St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-12
The DAKOTA BUDGET
That Gets Through Congress
This. Session Will Be a
Very Small One.
The Blunderers Will Miss the
Great Opportunity Before
Them.
The Admission and Sioux
Bills Will Go Over to the
Next Congress.
A Dawes That 1t Is Not Judiei-
A Dawes That It Is Not Judiei-
Gus to Pick at, as He Will
Have His Way.

Special 10 the Globe
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-Nothing will
be done for Dakota during the present
session of congress. That was the pre-
aiction of the GLOBE when the national
DbstructionistS met last month. and cur
rent events have but strengthened that
opinion. Conversations which have
been held from time to time with
Messrs. Springer, Cox, Reed, Cannon,
Henderson, Nelson, and at least three
score of the best men in the house, war
rant the statement that Dakota must
wait. There is not, by any means,
unanimity of purpose in the Democratic
party, even since the caucus, concerning
the territorial question. Neither is
there any notable evidence OF favorable
action on the part of any of the Re-
publicanS. OF course, if the Republican
party
CAN DEFER ACTION
in the matter of admission and cast the
blame of that delay upon the Demo-
cratic majority in the house. that will
be shrewd partisan policy which they
may be expected to follow. Meantime,
the Democratic leaders have gotten
themselves INTO hole and are unable
TO get out of it in the matter of the adj
herence of that party to Springer's de-
termination TO fOist New Mexico upon
the other territories and compel them to
bear her into the Union with them.
That is conceded by good Democrats to
be narrow policy in the face of the fact
that the Republicans will soon have the
New Mexico. That there will be an
extra session is the growing belief of
the Republican leaders, and they know,
you know. This being the case, nothing
could be narrower than the sticking of
the Democratic party over New Mexico.
The cOunsels of Cox and Carlisle are
better, but they are ignored in that par
ticular. The Democratic party ought
to have the credit of admitting
TWO DAKOTAS,
Montana and WaShingtOn; after max
q declaration of their belief in the ad-
mission of New Mexico. But they have
concluded to follow Springer (who is
Ordway Johnson in diSguise) and allow
that advantage to escape them. Moth
ing can now prevent the Republicans
from admitting those territories early
next spring, except Democratic hlibus
tering; and there would be no political
advantage in that. 1t seems that the
Republicans are glOating over their par
tiSan advantage in this matter: and it is
strange that the Democrats can not see
it with half an eye, and about face in
time to win at least some recognition
from the new states for fairness and
kindly consideration of their merits and
rights. LII the matter of the opening of
the
SIOUX RESERVATION
the same state of things exists. Here,
however, there seems to be no PARTISAN
ship exhibited. save in the possible
credit which will accrue to the Repub-
Iican party, if they succeed in passing
a suitable bill at the next session. 1t
will be remembered that Oh March %,
last, l telegraphed concerning the
Sioux bill. quoting Knute Nelson as
saying: "The Sioux bill has too many
friends, and some of the members and
senators stand aloof because there
seems to be too large lobby for it."
That tells the whole story in a nutshell.
There is suspicion that there is
''scheme' in the measure, and that
the maintenance of so many
men working for it means big
Doodle somewhere in the wood
pile. Again AMI again has it been told
to the people on both sides of the reSer-
walton that a man like Kleiner, Nc
Clure, McMainima or Ordway could Sc
cure the needed legislation u great deal
better than big crowd. MI. Kleiner
is an experienced legislator, a sagacious
parlamentarian, with wide acquaint-
ance, no enemies, and possessed OF the
eX-member'S privilege. SO that he can
go upon the floor at any time in the in
nf a Mr. M !, ~
confidence of all prominent gentlemen
who could be influential in the matter,
and he is on especially friendly terms
WITH SENATOR DAWES.
Gen. Ordway is powderful worker
for anything, either at the capitol or in
the departments, which enlists his in
teTcst or support. John Il. King is on
friendly intercourse with Senator ALI
son and the other Iowa men, and works
hard. Any one man who may be Sc
lected to attend to the business, ought
to be able TO get it through congress
without the long delays and bitter
wranglings which have become part
of the history of the bill. Delegate
Clifford has worked hard and conscien-
tiOusly for the measure, but he has not
had sole charge of it. Nothing ever
better illustrated the truth of the APP
horism that TOO many cooks spoil the
BROTH" than the history of the Sioux
bill. Measure after measure is killed
here every session
BY UNWISE CONDUCT
of some Jealous friend. There never
has been an absolutely harmonious
lobby here. except when McManima
and Mcclure were in charge of the
matter two years ago. Then, unfor-
tunately. the chairman of the house
committee, DIN Wellboru. of Texas,
stood in the way and refused to demand
consideration in the house. There have
been ugly things said of Mr.. Wellborn
concerning his motives and the origin
of those motives: but no one knows
what ''inducement' he subjected him.
self to during that congress. But in
the Fiftieth congress Chairman Peel, of
the house, and Chairman Dawes, of the
senate, have been friendly to the meas
ure, and bill opening the reservation
without the consent of the Indians
might have been passed during this
congress, but for the indirection which
has evoked implacable antagonism.
Senator Dawes will not succumb to any
adverse and inimical pressure. 1t is
futile to suppose that the senate COM
mittee on Indian affairs will
EVER IGNORE HIM
and his wishes in this or any other mat |
ter pertaining to the province of his
committee. The recent publications in |
the Massachusetts papers plainly indi- |
cate that the press of his state is with |
him in this matter. The fact is that |
Senator Hoar and all of the MaSsachu- |
sets congressman are at one with Sen |