The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-26
THE DAKOTA BILL.
The Senate Passes the One Which
Admits South Dakota to the SIs-
terhoOd Of Stat0a

BY vote OF 26 to % the bill for the nd
mission OF South Dakota to the Union
passed the senate. 1t became before it
was finished, the pivot around which re.
volved one OF the moet bitter debates the
senate has ever INDUCED in. For two days
Dakota was not mentioned in the
debate, while the old battle OF 1876
was fought over again. Every
charge that was ever made against the
violence and fraud was reiterated, while
the whole history OF ths Republican party
in the North was revamped by Vest and
Butler, and its alleged corruption again
paved over. Senator Allison had taken
the floor with the expectation Of making a
speech, which had caused Mr.. Butler to
state in his peculiarly fippant way that we
had listened to two presidential stump
speeches already and would probably hear
another. When the bill was taken up,
however, Senator Allison gave way to
Plumb, who made short speech, in which
he called attention to the difference be-
tween the population OF the Southern
states and that Of Dakota, which the
Democrats were aiming to keep out
of the Union. He read from the as
SCISSORS list OF articles subject to taxation
IN Alabama, and showed that the taxes
paid upon guns. pistols and dirks were
greater than upon agricultural I'M mplements.
He submitted that gentlemen representing
the South were hardly able to Judge as to
the right to be admitted into thu Union of
Western community, or even OF fr ont
ier settlement, whose agricultural imple.
ments far exceeded in value it's weapons OF
offense or defense. Mr.. Plumbs speech
had an irritating effect upon the senators
on the Democratic side OF the senate but
they could not restrain their laughter and
joined with the rest OF the senate and the
galleries in hearty laugh when the Ala
bama tax list was read.
Senator Butler then took the floor to re-
ply to some or the insinuations That had
been made against the South. Mr.. Plumb
asked him il he would be willing to apply
the same rule to Dakota that had been
applied to Texas-thau is admit her
with the privilege of afterward di.
viding herself into number OF
states. Mr.. Butler said that he would
be, but he looked upon this attempt
to admit South Dakota at this time as a
political trick to get two senator's upon
the floor OF this chamber, and he did not
propose, ii lie could help it, to allow any
party to take snap judgment in increasing
the number OF senators at a time when
the party supremacy OF the party in
control OF this chamber was rapid.
ly waning. From Buffers speech the
senate branched of into political discus.
sion which had nothing to do with Dako
Then Sherman and Vest got into a
wrangle over Hayes election again, and
Hoar took the floor and explained all
about the Louisiana returning board. Mr..
Platt's closing speech was the best he has
delivered.
Platt closed with another statement OF
the hopeless nature OF thu case so long as
it was in the hands OF the Democratic par.
ty, and strong appeal that Dakota be
given justice. Then Chandler Hall and
Pasco got into a fight over the Florida
electoral count OF 1876, and when that
had been talked out, a vote was taken on
Buffers substitute (the Springer bill.) 1t
was voted down by purely party vote.
23 yeas to 26 nays. Edmunds demanded
the cas- and nays on the passage OF the
BILL and by the same numbers reversed it
was passed. Following is the vote
YEAs-26.
Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Bowen, Chace,
Chandler, Cullom. Davis, Dawes, Dolph,
Edmunds, Farwell Frye, Hawley, Hiscock,
Hoar Ingalls,. Manderson. Mitchell, Palm.
er, Platt, Sabin, Sherman, Spooner, Stock
bridge, Wilson Qowa).
Bate, Berry, Blackburn Blodgett, Brown,
Butler. Call, Coke, Faulkner. George, Cor.
man. Gray. Harris, Kenna, Morgan, Pas
CO, Pugh, Ransom. Reagan, Salisbury,
Turpie, Vance, and Walthall.
Mr.. Platt gave notice that he would at
an early day call up the other territorial
bills.