New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-21
THE OMNIBUS BILL PASSED.
THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE AGREE TO
ADMIT FOUR NEW STATES.
1T WAS HARD DOSE FOR SPRINGER AND HIS
FRIENDS, AND MANY DEMOCRATIC sENA-
TORS DIDN'T LIKE 1T.
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IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUSE.l
Washington, Feb 20.-a Omnibus bill" Springer did
not feel well to-day and be looked unhappy. 1t was
with the utmost reluctance that he of the House
conferees, obeyed the instructions proposed by Messr
Baker and Cox and adopted by the House last Friday,
but be did His colleague Mr.. Barnes, Of Georgia,
refused to obey the instructions sign the conference
report. After Mr.. Barnes had defined his position.
without giving the reasons for It, the report was
adopted without division, whereat there was loud
ciapplng Of hands by all the Republicans and the
bakers dozen of Democrats who had won victory
over the Democratic forces led by Carlisle, Mills Nc
Millln and Springer The way is now clear Tor the
admission Of four States next December, provided
that President Cleveland shall approve the bill, which
will reach him tomorrow. A" pocket veto" would Kill
Il, and Of the Southern Democrats express the
belief that such viii be its fate. II the bill becomes
law, North Dakota. Montana and Washington viii be
represented In Congress by Senator'S aud Representa-
tives the first Monday in December IT, in the mean
time, each shall frame and adopt constitution re-
publican in FORM and comply with other requirements
OF the act
The conference report on the bin was presented IN
the Senate by Mr. Plat, and the provisions OF the
bill gave rise to some debate
Mr noar called tho attention Of tho Senate to the
fact that he had addressed to the senate conerees
communication signed By twenty-five Senator'S asking
them to have the right Of iu Washington Terri
tory recognized In the bill and he asked Mr. Platt to
state the result arrived at In the conference.
Mr. Plau stated IN reply that many things which
the Senate conerccs would have desired TO secure bad
10 bc given up In order to obtain bill which would
accomplish the great work Of admitting the four new
States He also stated that the decision OF the su
prcme Court of Washington Territory against the right
Of women 10 vote had been appealed to the supreme
Court OF the United States and he hoped that that
case would be advanced on the calendar He should
be very glad II tho Supreme Court would find that the
judgment should be reversed.
Mr. Vest inquired why tho proposition to admit
Ncw-Mexlco as a State had been eliminated from the
bill
Mr. Cullom one OF the conferees declined to go into
the discussion OF the merits Of the question There
was a very great difference. however, In the social
conditions and general situation, between the Terri
tory OF Now-Mexco and the Territories included In
the bill
Mr. Butler, another conferee said he had insisted
on the retention OF New-Mexico in the bill, but nc
rad finally yielded. so as not 10 have tho bill fall
so that ali the concessions had not been made by his
Republican colleagues.
Mr. Vest expressed his conviction that tho reason
for the exclusion of New-Mexlco that tho Ropub-
can party was afraid 10 risk the vote there, aud the
debate closed with MIR. Cullom's disclaimer that the
political status Of New-Mexico had anything TO DO
The report was then agreod to without division.