The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-15
A BETTER OUTLOOK
The House Position on the
Territories Changed.
40 CHANCE roE NEW aE1rco.
The Cenfeaerasxe Are Our Enemies
"A Proposal 90 Admit wash
ingtoa by Proclamation.

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the senate ball was passed providing
for wr1ts OF error to the United States
supreme court IL ali cases involving
the question os jurisdiction Of the
court beiow.
The senate amendments were non
concarrei in 20 the legislative and ex-
ecuiive approp ration bill.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported back the fortihca,ions appro-
priation bill with senate amendments !;
referred 70 the committee OF the whole.
The conference report on the senate
bill for admission OK the state OF South
Dakota, " sich is total disagreement,
was adopted ard ncw eossssence
ordered.
Baker of New York offered q resola-
ton giving the house conferees the fol-
lowing instructions First, toexelude
the territory of New Mexico from the
bill; second. 10 amend the bill so as TO
provide for admission OF South Dakota
by proclamation of the president, En-
der the Sioux Falls constitution third.
that the proposed states of North Da-
kota, Montana and Washington be
admitted on the same basis, all BY
proclamation OF the president or by
formal acts OF admission.
Cox of New York offered a substi-
tate differing only from Bakers pro-
position in that il provides for admis-
sion OF North Dakota, Montana and
Washington by proclamation OF the
president.
Springer insisted on retaining in the
bill the provision for the admission CT
New Mexico.
Symes of Colorado declared 10 Pc
tition had been presented. and no bin
introduced to show that the people OF
Nsw Mexico desired admission into
the Union. He did not see why the
people of New Mexico should be forced
into the Union by having a provision
tackled on 10 the Dakota bill for politi-
cal purposes.
Breckenridge OF Kentucky argued
against the exclusion OF New Mexico.
Wilson of Minnesota spoke against
the proposition that the house should
yield in regard TO New Mexico If /.
was known the house was firm in its
position, the senate would recede from
its disagreement TO the house amend
ment
Joseph of New Mexico said the old
est territory in the Union came knock
ing the fourth time AT the doors of
congress, asking for admission. He
would rather be a citizen of Repub-
lican state than OF Democratic terri
tory.
Rogers OF Arkansas thought the
time had arrived when the whole terri
torial system ought To be wiped out.
He would adopt constitution amend
ment preventing Utah, as an impure
sister. from coming into the sisterhood
of states, and then admit every other
territory as state
Baker accepted Cox's resolution as
substitute for his own.
Breckenridge of Kentucky demand
ed division of the instructions, and
vote was first taken upon that p0r-
ton OF the resolution instruc, ing the
conferees 10 eliminate New Mexico
from the bill. 1t was agreed to--yeas
1875, nays lo6-but at the last moment
Breckenridge changed his vote from
negative to Affirmative for the purpose
OF moving reconsideration. On motion
of Baker the motion TO reconsider was
laid upon the table.
The next clause voted upon was that
instructing the congress to amend the
bill so as TO provide for admission of
Soalh Dakota by proclamation. with
out further vote on the question OF
division. This clause was agreed to-
yeas l37. nays f02. 4 motion TO re-
consider and lay upon the table vas
made By Baker, ana the yeas and nays
were ordered on the latter motion.
Breckenridge interject~d motion
to adjourn. but this was voted down.
Baker appealed in the name of the
appropriation bills To- Breckenridge not
To fi1ibuster against this measure.
Breckenridge replied that he did not
intend 10 fllibustef any further than
was necessary to secure full house to
vote upon the measure. That could
be secur. tomorrow
Mcmillan of Tennessee introduced
another motion 10 adjourn, and de-
rnanded the yeas and psys, which
were ordered. This motion having
been voted down--yeas -, nays I42-
Breckenridge followed itup wita a mo-
ton for recess until III 80 tomorrow
and raised the point OF no quorum.
Baker and breckenridge then at
tempted to reach an arrangement by
which vote on the motion TO table
the motion To reconsider should be
taken now, but demand for the regu-
lar order from the Republican side cut
short any agreement. ana Mcmillan
again moved an adjournment.
The motion 10 adjourn having been
voted down, an arrangement was ef-
fected whereby 4 vote on the resolu-
ton should be taken at i2:A5 to-mor-