The record-union., 1892-02-08
FOR STATEHOOD.
Good Chance for the Admission OF
Arizona and New Mexico.

Good Chance for the Admission OF
Arizona and New Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE course to
be pursued by the Committee on Terri
tories is pretty well defined, although no
vote has yet been taken on any PROPOSE
ton submitted to it, A report recon-
mending the admission of Arizona and
| New Mexico will be made to the House.
| but Oklahoma and Utah will have to re-
main outside the federation for some
| time. A number of addresses have been
! delivered in favor of the last two Terri
| tories named, and delegation from Okla
! homa appeared to-day, while another is
| still on the way. There is not much COM
| fort for these latter gentlemen however
in the attitude of the committee. for it is
pretty certain that the Territory is too
young and too crude TO assume the du-
ties and responsibilities of Statehood.
OF the 20,03O,U00 acres Of land in that
Territory to be finally opened UP for
settlement much has only been occupied
three years, and pays no taxes, so that
the argument that there is not sufficient
taxpaying property in the Territory to
pay the expenses of the Government is
| one that has much weight with the COM
| mlttee. 1t has also been argued that
political and not business men of the
Territory want Statehood. These claims
have been vigorously denied by Delegate
Harvey, who is making a big fight to
gain his point. This Territory conta ned
about 6O,000 people under the last census.
but the opening up Of the recent Indian
lands has added possible 0,0O0 more. and
this, it is claimed, equals the population
of Idaho, Montana and Washington when
they were admitted.
The claims urged for these four aDDli-
cants have been heard, and sufficient has
been said by various members to indicate
that they are practically a unit as far as
New Mexico and Arizona are concerned
The former Territory has population
said to be about 10000 in number. Dele
gate Joseph claims its politics to be Demo-
cratic, although the Republicans will not
admit this, and contend that it is at least
doubtful. Arizona has 5000 inhabitants
under the last census, but fully $4,000
now. 1t is Democratic.
The bill will recommend the admission
OF these two into the sisterhood of States.
to take effect January /, 1898, so they can
not figure in the Presidential election.
Having felt the pulse of the committee,
Delegate Caine will be content if he Sc
cures for Utah a local elf-government.
and bill to bring that about has been
introduced in the House bv him. and in
the Senate by Mr.. Faulkner. In the
meantime, however, Teller has intro
duced bill in the Senate to admit Utah
outright. 1t is nevertheless the iudg-
lnent OF the committee that it would be
unwise to do more for Utah than is con-
templated in the Faulkner -Caine bill.
and the prediction here made is pretty
apt to be accurate-that New Mexico and
Arizona will be the only new stars added
to the flag by this Congress. The people
OF Utah Go not despair, but now that SEN
ator Teller's bill has been introduced
they will renew the tight with vigor.
A large delegation of representative cit
liens OF that Territory will appear before
the House Committee next Wednesday
to press their claims for Statehood, and
Delegate Caine will lead them. w. III.
Smith and c.. C. Richards of Ogden and
i. 5. Richards and }. L. Rawlins of Salt
Lake have already arrived, and will ap-
pear before the committee. The mem
bers Of the Liberal Territorial Convention
OF Utah have requested the committee by
telegram not to make report on any of
the oils introduced in the house regard
ing the Territory of Utah until the dele
CATION can reach Washington to make ar
guments on these measures. The Liberal
party delegation will not be here until
the 18th inst