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Mr. springer's Remarks on Present
ing His Conference Heeport.

ME-. SpriBger's Remarks on Present
lng His Conference Report.
Washington, Feb. 10.-In presenting
his conference report on the omnibns
bill yesterday MIR. Springer said:
Mr.. Speaker: / desire to state briefly,
in order that the house may understand
the matter fully, the points of difference
between the oonferees en- the part Of the
senate and majority OF the senate con-
ferees insist that the bill as it passed the
house shall tie amended, first. so as to
include New Mexico, second, SO as to
admit South Dakota by proclamation
under the Sioux Falls constitution to
be submitted to the people again with
new election OF officers and without
vote in that territory on the question OF
division; third, to bring in the three
territories of Washington, Montana and
North Dakota on the same basis, all of
them either by proclamation or ali OF
them by special acts OF admission at the
next session OF congress. These are the
chief points presented by the senate
confeEees. II was suggested by them
further, that such matters Rs relate to
the election of delegates and the ap-
portionment of the district in which the
members are to be elected, the date OF
holding conventions and the date OF re-
submitting the South Dakota oonstltn-
tion and the location OF the Temporary
seat of government in South Dakota,
should be referred to the chairmen OF the
respe csive committees of the senate and
honee. As to those miner points, / have
no doubt an agreement could be reached
rrsA hon a n.,tk, A.,
OF the house conferees submitted 10 con-
ference the following as a basis
of agreement which should be
to New Mexico, we are will
ing to submit the question OF exclusion
Of that territory from the bill TO the
two housss of congress and to be gov
erned by such instruction as might be
given thereon. Second, that vote on
the question of division OF Dakota would
be ineisted upon. but in spirit of com
promise and to secure other portions OF
the bill as it assed the house, we are
willing to recommend such amendment
| OF the bill az would provide that the
majority of all votes oest IN the territory
of Dakota should be sufficient to decide
the question OF division instead of the
| provision of the bill as it passed the
house requiring majority in both
North and South Dakota on that ques-
| tion to authorize division. Third, as to
| the admission OF North Dakota, Montana
and Washington land New Mexico, il
that territory is retained in the billy, by
proclamation or by special sets of con.
gress, the house conferess were willing
| to recommend that Montana and Wash
lngton should be admitted on the
constitutions formed by these territories
heretofore, 81 provided in the bill as
passed by the house as to Montana. and
| also as provided in proposed amend
! ment in reference to Washington terri
| tory submitted by the senator from
| Indiana, Mr.. Voorhees,. But we were
unwilling to recommend that any state
should be admitted by proclamation OF
| the president, unless the constitution
framed by it should first be submitted
to congress, and hence if q ma.
lority of the senate conferees
shall insist upon uniform
Irule 90 to these territories an agreement
can be reached by requiring ell TO be
| admitted alike by special acts at the ees-
sieD OF congress beginning in Descem.
Der next. This does not apply to South
Dakota, which the house oonterees In
sist shall be admitted as provided in the
seventh paragraph of the third section
OF the bill as 1t passed the house, which
paragraph is known as the amendment
] offered by the gentleman from Kansas
Mr.. Perkins, and which was adopted BY
the house on his motion without objsc
tion. Fousth, the majority OF the house
conferees will insist upon resubmission
OF the question OF the temporary seat OF
government for South Dakota Fifth,
the house conferees may substitute in
reference to donations of land for edu-
cational and other purposes 30 as to se-
cure such lands for school purposes only
or for the purposes mentioned in the bill
as it fpassed the house. These, Mr.
Ebpesker, constitute the matters OF dis.
agreement OF this time. / desire to soy
however, that the conferees OF both the
Ieenate and the house have met 10 {
spirit OF liberality and desire to secnre
q result which will meet the favorable
action OF the two houses. And / have
Ino doubt that such agreement will be
reached at an early day with such aid az
the two houses may give us.