The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-28
WYOMING TO BE A STATE.
THE SENATE PASSES THE BILL BY
A STRICT PARTY VOTE.


Senator Morgan Makes an Unsuc-
cessful Attempt to Have an Enabling
Act Including Idaho, Arizona and
New Mexico Adopted as a Substi-
tute-No Let Up in the Hum OF Con-
versation.
WASHINGTON, June 27.--In the Senate
to-day consideration of the bill for the ad-
mission Of Wyoming as a state was re-
sumed, and MI. Morgan spoke in opposition
to it. II the people of the United States,
he said, felt no greater interest in the bill
than the Senate had exhibited yesterday
and during the whole Of the discussion, it
would be hardly worth while to take up
any time in explanation of the principles
involved. Either the majority of the SEN
ate had come to some understanding
or agreement that the bill wac to
pass, notwithstanding any arguments
which might be urged against it, or else the
matter of allowing new states to enter the
union had become such commonplace af-
fair that it scarcely attracted the attention
of those who were in the Senate as ambas-
sadors from their own states. The admis-
sion of a state into the union was to his
mind the most important fact with which
the Senate had to deal. Pretty nearly all
the territory OF the United States was now
exhausted in respect to which the Senate
could exercise the high function of creating
local sovereignites within the bounds of the
United States, and it seemed to him that in
the disposition of the remainder Of it there
ought to be some thoughtful and careful at
tention to all future interests, not merely of
the people Immediately concerned, but also
to the preservation of just balance of
power in the Senate between the different
geographical sections Of the country. The
protection put thereon by the constitution
around the respective states in the persons
of their senator's and in their influence in
the Senate, indicated that there ought to
be most conservative care exercised in refer
ence to the admission of new states.
AN OBLIGATORY DUTY.
Looking at the rights of his own state,
and of other sister states, he had clear
right, and also an obligatory duty, to ascer-
tain whether the state proposed to be ad-
mitted Lad shown a sufficient degree of
qualifications in the proceedings which had
led up to the organization that presented
ITSELF and to see whether it was in all re-
spects such a civil community as ought TO
be invested with the power of local SOW
ereignty.
THE HUM OF CONVERSATION.
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas having called the
attention of the presiding officer to the
audible conversation carried on between
senator's, Mr.. Morgan said that CONVEX
sation did not disturb him at all, that he
was talking to the reporters and to the
country and that he did not expect to get
the attention of the Senate, because if one
rose from the dead be could not get atten-
tion in the Senate during the hours Of
working up political projects and plans.
The conference report upon the legislative,
executive and Judicial appropriation bill
was presented, agreed to, and new confer
ence ordered upon the remaining items in
dispute.
FAvoRS THE SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Morgan then resumed his speech.
He favored the substitute offered yesterday
by Mr.. Jones of Arkansas-an enabling act
for Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona and New
Mexico. The adoption Of the substitute
from the question the element of
political considerations. Finally at the
| end of a long debate between Mr.. Morgan
and a number of senator's, who piled him
with questions suggested by points in his
| argument, the question was taken on Mr..
Jones' substitute IAN enabling act for Wyo-
ming. Idaho. Arizona and New Mexico),
and 1t was rejected by strict party vote
of IS yeas to go nays.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas then moved, as a
substitute, an enabling act for Wyoming
alone, which was rejected by exactly the
same vote.
The bill was then passed by strict party
vote of 20 yeas to IS nays.
A conference was asked on the amend
ments made to the House bill, and Messrs.
Platt, Cullom and Jones of Arkansas we're
appointed conferees on the part of the SEN
ate.
The bill for the admission of Idaho was
taken up and went over as the unfinished
business" till Monday next.
After brief executive session the Senate
adjourned till tomorrow.