Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-13

p)oeod On the calendar, except - other
viee noGed, vere The following: Senate
bill (sdvosssly) 10. relief Of eaptains,
uilots. onaino0go and mates Of Steam
veooeIs, indeHnitely postpoasd; senate
bill. adversely, TO iocrease the pay Of
Amy ohaplains, ipde0nitely postponed.
RI. Stewart offered . resolution which
vas adopted, calling ON the secretary
Of etats for information - 70 the case
Of John Prussia, . naturalized Amesi-
ean citiseu Vho has been impressed in
20 the military service Of France.
The motion 20 refer the presj6ent's
annual message vas taken up and Mr..
OOke addressed the SENATE. Speakirg
OF the surplus Of el45, 100000 In the
tfeeesry, be said that the causes which
took that money uee6leeeiy from the
pockets Of the people and channels Of
sfsde, vero continuing and produced
more opersvated results each successive
veaS. Unless the oauses we're removed
OF modified calamity fatally involving
ali the industrial interests Of the eoun.
A ma cloee Of Mr.. Ooks's speech the
ssnate resumed consideration OF the
bill 10 psoyide for the admission OF
South Dakota.
III. Turpls spoke In opposition to ths
bill Of the majority OF the oomnittee
and iu eoppost OF that Of the minority.
South Dakota, be said. was not terri
tory or division Of the union. II vas
merely . geographical expression. He
denied the right Of the people OF the
sesritoey 10 establish . division Of u
and said that the people Of the shole
union had hight to be heard % the
propsiety Of such division. There had
bean an expression Of the popular vilt
a The oouvestion held In Aberdeen last
December. The people Of the whole
territory we're against division and de-
sired an enabling cot - provided u tse
minority bill.
m. OulIom spoks In favor Of the ma
Iosity bill, reviewing the history Of the
Susstion. He declared that IN every
ineeanoe where . vote vAs taken IN
favor OF the admission OF the state Of
6ouih Dakota the Repoblioan senators
had an voted for II and the Democrats
ell against IL, and when the bill vent to
the house Of representatives that dis
tinauished Demoesaiic body referred Il
10 the oomWittes On territories, where
n ~ a once reported back adversely.
This tesritory had been knocking ct the
door Of congress for years, with . pop.
uIstion very much larger than that OF
anv other territory ever admitted - q
etate, The opposition 10 the admission
of Dakota ves based on the fact that
the Democrats did not want any further
politicel complications thrust upon the
country until after the next presidential
nln0ki0u.
RI. Busler. Of South Carolina, said be
had voted steadily to admit the whole
Of Dakota - . state and would do %
nov. .
A9uees Of the electoRal college vtll Be
ehaneed before 1897. You may prevent
O. from changing the 0gufes through
the Admission OF South Dakots, bot we
intepd 70 change the figures By an hon.
81 vote Of the states already In.
lhtnh am warranted In saying that
this bill has come 10 Be the subject Of a
serious Caucus eonveotion By the Dem
oornts Of The tvo houses, and suppose
n has been decreed that no bill shall
- eop0ress admittioe Dakota a. a
seats rnsil after the next presidential
election"
NJ. Butlef-I am sure my friend from
Illinois will not require the votes Of thai
eeerjtory at the next sleotien. Il 10 IN.
devstood that be has been announced q
= Repubtican candidate. He viii have
euooah votes without Dakota.
Oullsm-lsnehina-"I think 20. too
hut ssilI I would like TO have them"
"Psrhaps," Af. Bo,'sr replied, 'ou'
amiable friend from Iowa may have
someshing 10 say on The sobjscsF
Mr.. Allison intimated by . gesture
thss be bad nothing 10 say.
Then perhaps the senator from Yer
mont may have something 70 says suG
Resssd Mr.. Batter.
II shaIl have something to say on th'
subject," vas Mr.. Ednunds fsspoose
Ipe @ pate then psoceeded 10 execu
tive business and soen aftsrvsfds I'd
iourned siil Monday.