Wichita eagle., 1889-01-16
HOUSE.

w ASHlNGI Jan. 1D.-4hI CpIIABCl
called up the senate bill for the admission
of South Dakota and the organization of
the territory of North Dakota, and ad-
dressed the house on it, stating that he
would at the proper time offer an omnibus
bill as a substitute. He called attention
to various provisions of the constitution of
1885 which he considered bore the marks
of having been formulated hastily,
and argued that they present an
other reason why new convention
should be held. He criticised the clause
of the constitution declaring that all the
existing archives, records and books be-
longing to the territory of Dakota shall
belong to the state of South Dakota. IN
der that clause the secretary of state Of the
new state was authorized to go to Bis
marck and denude the capital there
bf every scrap of paper and every
book belonging to the territory.
Mr., Cox, !of New York, believed that
congress had been derelict in regard to the
admission of Dakota and the other terri
tories. He was in favor of the omnibus
bill, with some amendments. but was
willing to help along any little conference
between the two houses of congress which
would result in elevating the territories
into the rank of statehood. Every territory
Except Utah should be admitted into the
union when it had population sufficient
under the laws to elect member of con-
Rress. Some gentlemen talked about the
annexation of Canada. 1t was time enough
to annex Canada when the nebulous terri
sories had put off their rudimentary and
donned their stately stoles of manhood In
conclusion, Mr.. COX paid an eloquent
tribute to the great west, and was warmly
applauded.
Mr.. Clifford, of Dakota. defended the
constitution ohnrtaH Inv tho rUti al
convention of Dakota against the criti-
cism advanced against it by Mr.. Springer.
The people of North Dakota were satisfied
with it. The people of Dakota wanted no
further vote upon the question of division.
They would never accept the admission of
Dakota as one state.
Mr. Toole, of Montana, strenuously adj
vocated the admission of Montana, and
inveighed against carpetbag authority.
The Garfield and Cleveland adminstra-
tions had promised TO relieve the territory
but both had failed. Tradition said that
wise men came from the east and his Re-
publican friends have determined that
history shall repeat itself Some of these
dollhouse plants had been too frail to
stand transplanting in the northern cline,
and others, holding religiously to the doc
trine that federal officeholders should
neither die or resign, had stayed in the
territory and given promise of developing
into good and useful citizens. Laughter
But under Democratic supremacy the
time-honored tradition had been violated
Instead of the wise men coming from the
EAST it was learned that they came from the
south, Far be it from him to reflect upon
the integrity OF any man sent to the terri
tories by the present administration or
upon the section from which they came
The insolence of Office consequent on alien
appointments and the lack of confidence
10 h.
stituted the atfront. Those people had
hoped for better things from the present
administration. -Four years ago, Montana
had been entitled to state hood and failure
to secure II, together with the violation of
the platform concerning federal appoint
ments in the territories had done much to
bring about the political revision last fall
Ii he could summon a trumpet-tongued
expression from his people. the proclama-
ton of the territorial protest against capet-
baggism would be so loud that it could be
heard all over this broad land.
There was only one remedy
for one more star on the ffag-that laws
with both branches of congress There
was nothing political in admission. Much
had been heard about home rule in Ire
land and America contributed to estab-
lish that blessing in that sad land. He
would not abate the slightest interest in
SO worthy cause but he begged the gen.
tlemen not to forget that here at home
under their own flag home rule in the ter
ritorieS lay bleeding at the foot OF despot-
ism IApplauSel The people of the terri
tories had been patient and long suffering.
hiding their humiliation behind their
pride. bat they now found their modestv
departing and independence asserting
itself. To be on an equal footing with the
states of the union was worthy ambi-
ton.
Pending further debate the house ad-
iournei