St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-15
Congressman Macdonald and
Cox Propose to Give Him
a Whirl.
Doughty Old Dawes Intro
duces a Substitute for Gift
fopd's Indian Bill.
Cleveland Gives Congress
Tips on Diffepential Ton
mage Dues.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-All obstruc-
tions are removed and the committee on
territories will have the right of way
in the house tomorrow. Chairman
Springer today completed his substitute
for the Plat bill admitting South Da-
kOta. In addition to the features already
published the substitute provides that
1.-THE convention which shall assemble at
Bismarck shall form a constitution and
state government for the state to be
known as North Dakota or Dakota and
the convention at Sioux Falls shall form
q constitution and state government for
a state to be known by any other name
than Dakota" 1t shall be the duty of
the constitutional conventions OF North
Dakota and South Dakota to appoint
a joint commission of not less
than three members for eacn
convention whose duty it shall be to
agree on an equitable division Of all
property belonging to the territory OF
Dakota, the disposition OF public roads,
and also to adjust and agree upon the
amount Of debts and liabilities Of the
territory, which shall be assumed and
paid by each of the proposed states.
The people inhabiting said proposed
states do forever disclaim all right and
title to all lands lying within said limits
owned or held by any Indian or Indian
tribes. The respective legislatures may
provide for the diSposing of school lands
settled upon to settlers, their heirs or
legal representatives, at a price not less
than Sc per acre, to be fixed by appraise-
ment Of the value of land exclusive OF
improvements. Mr.. Springer says:
Il am unaiterably opposed to the Platt
bill. 1t is not right to force the Sioux Fails
constitution upon the people. The ap-
pOrtiOnment of that convention is unfair to
the resent population. The Platt bill COB
bles the Sioux reservation as the state, while
my substitute retains that area for disposal
by the United States The school sections
which have been settled upon, are worth 500
to $50 per acre, where contiguous to
Fargo, Huron and other cities. The P1att
bill gives all the records Of the territory to
South Dakota, but my substitute provides
for an equitable division of them by copying
and so forth. | regard my substitute as the
correct solution of the problem, and shall
stand by it. The De nocratic party will
stand by me, as decided by the caucus. The
Republican may keep Dakota out of the
Union, but they must assume all response
Dility for such action.
Mr.. Springer will not have smooth
sailing tomorrow. Congressman Mac
donald will move to substitute the Plat
bill for the Springer substitute. He
will make a speech in favor of that
course, and will be supported by SUN
set Cox, Baker. of New York, and many
others. They will show that all Spring
er's propositions are better provided
for in the Plat bill. Senator Moody
says:
1t is useless for Mr.. Springer to find fault
with our constitution, or prescribe one for
US. In the FOrty-ninth congress a report
was made by Senator Harrison. in which he
said: 1.-The committee do not deem it
necessary to discuss the provisions of the
constitution of South Dakota further than to
FAY it is republican in form and spirit,
gives fall recognition to the supremacy
of the constitution and laws of the United
States, establishes absolute religious tolera-
ton, throws about the life and estate of citi-
Eens safeguards of law and organizes a SYM
metrical and effective system of government
for the people. 1t is not the province of con-
gress to frame constitutions for the new
states. Nothing can be added to that state
ment Of principles" says Mr.. Moody, with
out insulting and browbeating a free people
who will not endure contumely.''
There is no present likelihood that a
vote will be reached tomorrow. On the
contrary Mr.. Springer will make long
and carefully prepared speech. Replies,
Interruptions, interrogations and hot
debates will follow and the house will
spend its time and energies in a
Wrangle.