Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-17
Te|egTaphic Tidings
TERRITORIAL TALK.
Congress Considering the Omnibus New
States Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--Sprngef, OF
Illinois, called up yesterday as a special
order the senate bill for the admission of
South Dakota and the organization of the
territory of North Dakota.
The bill having been read in full
Springer took the floor in explanation of
the measure and advocacy of the substi-
tute Omnibus billy, which he proposed to
offer at the proper time. He said he
would endeavor to secure vote at once.
He called attention to various provisions
OF the constitution of 1885, which he con-
sidered bore marks of having been for
mulated hastily, and added that they
presented another reason why q new con-
vention should be held He criticized that
clause of the constitution declaring all
existing archives, records and books be-
longing to the territory of Dakota should
belong to the state of South Dakota.
Under that clause the secretary of state OF
the new state was authorized to 60 to Bis
marck and demand of the capital there
every scrap of paper and book belonging
to the territory. Cox, of New York, was
in favor of the omnibus bill, with certain
amendments, but he was willing to help
along any little conference between the
two houses of congress which would re-
suit in elevating the territory into the
rank of statehood. Every territory ex-
cept Utah should be admitted into the
union when it had population sufficient
under the law to elect q member of con-
gress.
Clifford, of Dakota, defended the consti-
tuition adopted bg constitutional conven-
ton OF Dakota, from the criticism ad-
vanced against it by Springer.
Toole, of Montana, strongly advocated
the admission of Montana, and inveighed
against the carpet bag authority in the
territories. The Garfield and Cleveland
administration promised to relieve the
territories, but both had failed Tradi-
ton said that wise men came from the
east, and his Republican friends had de-
termined that history should repeat itself.
Some of these hot-house plants had been
too frail to stand transplanting in q
northern cline, others holding religiously
to the doctrine that federal office holders
should neither die nor resign, had stayed
in the territories and gave promise OF de-
veloping into good, useful citizens laugh
teri, but under Democratic supremacy the
time-honored tradition had been violated.
Instead of wise men coming from the
east, it was learned they came from the
south. Laughter Far be it from him to
reflect upon the integrity of any man sent
to the territories by the present admins
tration, or upon the service from which
they came, and the insolence of office
holders consequent on alien appoint
ments, and lack OF confidence shown in
the people of the territories constitute
grave ailront. These people had hoped for
better things from the present admin
istration. -Four years ago Montana had
been entitled to statehood, and the
failure to receive it, together with a
violation of the platform concerning
federal appointments in the territories
had dune much to bring about politi-
cal revolution this last fall. There
was only one remedy for the evil,
a star on the flag, vote and voice in
both branches OF congress. Without this
there was nothing but political insomnia
and unrest. There was homely maxim
that charity begins at home" Much
has been heard about home rule in Ire
land, and America had contributed much
to establish that blessing in that sad land.
He would not abate the slightest interest
in the cause, but he begged the gentle
men not to forget that under their flag
home rule in the territories lay bleeding
at the feet of despotism. The people Of
the territories had been patient and long
suffering, hiding their humiliation behind
their pride, but they now found their
modesty departing and independence as
serting itself. To be one qualifying with
the states of the union was a worthy am
bition.
Pending further debate the house ad-
journed.