Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-15
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II oMNIBU5 BILL.
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, called up the
conference report on the senate bill for
the admission OF the state of South Da-
kota. The report. which reports q total
disagreement, was agreed to.
Mr.. Springer moved that the house
insist on its amendments and ask for an
other conference. This motion having
been agreed to, Mr.. Baker, OF New York,
offered q resolution giving the house
conterees the following instructions: (l)
To exclude the territory of New Mexico
from the bill. (2) To amend the bill
so as to provide for the admission OF
South Dakota by proclamation of the
Sioux Falls constitution, 90 be resub-
mitted to the people OF South Dakota
with q provision for a new election OF
state and federal officers, and without a
new vote OF the question of division. (3)
That the proposed states OF North Da-
kota, Montana and Washington shall be
admitted on the same basis, either by
proclamation of the president or by
formal acts of admission.
Mr.. Cox, of New York. offered o sub.
stituse for the resolution, diff ring only
from Mr.. Bakers proposition IN that it
provides for the admission of north Da-
kota, Montana and Washington by
proclamation Of the president. He
earnestly favored the immediate admis.
sion OF the territories.
Mr.. Springer insisted on retaining in
the bill the provision fer the admission
Of New Mexico.
Mr.. Symes did not see why Che people
OF New Mexico should be forced into the
union by having q provision tackled on
to the Dakota bill FOR political purposes.
MIR. Breckenridge. of Kentucky, argued
against the exclusion of New Mexico.
Mr.. Joseph, of New Mexico, spoke tor
admission. .
Mr.. Baker accepted Mr.. Ocx's resolu-
ton as q substitute for his own.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, de-
handed a division on the instructions
and a vote was first taken upon that
portion OF the resolution Instructing the
conferees to eliminate New Mexico from
the bill. II was agreed gto-yess, 1856
nays. 106. But OF The last moment Mr..
Breckenridge changed his vote from
negative TO affirmative for the purpose
OF moving a reconsideration.
On motion of Mr.. Baker to reconsider
it was LAID upon the table.
The next clause OF the resolution
which was voted upon was that instruct.
ing the conferees to SO amend the bill as
to provide for the admission of South
Dakota by proclamation without fur
ther vote on the question of division.
Agreed TO.
Motions to reconsider and lay upon
the table were made by Mr.. Baker, and
the yeas and nays were ordered on the
latter motion.
MIR. Breckenridge intefieosed q mo.
tlon to adjourn, but this was voted
down.
Mr.. Bake. appealed. in the name o
appropriation bills, to Mr.. Breckenridge
not to ilibuster against this measure.
MIR. McMillin, oil, Tennessee, shen in
terpolated another motion to adjourn
and demanded the yeas and nays, who'll
were ordered, but the motion was votet
down.
Mr.. Breckenridge followed it up will
q motion for q recess until 11;3O TO,
morrow, and raised the point OF n,
quorum.
Messrs. Baker and Breckenridge ther
attempted to reach an agreement BY
which a vote on the motion to recon-
slider should be taken now, but the de-
mand for the regular order" from the
republican side cut short any argumep,
and MIR. McMillin again moved an adj
iournment.
The motion having been voted down,
an arrangement was effected whereby 6
vote on the resolution shall be taken TO-