New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-18
sPRINGER'S SLICK SCHEME
10 KEEP NEW STATES OUT OF THE UNION.
a CRAFTY SPECIAL ORDERS. S. cox THINKS
= SOME DEMOCRATS ARE PATRIoTIc-sLlM
PROSPECT OF EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION.
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PROSPECT OF EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION.
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Washington. Dec. H." That Is, you want to go
through the motions of doing something without do
ing it, the fair and terse comment OF Mr.. Reed
to-dsy when Chairman Springer, of the Committee on
Territories. asked the House TO suspend the rules and
make the Territorial bills continuing special order
s. s. Cox expressed the hope and belief that Mr.
Reed was mistaken, and thai the best men OF both
parties in the House would deal with the subject In
. patriotic spirit.
After some dcsuliory and Informal discussion the
special order was made II provides, first, that the
senate bill for the admission of South Dakota and the
Organization OF the Territory of North Dakota shall
be considered tomorrow: second. that it shall be in
order to move the Omnibus bill as a substitute for
the Senate BILL third, that the order shall continue
in force from day 10 day until the bills mentioned
shall have been disposed of, and also until all other
bills for the admission Of Territories which the Com
mittec on Territories may offer shall have been con-
sdsred disposed of in the order prescribed by said
committee. The order also contains pfoviso which
permits the offering of amendments.
Mr. Springer said he would not call up the Senate
bill tomorrow. and there is slight prospect that he
will do so until after the holiday recess. lie has not
yet called meeting of his COMMITTEES 10 pass on Tie
proposed caucus amendments TO the 4" Omnibus bill,
which is 10 be offered a substitute The Repubh-
can members of the committee will stoutly resist
those amendments, which would make the F" Omnibus"
bill more Objectionable than ever, II possible
The terms of the order show that 1t Is justly
amensble to Mr.. Reeds criticism. 1t Is full OF pit
falls the object of which IS TO hinder and prevent
any effective legislation whatever in respect TO the
TERRITORIES. II crafty drawn so as TO shut oat
II possible, any amendments to the ." Omnibus DILL
except such might be proposed by Springers COM
mIt;ee which of course, would preclude motion TO
strike out the part relating 10 New-Mexico The
order also provides that in the Omnibus sub
TerrfN
may offer separate bills for the admission Of New
Mexico, North Dakota, Montana and Washington, and
shall have the right to prescribe tho order In which
aid bills shall be considered Here Is cast-iron pro
vision adopted under a suspension OF the rules, which
well enable the committee. II its substitute be re-
1ected to block all Territorial legislation by demand
ing that the New-slexico bill shall be disposed OF
before action is had bills for the admission of
North Dakota Montana or Washington.
The whole scheme is of delay and deceit The
Democratic leaders do not intend that any new state
shall be admitted by this Congress If they can pre-
vent f, but they do mean, IL possible, to deceive the
psople of the waiting Territories and of the country
ar largo by false pretence that they trying to
do something.
The Omnibus" bill, by its own terms. would post
pone admission of every of the Territories until
1890 II would give North Dakota ald South Dakota,
whom admitted. only Representative each in Con
GEES, although either of them is entitled TO two
representatives, ana IDt dCt Vi duul>>iOH N"NN "
subject to all the uncertainties Of future legislation
in a House with very narrow Republican majority.
In a word, the bill is not very obscure scheme of
partisan demagogues TO reap temporary partisan
advantage.
The bill upon which the fight will begin. and
which passed the Senate on April TO- 1855, is identical
with the House bill introduced on January a, 1855,
by Mr.. Baker of New-York and reported back adj
versedy on February "A by Chairman Springer, from
the Committee on Territories. 1t provides that South
Dakota shall have two Representatives in Congress
until after the next apportionment. BY the first
section the State of South Dakota is hereby decared
TO be State of the United States OF America, and
is hereby admitted into the Union on an equal foot
ing with the original States in all respects whatever
and that Constitution which tho people Of south
Dakota formed for themselves DO, and the same
is hereby accepted. ratified and confirmed subject
however, TO the provisions hereinafter contained"
The Senate provided for special election on August
Is to pass ON that question, and also on tho change
of name Dakota 70 South Dakota
1t is barely possible that the senate bill VIII pass
the House amended TO provide for the admission
of both the Dakotas, and for special elections 10 be
10 be done By the people of the new States prior 10
admission, but the prospect is not bright
Procrastination' is the Democratic watchword
1t will be comparatively easy for The southern Demo
Gratis with the help of Springer and few other North
ern allies. TO prevent any action This session. whlch
will comprise only iOrty-Sx working days after the
holiday RECESS