Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL.


HOUSE. Mr.. Springer, of H., call
ed up as SPECIAL order the senate
bill for the admission of South Dakota
and the organization of the territory of
North L akota. The bill having been read
III full, Mr.. Springer took the floor in ex
planatiou-Of the meaSure and in the adv0
cacy of the subs titute the omnibus bill
which he proposed to Offer at the proper
time. He promised his remarks with
the statement that he would ende8vor
to secure vote today. He
sketched briefly the action of the cOnsti-
tutlOnal convention held III Dakota Sept.
'85 which had formulated constitution
for the state of South Dakots. The con
stItutiOu had been submitted to the peo
pie and ratified by vote of Is 600 TO
5000 The total vote had only been A.
600, white DIT that time there were $1,000
votes in the territory. In view OF the
smal!ness of the vote he insisted that jus
Gice to the people of Dakota req 1ired
that II new convention snGu be held.
Mr.. Clifford, OF Dakota, defended the
constitution adopted by the constitution
a! conven ntiOn of Dakota from the criti-
oism advanced by Mr.. Springer. TIE
people of south Dakota were satisfied
with 1t. The people of Dakota wanted
no further vote upon the question of
division. They wonid never accept of the
admission of Dakota as one state.
SENATE.-The senate at 1920 re
sumed consideration of the tariff
bill, the pending question being on Sen.
Vests amendment to strike from the free
list "ottar of roses" and substitute "salt."
The debate was continued at great length.
The discussion then drifted into poiiti-
cal vein. The bill was laid aside without
vote on the pending amendment and after
an executive session the senate adjourn
ed.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. IS.
SENATE.-The presidents two mes
sages i'll regard TO affairs in S4-
moa an d Hayti were laid before the sen
ate and referred, with the accompanying
documents, TO the committee on foreign re-
latIoLs. Sen. Cullom presented memorial
of the Woman's National ChrIstiau Temp
erance Union, of Illinois, and other bodies,
in favor of legislation for Sabbath
observance, against the running of
interstate Sunday trains and against
military drills on Sundays. This and
many similar memorials from other
states, which were presented by various
senators, were referred to the committee
Oh 6uuCdhIbu anu ldOOF. Sen. 1ldUb
also presented copy of the pro
ceedings of the statehood convention
held III North Dlkota IN favor of tho di-
vision of that territory and the admission
of North Dakota as a state. At one
O'Clock, the senate resumed consideration
of the tariff bill.
HOUSE. - After routine business
the house resumed consideration
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by Mr.. Joseph. of New Mexico, who pre-
sented the claims of that territory fer
admission into the urion. Mr. Stru-
BILE, of Iowa, opposed the admis
sion of New Mexico, saying that
arge proportion of the inhabitants of
the territory were unable to understand
the English language, and contended
that until these people came up to the
line of that language and American civi
lizatiou, they were not entitled to state
hood. Mr.. Voorhees, Washington terri
tory voiced the demand of the people of
that territory for admission into theUnion
At the recent electiO he said, so keeuiy
had the people resented the delay of the
house in responding to their continual
appeal for statehood that a pronounced
republican majority had been the result.
the admission of New Mexico. Mr..
Dubois, of Idaho, said that while
the territory whicn he represented was
not now asking for admission into the
union, it did ask for al enabling act
which would fix a defiaite time when it
could assume the responsibilities of
statehood. On motion of Mr.. Outh waite
the bill was passed to constitute Colum-
hna n .F al,
THURSDAY, Jan. II.
SENATE.--The committee on privileges
aud elections reported back the concur
rent resolution recently introduced, as to
the meeting of the two houses to cou0t
and declare the result of the electoral
votes. Among the bills reported from
the committees and placed on the oalen-
dar was one to authorize the construction
of a bridge across the Mississippi river,
at La Crosse, Wis. The senate at 1920
resumed consideration of the tariff bill.
hoUsE.-To-dsy the speaker laid be
fore the house a communication from Ex-
Governor Gray, of Indiana, stating that
on the 10th inst, the resignation of A. p.
Hovey AS representative from the 1st In
diana congressional district was received
and accepted. 1t was laid on the tabl.
The house then resumed consideration
OF the territorial bill. Mr.. Mcdonald, of
Minnesota, thought all of the territories
referred to in the omnibus bill were ready
for admission into the anion and he ex-
pressed himself in favor of the division
of Dakota.
FRIDAY, Jan. Is.
SENATE-Iu the senate the entire day
/.
tariff bill. The sugar bounty amend
ment was agreed to by = vote of IS TO ~.
< HousE.-What Ieeermed the territorial
omnibus bill, which Is the house substi-
tute for the senate bill, was passed by 13S
against 120. A. the evening session the
house passed thirty private pension bills.
MONDAY, Jan. 21.
| SENArE.-The COMMITTEES of military
1 affairs reported he senate bill to author.
! ize the Omaha, Fort Dodge i Southern
railroad company to build its road across
/ the Fort Hayes military reservation il
/ ksnsss, and it was passed. The presid-
ing officer laid before the senate q com
muuication from the governor of the
state of Michigan, TO the effect that the
state had contributed for the statuary
hail of the house Of representatives 8
marble statue of Lewis Csss, and MI
Palmer gave notice that he would 0ffe1
resolutions and make some remarks OF
the sui ject Feb. Is. Sen. Dawes intro
duced bill TO the effect that dead timber
standing or fallen. on Indian reservations
or sllotments, the fee to which remain.
in the United States, may be felled, cut
removed, sold or otherwise disposed OF
by the Indians residing on said reserva
ton or allotment for their benefit, o
under such regulation as the psesi6en
may prescribe. The senate, at 11:3t
O'Clock, resumed consideration of tn
taris bill.