Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Admission of Territories
Bill Passes the Senate.
SYNOPSIS OF IT'S PROVISIONS
Dakota Made Into Two States-Thc
Name Of Washington Will Not
be Made Tacoma.
Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALr

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, February 20.-Among
he executive documents presented in
he Senate was one from the Department
If Labor with special report OF the
statistics of marriage and divorce IN
several States. Among the memorials
presented and referred was one from the
Nevada Legislature asking for suspen-
sion of the the suits against mining COR
porations and individual miners for cut
ting timber from Government lands for
fire ewood, mining and domestic purposes.
Also one from the California Legislature
as to Chinese immigration. The Com
mittee on Public Lands reported the Sem
ate bill for the relief Of settlers
in Hettinger county, Dakota, and
it was passed. The bill author
ICES an exchange of lands con which
homestead settlements were made
by mistake" for other public lands or
with the Northern Pacific Railway. Stew
art offered resolution (referi ed to the
Committee on Contingent Expenses)
continuing the select Committee on Pa
cifc Railroads until the Indebtedness OF
all the companies to the Government
shall he adjusted, and inetructing the
committee to examine personally, during
recess OF Congress, the roads OF the
companies and the country through
which they pass, for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning the abilities of the companies to
pay such indebtedness, and how it can
be so adjusted as to advance the devel-
opment of the country through which the
roads pass, and afford to the inhabitants
reasonable fares and freight. The Senate
resumed consideration of the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill.
All amendments reported from the
committee having been acted upon, the
amendment as to the printing OF Govern
ment work by steam plate printing
machines at the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, which had been reserved
yesterday came up. The amend
ment allows, as royalty for
the use of the machines, fifty
cents per one thousand Impressions, in
stead of one cent, as provided by the
House; strikes out the provieo in the bill
on that subject and substitutes for it the
following: "And unless the patentees OF
said steam presses shall accept the rate
per thousand sheets herein provided,
said presses shall not be used by the
Government after the close of the present
fiscal y ear and provided there shall not be
an increase OF the number OF steam
plate printing machines of the character
now employ ed in the Engraving and
Printing Bureau
A long discussion ensued, which was
interrupted by the presentation by Platt
of the Conference report on the bill for
the admission of South Dakota as a
State and for the organization Of the Ter
ritory of North Dakota. The clerk COM
menced the reading of the substitute
agreed upon by the committee, looking
to the admission as States Of North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Montana and Wash
iDgton. When the reading wss con-
cluded message from the Heuse, an
nouncing the signature by the Speaker Of
the direct bill, was laid before the SEN
ate, and the bill, having been first
signed by the presiding officer, WAS i'm
mediately sent to the President.
Consideration of the conference report
was resumed. After long discussion a
vote was taken. and the report agreed to
without division.
A message from the President trans
hitting the report of the Secretary of
State, "touching the case of Lord Sack
ville," was presented, read and referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Harris moved to proceed to executive
business, stating his purpose was not
special, but general, but motion to ad
journ was interposed by Allison, and
carried by 10 to IL. So the Senate ad-
journed without action on the ''steam
presses" amendment to the sundry civil
bill.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February 21.-Immedi.
ately after the reading of the journal the
contest over the direct tax bill was re-
sumed, Caswell of Iowa, calling up the
conference report as matter of privi-
lege.
Crisp, Georgia, raised the question of
consideration, stating that while he was
willing to give precedence to appropria.
tion bills, he would antagonize any other
measures with the contested election
case. The House determined (yeas 1874.
nays 93) to consider the report.
Mr.. Bland of Missouri, moved re-
consideration. Kelly moved to table
the motion to reconsider.
Afterwards Stewart of Georgia pro-
ceeded to address the House in opposi-
ton to the adoption of the report. After
a long debate the conference report was
agreed to, yeas 1853, nays S8.
Springer presented the conference re-
port on the Territorial bill. The bill, as
agreed to in conference, provides for the
admission Of the States of North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana and Washington.
The Territory of Dakota is to be divided
on the line of the seventh standard par
allel, produced due west to the western
boundary of the Territory. The dele
gates selected to the Constitutional Con-
vention north, of this parallel, shall as.
semble at Bismarck, and those elected
south of the parallel, at Sioux Falls. The
delegates to the Convention in each of
the proposed new States shall be elected
on the Tuesday after the first Monday in
May next, and shall meet on the 4th of
July and declare that they adopt the
Constitution of the United States. Tbey
are authorized thereupon to form Consti-
tutions and State governments, It
is provided that the election for
delegates to the convention in South
Dakota that the electors shall vote for or
against the Sioux Falls constitution, If
the majority of votes shall be for the
constitution, the convention shall re-
submit to the people of South Dakota.
tor ratification or rejection, the constitu.
ton framed at Stony Eaila ord ol.o ~,