OCR Text |
Show SENATE DISCUSSES STATEHOOD BILL WASHINGTON. SJn. 10. -After the passaae of the omnibus claims bill and a few minur measures and fixing January 9 for the delivery deliv-ery of addrdeases In memory of the late Senator Sena-tor Hoar, the Senate devoted yesterday to the Statehood bill Mr. Morgan spoke for two hours saalnst the bllL Mr. Morgan spoke particularly -f the character char-acter of the population of New Mexioo aad Indian Territory. He declared that the tranters trant-ers of the Constitution were of the white raoa and that tt waa not the Intention that Meal-cans, Meal-cans, Indians, nssrosa and half-breeds ahoaid be brevsht into eittseoebjp. He said that If Arlsona and New Mexico were admitted into the Union tbia class of cttlsenehip would control con-trol the elections, aad said bribes sad whisky ml slit control them. Senator Teller today Introduced an amendment amend-ment te the Statehood bill providing for the admission of ' Oklahoma and ladlaa Territory , as one Htate and New Mexico aa another. ' This aaaeaeiaasa would leave Arieona a Xerrtlarjr. |