Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-14
THE CAUCUS.
A Resolution Adopted Favoring the
Admis sion of Territories

WASHINGTON, December 13.-The
Democratic caucus tonight after ses-
sion lasting over three hours, adopted
the following resolution
Resolved, That in the judgement 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 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 the amendments of the pending bill,
or otherwise, as to details as the Com
mittee on Territories shall determine,
and that and order of the House for the
consideration of these measures, 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
admitted into the Union, but by separ.
ate bill. Sixty members were in attend
ance at the caucus and it was evident
that they had come nearear an under
standing since the pre- vious night. Cox
opened the proceedings with long
speech, in concluding which he said he
opposed Utah coming in on an omnibus
bill, but was willing to defer to the wish
of the caucus and accept the measure,
provided it was understood that Dakota
should have the privilege of division.
Dockery of Missouri, Wheeler of Ala
bama, Blount of Georgia, Mausur of
Missouri, Rice and Mcdonald OF Mime
sofa, Voorhees, of Washington Territory,
and others took the same ground. Oates
and Herbert of Alabama, and McMillin
OF Tennessee stoutly opposed the di-
vision of Dakota. and McMillin declared
it would be political sacrifice for the
Democratic party to admit all these new
States. The Democratic party should go
slow in the matter. These proposed
new States were Republican and would
continue to be Republican notwithstand-
ing the Democratic House might take &C
ton looking to their admission.
The Dakota question then became lost
of temporarily in discussion over the
question whether Utah should be in
cluded in the Omnibus bill.
Delegate Caine, of Utah, made an
earnest appeal for the inclusion of his
Territory in the proposed bill. He said
polygamy was now no longer practiced
to any extent, and the Democratic party
should not undertake to deny Utah ad-
mission solely because of the religious
belief Of some of her citizens.
Breckinridge, of Kentucky, seconded
the appeal, saying Utah would probably
be the only Democratic State in the lot,
and ought to be admitted.
After further discussion the Committee
on Territories was requested on a vote
showinga small majority in favor of the
proposition, to prepare and to present to
the House separate bill for the admis-
sion OF Utah.
Speaker Carlisle and Judge Holman
then addressed the caucus in favor of an
omnibus bill to include the Territories
having a ratio of population, emitting
them to one member of Congress.
Cox closed the debate in a speech
in which he asked the members
to accept the proposition of Judge Hol.
man, leaving the Dakota question to the
people Of that Territory, and providing
for the admission of other Territories
named by Holman.
The resolution, amended by a sugpes.
ton from Speaker Carlisle was then
adopted and the caucus adjourned.