St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-16
Sunset Cox Advises the DEM
ocrats to Treat the Terri
tories Fairly.
President Cleveland Wants
Congress to Protect Yam
kee Interests.
Patterning After Old Sol, Luna
Will Go Into the Eclipse
Business.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The house to-
day had under consideration the bill for
the admission of territories into the
Union. On motion of Mr.. Spinola, of
New York, the house passed the bill
establishing a lightship with fog signal
at Sandy Hook at cost Of 100000. Mr..
Springer, of Illinois, called up as
special order the senate bill for the ad-
mission of South Dakota and the Or
ganization of the territory of North
Dakota. He spoke in advocacy of the
omnibus bill, which he proposed to offer
as a substitute. He said that the con-
stitution submitted to the people
in 1885 had been ratified by
vote of $4,000 to 6,OOO, while
at that time there were $4,000
voters in the territory. He insisted that
a new convention should be held. He
said that the constitution Of 1885 had
been hastily formulated. He said that
under the provisions that the archives
should belong to the new state Of South
Dakota the secretary of state of the
new sta te could demand and take every
scrap of paper in the capitol at Bis
marck. Mr. Cox, of New York, said
that he thought congress should take
the initiative in the matter of admitting
states. 1t had not always been done.
He quoted from a book by Prof. Bryce.
in which Nevada was spoken of as
group of
BURNT-OUT MINING CAMPS.
The Nevada case showed that con-
gress must provide for some rate OF pop
ulation for new states. Mr.. Woodburn.
of Nevada. said he was glad the gentle
British authority. Mr.. Cox said that
the pending question was not political.
Territories did not always retain the
politics under which the we're admitted.
He thought the gentlemen who were
talking about anneXing Canada had
better wait until the nebulouS territories
had donned their Stoles of man.
hood. Mr.. Clifford, of Dakota, de-
Tended the work of the constitutional
convention. The people, he said, wanted
no further vote upon division.
Mr.. Toole, of Montana. advocated the
admission of his territory. He said the
Garfield and Cleveland administrations
had failed to redeem their promises to
relieve the territories of carpet-bag rule.
Montana, he said, was entitled to state
hood four years ago. The violation of
the platform concerning federal ap-
pointments In the territories had done
much to bring about the political re-
vulsion last fall. The people of the
territory had been patient and long-suf-
fering, hiding their humiliation behind
their pride; but they now found their
modeSty departing, and independence
asserting itself. To be on equal foot
ing with the states of the Union was a
worthy ambition. Pending further de-
bate, the house. at $50, adjourned.
DAKOTIANS oNDECK.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Edg-
erton occupied a seat on the Republican
side of the house during the entire dis
cussion of territorial topics to-day. Sen
ator Moody, Justices Tripp and Spencer.
with other Dakotians, were in the pri-
Vate gallery, alert and interested listen
ers. The gentlemen feel tonight that
Springer's substitute will be passed to-
morrow, although some are inclined to
believe that Judge Macdonald's amend
ments may prevail. Tom Reed, of
Maine, will take occasion to deliver a
partisan Republican harangue, and the
other speakership candidates will fol-
low cuit