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Show L)j TRIMMING BILLS FOR Ut$ TWO NEW STATES mfml House Committee Still Tinkering ff'jt With Measures Creating Okla- f homa and Arizona, m lj I WASHINGTON, March 29. Several ItkL 1 features of the new statehood bill were Ef-1 discussed before the House Committee on Territories today by Representative Nf Curtis of Kansas. Mr. Curtis urged IE I that the constitutions of the new States P 1 be required to contain ample provision , L for the Drotectlon of the Indians in their treaty rights with tho United K j States. Some features of the bill whloh Mr havo not heretofore been made public B,',!-' are that tho State to be known as Okla- Vi'jjji homa shall be entitled to live represen- llllli latlvcs in tho HouHe of Representa- vliiiil lives. The State of Arizona Is to have K im 1 two representatives. The capital of ( jifl Oklahoma is to be Guthrie and that of , Jill Arizona Santa Fe. . ' mm The bill appropriates $100,000 to de- 'ji I frtlJ' tne e3CPenscs oC the constitutional ipj I convention for Arizona and $75,000 for J I Ihe same purpose for Oklahoma. Four 1 I sectLona In each township in Arizona J I are set apart as school lands, h I The full sub-committee of territories J "Y will meet to consider the bill Thursday. |