Show h SEMES Sf SENATE Tf TAKES OP UP p pTA STATEHOOD TA T BILL DILL Senator Date Bate Spoke Against Finst A the Ilmi to Make l Two States Out Of or Four Territories THE FORAKER AMENDMENT Provides a I Majority of Votes otc In Each Kach Territory Shall tic lie Cast for Thc Constitution Washington Jan 4 Upon reconvening reconvening ing today otter after the te holiday r cc the senate plunged directly Into the th oration of Urn the bill bifi for the tho th If iV fl two states to be lie o of Arizona and New Mexico lIe tco Oklahoma and Indian Territory A motion by hy Mr to t I take up tho the bill 1111 prevailed 1 by y n a 1 majority Mr Heyburn lIeburn who renewed his hI efforts to get Ret up UtI the lie pure puro fowl noti bill Wil voted with tho the on mi one IIno roll Kill call but hut this exception thu tile Voted to t proceed to the oration of ui the bill and tha the Democrats l that coUt coUtA A motion by Mr Data to recommit wim voted down Mr Nation Nelon ut lit length In III advocacy of vf Ihu thu bill hili j Mr Platt of it NOW New York reported n u ute aI I resolution te I or tho the printing ot of cop C Ce lp led of ot the tilt of ot the commissioner 1 of corporation mid mi un amend nent by lIy Mr Bailey provid providing providing ing jag for or printing with tho thu report u n do of the court coun of ot tho the thoI I States which he mild the tho re ro report roo port criticises t An objection to 10 Inline dialo consideration the resolution wont vont over OVel Mr Warren reported tho the claims bill hili antI a 1111 gave notice that ho howall would wall II a Mk k carly of ot thu tho tI bill bitI which 1000 1600 claimants Mr Introduced a 1 bill hili for tor the tho or corporations which wan wall referred to tho the committee an on Judiciary When the morning tension lon closed Mr moved that the nato pro itro proceed coed with tint consideration of ot the tho joint statehood bill The Tho motion brought forth u great grent lillI and the chair Mr tr nuked whether the tho mo no not Ion t natie by 1 Jy him Ii ho to 10 Inke ake I up Ui the tho t lie pure liure toad rood bill hili which WItH VOH pending whon the senate cenate adjourned for tal tho the holidays was not hot pending Tho rho chair decided that the had tiled died with viti tho tim days BOB nOli idon of at the senate enate r On motion to proceed to consideration the voto ot Willi ns 31 lIeH and 17 nuy I After Afler fter the rending ot tiC tim tho Mil Mr Iato moved etl to III recommit tim testimony taken before tim the committee on territories hud ad not bloc bit reported It dlf lut iii to A ft minority reK rel rt Many ManyI I if tf t the of the Mr Nr Hate halt hail hai ha been In hold held when tho sen senI I lite 1110 Will In and thin lilt with other had prevented the tho lit t i 1 t of ut Ho lie pleaded against t the tho consolidation of ot the four territories Into two state nefer ring to tho the union of ot Nv Nr Nf Mexico lie he h said ld they would woul l a state of ot greater area areti than titan U Ui l i k i comprised III In nil the New with Now York New Ter y and alit Pennsylvania added The rhe only mason fir fr tuft tho consolidation waa was found ha lie i In the desire to prevent an tin In inI I nt t United tateM senators S Mr on tho the lull bill as liS re reported ret rec c t ported by b the tilO committee Inferring es cc especially of ot Oklahoma fc to tho the I ma and nun Indian Territory he said eniti ahl they thoy i were ero no en constituted an 1111 lt to 0 be the thu com COIn complement each of ot tue thu other r Explaining g tilt th grunt grant of mail land for i t chool Mr III Nelson wild taid that the entire would get Pt tho the i of at tho the grunt grant to Oklahoma Ho lie nl I of ot tho thu grunt of at for Cor t but hut Mild C thin huM wan wall not a n urn ru ruif toRy an nil wall van toc by b Sir Mr II Bailey if Mr Foraker and Mr Halley BRiley united vj ti In lit IRking inking the tho referring to the Oklahoma lund lii which hud hilLs already bean I rUit c l am Mr Did Bull I that It 1 might lend I u to 10 further trouble S I Mr Nelson mild the tho reiteration warn wan rl for tor the purpose of making as ta 11 tat doubly sure Hure t I I In the tho lie of nr the th 1 Mil JIll rt to N Nov w Mexico Nfl Ari Arl Arizona zona bu ilL quoted to show that 1 the of both hull hat b been n te I He lie I plow and still mill I i mated 10 at Ill till the of or thu th 4 two at itt or 01 lend leas He lit 7 that a large of ot the thu people of Arlont were wore American 11 J 4 while many of ot tho o of New Mexico admit were ere lie HP did not t however that a It majority of nf tho the CV ii 11 Mexico Welt 1111 Americana and Rut ho he contended that there thoro was wan no norr real rr between the two to national tie An amendment to the statehood bill lion been Introduced by b y Fora Iora I k r to permit the of ot either New Mexico or Arizona to 10 re reject r jed the constitution of oC the tha I to bo be created by hy tho the I two kau The bill hili an is n reported repartee to the innate o from tOm thin tho on tor ter that tho thu Khali be he to the of the oll for tor ItH Ih nil or re te rejection tej j C t ion ami ti nil If Ir I C a n majority ty of ot Iho tho I ho le I al otc on Oil that intention Mush bo in for Cor tho thu thu e constitution tnt oh Ito thu I Hald sri iii ca board certify the voto vote to tho the pres puti president ident idea t Tho fhe amendment proposes that Hint n a ma mn majority of ut vote otC must be bo cost In III each of If tho the in order to ratify the constitution of ot I the bill hili that thatIs Is Ic who lio shio advocate the tho of Indian alid tu at Ii ono Oil state but urge tire that no action be Ito betaken taken nt itt this thin time In III regard to 10 Arizona find alit New NAW Mexico believe that the For alor a mend ue ii t oil I the he t r of the thou that will be bo l ell I III II t statehood They that tutu tho the of tJ Arizona ore are not lIot reini 1011 for tor or tt If It I f compelled coat jo I od to it I accept It III In the tho form of an 1111 annex to Now Noll Mexico |