St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-27
Partisan Discrimination in
the Admission of Terri
tories to Statehood.
Wyoming and Idaho, Both
Solidly Republican, May
Join the Union.
New Mexico, Democratic to
the Center, Is to Be
Excluded.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Serves to Divorce a Ce-
lestial Couple.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 26.-ln
the house to-day Mr.. Cannon,of ILLINOIS.
from the committee on rules, reported
a resolution making the Wyoming ad-
mission bill special order for to-day;
a recess to be taken at $50 this after
noon until IL O'Clock tomorrow, the
previous question to be considered as
ordered at l o'clock. The Wyoming
bill was then taken up. MIR. Barnes, OF
Georgia, opposed the bill because he
believed that there were gross irregu-
larites IN the adoption OF the constltu.
ton of Wyoming; because he believed
that the territory did not con-
tain a population requisite Ior
its admission into the Union
the constitution features based upon
the subject of female suffrage which
were antagonstic to republican IN
stitutions. Mr. Carey, of Wyoming,
made strong plea for the admission or
the territory which he represented IN
the sisterhOOd of states. He contended
that its constitution had been adopted
by the free and fair votes of its citizens.
and that the population was sufficient to
entitle it to two senators and one repre-.
sentative in the congress OF the United
States, and he defended the provision OF
the constitution of the territory extend
ing the right of suffrage to women. Mr.
Dockery, of Missouri, favored the ad-
mission of new states as rapidly as the
increase of population in the territories
warranted. But he insisted on
Calling Spade Spade.
After territory had been organized
fourteen wears the votes cast in 1883
aggregated but 1900, and according to
the report of the minority of the COM
mittee 1000 of them had been cast Dy
females. The total vote OF wyoming
and Idaho was less than the vote cast III
his own district. The-bill was nothing
more nor less than partisan measure
designed to perpetuate the power OF the
Republican party. 1t dixie the Idaho
Dill. soon to follow should be called
bill to add three electoral votes ana TWO
senators to the Republican column III
1892. Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, said that
no new state had ever come into
the Union OH the terms pro-
posed in this case-that women were TO
have the right to vote and to hold oflce::
1t was delicate. question, and ne looked
with great apprehension upon the grow
ing tendency toward extension OF the
right of franchise. Woman suffrage
had always been experimental, and the
judgement OF history was that it was
not wise to entrust government to
women. Mr.. Dunnell, of Minnesota,
and Mr.. Washington, of Tennessee. op-
posed the bill, and Mr.. Morris, of Ohio,
supported it. Mr.. Mansur, OF Mary
land, addressed himself. he said. ito the
country. if not to the house (for on actu-
al count there were not twelve members
in their seats) and said that the house
was bringing state into the Union Dy
the Cesarian operation rather than with
the care and comfort which surrounded
the accouchment of an honorable mem
Der of an honorable family" The house
then at $50 took recess until IL
O'Clock tO-movrOW