St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-17
Republicans Seem Determined
Not to Admit the Territories
to Statehood.
II a Bill Passes 1t Will Be
Lost in the Shuf-
le.
Springer Will Push His Old
Omnibus Bill to- the
Front.
Strong-Lunged Representa-
tives Preparing to Parade
Their Ignorance.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The house to-
day continued the discussion of the ter
ritorial admission bill. A resolution
was adopted calling on the secretaries
of war and the treasury for correspond
ence relating to the use of the English
steamship State of Alabama by Joseph
Cummings in eXcavating the main ship
channel in New York harbor. Consent
was given to the committee on post
offices and post roads to report on the
postoffice appropriation bill legislation
providing for the classification of clerks
in first and secOnd-claSs pOstOffices. The
house then resumed consideration of
the territorial bill. Mr. Joseph, of New
Mexico, spoke at length in favor of the
admission of his territory. Mr.. Struble.
Of Iowa, said that the minority
of the committee on territories
did not think that New Mexico ought to
be admitted. Their objection was not
on the ground of the religion of the
people, What New Mexico needed
was liberal assistance from the govern
ment in building up desert places and
lrrigating her arid stretches. A large
number of people in New Mexico could
not Speak the language of the country,
and he thought that until they came up
to the line of American civilization,
they were
NOT ENTITLED To ADMISSION.
Mr.. Voorhees, spoke in behalf of his
territory Washington. He said that
her maritime position gave her advan-
tageS over her sister territories. He
said that the phenomenal Republican
majority rolled up in the territory at
the recent election was the result of the
apathy of the house. Mr.. Munsur. of
of the admission of New Mt xico. He said
that in view of her rapia growth, the
arguments of Mr.. Struble were without
effect. MIR. Hermann, of Oregon, made
a speech in favor of the admission of
all territories that were entitled to state
hood by reason of population or natural
resources. Mr.. Baker, of New York,
said that South Dakota should not be
hampered by being counted with the
other territories. Mr.. Dubois, of
Idaho, said that his territory would ask
an enabling act, fixing definite time
for it to assume the responsibilities OF
statehood: Pending further debate, the
house.. after passing the bill making
Columbus, o., port of delivery, ad-
jOurned.
MORMON MURMURINGs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Delegate
Caine was heard to-day in favor of the
admission of Utah as state. He de-
clared that Utah possessed every re-
quirement for admission, and that the
people are largely descendants of the
best stock of New England and the
Middle states. There was never any
resistance to the federal authority in
Utah, and moreover, no thought of it.
1t was not true that a majority Of the
people of Utah had long dehed the au-
thority of the United States, as ex-
pressed in its statutes, by practlcing
poIygamy- A majority of the people of
Utah, or a majority of the majority. did
not practice polygamy. He was fire.
quentty interrupted by Gov. West and
others, and answered their questions
promptly. He occupied an hour and a
half, and the committee adjourned till
to- morrow, when Mr.. Caine will con-
clude his argument.