Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-21
NEW STATES.
senator Henderson Tells the story Of
Daksta'a Admission b,ll.

senator Henderson Tells the story OF
Daksta's Admission btll.
Lincoln. Nsb., Feb. l9.-At 2:20 this
afternoon Senator Henderson appeared
in representative hail before the join,
session and personally thanked both
houses for his election and Endorsement
He reviewed his SIX years Stewardship
as senator from Nebraska and largely
discus, Ell national affairs. Concerning
Dakota, the senator said:
As a member of the committee on ter.
~ritories l felt it Incumbent on me &c
introduce the bill for the admission into
the union OF the states of our lusty ono
vigorous young neighbor on the north
South Dakota. After much debate II
passed the senate by q strict pnrsy vote,
and has been amended, or rather dis
torted by Mr. Springer, into what he is
pleased to call an omnibus bill. This
vehicle is too full for successful leeisla-
tive i~ourneying. Although believing
that every territory that is to be admit.
ted to statehood should have q separate
enabling act and heartily opposed &c
keeping political communities fitted 10,
home rule in q state Of vassalage,I do no,
believe that q territory like New Mexico
30 distinctly Mexican in its characte,
that out Of q population of SO 900 OF the
age OF twenty one $4,000 cannot read and
nearly $4,000 cannot write, and whers Out
OF $4,000 children OF school age tht
average daily attendance is only
8 $780, and where the territorial
legislature gravely debates and
defeats o bill requiring that justices
OF the peace and like officials who dis
pense Justice shall! be able to read and
write, is any more ft for the great res
possibilities aud c~ovenantry OF statehood
than is polygamous and n-Americar
Utah.
1 hope the oensus Of 1890 will ehou
less illiteracy in the one and compiet,
and hearty abandonment OF polyRsm,
by the other. II 30, we will gladly ad-
mt them to the union. The Dakota bill
which l had the honor to introduce il
December, 1887, amended by the nous.
OF representatives, is now IN conference
between the two houses. ] hope it may
come out providing for the admission Of
the two Dskotss, as well as Montana anf
Washington, that President Groves
Cleveland may have an opportunity tt
redeem himself on ttIs important sub
iect, end also the party of which he i
the acko wledged head by approving th,
bill. 1t this should not be so You Ga,
rest assured that it will not be very Ion
after the fifty first congress shall con,
we're until bills admitting these ney
states oil the northwest will receive tn,
executive sanction Of one who as chair
man OF the senate committee on terri
tories was so frequently heard pIesdips
for their righta; the advocate of home
rule. the next president OF the United
Statas-B niamin Harrison. fApplause.
TTbe admission Of the territories named
and o our neighbour on the west
Wyoming and Idaho, means much Of
political end material good to our owl
state. The rapid settlements and devel.
opment OF these six commonwealth,
which will o come after statehood i,
required will serve, with the increased
representation in both houses OF congress
that is e political incident OF growth, e