The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-21
CONCERNING ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES
What 1ook Place Ia tho Democratic Caucus
Held on the &Lh.

What 1ook Place tn the Democratic Caucus
Held on the 12u.
Washington dispatch: The house
democratic caucus tonight, after n ses-
sion lasting over three hours, adopted
the following resolution:
Resolved, That in the judgment OF
this caucus provision should be made
by which Dakota may be admitted into
the union as n state or two states, as
the people Of the two states may here
after determine. Also that necessary
legislation 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 amendment of the pending
bill or otherwise, as the committee on
territories shall determine, and that
consideration of the measure shall be
made at an early day.
Utah, although not mentioned in the
resolution, it was agreed should be adj
mitted into the union, but by q sepa-
rate bill. Sixty members were in at
tendance ct the caucus, and it was evi.
dent that they had come nearer to an
understanding since the previous night.
Mr.. Cox opened the proceedings with
a long speech, in concluding which he
said that he opposed Utah coming in in
the omnibus bill, but was willing to de-
fer to the wish of the caucus and accept
that measure provided it were under
stood that Dakota should have the priv
ilege of division.
Messrs. Dockery of Missouri, Wheeler
of Alabama, Blount of Georgia, Mansur
of Missouri, Rice and Macdonald of
Minnesota, Voorhees, of Washington
Territory and others took the same
ground.
Messrs. Oates and Herbert of Ala
bama, and McMillen of Tennessee,
stoutly opposed the division of Dakota.
Mr.. McMillen declared hat it would be
political suicide for the democratic par
ty to admit all these new states. The
democratic party should go slow in the
matter. Those proposed states were re-
publican, and would continue to be re-
publican, Notwithstanding any action
the democratic party might take look
ing to their admission.
The Dakota question then became lost
sight of temporararily in a discussion
over the question whether Utah should
be included in the omnibus bill. Dele
gate Cain, of Utah, made an earnest APP
peal for the inclusion of his territory in
the proposed bill. He said that polyg-
amy was now no longer practiced to any
extent, and the democratic party should
not undertake to deny Utah admission
solely because of the religious belief of
some of her citizens.
Mr.. breckenridge, of Kentucky, Sec
onded the appeal, saying that Utah
would probably be the only democratic
state in the lot, and ought to be adj
mitted.
After further discussion the commit
tee on territories was requested by q
vote showing a small majority in favor
of the proposition, to prepare and to
present to the house O separate bill for
the damission of Utah.
Speaker Carlisle and Judge Holman
then addressed the caucus in favor of
the omnibus bill to include the terrific
ries having a ratio of population emit
Ting them to one member of congress.
MI. Cox closed the debate in a speech
in which he asked the members to &C
cept the proposition of Judge Holman,
leaving the Dakota proposition to the
people of that territory, and providing
for the admission of the other territories
named. The Holman resolution,
amended by the suggestion of Speaker
Carlisle, was then adopted and the eau
Gus adjourned.