The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-14
STATEHOOD FAVORED.
Democratic Caucus Recon-
mend Utah's Admission.
NIB. GAINES EARNEST APPEAL.
A Separate Bill to be Presented for
the Admission of Utah Into
the Union.

WASHINGTON, December 13.-The
Democratic caucus, tonight, in session
lasted over three hours, and adopted
the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That in the judgment Of
this caucus provisions should be made
by which Dakota may be admitted into
the Union as one State or two States, as
the people of the two proposed States
may hereafter determine; also that
necessary legislation ought to be pro-
vided for the early admission into the
Union of the Territories of Washing
ton, Montana and New Mexico; that
these measures should all be embodied
in one bill, either by an amendment to
the pending bill or otherwise, as to de-
tails, as the committee on Territories
shall determine, and that an order for
the consideration of the measures should
be made at an early day and the bill
uoosidered in the House at the earliest
day practicable.
UTAH AS A STATE.
Utah, although not mentioned in the
resolution, it was agreed, should be
admitted into the Union, but by sep
arate bill.
Sixty members were in attendance at
the caucus and twas evident they had
come nearer an understanding since
the previous night.
Cox opened the proceedings with a
long speech, in concluding which he
said he opposed Utah coming in on the
omnibus bill, but was willing to defer
to the wish of the caucus and accept
the measure provided it was under
stood Dakota should
HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF DIVISION.
Dockery, of Missouri; Wheeler, Of
Alabama; Blount, of Georgia; Man.
sare, of Missouri; Rice and MoDona'd,
of Minnesota; Voorhees,, of Washington
Territory, and others took the same
ground.
Oats and Herbert, of Alabama, and
NcMillen, of Tennessee, stoutly op-
posed the division of Dakota,
McMillen declared 1t would be pollti.
cal suicide for the Democratic Party to
admit all these new States. The Demo
cratic party should go slow in this mat
ter. These proposed new States were
Republican, and would continue to bC
Republican, Notwithstanding any FAC
ton the democratic House might take
looking to their admission.
UTAH DISCUSSED.
The Dakota question then became
lost sight of temporarily in the discus.
sion over the question whether Utah
should be included in the omnibus bill
Delegate Caine, of Utah, made al
earnest appeal for the inclusion of hi
Territory IN the proposed bill. HI
said polygamy was now no Longer
practiced to any extent and the Demo
cratic Party should not undertake Il
deny Utah admission solely because o.
the religious belief of some of her citl
zens.
Beckinridge, of Kentucky, seconded
the appeal, saying Utah would pro
baby be the only Democratic State il
the lot, and ought not to be omitted
After further discussion the com
mittee on Territories was requested, b,
O vote, showing small majority il
favor of the proposition. to prepare an
to present to the House a seperate bill
FOR THE ADMISSION OF UTAH.
Speaker Carlisle and Judge Holman
then addressed the caucus in favor @
the omnibus bill to include all the Ter
ritories having a ratio of population
emitting them to one member in Con
gress.
Cox closed the debate in a speech, il
which he asked the members to accep
the proposition of Judge Holman
leaving the Dakota question to the PEG
pie of that Territory, and providing TO
the admission of the other Territorie
named.
Holman's resolution as amended, b,
suggestion from Speaker Carlisle, wa
then adopted and the caucus adjourned
Stanley Again Captured.