Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-19
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1sPATcH.I

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1SPATCH.I
WASHINGTON, January 1S.-The action
of the Democratic majority of the House,
to-day, in accepting the Springer omnibus
Territorial bill as substitute for the Sen
ate bill for the admission of South Dakota,
seals the fate of Territorial legislation for
this session. The Senate will not agree to
the Springer substitute, and that will post
pone the whole question to an extra session,
or until the regular session of the Fitty-first
Congress
That the Springer omnibus bill was in
tended to prevent the immediate admission
of South Dakota there is scarcely an
attempt to deny. This was made the more
evident this morning, when the Mcdonald
substitute was voted down. No one
attempted to dispute the fairness of that
substitute to all of the Territories named in
the Springer measure, but it would have
had the effect TO admit South Dakota at
once, while compelling the others to await
the holding of constitutional conventions;
and that furnished an excuse for the major
ity to oppose it, though under the Springer
substitute the admission of North Dakota,
Washington, Montana and New Mexico
will not be hastened more than by the Nc
Donald measure, and South Dakota Will be
included in the postponement.
FORCED TO CHANGE HIS BASE.
The Mcdonald substitute, however, forced
Mr.. Springer to change his base and liberal
lie his substitute. As amended, his substi-
tute provides for constitutional convention
to amend the Sioux Falls constitution of
1885, and settle disputes relating to Indian
boundary land and other questions, and to
submit the new Constitution to a vote of the |
people of the Territories interested, next
November. The Republicans showed clearly |
that all of these things could be attended to |
by the Territories after they were admitted |
to the union, and that the propositions were |
a mere pretext for delay, but this probably |
had the effect to confirm the Democrats in |
the opinion that the substitute was a good |
thing.
While the discussion was at all times |
earnest, and several times there were signs |
OF coming recurrence of the confusion of |
yesterday, the only striking scenes were |
those attending the speech of Mr. Dough- |
erty, of Florida, and the closing effort of |
Mr.. Springer. Mr.. Dougherty has had the |
reputation Of being particularly stupid |
man, but he walked up the whole House to-
day by an unexpected amendment proyid- |
ing for the admission of Utah and Arizona. /
He did not believe in an omnibus bill !
which let in only the Republican Terri
tories and kept out the Democratic ones.
HOW HE WOULD LIKE IT.
If Mr.. Dougherty had his way he would
keep out all of the Republican Territories
until after the next Presidential election,
and let in the Democratic ones at once He
did not subscribe 10 the theory that the peo-
pie of Utah should be kept out of the Union
on account OF their religion. They were all
good Democrats, and that was enough for
him. 1t was leadership of this kind that
had put the Democratic party where it is
to-day, and he wanted no more of it.
The charming frankness of the saturnine
gentleman from the land of the orange and
alligator brought forth roars of laughter
and applause from the Republicans. The
House had been half asleep and the chairs
half empty, but everybody suddenly became
very much awake. The members crowded
The aisleS in the vicinity of the speaker, and
the doorkeepers and other employees rushed
in to see the fun. The declaration that the
men of Utah were all good Democrats made
fairly scream with delight. Vice
Presldent-elect Morton had been holding |
quite levee in the lobby back of the Re-
publican section, but for the moment Mr..
Doug herty proved the greater attraction, {
IND the smiling nt-ofthe-Senate-t
De was left alone.
A VERY SMALL AFFAIR
Mr.. Springer's peroration was an exceed
ngly ornate affair, which was printed in a
title neat duodecimo volume, evidently for
circulation among his friends as master
'lece composition. When he asked for five
minutes of the time of the House there was I
general shout of 'fNo, 4" "no," but ii is a a
rigid day when the Illinois statesman can :
e put down, and he coollv informed the I
louise that he had time at his disposal. and I
e supposed he could occupy FIVE minutes Q
it ii he chose, and he proceeded to read
is brochure. The House stood it for :
while in silence, and then there was an
minous clapping of hand here and there, T
hen there came suddenly general round I
applause, but in the middle Of sentence. Q
nd sentence that contained nothing of
ote. Then sporadic applause appeared in
u those parts of the hall where the mem 4
srs could not by any possibility hear a >
ord the speaker was saying. y
Several times Mr.. Springer was forced to
.ase reading, but he persisted to the end,
hen he was given a tremendous round, I,
hlch was increased in volume when several =
embers crowded around the orator and =
ngratulated him with admiration, which V
as so evidently hypocritical that the
ouse and galleries shouted with laughter.
II. Springer himself evidently appreciated
e lnslncerity of the situation, and wrig- n
ed out OF the crowd that surrounded him W
Id sank down in his chair. Then the W
'te was taken on the main question. the n
nnibus bill passed by vote of 1873 to 100 IL
ID the Territorial question was ended for u
is session. Il