St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-15
SHAKE
The Prospects Of Statehood at
This Session Are Very
Flattering.
To-Day's Vote in the Lower
House Will Settle the
Question.
Senator'S Opposed to the Okla
homa Bill Hope to,
Throttle It.
There Is No Love Lost Be-
tween Oberly and Sec
retary Villas.
Special 10 the Globe.

w WASHINGION, u. u. ESU. IT, Suil-
set'' Cox to-day fulfilled every eXpecta-
ton and anticipation of his fidelity to
the cause of the territories which are
crying aloud for sovereignty. His
speech was masterpiece OF eloquence
and was exceedingly effective in its de-
livery. Unfortunately. there arose two
gentlemen on the Democratic side of
the house to delay and haraSS the
friends of the bill. Notwithstanding
the manifest tact that nearly twenty
five Democrats were voting with Mr.
Cox and the Republicans. thus consti-
-tuting majority of the house,
McNLillin, of Tennessee, and the
venerable Mr.. Breckenridge, of
Kentucky, kept calling for the yeas and
nays on every line of the instructions
proposed to be given;to the conferrees
by the house. This was the more unex-
pected because both gentlemen had
again and again expressed their inten-
tion of permitting a majority to decide
the question. While vote was pend
ing and the reading clerk calling the
roll. "SunSet" Cox walked back of the
desks near the cloak room and person.
ally appealed to McAIilin to be manly
and bipartisan in the matter, but in
vain. Mcmillan is as pig-headed and
obstinate when wrong as he is generous
and determined when right. Senator
Platt. of Connecticut, came over during
the parliamentary melee and said:
"This is as expected. There is always
some Democrat who is not satisfied with
the severe illness of his party, but
wants to
Kill, IT AND BURY IT,
and then ridIcule the corpse. The ma
jority OF the Democrats in this house
would gladly vote unanimously for adj
mission under the plan proposed by the
senate if these alleged leaders would
take the lead, as they should" There
is no doubt that Senator Platt expressed
the truth, especially when he added:
'.rhe majo ity rule, and four new states
will be added to the Union under this
very omnibus bill during this session OF
congress-" r
The house passed most of the day dis
cussins a resolution giving Instructions
to the house conferreeS on the terri
torial bill. The senate bill was
passed providing for writs of er-
ror to the United States supreme court
in all cases involving the question of
the jurisdiction of the court below. The
senate amendments were nOn-cOncurred
in to the legislative, executive and jul
dietary appropriation bill. and MeSsrs.
Forney, Randall, and Cannon were APP
pointed cOnferrees. The bill to divide a
portion of the Sioux reservation in Da-
kOta into separate reservations, and to
secure REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian
titles to the remainder, was called up,
and two amendments having been re-
jected, the bill was passed. Mr.. Sayers,
of Texas, reported back the fortification
appropriation bill with senate amend
whole. Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, called
up the conference report on the senate
bill for the admission of the
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
The report, which reports total dis
agreement, was agreed to. MIR. Springer
moved that the house insist on its
amendments, and ask for another con-
ference. This motion was agreed to,
and Mr.. Baker, of New York, offered
resolution giving the house cOnferreeS
the following Instructions: First, to ex-
clude the territory of New Mexico from
the bill; second, to amend the bill so as
to provide for the admission of South
Dakota, by proclamation by the presi-
dent, under the Sioux Falls constitution,
to be re-submitted to the people OF
South Dakota. with provision for new
election of state and federal officers and
without a new vote on the question of
division; third. that the proposed states
of North Dakota, Montana and Wash
ington shall be admitted on the same
basis, either all by proclamation of the
president, or all by formal acts of ad-
mission. Mr.. Cox. of New York, Of
fered a substitute for the resolu-
ton differing only from Mr..
Bakers proposition in that it
provides for the admission of North Da-
kota, Montana and Washington by proc
lamation of the president. A long debate
eAsued. Finally Mr.. Baker accepted
Mr.. CoX's resolution as substitute for
his own. Mr.. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, demanded division OF the in
structiOns. The vote was first taken
upon that portion of the resolution in
structing the conferrees to
ELIMINATE NEW MEXICO
to the bill. Agreed to-yeas 1876, nays |
1O6. The next clause of the resolution |
voted upon was that instructirlg the |
conferrees so to amend the bill as to |
provide for the admission of South Da
kota by proclamation. Agreed to
yeas 1877, nays 1O2. Motions to recon-
slider and lay upon the table were made |
by Mr.. Baker. Mr.. Breckenridge inter- |
jected motion to adjourn. Filibuster |
ing tactics continued. A motion of Mr.. |
McMillin, of Tennessee, to adjourn |
having been voted down, an arrange
ment was effected whereby vote OIL |
the resolutions shall be taken tO-mOr- |
row at 12:45. The house at $40 ad- |
iOurned.