Deseret Evening News | 1906-03-05 | Page 1 | Statehood Bill Will be Voted on Friday

STATEHOOD BILL WILL WILLBE WillBE WILLBE BE VOTED ON FRIDAY Special to the tho tho Now Washington a D C March C Tho statehood bill bil will wi lIl come came to a vote vole oto In Inthe Inthe the tho senate on Friday Three weeks ago nAO Its Is In Iii tho the senate exactly as ns It passed tho the house hou seemed certain but hul sentiment In favor flO of the Foraker l amendment has grown rown rapidly That amendment proposes to submit tho the question of union between Arizona anti and New Mexico to n a I separate vote voto of f 1 the people of those territories Today loday It certain that the tho hUh bill will wi lIi be he de do II unless tho the Foraker Is first adopted anti and tim Arizona people now iio hero Itero ann II confident that the tho amendment will wil vi I I ho bo adopted ad op teti and that the result rosul will wi be VI un an In overwhelming ma inn majority mi jorl against the admission of at Arl An rl tonn Ice ico cu In Joint statehood with New Mex lex Mexico Senator Smoot today reported favor favorably favorably ably lb a 1 bill i to Increase tho the pension of ot James month J nw Williams WIlam front from 12 2 to 2 24 n a I