Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-23

| For the Admission of the -Four Terri
tories-An Exciting Event in the
| House.
| Washington, D. O., Feb. 2O-There is
but one thing more which remains nm
done to make the bill a law according to
the two Dakotas, Montana anl Wash.
inston the right Of statehood. This is
for the bill to be signed by the president
and there is no reason to believe that the
bill, when it reaches him Will not meet
with executive approval. The curtain
was rung down to-day cpon the closing
scenes of the great territorial contest.
Promptly at 2:40 Mr.. Springer, chairman
OF the committee on territories, rose in
his seat, accompanied by hia traditiona
buttonhole bouquet, which to-day WAS
white instead OF red, and presented the
conference report on the part OF the
| horse. The report was sent to the
] clerks desk and unanimous consent was
asked that it be voted upon without be-
ing read. There was no objection and
the vote was quickly taken. However,
Mr. Barnes, OF Georgia, the dissenting
member OF the conference COMMITTEES,
rose and made personal explanation
which was to the effect that he could
not support the bill in the present shape,
detailing bristiy hie objections. AS In.
dicsted last night, might be done,
Barnes had been persuaded by the demo.
cratic party to abandon the idea of carry.
ing t1libussering proceedings against the
adoption of the report. After MIR.
Barnes had concluded his explanation.
Mr.. Carlisle, who was in the chair, put
the question to vote. There was no call
| for yeas and nays. The speaker in his
usaRl loud tone put the question by
saying that ell who were in favor OF
adopting the report should say aye.
Hearty the response came from every
member In the honse with the exception
of Mr.. Barnes.
The response Was given with much en-
thusiasm as was hardly, if ever before
equaied, on the passage OF any m easure.
lsrong through the hall, out into the
corridors, down toward The great dome
and was audible out upon the plaza,
where titty or more carpenters we're at
| work erecting stand upon which Presi-
dent-eleot Harrison will be inaugnrated.
When the other side was put to the
house there was but one feeble response
and this emanated from the big GeoY-
giap. It was SO feeple IN fact that the
clerks could scarcely hear il. The
! speaker announced that the ayes had it.
This was the signal for q general out
burst OF Joy. The more enthusiastic
me mbers took from their seats the great
bundles OF papers. congressional records,
books and anything in sight and hurled
them. hisi; in the air. Then began a
general hand shaking, which lasted for
some ten minutes, some members throw
ing their arms iraternslly around some
ones neck and more general good fellow
ship over victory Of any measure was
scarcely, it ever, seen IN the national
halls of legislation. The Minnesota
delegation, beaded by Mr.. Macdonald
marched TO Mr.. SpsinRer's desk, and
each in turn shock khe hand OF the chair
man OF the territorial committee. After
Mr.. Macdonald came Mr.. Rice, follow
ed by MIR. Wilson, Mr.. Lind and Mr..
Nelson.
| The report as adopted is practically
the substitute offered in the house for
| the omnibus bill by Judge MacDonsld,
of Minnesota. The territorial delegates,
headed by Mr.. Clifford, Mr.. Toels, of
Montana, and Mr.. Voorhees,, OF w Wash-.
| lpgtoD, were all recipients OF the " arm
est kind of congratulations. The work
to day endedih' the general talk and
comment throughout the city
to night. In the corridors OF
the hotels and in every public place,
With republicans and democrats slike,
there is general sentiment OF good
| feeling and rejoicing that within the
| next few months the states OF the union
will have grown in number from 3S to
AZ. l has been great struggle and q
| hard fought battle but to-day the
| wreathes OF victory we're made to crown
the heads of four new eister states. II
the legislatures OF Montana and Wash
ington are democratic, Toole and Voor-
bees will be candidates for senators. II
the Montana legislature is republican it
is said here that Russel B. Harrison will
be candidate for the senate.
Mr. Plat presented the report OF the
conference on the territorial bill in the
senate.
Discussion followed as TO the reason
the conference had not insisted on the
right OF women in Washington territory
to vote and hold Office in spite OF the de-
clslons OF the supreme court of the ter
ritory. Mr.. Platt said 1t was question
OF expediency. The decision Of, the
supreme court Of Washington territory
mad been appealed to the spprema court
of the United States; and he hoped that
the case would be advanced on the
calendar. He should be very glad il the
supreme court would find that the judg-
ment should be reversed. MIR. Vest in
CURED why the proposition to admit
New Mexico as state had been elimi-
mated from the bill. Mr.. Cullom said
that there was very great difference in
the social conditions and general STU
ation, between the territory OF New
Mexico and the territories included in
the bill. A large portion of the people
OF New Mexico were termed MexIcans
in contradistinction to Americans, and
only small proportion OF them (not
over $4,000 or 20,00O could speak the
English language. After further debate
the vote was taken and the report was
agreed to, without division.
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Cattle Kate stops Lynching.
Cheyenne, Wy, Feb. 2O-Mrs. Kate
Maxwell, the "Belle Starr of Wyoming
closed mp gambling house at Bessemer
Monday night. recovered several thou