Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-28
STATEHOOD GATHERING.
Adjourned Sc sien of the
Meeting of gaRkton
Citizens.
After Long DISCUSSION a Resolution
WIS Adopted.

was HuUpt6k.
The adjourned citizens meeting to
secure an expression of opini n relative
to the Springer bill convened at the city
hall Saturday nigh, with Mr.. Teller in
the chair.
The chair announced that the resolu-
tion presented at the previous meeting
by G-neral Campbell Was before the
meeting for action.
j. r, Gamble offered the following as
a Substitute and moved Its adoption:
WHEREAS, The house of representa-
tives at Washington, ID. o., has lately
passed a bill for the admission into the
union as states several of the territories
including Dakota, and
WHEREAS, Said bill is unsatisfactory
In various provisions, especially that
part which provides for q vote of the
people Of north and south Dakota sep
srately on the right to division, and
WHEREAS, We believe said bill can
be so amended at this session of congress
as to properly protect the rights OF the
people of the whole territory both north
and south, and
WAEREAs, Both the great political
parties in this territory in convention
assembled have repeatedly by a nnan
imous vote favored the division OF Da-
kota and the admission Of both sections
90 states In the union, and
WHEREAS, Said bill as passed the
house is now before the senate commit
tee on territories and relying on the
ability, patriotism and sense of fsirness
of said committee, and of the senate, and
of the friends of Dakota in both houses
of congress, that proper and just amend
ments to said bill can and will be made
and agreed upon, and said bill passed as
amended and become q law at this ses.
zion of congress, and
WHEREAS, We are unslterably in favor
OF the division of the territory, and the
admission of the southern half as a
state into the union at the earliest pos
sible time consistent with law and good
government and whereas the great bust.
ness interests of the territory end the
~inalienable rights of our citizens impera.
lively demand Immediate admission /;
therefore be il
Reso.Oed, BY the people of Yankton in
mass convention assembled without re-
Rsrd to party, that we earnestly request
the senate committee, and the senate. to
make such proper amendments to said
bill as will fully protect our just rights
and the rights of the people of the whole
country and as will best and most speedi.
~ secure immediate division and admis-
sion of south Dakota into the union as a
state, and that we also most earnestly
and respectfully request the house and
our friends therein, to consent to such
amendments as will secure the above
ends.
General Campbell Tasd his original
resolution and the matter was generally
discussed. Finally General Campbell
presented the following as a substitute:
Resok0ed-That o bill which secures the
division OF South and North Dakota, and
admits them as two states which can be
agreed upon by both houses of congress
at this session., should be passed rs soon
as possible by the present congress.
That We earnestly ask all the friends
OF Dakota, in each house, TO favor such
a bill and to secure it's immediate pas
sage, and to that end to accept any com.
promise which will secure the main end,
immediate division and admission as
two states by this congress.
Provided, that each section, south and
north Dakota be allowed to decide for
Itself separately, the question of divi-
sion in any vote en- that subject, which
congress- may think necessary such bill
may provide for; and il either section
vote for division, then admission shall
De had.
This and other resolutions were dis
cussed by General Campbell. j. r. Gam.
BILE, j. a. Teller and Governor Ed
munds.
]. 81. Teller moved 10 lay oil the reso-
~lutions on the table and stated that he
desired to follow 1t with q motion Il ap-
point a committee of five to communi-
cate with Washington rettscting the
sentiments Of the meeting.
Discussion continued, Messrs. East,
Edmunds, Faux and Pennington parti-
cipating and after q time Governor PEN
nington submitted the following as a
substitute for everything before the
meeting in the form of resolutions and
motions:
WHEREAS, The people of ell Dakota
desire division and aaaaiesion frat lest
and ell the time therefore
Resc!reG. That We urge upon our
friends at Washington end upop our
delegate in Congress to work for the pas.
sage of the Springer bill, with such
amendments and alterations as the two
houses may agree upon.
! The chair ruled the resolutions out OF
order end discussion war resumed, Camp.
bell, Gamble, Teller and Pennington
participating.
The question came before the meeting
on the adoption of Mr.. Teller's motion
and after division the chair declared j,
lost.
Governor Pennington moved that al
pending resolutions be laid on the table
Lost.
q. W. Kingsbury moved the adoption
Of Governor PenDington's resolution
Qaestion put and on division the chai
declared it lost.
The QUESTION then being the adoption
Of General Campbell's resolution tn,
question was put and carried.
Governor Pennington moved that th,
chairman and General Campbell be de
signated o committee to communicat,
with friends in Washington and advis'
them OF the action OF the meeting
Adopted.
The meeting, on motion, adjourned.