| Show o T J T p STATEHOOD BILLI BILL TI Senator Bate Hate Spoke the thc Plan Flan to Make Two IWO States Out Of o lour Four our Territories f R RE f TIlE THE FORAKER AMENDMENT r i iI But u n I 1 lIi N I i n Majority of r Votes lit In Territory Shall lie he for fol forS forI 1 I 1 f r S The Tue Constitution I it 11 T if I ItI i If tI t I Washington 4 Upon conven r convenIO IO log i Ing ng today after the holiday recess reco tho the thOo o renato renate plunged directly into the consid consideration con hl le 1 oration of ot the tho bill WU for tor the admission lon rt it e two states to 10 be composed of ot Arizona rl r and New Now Mexico Oklahoma and E r Indian Territory A motion moll on by Mr Jr to take up UI tho bill hili prevailed t t I t I by a majority I Mr lI who renewed his hi efforts lit y to get got up tho tim pure food hill hUl voted voled with o tl I t the lie he Democrats D m on HI one roll call but bul ct thin exception tho Iho Republicans voted otell solidly to 10 proceed to tho the conaN fI mUon ot of the statehood bill hili and ond tho Ii 1 Democrats solidly against that course j A motion motton by Mr Kir Hate lIat to 10 recommit wan wn sva oled down Mr Nelson ajoku at ut length t I In n advocacy 1111 of ot It the tho hill hili j Mr Plait of ot Now New York reported a af aIt It t f V resolution r for tor the printing of ot cp id of at the report of ot the tue commissioner r rI It of or corporation unit accepted an 1111 amend I Ij ltd by Mr Hut ley provid providing L ing Ilig for mr printing with the report a do or of tho the rne court of ot tho ho tJ WhiCh he lie guld IiI the tho re reo o t An Au 0 objection to Imma consideration the t lie resolution want vent I J Q r Mr Ir Varrill reported tho the omnibus claims lull bill and gave notion that ha ho Would ifO 1111 i early curly l t i ot of tho the bill 1111 I Mr Introduced u r hill hili for tor tho ho I 11 regulation of or r corporations which was wasI I H I to the fhe Jie committee on en Judiciary Whon tho the morning session closed Mr I h moved that jho Iho pro ITO proceed of ot the tho Joint II fiji ed with ItI the consideration In tat statehood bill Tho rho brought III mi forth t rth a 1 treat great stir senator Jr I n tho he t tie chair hI 1 Mr asked whether the tho mo rno mor mok k K r made by lIy hOlt hint to jako jinko up ti the pure puro t I food bill which lIIS pending when tho the ji i f i s adjourned for the tho S J 1 n not l pending Tho chair that th motion mollon hint died with the tho HOB boa i don of tho the On motion to proceed to consideration con vote Wits was 31 ii and 17 nays MY After fter the reading of If th statehood c f bill 1111 II III Mr Hate Bate moved to recommit that measure tho tn testimony taken B A before the tho on territories E hatt not been reported rendering It dif dlf I to miiko h St minority report Many iJ Mt t the sittings of ot tim the th committee Mr Jr Bate said old had unit been heon held hold when tho eon nen RenI nto was WM In Il session l s lon und and this with other I Ii f i i circumstances had prevented the nt 11 V f of ot senators Ho lie n against tho the consolidation of If the tho thea 1 I k f four territories Into Inlo two states Refer hater I i I ling i Ini to 10 the proposed union ot of Arizona nit New Mexico he ho said patti they would l lif Jk make a IL state stille of ot greater area arciL than is 18 l h 3 rf t comprised ell III In all ull tho the Now rov England I A states with Now York New Jersey and alII 1 Tho only reason d for tho the consolidation Wits was found he 4 I said Haiti In lii 11 tho the desire to tn prevent nn alt In Increase inti ti rape crease at tOt United d senators V t e l f Mr Nelson Nehon Nel on tho the bill bib as aB raI re ra reported reo ported lO by the Uio committee Referring CB es esl I territories of ot l to 10 tho the C G i ma lOlL III and nm Indian Territory ho lie paid ald they thu v Were so constituted ns as n lo to bo ho tho the com coni complement each cacti of lit i tho Iho lie other Explaining the tho grunt grant of ot land for or J ir Il hool Mr Nelson said that thatA 1 the thc entire elate ututo would get got the tho benefit A lie Ho jUno also Oklahoma A Af of ot If tho Iho lie grant to 10 spoke poke of or the tho of ot for hull hilt but said Raid this wan not nol n ft grit gra RT JJ H n nil nis WM ns 11 by Mr aboy ll ii it Mr Foraker l miLl Mr Ir united f concerning the tho thea I f Mn lit 11 cj CI 1 referring to 10 tho ha Oklahoma CJ a 11 DI 31 lands halide which hail had already been J Pi 1 11 f A and Mr Bailey suggested that JI i 1 It t miGht lead to further trouble 11 4 1 y Mr Nelson rd the tho reiteration tm was m n t merely for tho tim of ot making ns na doubly sure Ll U UI lii In n considering tho tino provisions of ot the tho Ih JJ Ii bill relative to 10 New cw Mexico Art Arl mini fonn ho to show how that thata a of ot both had hati been M it M r filow inlow oud nd still sim meagor Ho lie o esti estiNe tl MU mated tho the of ot the thi thiOn theOn Ne N On two at itt or on less Ho lie fiji fJ i that a iL largo percentage ot of tho tine Hw people of ot Arizona were American nC hilt many ot ut those tho e of ot New Nev Mexico gin Dual m Mere ferO eru He lie lid dill not 1101 admit that thai a n majority of ot tho Iho ha Now New ret fet Bl lIf WOlO wert Americans American und and ni 1 r he also contended thai that there thor WM WN no enmity th thu two lies An All to 10 the till statehood bill has ban been IKen Introduce by hy Senator Selin tor Pars rora ken ker Intended to 10 p permit the lie of ot either lither Nw Nt o or Arizona to tn ro the of ot the th stab to 10 bo be created by combining the tho two territories territorial The bill an lilt to 10 the lh senate from tho the committee on III tar ter charles provides that hint tins the shall be submItted to the tho of Line tho cd state toe for lit Its ratification or re rejection reo j cllon and Iod If a n majority of lit tho the legal oto east enst on all that hint shall bo be for forthe tho the constitution the tho sold Mid shall certify the sate voto to tho ho pres president ident Iden I Tine Tho amendment proposes Hint that a it ma Inn majority of ot votes voted must bo be III In each oH or the tine territories In Jn order to 10 ratify tho constitution Opponents ot of the he bill out that thatIs Is I those who n the lie of lit Indian 1 Territory Oklahoma ao M Mono ono one state but urse that no action bo ho betaken taken lUlen at nt this him time In regard to Arizona unni Now New Mexico believe that the tho For Tor l Foraker or aker amendment outlines the character of ot tho the contest that will g bo ho I t statehood le I nn that thAI the tho of Arizona are uro not Pot reedy for tor statehood if It compelled to accept It In the tho form torm of ot nn an annex to Now Mexico |
