St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-16
GIVEN A BLACK EYE.
The South Dakota ChieftainS
Knocked Out in the First
Round.
The Division Scheme Virtually
Killed by the House Com
mittee.
Blair's Pet Educational Bill
Passes the Senate by a
Small Majority.
The Fisheries Treaty Com
pleted and Signed by the
Commission.
Snecial IN tha GlOhe

of the house committee on territories
to-day adverse reports were made upon
the bills OF Messrs. Baker and Clifford,
dividing Dakota on an east and west
line and admitting the Southern half to
statehood. Mr.. Springer, of the house
committee on territories, said: "Mr.
Baker, of New York, is authorized to
present his bill to the house some time
this week. l desire to have the house
vote on that bill. 1t is similar to the
Harrison bill and provides for the di-
vision of Dakota and the admission of
South Dakota. Of course the house will
vote it down, then the omnibus bill
will be presented" There was a sub
committee appointed this morning, con-
sisting of Springer, Hays, Syms, Man.
sur, Stroble, to prepare substitute for
the Clifford bill and the senate bill, and
the Baker bill which will provide for
the admission of Dakota, New Mexico,
Montana and Washington. The sub
committee was authorized to amend
what is known as the Springer bill by
ELIMINATING THE PROVISIONS
for minority representation and dis
organization of counties. The subSti-
tute will contain provision for the en-
dowment of school lands, fifty sections
for each territory. Dakota, 250 sections
rial institutions will receive endow-
ments out of the public lands. The
Plankinton reform school. 25 sections;
Sioux Falls deaf mute, 25; Madison Nor
NAL, 25; Fargo agricultural and Brook
ings university, so each. There is no
provision for the congressional districts.
The south line of Day, EdmundS, Grant,
Brown and WalWorth counties will di-
vide the First district from the Second
district, which constitutes all south of
those counties. No provision is made
for the establishment Of district courts,
that proposition being reserved for an
expression of the wish of the cOnstitu-
tiOnal convention, inaSmuch as the COM
mlttee wish to leave as many details as
possible to the people themselves. The
subcommittee will report on Saturday.
Mr.. Springer further said, after de-
Scribing the bill: ut is claimed that
Dakota has declared for division by
vote of her people. If we are going to
divide the territory on that vote then
North Dakota
MUST BE CONSIDERED.
and consulted as much as South Da-
kota. North Dakota gave a majority
against Division of 10000 votes. She
has as much right to be heard as the
others have. The fact is that South
Dakota is trying to secede, and North
Dakota is trying to keep her into the
union, into which they were bound in
1861 by Republican congress and a
Republican president, at a time when
the south portion of the entire country
was trying to Secede. The majority III
the North was against secession then.
and the majority in North Dakota is
against secession now. 1t takes two to
make contract. and ought to take two
to annul it, and both should remain in it
until both sides should agree to dissolve
it. In behalf of the people of North
Dakota L protest against their being set
off by themselves, and insist that they
have a right to the benefits of the Union
which has so long existed between
them. The little corner of Southeast
Dakota
WHICH PRODUCES STATESMEN
and senators and other great men must
remain in the uniOn." Hon. Charles
H. Mansur, member of the territorial
committee of the house, says: II have
received the following interesting let
ter. 1t is from Hon. John r. Wilson,
one of the leading Democrats of Dakota,
and who ran for congress in 1884 against
Clifford. He has always been a divis-
loniSt. He says: Il have been in Da-
kota just ten years now and have
watched all the movements affecting us
with great interest up to within four or
five years ago, and prior to the settle
ment of Central Dakota public senti-
ment was largely in favor of division,
but since then. and with the building
of cross lines of railroads and the rapid
settlement and development of the
country. there has been a gradual and
wonderful change in the sentiments,
until now, in my judgment, to- day adj
mission as whole would carry by 25,-
600 majority. The feeling is not DO
litical one, but divides parties here
just as the tariff does all over the
country. l hope you will give
this matter your personal attention and
aid us as much as possible" Delegate
Clifford was asked this afternoon what
he thought of the action of the commit
tee, and he replied: $50 far as my ter
ritory is concerned. it will be highly
unsatisfactory to our people. / don't
care anything about how many Demo-
cratic territories are brought into state
hood; L am not concerned in the poll
tics involved; only want division first,
and statehood secondly. If we cannot
get division we don't want statehood.
Division is the most important, and the
majority of the house committee on
territories, knowing this, acts in bad
faith. l have no idea the omnibus bill
will go through the senate. hope not"