Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-15
Led by ',Sunset" Cox.
Dakota Admissionists Win q
Point or Two
AND GIVE SPRINGER A BAcK-sET.

Two Clauses Carried OF . Proposition TO
Concede About all the Senate Demands
Senator Wilson Tells What Prohibition
Has Done for Iowa-Chance for Repeal
of the Tobacco Tax-The Yorktown all
Righs-Capital News Items.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 15.-Under the
leadership of Sunset Cox and aided by the
votes of few Democrats and the non-attend-
ance of Others the Republicans won a tri-
umph yesterday over Springer and his Demo-
cratic associates Of the house committee on
territories, and they expect to make their
victory complete to-day by securing prac-
ideally all that the senate has demanded in re-
gard to the admission Of territories as states
Springer wanted to send the omnibus
bill back to the conference and leave the
house conferrees to make the best
terms they could He made a strong
argument In defense Of the position
heretofore taken by the house, especially in
regard to the admission Of New Mexico
This was one of the points of disagreement
with the senate which he intended to insist
upon to the end, and In this Democratic posi-
ton he was well supported by Breckenridge
Of Kentucky and Spinola, but Cox submitted
so-called compromise which virtually sur
rendered everything the house had contended
for. His captivating speech in advocacy of it
was heartily applauded and a majority of the
house voted with him.
He proposed to instruct the house confer
rees to eliminate New Mexico from the om-
nibus bill, to provide for the admission of
South Dakota by proclamation under the
Sioux Falls constitution after its resubmis-
sion to the people for amendment, and the
admission of Montana, Washington, and
North Dakota by proclamation. To the sur
prise and disgust of the Democrats New
Mexico was knocked out.
The remainder Of the proposed instructions
had not been acted upon when Breckenridge
of Kentucky began to filibuster to gain time
by adjournment for the Democratic leaders
to get their heads together and to secure full
attendance to-day.
A bill reading as follows was adversely re-
ported to the senate few days ago: THE
consent Of congress is hereby given that the
laws of the several states relating to the sale
of distilled and fermented liquors within the
limits of each state may apply to such liquors
when they have been imported in the same
manner as when they have been manufac-
tured in the United States
Wilson OF Iowa got the floor In the senate
yesterday to say few words in favor of this
bill He dwelt at considerable length on the
benefcent effects of the anti-saloon law in
Iowa, quoting the opinions Of judges as to the
remarkable reduction Of crime since the law
had gone into operation He quoted one OF
the judges as saying in regard &c
his judicial district: I'm many of the coun.
ties the Jail is almost an unnecessary build
ing. In the last three counties visited there
was not an occupant Of the jail" He spoke
of the illiteracy of Iowa having been brought
down to IL per cent, Iowa being thus placed
he said, "at the head of the educational col
umn, not only of this country but of the
| world Such a state might hopefully ash
congress to remove the Judicial construction
| which alone stood as AN obstruction in thu
way of the rightful exercise of her police
| powers, by which removal she could success
fully suppress crime within her borders.