The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-26

similar oIii into the senate At mar Tin
hOntana was known to be a democrat
-, itoLy, Nnlch had been democratic stns
1904 up 70 the yes 1855 when Ulas eIer
cd delegate . COM ress, with one single >,
SePuon, and that Was IN 1872, when Nj
Clasgett wse elected. Her fame As den
vcIStlc territory Was not only confined I
s Ills section OF the country, but had gon
Aprosd everywhere in the land, until 81
was known and understood 70 De sOlidl
| qemoefatlc. On the other hand Waet
logton Territory, for which a sim
lAr Dill was Introduced into bof
orsneoes OF congress, bad the reputation
OF Oelng republican territory She Ia.
been republican since her OrgsnizauOn I'M
" TWO OF four years before, when Hon
Charles >. voorhees, was elected as a g,ele
gate from that territory, and when polite
were absolutely ignored and he was elect
ed upon plank in the democratic plat
form which declared in favor OF the Tor
feltnre OF the land grant of the NOTtherT
racine railroad, 50 that the politics Of tbh
lerIitory We're known and underwood 10 b,
IsPuemcsn- AND II so came about Wher
tns Dill Tor the admission Of Montana wa.
Introduced into the senate that Beniamif
harrison was senator from In
diana, who was chairman OF the COMMITTEE
on territories In the senate and ~
,ook the Oil providing for the admission oi
Montana INTO the union, stuck it into q
pigeon hole In his desk and there permitted
II 70 remain IN blissful oblivion until the ad.
Journment OF the session of congress. Bui
u was different with Washington territory.
which was known 10 be republican. he
took that in hot haste. and reported
II back from his committee TO the
senate with favorable recommendation
called II up and asked 10 have it placed
on its hnal passage tried 10 get 8 report
on tne Dill, ana went 70 Senator VOORHEES,
and told him l was satisfied that they pro
posed to stife my efforts In that direction.
and asked him 70 Introduce into the senate
an amendment which was TO 60 on the
washington Dill, providing for the sdmis-
SION OF these two territories. And so he
offered my amendment, which was identi-
cal form with the bill for the admission
OF " ash1ngtOn territory, wherein where
the word washington" occurred the word
Montana" was Inserted and this occurred
more than tnirty days prior TO the action
on the Dill, so that he had ample time 10
see and understand its provisions.
and when that bill was called
up MI. voorhees, arose and said. ssI
offer this amendment to the bill
for the admission of Washington In order
that thess two territories may come into
the union" Senator Harrison arose aud
said: 81 object to the admission of Mon
tana." have here the Congressional
Record with his remarks in IL, and in order
that you may see the fiimsy pretenses
whlch are being howled about this coun-
try Dy the republican orators 1 propose to
show you that IL was by him and his coad-
tutors that the people OF this territory have
been denied the right Of constitutional gov
(Applause.) Now this matter
came up, thus amendment was offered on
Drill .. 1886, at the session Of congress
Mr.. Harrison said: "But il is proposed
now 70 constitute two states a bring
hem in as Siamese twins To that propO-
sition l object" And then he proceeded
further in the discussion and used this Ian
yuage:
''Mr- President, there can be no occasion
IS think for admitting two states in one
iOn't know single consideration that Is
lOt absolutely distinct as applied to the
'wo states The question Of population
must be considered for each alone. The |
question Of the capacity to sustain an in
.reasing population must be considered Tor
'ach alone. The question Of area Is a
eparate consideration" And then Senator
3utleT of South Carolina, who had been
With US on this proposition during all The
lme, aud who hsd said that be knew our
'opulatlon was sufficient, ant the wealth
md resources and all that went = -ake
tate example, arose on his feet and ad-
ninistered this rebuke to the senator from |
indiana He said: $50, sir, As am salts |
led that Montana does possess all the con-
ltioOS necessary for statehood / shall vote |
or this amendment She has the |
population, the territory, the wealth and |
be resources and the law regularly en- |
Orced, law-abiding population. In rela- |
lon 70 this amendment providing for q i
tate republican In form can See no force |
. the objections urged by the senator from /
Connecticut and the senator from Indiana.
he objections are purely technical. with Il
NJ merit, and it seems TO me are intended Il
imply Tor the purpose of obstructing the /
omission OF Montana in the union" An
lause Now, fellow citizens, there Is /
le record, and thank heaven the Congress
onAl Record preserves the Identical pro
eedIngS as they occur, and have placed on /
ldelible record the position of the republi-
Ito the union Now. let us take
step further in the consider
ton of this proposition aud see
here we land Remember all the time
lat The opposition which is made TO Mon
ina, and the only opposition made, ives
NO states In one bill. That was the asser-
on which they made in 1856. Then we |
o on until the assembling OF the next con.
ress, and the bill is introduced in the
ouse for the adm ssiOn of Montana, and a
mIlar bill Is introduced in the senate. At
le same time bills are introduced for the
omission Of all these territories into
Ia Union. The first thing the senate
0es is to send back the bill
South Dakota They passed h |
yes, and then the democratic caucus Is
allied and at which every democratic
lember with the exception of two, and
lose gentlemen were absent from the city, |
let IN caucus and declared not only for the
Omission Of Montana into the Union, but
} five of these territories added the terri
Dry Of New Mexico; and then reported
lat back 70 the house and IL
assed without dissenting vote
-om the democratic side (applause
! had put itself on the record as the friend
nd the progressive friend of these people.
, had said by its vote and its voice that II
Ies not only in favor Of the admission Of
Iontana, but Was in favor OF wipiDg from
he map Of the United States i've of these
,rritortes az one stroke and placing them
! the Union upon an equal footing with
le most favored states. That |
roposition then went back to the senate
} an amendment TO the South Dakota
III and the senate took IL up at once and
sfused 10 concur In the amendment of the
Ouse. They sent it back with that sort of
recommendation. The next thing that
as 20 be done 10 parliamentary usage WAS
} appoint committee 70 confer upon the
lsagreeing votes Of the two houses, ana
} this committee was appointed and the
rOpositiOn was then to arrive 81 q eonclu-
on. Mr.. voorhees, and myself. who hAd
ursued this m after at every step and in al
s ramifications had gone 70 the senators,
and republican, in season and
ut OF season, In congress, in the lobby, on
he streets and in their houses, and under
DOk TO md out what would Os their ultl-
Iatum, and were told that what they
'ould agree To from first to last would
agree 10 eliminate New Mexico from
lis bill
We urged for New Mexico and under
,Ok 10 show the justice of their claim, and
1ly became party 10 this proposition 10
rike New Mexico out Of this bill, and
ent 70 our friends and urged them %
gree to this sort Of q proposition and some
genty-two or twenty three OF the younger
em0ers Of congress who were Interested |
our success more than in the merits Of
e proposition came TO our aid
ID assistance and joined hands
ith our republican fri-nds In
e bOuse, and through their efforts they
.ssed this bill and finally IL bee tme a law:
hen We went 70 the rest OF the democrats
the house, large majority Of whom |
ugnt against US, they said 70 us: ''GentIe-
en-, do you know anything Of the history
the New Mexico proposition? Do ] Ou |
low anything OF the outrage IL is to sacri- |
q this territory In its efforts for statehood
you don't, they said, let as tell you. Do | I