The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-16
WORK CONGRESS
The House Discusses Terri
teriaI Admission.
Heme Rule for Americans-senato
vests Tariff views Miider
Than cieseland's-

WAsHISGTsss, Jan i5.--In the house
Springer, OF Illinois, called up as q
special order the senate bill for admis-
sion Of South Dakota and organiza-
ton pf the territory OF North Dakota.
The biii having been read IN fall,
Springer tcck the aoor in explanation
oE Tie measure and in advocaey OF the
substitute, the omnibus till, which he
proposed 70 offer at the proper time
lie promised his remarks with the
statement thpt he would endeavor 10
secure vote to-day. lie called atten-
ton 10 various provisions of fhe con
stitution of iss5. wEich he considered
bore marksef having been formulated
haztiIy, and argGed that they present
cd another reason why g new eonven-
rion abould be held. lie criticised the
clause in the constitution declaring
that aA existing archives. records and
hooks belonging to the territory OF
Dakota should b. .ong to the state of
South Dakota. Under that clause the
secretary Of state Of the new state was
authorized TO go to Bismarck and de-
nude the capitol there OF every scrap
Of paper ana every book belonging TO
The territory.
Cox OF New York was in favor OF
the omnibus kin, with certain amend
ments. bat he was wilIingto heip along
any little conference between the two
houses OF congress which would result
in eievating the territories into the
rank OF statehood Every territory
except Utah should be admitted into
the Union when II had q population
sufficient under the law to elect q
member OF congress.
Clifford of Dakota defended the con-
stitutson adopted by the constitutional
convention OF Dakota from the criti-
cisms advanced against ii by Springer.
Toole OF Montana strenuousiy adyo-
Gated the admission Of Montana and
| inSeighed against carpet-bag authority
in the territory. The Garfield and
| Cleveland administrations had prom
| ised 10 relieve the territories, but both
had failed. Tradition said the wise
men came from the East, and his Re-
publican friends had determined that
history should repeat Itself. Some OF
those hot-house plants had been too
| frail to stand transplanting in north
err cline. Others, holding religiously
I 10 the doctrine that federal Office
holders should neither die nor resign,
had stayed III the territories and gave
promise of developing into good and
useful citizens llaughterl, but under
/ Democratic supremacy the time-hon-
ored tradition had been violated. In
stead of the wise men coming from
the East il was learned they came from
I the South. Laughter. Far belt from
him TO reflect upon the integ-
rity of any man sent to tue
territories BY the present adninistra-
| ton or upon the section from which
he came. The insolence of Office
holders consequent on alien appoint
Inents, and the lack OF confidence
shown in the people of the territories
constitute grave affront. These peo-
pie had hoped for better things
! from the present administration.
titled TO statehood. and failure TO re-
/ ceiye il, together with violation oi
| the platform concerning federal ap-
| pointments in the territories, had
done much TO bring about the poljti.
was only one remedy for the
vote and voice in both
UTILITIES Vi tNAfstNSEs w iNhtst thAe
there was nothing but political
insomnia and unrest. There was q
homely maxim that charity began al
home. lie favored home rule in Ire.
land, and America had contributed
much TO establish that blessing in that
sad land. He would not ahate the
/ slightest interest in so worthy a cause
/ but he begged the gentlemen not tC
! thai kapz. hAtS,a Ysrtiar fhe
flag. home rule in the territories lay
bleeding at the foot of dcspotism
IfApplause. The people of the terri
tories had been patient and long-suf
fering, hiding their humiliation be
hind their pride. bat they now found
.heir nodesty departing and indepen
dence asserting itself. To be. on M
equal footing with the states OF ths
Union was a worthy ambition.
Pending further debate the hous,
adjourned.