Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-21
SOUTH DAKOTA.
TIE sENATE f4ssEs 4 BILL ron
IT'S ADMISSION.
Allison's Generous Proposition-Plumb
Wants Montana and Washington Ad-.
mitted Toc-TariR Consideration in the
Heuse Postponed to Next Tuesday.

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WAsHNeroN, April 19.-Hoar offered q
resolution (which was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations) providing
that the official reporter shall be admitted
to report the debates and proceedings Of
the Senate when the fisheries treaties shall
De under consideration. A report OF such
part of the debates as may not REQUIRE
secrecy is TO be published il the Senate
shall SO order "a,
The Senate then resumed consideration
Of the bill 70: he admission 81 South Das
kota and was addressed BY Plumb in sur.
port Of the bill. He contrasted the small
votes in the Southern States with the vote
of Dakota and said very few OF them had
sast as many votes at any election within
the last five years as the Territory
OF Dakota had in 1886. If IL was
the quality of the people OF Dakota
that the Senator from Missouri (Vest) OBJ
lected to then he (Plumb) declared they |
we'e fair representation OF the Anglo |
Saxon character on this continent. He /
nan yet 10 learn that any man in Dakota /
had ever been deprived by direction or in |
di ection OF his right to vote. Coming
Down to the State of Alabama. he con.
tasted the tables OF taxation in that State
to show that the assessed value of gums.
pistols and dirks" was four times greater
ehan that OF farming tools and agricul-
tlral implements; land yet" he said.
the Senator from Missouri did
1ot object to a representation of
ilabama In the Senate or House, but was
Vllllng TO meet Them on plane OF equality. +
.or himself he did not care as to the poll
les OF any of the Territories applying for
omission as States. He would vote for
ne admission OF Montana and Washington
'errltory, Democratic though they were.
ecause he believed the power and perpetu. {
y OF the Republic depended on theFequai
ssoclatlon OF all the people of the United
tates, subdivided within the limits of a
tate, each one taking care of it's own local
oncerns, each contributing of it's advice,
9 counsel, it's wealth and it's power to the !
rogress Of the United States in their
ational capacity.
Allison addressed the Senate in support d
the bill. He agreed with the Senator from il
issouri (Vest) that the question was a b
olltical one. The attitude of the Demo.
attic party in both houses on this sub
ct was the attitude Of nonaction. He be-
wed South Dakota should now be adj c.
Tilted as State and that North Dakota a
ouid be also admitted as State. He q,
ould be glad to vote at this session for =
e admission of North Dakota. o.
Vest asked him if he would vote now for CT
bill admitting the whole Territory Of >.
.kota. He (Vest) would. =
n response to the question of Allison, as W
whether the Democratic party as a eI
htlcal organization would vote to-day III
the admission of the State of Dakota
a whole Vest said he did not think there
re any OF his colleagues who would not.
hough they had not held any caucus.
Illison said the action of the Democratic A
'ty as represented on the Committee of
'ritories OF both the House and the SEN
showed its policy on the subject. The
a was to tamper with the question until De
Presidential election of 1883 shall have to
sed away, and if the political exigencies -,
he future required it, the Democratic as ~,
ty would continue to play the same O.. CO.
le. LII the Democratic party wanted the W W
tie OF Dakota undivided why did it not. SL Gn
'never it had the power, present q, hill vi
that purpose? He himself would hesi-
long before he would be willing to ad- r
Dakota as q single State. He would
hands with the Senators for the ad nu
sion OF Montana. da,
est congratulated the Senate that the the
discussion had got back to the real tie,
e and thanked Allison for having dis Ian
ed the question from the standpoint of for
atesman. He protested against recent bro
rges and aspersions against the South. ten
States and said ii this were an occasion mic
o into ancient history he could re.erect ger
lie Southern States the shameful paro- A :
, On government that mad once been set bac
here by the Senators now denouncing
e States.
le debate then reverted once more to
question OF outrages and intimidations B
le South: Call, Berry, Hoar, Edmuuds, risil
man and Vest participated in the dis c;tn
ion which was at times quite excited. wy
Senate finally came to vote pea
ne substitute for the Dakota bill which In L
defeated: Yeas, 90; nays, &c, and the and
tself was passed: Yeas, 26; nays, 23, era,
let party vote. har
ls wereereported and placed on the beer
dar for public building at San Diego, in d
ornia, and for the appointment of an the
:iate justice for the Territory of Utah. the
Senate then adjourned until Monday. the