Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-15
LAST NIGHTS CAUCUS.
GATHERING OF THE DEMOCRATIC
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.

Nearly all Favorable to the Admission
of the Territories rs states-Dakots
to Come In as the People There
Prefer-The Utah Question ProySkes
Considerable Discussion = Delegate
Gaines statement.
WASHINGTON, December 13.-The House
democratic caucus, tonight, after a ses
sion lasting over three houIs. adopted the
following resolutions:
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 here
after determine. Also, thatnecessary legis.
lation ought to be provided for the early
admission into the Union Of the territories
of Washington, Montana and New Mexico,
that these measures should all be embodied
in one bill. either by an amendment of the
pending bill or otherwise, as to details as
THE COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIES
shall determine, and that an order of the
House for the consideration of the meas.
ures should be made at an early day, and
the bill considered in the House at the
earliest day practicable.
Utah, although not mentioned in the
resolution, it was agreed, should be admit
ced into the union, but by a separate bill.
Sixty members were in attendance at the
caucus, and it was 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 wish of the
caucus and accept the measure, provided
it was understood Dakota should have the
privilege OF division.
Dockerv OF Missouri, Wheeler of Ala.
bama, Blount of Georgia, Mansur of Mis-
souri,, Rice and Mcdonald OF Minnesota,
VOORHEES, of Washington Territory. and
Others took the same ground. Oats and
Herbert of Alabama, and Mcmillan OF
Tennessee, stoutly
OPPOSED THE DIVISION OF DAKOTA.
Mcmillan declared it would be political
all these new states. The Democratic
party should go slow in the matter.
These proposed states were Republican,
and would continue to be Republican, not
withstanding the action the Democratic
House might take looking to their admis-
sion.
The Dakota question became lost sight
of, temporarily, in the discussion over the
question OF whether Utah should be in
cluded in the omnibus bill. Delegate Caine
of Utah made an earnest appeal for inclu-
sion OF his territory in the pr. posed bill.
He said polygamy was now no longer
practiced to any extent, and the Demo-
era tic party should not undertake to deny
Utah admission solely
BECAUSE OF THE RELIGIOUS BELIEF
OF some of her citizens.
Breckenridge, KY, eeconded the appeal,
saying that Utah would probably be the
only Democratic state in the whole lot, and
ought not to be omitted.
After further discussion the committee
on territories was requested, by vote
showing small majority in favor OF the
to prepare and present to the
House separate bill for the admission OF
Utah.
Speaker Carlisle and Judge Holman then
addressed the caucus in favor OF the omni-
bus bill to include the territories having
ratio OF population emitting them to one
member to Congress.
Cox closed the debate in a speech in
which he asked the members to accept the
proposition OF Judge Holman, leaving the
Dakota question to the people of that ter.
ritory, and providing for the admission of
the other territories named. The Holman
resolution as amended by suggestion
from Speaker Carlisle was then adopted
and the caucus adjourned.