Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-18
DAKoTAlN CONGRESS-.
The Admission Bill and the Sioux
Reservation Bill.

Ehe Admission Bill ana the sioux
Reservation Bill.
Washington correspondence Minnea.
polls Tribune, 18th; The territorial
bill occupied the attention Of the house
to-day for upwards of an hour and q
hail. AS indicated in these dispatches
Last night, the matter was practically
settled to-day. The house gave its in
structions to the conference committee
to strike out the New Mexico clause. end
to provide for the admission O. Houth
Dakota by proclamation of the president,
which wall be done as coon as the peo-
pie OF that territory ratify the Sioux
Falls constitution, or, in case they do
not ratify 1T, they will proceed to oreate
| a new constitution, and ss soon as that
constitution is adopted and ratified, the
proclamation will GO forth from the pre-
sident. As to north Dakota, Montana
and Washington, the same rule will
apply as to south Dakota. They will be
| admitted as soon as they have promul-
gated and adopted constitution. The
only thing that stands will be the Sioux
Falls constitution, provided that is rati
| fed. Senators Moody end Edgerton will
not be admitted TO the United States
senate uuder the bill, bnt new senators
will have to be elected. This same rule
will apply to all of the state officers.
which means new governor, new leg
islature, new United States senators and
new member OF the house of represen-
tatives. The conference committee, of
course. will be compelled TO respect the
instructions given by either body, conee-
| quently the action of the house yester-
day and to day is practically settlement
of the territorial question. 1t means the
admission of south Dakota into the
union within the next few months, and
the admission OF North Dakota, Monts.
na and Washington at least by the 1st
of next December, and perhaps before.
MIR. Springer will tomorrow, or on
Monday, introduce bill for the edmis-
sion of New Mexico separately. He
thinks separate bill can be made tc
pass. He also believes that the bill pro.
vidlng for the admission OF Idaho, Wyo-
, ming and Arizope, which has been re.
, ported favorably by the territorial com
, mittee and is now on the house calendar
; ; will elso be passed OF the present ses
! sion, il vote can be reached. The mall
, feature of the bill ia that it provides TO
: the admission OF the three lest name,
!, territories within two years from th
: present time, consequently 1t will leey
only one territory remaiping-U tab
a which would also be included were
not for the stain OF polygamy upon il
9 history and part of its institutions
. . The action Of the house to-day on th
. territorial bill is construed to mean o
settling the possibility of an extra Sea
sion OF congress. Mr.. Clifford, e,
Senator Moody and Delegate eet
Mathews were the three most jubilsn
n men found to-day about the capito
Q While they were in high spirits, as wer
Is also "Snnset" Cox and nearly the eItir
d republican side OF the house, MIR. Sprir
ID ger, with his red button hole bouquet
i possessed "heait bowed down." Ii
s, had iost ell he fought for, while th
ir others lad gained almost everything fc
re which they had asked.
is Immediately after the final vote ws
ce taken, Messrs. Clifford, Matthews an
ly Moody spent about two hours time
le the telegraph Office, teleRrephing
friends in Dakota the result OF the la