St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
MOODY is MAD.
He Says South Dakotians Will
Repeal This MOnstrosity.--Gif-
ford Strongly Censured.


ford Strongly Censured.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. JAM, 1S.-It was close.
Three votes the other way would have
secured the passage of the Macdonald
substitute for the Springer omnibus
bill. The Dakota people here are we'll
pleased with the efforts made by the
gentleman from Minnesota, and are not
meager in their praises of him for
the successful work which enabled
Judge Macdonald, who is not a
to so nobly defeat the pet scheme of the
chairman of that committee, scheme
upon which he has expended much
time and labor. The passage of the
Springer substitute for the Plat bill
does not relieve the situation. Not
withstandlng the fact that amendments
were accepted by the Democrats grant
ing in large measure the demands of
the Republicans, there is great dissatis-
faction expressed tonight. Among the
South Dakota delegation Judge Moody
says:
The senate cannot and will not accept this
monstrosity. The people of Dakota never
can accept it. AS it stands all of our school
lands are open to the theft of dishonest set
tiers. IN that they may now buy those lands
at Sl.25 per acre, under the presumption
laws. We are required to depend upon the
vote of North Dakota in order to secure d.
years is swept away, and all will have to be
done over again. There is but one possibility
for us now. and that is an extra session of
congress.
Congressman Mansur, of Missouri.
startled the house and Stampeded the
friends of South Dakota when he made
the charge that $4,000 had been used
to secure clauses in the Sioux Falls con-
stitution favorable to corporations. The
friends of South Dakota were surprised
when the charges were so boldly made,
to the delegate from that territory and
found him dumb. and with his eyes
cast down upon piece of
paper before him. 1t was the oppor-
tunity of Gifford's legislative career.
Senator Moody wrote a note hastily
and sent it down to CLIFFORD, appealing
to him to walk across the house to Mr..
Mansur and demand the name of his
informant, and brand the charge as IN
famously false. Delegate-elect Math-
ews sat beside Clifford; and he, too,
seemed uncOncerned, making no APP
parent effort to arouse Clifford to action.
Thus it happened that the startling
charge made by the gentleman from
Missouri went unrefuted, and had
tremendous effort against South Da-
kota'S chances for immediate admis-
sion. Mr. Mansur tonight SAYS:
If Clifford lad denied my assertion, as / ex-
pected him to try to do [ could have given
him the names OF prominent Republicans
from Dakota, some of them formerly occupy
ing high official positions, as my authority.
Inasmuch as this was not demanded on the
floor to-day, shall not now feel at liberty 10
name the gentlemen.
Dakota people here are wondering
where Mansur gained his information,
and they are also wondering what in
duced Clifford to let the charge go unre-
futed. Now that the matter is cut of
the house, it may be stated that there
have been differences in the viewsof the
delegation which has been here at
work for the admission of the Southern
state. A couple of the gentlemen have
been at variance with the ma
iority, and harmony has been only
upon the surface. 1t is the
old story of dissension. No delegation
sent to the national capital to work for
Dakota measure was ever known to
work smoothly, and theupresent delega-
ton is no exception. Ordway johnson
iuoIOSCt W iiOio IOlCCS III Hdilu anu
kept them under better control last win
ter than any delegation ever before sent
here. While majority of the South
Dakota gentlemen tonight agree with
Judge Moody in the sentiments
quoted above, there are others
who disagree with him and ex-
press themselves as satisfied with
half a loaf. Delegate Toole deserves
great credit for having secured the in
sertion of the clause permitting Mon
tana to vote upon the constitution of
1886, and Delegate Voorhees, is entitled
to need OF praise for his able effort to
secure the admission of Washington
territory by proclamation of the presi-
dent. Delegates from all the territories
are delighted with the days work ex-
cept the South Dakotans.