Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-04
PROSPECTS G OO.
A Better Outlook for the Admission of
Two nnIxOtaa

Two DGkOtas.
b. a UaTle's Washington correspond
eace 81. Paul Pioneer Preae, lat: The
friends of Dakota have been little
suspicious of the senate, but that body
to-day took precisely the only action
that holds out any reasonable prospect
OF legislation for the creation of new
states this session. The senate has given
the territories chance, and the Dakota
people who are here Awaiting results,
breathe little more freely, though fer
from cortident as 20 the ultimate ont
come. At u meeting of the committee
on territories this morning it was de-
| oIded not 60 wait to frame a new bill.
bot to report the Springer bill to the
house Immediately, recommending nom
! concurrence and asking the appoint
ment OF a committee on conference. The
Dill which il was at first intended 10 re-
| port as q substitute is reserved to ley
before the conference committee as rep
| reseDting the views Of the senate con.
i5Ecacas !Es features have been fully
indicated heretofore. It calls two con-
yentiops for Dakota. bat does away with
the vote on the question of division. IL
eorreots the crQGities OF the bill, apd
omifs all provision for New Mexico. The
republican members CT the committee
and of the senate ere said TO be united
on this point. Even Senator Stewart
| hos Withdrawn his opposition TO the ex-
Ieinslon OF New Mexico, end stands with
| the other republicans. ThIs will be the
sticking point in the conference.
There ls nothing serious in the way
OF agreement upon the provisions relat-
ing TO the DakotRs. The senate has set
the example of concession by surrender.
Ing the principle Of it's own bill and
giving up the Sioux Falls constitution
and all the proceedings had in connec-
tion with it. The present senate
proposition does not exclude the Sioux
Fails constitution, understand. The
constitutional convention to be provided
for IN South Dakota may adopt ID intact
il it chooses, but the senste will not
| insist upon the admission of South Da-
kosa under the organic law and no other.
as provided in the bill of last session.
| Ibis is concession on the part of the
senate, IL return for which the house
viii be asked to give up the Springer
| notion of double vote on the question
OF division. The senate will trobably
ment land and other sections of the bill
OF secondary Importance but there is not
likely so be q serious conflict over these.
The iesue will be sharply Joined on New
Mexico This has come TO be generally
understood and recognized. The demo.
nrsts IN both houses declare that the
exclusion Of New Mexico from the bill
will be fatal to it. Both Senator Bntler
and Representative Springer say that
the democrats can now vote for bill
that brings IN the northern territories
alone.
On the other hand some western re-
publican senators are saoguine enough
TO ssy they think even Springer will
yield New Mexico rather than sse q bill
TO which he has given so much time and
thought fall. This is hardly consistent
with the opinion formerly held of
Springer by republicans. My own is
thas ii the bill now falls, it will be be.
cause both sldes want it to fall, though
each party would throw the Responsible
ity for failure OIL the other. The yepub
iicsns or enough of them to control the
caucus, may Wish il to fall 80 that their
party shall havs the full credit of max
ing new states in the next congress,
The democrats may wish il TO fall 30
til they can defeat the admission of
new republican states in the next con-
gress by indirect methods without the
responsibility of d majority. Both sides
may ba disappointed. The bill is now
10 the very best place il could be. A.
conference committee is small body,
and cant escape or divide responsibility.
1t hos power under the rules to report
at any time, SO there can be no more
| senseless delays. If the committee
should reach an agreement neither hoase
can decently refuse to confirm it. phe
bill came over to the house in the after
noon when it wGs in committee OF the
Ehole and, under the rules. lay on the
speakers table until the committee rose,
which was Immediately followed by ad.
lJourDment. Mr., Springer says his under.
standing with the speaker is that il shall
be taken up the first thing after the
| morning hour and q conference con- nit
| tee appointed. The senate conferees are
Plstt, Oullom snd Butler Those for the
house will probably be Springer. Baker
and Barnes or MansaF. 1t is noticeable
| that the conferees represent the extreme
party view on each side rather than that
OF the modeTates, whose tendency would
| naturally be go waive party consIders-
| fiofis 10 order TO hasten the ednission OF
| tne territories. Nevertheless Springer
is sanRuine OF an agreement. He says
| he will never vote for an omnibus bill
that excludes New Mexice, but that lie
| is quite ready to 8eree on every point
and report disagreement uIon that,
leaving the house to overFule him If
| votes enough can be mustered. This
tooineides pretty closely with Senator
Buffers attitude expressed before the
actien oil the SENATE. The territorial