St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-02
On the Probable Action OF the
Senate On the Admission
Measures.
He Looks at the Matter as a
Partisan With Very Mar
row Vision,
And Will Stand on the Repub-
Iiean Platform With Little
Compromise.
But He Believes the President
Will Call a Special Early
Session.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-"What do you
intend to do with the Springer bill?"
was asked of Senator Plat to-day.
II intend to act as an individual sena-
tor and to talk as an individual senator.
As chairman of the senate committee on
territories it would be improper for me
to state what will do or what | will
seek to have the committee do"
"What do you think the committee
will do?''
THAT is guesswork. But, inasmuch
as l am acquainted with the members of
the committee. 1t may be that l can
guess better than you gentlemen of the
Quill and telegraph wire. | guess that
the senate committee will make an
effort to secure the admission of several
territories as states. / guess that the
senate committee will deal with the
omnibus bill II that most remarkable
measure that was ever brought before
an intelligent legislative body-I pre-
sumo the committee will deal kindly
with that bill. 1t is my opinion that the
committee is likely to propose the adj
mission of as many territories as may
seem advisable, patriotic and fair to
u.s.
"Are you in favor of the admission of
Now MeXico?"
Not now. But the committee may
be in favor Of it. For my own part. it
seems to NE that every territory ought
stand upon its merits. / have long
in, Of l,n ccin r.
Dakota. and tried hard to induce the
DEMO- ats to consent to it, but we were
met with obstruction after obstruction
in the senate as well as in the house.
Every Democrat in congress seemed to
think it his bounden duty to oppose the
division and admission of the two Da-
kotaS, therefore they opposed South
DakOta's admission. There seems to
have come over them sort OF death
bed repentance since the first week of
last November"
Are you opposed to vote Of each
half of the territory Oh the subject of
division?"
Il have always opposed that scheme.
The state of South Dakota marked out
her boundaries not long ago, as legally
and in regular form as did Kansas, Ne
braska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and the
other states. Of course, if the senate
ignores the stand taken two years ago
under the leadership of Gen. harrison:
if we ignore the expressed belief OF our
body that South Dakota is
REGULARLY CREATED STATE,
then we might see some sense in leav-
ing the half of the territory which
contains One-third of the population, to
have a chance, with bare majority of
one vote to defeat the WOlk of statehood
creation which WIS done nearly three
years ago by the people of South Da-
kota.''
when will the senate committee act
in the matter?''
LAS speedily as possible. We shall
submit our propositions at an early
date, and we shall not recede very far
from what we believe to be right in the
matter. OF course we understand that
the people of South Dakota are anxious
for statehood at once. But we are
equally we'll med concerning the
fact that II pa lotto people of that
state are will 80 wait, and prefer to
wait, for their rights, all their rights,
ana privileges. If it becomes necessary
for the Republican party in both
branches of congress TO do justice to the
citizens of all the territories, because
the Democratic party refuses to do any
thing for them except by gagging the
senate, and forcing the victorious party
to drink obnoxious cups of demagogic
poison in that case the converting of
congress in extra session will be
a matter which is not likely to
take up a great deal of time and
forethOught on the part of President
Harrison. He champloned the cause of
the territories when he was a senator
from Indiana. When he is president,
it is not probable that he will be slow in
looking to the enforcement of those
rights"
Then you expect an extra session.
do you?"
"0nly in the event of the stiff
necked refusal of the Democrats to do
justice to the territories. If they insist
upon policy of obstruction, if they
persist in Keeping South Dakota out of
the Union, l shall not be surprised if
President Harrison calls upon congress,
early next spring, to right the wrongs
of the people" S. ID. f.