The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-18
WORK OFCONGRESS
Dakota Opposed to the Om-
nibus Bill.
HIGH rARIrS oS rIS-rLArx.
when II Comes 10 ssrar. the soash
Il fer rrsseesisn-oppesItHsn
10 the Bounty.

WAsHissToS. Jan IT.-Af1er shs
transaction OF unimporfznt business
the house resumed consideration oi
the territorial hill NeIeonald OF Min.
nesota thought ali the territories re
ferred TO in The onln:bas bill were
ready for admission.
Adams characterized the onribas
bin - q transparent snbserfaee
Under il the people OF the territories
would not olxiairs . single substantial
advantage which they cos.ld not OBJ
tain il it were not passed. while the
defeat OF the senate biz would have
the practical effect OF Continuing 10.
one year he outrage on the people oi
Dakota
Grosvenor, Of Ohio, said the obiect
OF the omnibus bill was to delay tho
admission Of Dakota AGnais Dakota
under the senate bill and then coasid-
er the claims uf the other territories.
Syuses- OF Colorado. and Springer. 2g
Illinois. had : little tilt over tbs lat
fers alleged intention Ca move the pre-
yaotls question on the omnibus bill.
The debate on the Dakota admission
bill was finished. and the bill read for
amendments. TN motion OF Clifford
OF Dakota. an amendment was asoptesl
granting l-n.0sO acres for the support
OF an agricultural college I'm the state
OF Dakota. The senate hsn granted go
sections OF land
An amendment was adopted proyil-
ing that lands sold for coranaon school
purposes shall not be sold for less than
SO an acre
The salary Of district judges was re-
duced from 5000 10 $500.
The 9th of April, 1889, was fixesi as
the date of the election 10 be held TO
decide the question OF the acceptance
OF the boundaries and name OF the
new state.
On motion of Clifford. an amend
this election state officers be elected.
and also two members of congress.
The reading of the senate bill having
been completed, Springer moved TO
strike out aIl after the enacting clause
and substitute the omnibus bill Bur-
rows, OF Michigan, raised point OF
order against the substitute. The
speaker sustained the point of order
and raled the substitute out.
Springer then moved TO strike out
the enaeting clause and insert house
bin Sie5. with certain amendments.
The speaker ruled this not in order.
All the gentleman had right to do
was 10 offer substitute for senate bill.
Mr.. Springer thereupen offered
house bill eit6 as substitute. House
bin sI06 was then received as substi-
tute. Springer asked unanimous con-
sent that the previous substitute
offered by him. the one providing for
division OF Dakota. be considered in
its stead. Speaker Pro-Tem. Cox sub
niifted the request, and, there being
no objection. IL was so stated. Subse-
quently question arose as to whether
this consent bad been granted. bat no
record of the transaction appeared in
the official notes. Much confusion
ensued. but finally consent was again
given.
Mcdonald of Minnesota then offered
his substitute. for Springer's PROPOSE
ton, This emhodies the principal
features of the omnibus bill. except
that il provides for immediate admis-
sion of South Dakota. Pending its
reading the house adjourned