Show STATEHOOD BILLS ALMOST COMPLETED WASHINGTON. March IS The Statehood State-hood problem was yesterday taken up by the sub-committee of the House Committee on Territories recently appointed ap-pointed to draft Statehood bills for Arizona Ari-zona and New Mexico and Oklahoma and the Indian Territory. The bill making a State of the first two named was practically completed. . The difficulty of adjusting the taxation taxa-tion and other questions with regard to the admission of Oklahoma and the Iri f dlan Territory as a Stat are next tf be taken up. When the second bill has been completed com-pleted it Is probable the two bills will be Joined as a dual bill for two States out of the four Territories. The subcommittee sub-committee is to continue its work daily. |