Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-16
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Progress of Legislation at
the National Capital.
THE ADMISSION OF DAKOTA
Senator Vests Aversion to Free
Perfumes-The Grievances of
the Territories.

ferIumeS-IHe UrleVauceS OF
the Territories.
Associated Press Dispstches'to to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, January 15.-After some
business OF minor Importance the Senate
resumed consideration Of the Tariff bill,
pending the question on Vests amend
ment to strike from the free list "attar of
roses" and substitute ''salt." The debate
was continued at great length. Vest, in
the course of his remarks, made some
reference to the speeches and votes of
Republicans in the past in favor of free
salt. Replying to this, Hiscock said
nothing SO completely illustrated the
progress which had been made than the
fact that twelve or fourteen years had
changed the judgment OF those gentle
men on the question. When they spoke
and voted, the industry was limited to
two Congressional districts in the
United States; now it extended even as
far west as California.
Palmer opposed the amendment. The
price of salt at Saginaw, where about
one-third of the product of the U nited
States came from, was only cents a
bushel. The Encouragement of the in
dustry by the withdrawal of protection
would double the price in five years and
compel the abandonment of many of the
salt works of Michigan.
Plumb spoke of the great development
of the salt industry il Kansas.
Teller opposed the amendment,and d.
verting from it, said the Senator from
Missouri grew enthusiastic, pathetic, and
even eloquent, over the duty on salt, but
was entirely silent on the question of the
duty on sugar.
Yes: asked him to wait until he had
reached that schedule.
In course Of the discussion over the
question whether tariff duties were paid
by the consumer, Vest said: "I have
not gone to the extent of saying
that every cent of tariff duty is added to
the cost to the consumer. l think the
President stated that little too strongly
in his tariff message. But do cay that
the imposition of tariff duty affects the
cost to the consumer, always modified
United States.'
The discussion then drifted into 'po-
llitical vein, the results of the election in
tax on whisky, being talked of in desul.
talk the bill was laid aside without vote
executive session the Senate adjourned.
The :.Iasc.
| WASHINGTON, January 15.-The Da-
kota bill having been read in full,
Springer took the floor in explanation of
the measure and advocacy OF the substi-
tute "Omnibus BILL" which he proposed
to offer at the proper time, and promised
his remarks with the statement that he
would endeavor to secure vote to-day.
Mr.. Springer called attention to the
various clauses of the constitution of
1885, which he considered bore marks of
having been formulated hastily, and ar
gued that they presented another reason
why new convention should be held
He criticized the clause of the constitu-
ton, declaring that all existing archives,
records and books belonging to the Ter
ritory of Dakota should belong to the
State of South Dakota. Under that
clause the Secretary OF State of the new
State was authorized to 60 to Bismarck
and denude the capitol there Of every
scrap of paper and every book belonging
to the Territory.
Cox, of New York, was in favor OF
the Omnibus bill with certain amend
ments, but he was willing to help along
any little conference between the two
Houses OF Congress which would result
in elevating the Territories into the rank
LOT statehood. Every Territory except
Utah should be admitted into the Union
when it had population sufficient under
the law to elect member of Congress.
Clifford, of Dakota, defended the con-
stitution adopted by the Constitutional
Convention of Dakota from criticisms ad.
vanced against it by Springer.
Toole. OF Montana, strenuously advo-
Gated the admission Of Montana and in.
weighed against carpet-bag authority in
Territories. The Garfield and Cleveland
administrations had promised to re-
lieve. the Territories, but both had
failed. Tradition said that wise
men came from the East and
his Republican friends had deter
mined that history should repeat itself.
Some of those hothouse plants had been
too frail to stand transplanting in
northern cline; others, holding re.
ligiously to the doctrine that Federal
office-holders should neither die nor
resign, had stayed in the Territories and
gave promise of developing into good and
useful citizens Qaughter); but under
Democratic supremacy, the time honored
tradition had been violated. Instead of
wise men coming from the East it was
learned they come from the South
(laughter). Far be it from him to reflect
upon the integrity of any man sent to
the Territories by the present ad
ministration or upon the section
from which they came. Insolence
of Office, consequent on alien ap-
pointments, and lack of confidence
shown in the people of the Territories
constituted the gravamen of the affront.
Those people had hoped for better things
from the present administration. Four
years ago, Montana had been entitled to
statehood and the failure to receive it.
together with the violation of the plat.
form concerning Federal appointments
in the Territories, had done much to
bring about the political revolution there
last fall. There was only one remedy
for the evil, "a star or flag" vote and
voice in both branches of Congress.
Without this there was nothing but
political insomnia and unrest. There