Omaha daily bee., 1889-11-02
The DAKOTAS ARE COMING.
Harrison's Admission Proclamation
to Be Issued To-Day.
LITTLE HOPE FOR GEN. MAHoNE
He Has the Votes But Democrats
Have the Guns-Bonded Appoint
ments Deferred TIL Congress
Meets-MiscelIaueo
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,
BIB FOURTEENTH STREET,

WAsuINGToN, d. c., Nov. l.
President Harrison intends to issue proc
lamation, or two proclamations, tomorrow
admitting North and South Dakota.
There will be some delay about the admis-
sion of Montana and Washington. North
Dakota will come first in order. There has
been some discussion OF the proclamation
and speculation as to how the senators OF
these states will regulate the length of their
terms, or rather how the senate will dispose
of the question. All Of the several terms will
be settled by lottery and the various senators
will have an equal chance at the long and
short terms. The senate is apportioned into
three classes, divided as nearly equal as posf
sible, so that two-thirds of the entire senate
will be elected for two years. At present
there are twenty-five senators whose terms
expire IN 1891, twenty-five in 1898 and twenty
six in 1905 1t will be seen that the short, or
two and four year terms, have one senator
less than the long or six year
terms. According to all precedents the
next state admitted will be given two and
four year senators so as to make the class of
1891 and 1893 even with the class of 1885,
Under the existing act and according to
the proposed proclamation North Dakota
will be first admitted and will fill the two
short term classes of senator's, providing the
senators are here when the session begins.
The two senator's from North Dakota will
draw lots for the two and four year terms
or classes and will be thus assigned.
The next state admitted will be South
Dakota, and here tine senators will draw lots.
The first drawing will determine which of
them shall secure the long term. Then the
atn ,ril Irot, IN ~ har
he secures the four or two year term. The
next admitted, probably Washington, will
draw first for the class left short by South
Dakota's selection. The remaining senator
will draw for the long class not selected by
his colleague. BY this method it will
not be possible for any two
senators from one state to receive
terms Of equal length and it will be in ac-
cordance with the emethod adopted by the
first senate in 1889. Whenever new state
the senators according to the resolution of
the above dute
When Minnesota was admitted In 1858
joint resolution was passed by the Mlnne-
sofa legislature requesting the senate to ad-
nit Henry NJ. Rice to the long term. The
resolution was referred to the United States
senate committee on Judiciary, which re-
ported back that in accordance with reso-
luton of May II, 11S9 and the constitution,
the senators from Minnesota shall draw lots
for the classes to which they shall be as.
signed. 1t so happened that Senator Shields
drew the short term, and in choosing from
the two remaining classes Senator Ryan Sc
cured the long term
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota. has
said that he was willing to take the short
term. This kind of an arrangement can't be
recognized; the usual method of drawing
must determine which shall fill the long and
which the short term.
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION.
H..
go into Virginia on Monday and remain to
see the close of the campaign and see the
balloting on Tuesday.
Trouble at the polls is expected in some
localities, notable at Richmond, where it is
understood the state militia is to be ordered
out ostensibly to preserve the peace" but
really to frlghten the negroes.
United States Marshal Dan Ransdell
Third Auditor w. II. Hart and The BEE
correspondent will be in Richmond Monday
night and Tuesday morning, returning here
IN the afternoon of that day. Colonel w. W.
Dudley said to THE BEE correspondent this
afternoon that General Malone would very
likely be elected and, although the names of
colored men were stricken from the regis
trary books by the hundred ia some places,
there would be enough votes cast to elect
Malone. But in the very hotbed of fraud
and Intimidation little can be hoped for, and
do not believe Malone will be the next
governor of the state The democrats are
him and to do IL will resort to anything, even
bloodshed.
BONDED APPOINTMENTS DEFERRED.
1t was announced at the treasury to-day
that there will be no more appointments of
bonded officers until congress assemblies.
The period still intervening between his and
the session is so very short that the secretary
of the treasury believes 1t would not be
worth while to make appointments and have
the appointees give bond, when as o matter
of fact their appointments may not be con-
firmed by the senate. 1t is recognized that
as is usual with all administrations there are
some appointments in the departments which
may not De confirmed by the senate and to
whose offices the president will probably
nominate new mon. This determination to
make no more bonded appointments
was reached at recent cabinet meeting and
the line of policy announced this morning at
the treasury was later in the day also ac-
knowledged in the postoftice department,
and, except under circumstances absolutely
requiring immediate action, there will be no
more important appointments in either the
treasury or the postoflice until congress
meets.
GOING HOME TO VOTE.
Nearly every employe in the executive de-
partments who can vote in either of the states
of Ohio Virginia, Maryland, New York or
Tomorrow and Sunday night for
the purpose of exercising his
franchise. The trains tomorrow night will
bear away hundreds of republicans and dem
ocrats, for the latter are not deprived of
| their privilege now. In some of the depart
ments the employees find difficulty In the
way of obtaining leaves of absence. This is
| caused by decision of Attorney General
| Garland, which was made February "a, 1886,
| and which has been reissued by Attorney
General Miller. The decision Is that when
| a member has had during the year leave
| of absence of thirty days on account of sick
| ness he Is not entitled to any further leave
| during that year with pay, but If II happens
| lat ho has enjoyed the regular annual leave
| sence on account of sickness for any length
| of time the head of the department may de-
| teTmine 10 allow. 1t is claimed that this
| decision works an injustice, ,as IT deprlves an
| empoye OF his regular annual leave in the
| event that he should happen 10 be taken sick
| before The cave Is granted In the interior
| department the rule there is that each EN-
| plOye is entitled to regular annual leave
| of thirty days If he should happen TO be
| sick during any time in the year the absence
| is not charged to the regular leave, but {
separate account is kept.
| POPULAR PROMOTION.
The many friends in Washington of Cham
| bers III. McKibben, of Omaha, are eongratu-
| lating him upon hls recent ana deserved pro
| motion on the official list of the Union Pacific
| railroad. All OF the local newspapers speak
| ia complimentary terms OF Mr.. McKibben'i
| elevation. The following from the editoria
columns of to-day's Post indicates the gen
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