Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-09
SURE TO PASS.

Delegate Clifford Gays Dakota Will be
Admttted this H~essiOn-Cox Agrees
With Him.
Washington, Jan. 7-'I am represent
ing the people OF Dakota now" said
Sunset Cox the other day, fondly rub.
bling q fine, large. red pomegrsnate in
his hands. He continued:
This is not Dakota fruit. Mrs. Judge
Cobb, of Alabama, has sent 1t to me 10
revive the pleasant recollection | have
OF the ponegranate growing on tie hills
around Jerusalem. Az to Dakota, [ am
Receiving letters from all parts of the
ter STORY and am advised by the officers
Of her conventions, 1 shall feel authori-
lied to speak for Dakota on this side OF
the chamber, and shall spare no effort to
get a vote and q law this session. / will
vote for the committee omnibus bill or
for single bills. / think the senate will
not assent for a moment to the admission
Of New Mexico, and the bill will come
hack 70 MS with the request for q copfer-
eDce. Ii the conferees fail TO agree /
shall il s st on q second conference OF
new men If necessary. 1t is proposed TO
give South Dakota but one congressman
but l shall move to amend and
give her two. 1t is no more
than decent treatment and far play TO
give her people two members. South
Dakota had $4,000 people at her lest
census and o has probably 400. 900.
With that population she will soon be
entitled TO three members; she should
surely have two now The idea of allowing
a vote on division is ridiculous. You
couldn't find with q search warrant any.
body out there who is sEslnet division.
l don't know what Mr.. Springer will do
when the bill comes up on the 18th, but
il he don't call it up some one else will
Anybody can do so.
l am satisfied that the southern demo.
Gratis are now ready to vote for the ad-
mission of all our northwestern terrltor-
les. They believe our people up there
are entitled TO relief and radiance of
carpet bagRers. I have canvassed the
members from Texas, Arkansas. Missis-
sippi and Georgia. They are ready to
10 vote with me. The Minnesota demo
Gratis and MI. McShane, OF Nebraska, all
agree that we must admit those north
western people this winter. In short,
we are tired of Mr.. Springer's beautiful
blossoms OF promises. We vent fruits
nova bill passed. It is fair play de-
ceDcy. and good party tactics.
Mr.. Cox was Q member of the commit.
tee on territories last session. His diff
%fsfences with Springer aud the rest oil
the com mit'e on the Dakota question
led to his disguised resignation. He is
now o selt.constituted committee on
territories ON his own account. With
blood in his eye and a quick sense o.
opportunities he lie going to push Sprin.
ger hard and will prove o formidable
ally of the republicans when the house
gets as fer Bs q vote on the territories
He would cheerfully support the Plat
bill il Dskota's admission could be &c.
cured only in that way.
Judge Clifford Is still sarguine.
You will Rave me a great deal of lettel
writing ii You will say to the thousandt
who are sending me letters that Dakott
is sure to be admitted this session
There is nothing in the way now. al
the appropriation bills are being pushed
through in good order, and everybod,
ID at last willing to give Dakota q chance
The situation has crystallized into suci
q good shape that / expect pretty nearl,
every prominent Dakotaian her,
next week-Judge Moody
KanoHse, Edgerton and al
the old standbys of admission. Th,
committee bill is sure TO be tangled q,
wish several prsposterous propositions
One ia to provide for 8 vote on the ques
ton OF admission and il o msj ,sity Of th
voters Of either north or south Dakot
should be against division. then the ter,
ritory is to come in as Q whole. Tha
the senate would not listen to an ipssan.
nor will the admission Of New Mexic,
be listened to. Yet, after all the hind.
rapces are met the bill is sure to pas
this session.
The committee on territories bias in,
vited Judge Gifford's cooperation il
passing the omnibus bill. This he coul,
not consistently sccede to. Several con
~ferenoes have been held between hin
and Chairman Springer and other demo
Gratis On the committee, especially as t,
those features of the bill applicable I,
Dakota. Little can be expected I,
come from this, however, unless il be {,
AZ points Of agreement when the who'll
matter gets into conference.