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Show NEW MEXICO k SEPARATE STATE Senate Decides to So Admit It Oklahoma and Indian Territory Ter-ritory to Come in as One. The Bill Originated in the Houso and Will Now Go to Conference. Con-ference. WASHINGTON, Fob. 7. After a continuous con-tinuous session of nine hours tho Senate at S-.45 o'clofck tonight passed tho Joint Statehood bill. As passed the bljl provides pro-vides for the admission of tlu States of Oklahoma, to bo comprised of Indian Territory Ter-ritory and Oklahoma, according to tho prosent boundaries with Arizona eliminated. elimi-nated. Many Surprises. Tho long session was characterized by many surprises. Beginning promptly tipon the convening at 12 o'clock, tho Son-ale Son-ale proceeded to consider the various amendments which had been passed over. Sale of Liquor Prohibited. One of tho first of these taken up was tho amendment prohibiting tho snlo of intoxicating in-toxicating Honors in what Is now Indian Territory for the next ten years, and this was displaced with a substitute offered bv Mr. Galllngor, which extended the amendment to tho cntlro State for a period of twenty-ono years, and this was adopted. Separate Vote Asked. Tho first surprise of the day came when tho committee accepted Mr. Foraker's amendment providing for a separate vote by each of tho Territories of Arizona and Now Moxlco on thq constitution to be adopted by the jirotfoscd State of Arizona. Bard Amendment Offered. That provision had scarcely been mado a part of tho bill when Mr. Bard presented his amendment, which had been originally offered by Mr Patterson, and which provided pro-vided for the admission of New Mexico as a State without the addition of Arizona. Ari-zona. Was a Close Vote. This amendment proved to be tho pojnt around which all the subsequent proceedings proceed-ings of Importance revolved. It was at llrst adopted by tho close vote of 42 to 40. ThlH voto was taken whllo the Senato was sitting in committee of tho whole, and was reversed in the Senate proper by tho tlo voto of SS to 5S. Eliminated From Bill. Subsequently the Senate decided by a vote of SS to 36 to entirely eliminate New Moxlco and Arizona from the bill, and this result had hardly bcon announced when Mr. Hard, In slightly changed form, renewed re-newed his proposition for the admission of New Mexico as a State, and this tlmo tho amendment prevailed by tho voto of 37. Beveridrje Loses. One of the afflrmatlvo votes was how-ovor, how-ovor, cast by Mr. Beveridgo. In chargo of tho bill, for the purpose of moving the reconsideration of the vote. Ho was prompt in making the motion as soon as tho result was announced, but tho motion was laid on the table by a voto of &) to 38. The effect was to eliminate Arizona from tho bill and to establish a State of New Moxlco and another of Oklahoma and Indian Territory In this form the bill was passed. Tho defeat of tho Bard amendment In tho Senate after it had been adopted in committee of the whole gave rise to some interesting incidents. Mr Bailey Intimated Inti-mated that there had bepn a trade regarding regard-ing the adoption of an amendment adding a portion of Arizona to Utah. Mormon Question In. The Mormon question also received an airing during tho day. While the pro-vlslpn pro-vlslpn fQr tho separate submission of Npw Mexico was unclpr consideration Mr. Burrows, Bur-rows, chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, announced his opposition to the hill, and stated It was due to the practice of polygamy In that Territory to such an extent that he considered con-sidered it unwise to take tho administration administra-tion away from the Federal authorities. Mr Dubois. Mr. McComas and Mr. Piatt Of Connecticut, referred to the question of polygamy and to the, revelations before tho committee. Tho bill originated In the House, and will go tp conference. Vote for Separate Statehood. When the vote on tho amendment for separate- admission of Now Mexico was taken, and It was carried, 42" to 40. It woe evident from the outset that the voto would be close, and the progress was followed fol-lowed with deep interest. Following Is the vote In detail. Yeas Alger, Bacon, Bailey. Bard, Bate, Berrv, Blackburn, Carmack, Clark (Mont.), Clay. Cockrell, Culberson. Daniel, Dubois, Elklps, Foraker, Foetcr (la.), Galllnger, Gibson, Gorman, Hansbrough, Heyburn, Kearns, Latimer, McCrcary, McCumbor, McEnory, McLaurln, Mallory, Martin. Money, Morgan, Nowlandu, Overman, Over-man, Patterson, Penrose, Perkins, Simmons, Sim-mons, Stewart, Stone. Tallaforrp. Teller. Total, 42. Nays Alice. Allison, Ankeny, Ball, Bevcrldge, Burnham, Burrows, Clapp, Clark (XVyo.), Clarko (Ark.). Cullom. Dc-pow. Dc-pow. DIck, Dietrich, Dillingham, Dolllvcr, Dol-llvcr, Dryden, Fairbanks, Foster (Wash ) Fryc, Fulton. Gamble, Halo, Hopkins. Kcale, Klttrcdgo, Lodge, Long, McComac, Millard. Nelson, Piatt (Conn.). Piatt (N. Y.) Proctor, Quarlcs, Scott, Smoot, Spooner, Warren, Wctmoro. Total. 40. Pettus and Crane and Messrs. Tillman and Hawlcy were paired on this vote, and Messrs. Aldrlch, Burton. Knox and Mitchell were ahsont and unpaired. It Was a Surprise. t The result evidently was a surprlso to the advocates of tho House bill, and Us announcement was followed by many conferences con-ferences umong thorn on the floor of the Senate- While theso were In progress Mr. McCumber Mc-Cumber proposed, nH a eubatltuto for tho provision admitting a Stato compoHfd of Oklahoma nnd Indian 'Territory combined, an amendment admitting Oklahoma alono as a Statu. Mr. McCumber reported the substitute, and Mr- Bevorldgo mude an earnest plea against It, wiylng that it strikes at the cntlro mcasuro and deprives de-prives the people' of Indian Territory of tho relief they so much need. Mr. Bailey upd Mr Bato spoke for the amendment. It was defeated, 43 to' 32. Mr. Galllnger offered an amendment that It require a majority of both Oklahoma Okla-homa and Indian Territory to adopt a constitution for the proposed Stato of Oklahoma A motion by Mr. Halo to lay tho amendment on the table was carried. Separate Vote Demanded. Tho proccedlngo on the bill throughout tho day had been In committee of the whole, but at 7:15 resumed Its Kitting. Mr. Spooner gave notice that ho would demand a separato vote on tho Bard amendment for separate Statehood for Now Mexico. Tills notice, under tho parliamentary par-liamentary practice of the Senate, had tho effect of reviving that question, and it was again taken up and amendments to tho provision were doclured to bo In order. Ono of these wan offered by Mr. Du-tyolB, Du-tyolB, and was a reservation by Congress of tho right to legislate on tho subject Of polygamy. It was voted down. Utah Gets Arizona Strip. An amondment was proposed by Mr. Kearns, providing that all that portion of Arizona lying north of the Colorado river shall be annoxed to Utah Mr. Bev-erldge. Bev-erldge. In bohalf of the commltteo indicated indi-cated a willingness to accept tho amendment; amend-ment; but tho chair asked If the yeas and nays wero desired. Several Senators Sena-tors Indicated a desire to that end, and Mr. Bailey, trilling in hla Heat, but with his voice sufficiently raised to bo heard throughout the chamber, said: "Beforo that trade Is consummated we certainly want the ayes and nays" 'The chair did not hear the remark of ttio Senator from Texas," said Mr. Fryc, who was presiding. "The remark wns not exactly intended for tho car of tho chair," responded Mr. Bailey, "but T will repeat that beforo that trade Is consummated we should Cf-rtalnly have the ayes nnd nays," Mr. Beveridgo responded that tho provision pro-vision had been offered early in tho session ses-sion and had been printed. The nyes and nays were ordored and the amendment amend-ment was accepted, 3S lo 33. Lost by n Tie Vote. Tho vote was then again vtaken on the amendment -to admit. Now Mexico to separato sep-arato Statehood. This time tho amend-mrnt amend-mrnt was lost by a tic vole, as follows: Yeas Alger, Bailey. Bard, Bate, Berry, Blackburn. Carmack, Clark (Mont.), Clav, Cockrell, Culberson, Daniel. Dubois, El-kins, El-kins, Foraker, Foster (La.). Galllnger, Gibson, Gorman. Hansbrough, Hepburn, Latimer, McCrcary, McCumber, McEnery. McLaurln, Mallcry, Martin. Newlnnds. Overman. Patterson Penrose. Perkins. Simmons, St'nvart, Stone, Taliaferro, Teller. Tel-ler. Total. 33. Nays Alice, Allison, Askeny, Ball, Bevcrldge. Burnham, Burrows, Clapp, Clark (Wyo.). Clnrko (Ark.), Cullom. Do-pcw. Do-pcw. Dick, Dietrich. Dillingham, Dolllvcr. Drydon, Fairbanks. Foster (Wash.), Frye. Fulton, Gamble. Hale, Hopkins, Kcan. Kearns, KIttredgc. Lodge. Long. McComas, Mjllard, Nelson. Piatt (Copn.), Proctor. Quarlcs, Scott, Smobt, Spooner. Total, 3S Mr. Bacon then ofTcrcd amendment eliminating Arizona nnd New Mexico entirely en-tirely from the bill. The amendment was adopted 3S to 30 New Mexico Admitted. Mr. Bard then, in slightly different form, renewed his motion to admit New Mexico as a separate Slate, and the motion mo-tion prevailed, 40 to 37, as follows: Yeas Alger, Bailey. Bard, Bate. Berry'. Bevcrldge. Blackburn. Carmack, Clark (Mont ), Clay. Cockrell. Culborson, Daniel, Dubois, Elklns, Foraker, Foster (La.), Galllnger. Gibson, Gorman. Hansbrough, Hoyburn, Latimer, McCrcary, McCumber, McEnery, MoLaurln, Mallery. Martin, Morgan, Newlands, Overman, Patterson, Ponrose, Perkins. Simmons, Stewart, Stone, Taliaferro. Teller. Total, -10. Ifays Alice, Allison. Ankeny, Ball. Burnham. Burrows. Clapp. Clark (Wyo.), Clarko (Ark.), Depew. Dick, Dietrich. 'Dillingham, 'Dil-lingham, Dolllvcr. Drydon. Fairbanks, Foster (Wash.), Fryc, Fulton, Gamble, Hale, Hopkins, Kcan. Kearns, Klttrcdgo, Lodge, Long. McComaa, Millard. Nelson, Piatt (Conn.). Proctor, Quarles, Scott. Smoot, Spooner. Total. 37. Ono of tho afflrmatlvo votes was cast by Mr. Bevcrldge. Ho had originally on this call voted In tho negative, but, seeing see-ing that he . was defeated, ho changed his vote in order to be in a. position to move to reconsider the vote, which he did when tho -vote was announced. He spoko In support of Ms motion. Mr. Forakar moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider, and that motion mo-tion prevail 3d, 30 to 3S, tho only change from tho previous vote being that of Mr. Bevcrldge, who voted In the negative. This was the last rol-call. The bill as amended thon was passed without division, di-vision, and, on motion of Mr. Foraker, the Sonate at S-.Oo adjourned. |