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Show JOINT STATEHOOD BILL UP. Will Probably Be Considered by the House Wednesday. WASH I NOT iN. Jan. 4 The Joint Statehood hl" will probably be favorably reported by th'- I loupe committee on Territories Ter-ritories next Monday or Tuesday and. UnltMM present plans are changed, It will he , or.sldered bv the House on Wednesday. Wednes-day. The bill to be reported by the committee commit-tee will provide for the admission of Oklahoma and Indian Torltory as one State and New Mexico and Arizona us another. It will differ from the bill defeated de-feated at the last session by the Senate In that It will not arr the ;.ill!nger-BtOne ;.ill!nger-BtOne prohibition amendment In the bill to be reported prohibition Is provided for only In Indian TeiTttOrj and In the Indian reservations In Oklahoma. The names of the new State are to be Oklahoma and Arizona. Senate Committee, Meets. The Senate committee on territories met today and began consideration of th'- Joint Statehood bill Thi was the llrst meeting Of the committee to consider con-sider the admlssh ri of Statee The pending bill was read and considered con-sidered by sections. It Is expected that maetlnga win be held ncariv even, diy until the bin is reported. Several inter Bated parties will he heard |