St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
Springer May Consent to
Amendments Which Will
Kill His Omnibus Bill.
An Unofficial List Of the Fifty
First Congress Shows a Re-
publican Majority.
Southern and Border States
Republicans Talk Of Hav-
ing a Conference.
Special to the Globe.

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Cox, chairman of the Democratic eau
Gus. has issued a call for caucus of
the Democratic members in the hall of
the house of representatives on Tues
day, Dec. II, at 1880 p. NJ, for the pur-
pose of considering measures relating
to the territories and the general policy
to be pursued during this session. The
great question of the present day, and
of the coming days of this and the next
session, is the territorial question. 1t
is dominant In every Democratic eau
Gus the matter of the division of Da-
kota is regnant. The presence in this
city during the past two weeks OF
Willis r. Bierly, of Grand Forks, has
had a great deal of weight in Demo-
cratic circles by reason of his strong
way of putting things. His conversa-
tions with Mr.. Springer have been eff
fective. While Mr.. Springer has not
yet signified his intention to absolutely
SURRENDER HIS POSITION
against division, he has spoken more
conservatively of recent days than ever
before when an intimate friend of So
licitor General jerks, of that state. Mr..
jerks is not only an able lawyer, a
shrewd politician, and sincere man, but
he is a friend of Dakota. 1t was his
work and influence which caused the
reversal of Sparks famous order anent
settlers rights. Again and again has
he shown, both as assistant secretary of
the interior and as solicitor general, his
friendly regard for the territory. He
believes in division, and has long since
stated that belief. He believed in M.
ii. Day, and stood by him. He is with
Bierly now, and backs him up with
strong, common-sense arguments and
legal opinions. His influence is being
felt in the Democratic committee on
territories, and Mr.. Springer has felt
that Mr.. Jenks' views are entitled to
considerable weight. Present indica-
tions are that while Mr.. Springer will
press
HIS OMNIBUS BILL,
for the admission of Montana, Wash
ington, New Mexico and one Dakota
undivided, he will consent to amend
ments by the house which will practi-
cally kill his own bill and substitute
the one recently prepared by Bierly.
under the direction and counsel of Mr.
jerks and Judge Macdonald. 1t is
creditable to Mr.. Springer that he has
secured the consent of both sides of his
committee to fix a certain day when his
bill shall come up for discussion. 1t
shows that he is not narrow nor pessi-
mistic IN his work. He would have
had the matter on the floor this week
but for the objections which came from
Paysori, of Illinois. and Grosvenor, of
Ohio. both of them Republicans. The
recent convention at jamestown has
not thundered its echoes this far. 1t
has had and Will have absolutely no
effect upon the situation. Of course as
long as there is possibility for the
town-site boomers to put the capitol OH
wheels they will try to do so. That is
enterprising, and the time has gone by
when it seems necessary for them to be
damned for doing their best in that
direction for their own
INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS.
1t has become simply matter of
amusement. When Gov. Ordway
planted a capitol building at Bismarck.
laid its foundations deep, and builded
its walls solidly and high, he did well
for all Dakota, as we'll as for Bismarck.
Of course, no one would see it that way
then, and many are unwilling to view
the matter that way now. But it is
true all the same. Hence no one worries
about conv entions which have the re-
moval of the capitol for their object.
The main question before US is division
and the creation of two new states.
Sooner or later this will be an accom-
plished fact. Then the state of North
Dakota will settle the capitol question
once and forever. The heart burnings
of the past will rank forever in many
breasts and nothing can heal them. But
the future will produce hotter collars
and bitterer feelings than ever were
cherished by Ordway, Mckenzie, Jonn-
son, Day, Moody, ct id genus omne.
One thing. though, for which the Lord
be praised, allthe scalp raising will be
done out on the prairies, and none of
the tomahawks will be hurled through
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