaker, and the
announcement of committees, ere Mr..
Peel introduced the bill for the OPEN
ing of the great Sioux reservation. In
Dakota. He brought 1t to the atten-
ton of his committees; heard sugges-
tions and arguments from all concerned;
altered, modified, improved, perfected
the bill; then, obtaining an appointed
day for its consideration, brought it up
house, defending it at every point, and
securing its passage. Better than all
else, Mr.. Peel recognized that Senator
Dawes, by reason of his long expert
ence in the senate, and by virtue
of his position as chairman
of the committee on Indian af-
fairs in that body, could make or mar
the bill, even If it should pass the house.
Therefore, Mr.. Peel deferred to his
judgment, and in great degree to his
plejudices. Able, distinguished and
honest as he is, Mr.. Dawes has preju-
dices which time can not eradicate, nor
argument efface. Many years ago he
set his heart toward the defense of the
RIGHTS OF THE INDIANS,
whom he has seen driven from pillar to
post throughout the land of their faith
ers. Naturally, therefore, he rises in
opposition to any plan which shalt even
have a seeming of taking from the
aboriginal race any more of their terri
tory. But he has recognized the need
of opening the reservation which stands
athwart the highway of civilization: and
has asked as little as could have been
expected of him in behalf of the Indians.
All that has seemed wise and prudent
to the senator. has been conceded by
Mr.. Peel. Therefore, it is not
without reason that the GLOBE
was informed that the bill will
be taken from the table by Senator
Dawes, at an early date, and passed by
the senate. Lest some readers of the
GLOBE question this hopeful view OF