New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-04-25
TIE DAKOTA BILL,
The Senate Passes the One which
Adnits South Dakota to the Sic
terhood OF States.

uS senate Passes the One Which
harnits South Dakota to the Sic
teFhood OF States.
BY vote OF 90 to % the bill for the adj
Hl'sslon OF South Dakota to the Union
passed the senate. 1t became, before it
vas Inlshed, the pivot around which re.
vowed one OF the most bitter debates the
f naisae mas ever INDUCED in. Fort days
5'aho0a was not mentioned in the
ueoate while the old battle OF 1876
was lought over again. Every
Chafge That was ever made against the
oouth IN relation to illegal elections and
violence and fraud was reiterated while
the "nole history OF the Republican party
IN tne North was revamped by Vest and
outier' and it's 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 fiippant way thatwe
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
Ilumo, VINO made a short speech, in which
r ne 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
pald upon guns. pistols and dirks were
gTeaUer than upon agricultural in. Elements.
ne submitted that gentlemen representing
the South were hardly able to Judge as to
the right to be admitted into the Union of
d western community, or even OF Fl ont
Ter settlement, whose agricultural nipple.
ments lar exceeded in value it's weapons OF
of1ense or defense. Mr. Plumbs speech
mad an irritating effect upon the senator's
on the Democratic side OF the senate, but
ttey 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 ii he would be willing to apply
The same rule to Dakota that had been
applied to Texas-that is, admit her
with the privilege OF afterward di-
viding herself into number OF
states. Mr.. Butler said that he would
be, put he looked upon this attempt
to admit South Dakota at this time as a
! political trick to get two senator's upon
B the floor OF this chamber, and he did not
: PROPOSE il he could help it, to allow any
party to take snap Judgment in increasing
the number OF senator's at time when
the party supremacy Of the party in
control OF this chamber was rapid
Iy waning. From Buffers speech the
senate branched off into a political discus
sion which had nothing to do with Dako ta
Then Sherman and Vest got into q
wrangle over Hayes election again, and
Hoar took the floor and explained all
ABOUT the Louisiana returning board. Mr.
Flatts closing speech was the best he has
delivered.
Platt closed with another statement of
r the hopeless nature of the case SO long as
4 1t was in the hands OF the Democratic par
y ty, and a strong appeal tha./Dakota be
given justice Then Chandler Hall and
Paeco 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 a purely party vote
- 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,, Henderson, Mitchell, Palm.
er, Platt. Sabin, Sherman, Spooner, Stock
bridge, Wilson Qowa).
NAYS %.
Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Blodgett, Brown,
sHBntler, Call, Coke Faulkner, George, Cor.
man, Gray, Harris, Kenna, Morgan, Pas
CO, Pugh, Ransom, Reagan, Salisbury,
Turpie, Vance, and Walthal.
Mr.. Platt gave notice that he would at
an carly day call up the other territorial
bills.