St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-18

new states. Inquiry develops the fact
that the committee will probably not
take up any of the bills for serious con-
sideration rior TO the Christmas holi-
days. A committee meeting will in all
probability be called for some day
next week. and it is possible that the
matter will be taken up, and there will
be a general exchange of opinions
among members of the committee, but
as the holidays will be so near then, il
is safe TO say that the entire question
will go over until January. The pre-
vailing opinion among members of the
committee is that the committee will be
found 10 be generally favorable to the
bills for admission, but there are al
most sure to De some disagreements on
minor points.
Senator Faulkner, VINO is chairman
of the committee. has been inclined to
favor the admission of Utah, Arizona
and New Mexico for several years, and
the Democrats of th e senate have gen
orally taken grounds in favor of their
admission, because, from a party point
OF view, il is believed that their admis-
sion will be favorable TO the Demo
Gratis. There has been some apprenen-
sion that the Republican senators might
oppose admission because of party rea-
sons, but an imperfect canvass of the
Republican members of the committee
Justltes the statement that in commit
tee, at least there will be comparatively
little opposition. All the Republican
members of the committee, except SEN
atOr PlatL. are Western men and are in
clined TO admit new states from that
section, convinced that their people are
capable Of maintaining statehood &.
Inere has not as yet been bill intro
duced Tor the admission of Oklahoma,
but there is no doubt that the senat
viii pass upon bill for Oklahoma's ad-
mission at the same time the other bills
are considered, and it is probable that a
bill for OklahOma's admission Will be
attached TO one of the other bills, prob
ably that for the admission of Utah. for
the sake of expedition. The Republic
ans think that the chances for Repub-
Hcan success would be batter in Okla
homa than in any of the other proposed
states, and may demand this as a con-
cession, which it is believed the Demo-
cratic members of the territorial com
mitJee will grant it without much QuIb-
bling.
The New Mexico bill will proba bly,
meet with more opposition in committee
than any of the others. None of the
members doubt that the population of
that territory is sufficient to justify ad-
mission, if this point alone be consid-
cred, but they assert that the majority
OF the population is not of a character
to make one of the best OF states. Ex-
ception is taken to the fact that most of
tue residents OF New Mexico do not
speak the English language and that
Spanish IS the prevailing tongue. rem
dering il necessary TO have an inter
prefer even in the legislature. There
will also be q revival of the effort to
have Utah and Nevada Joined as one
state, and it is more than probable
that this will prove to be one
Of the knottiest questions which
will present itself IN connection with
the Utah admission. The argument is
made that Neyada's population is not
sufficient for statehood, and it is also
asserted that if the Nevada population
should be united with that OF Utah.
there would be less ground for appre-
hension that polygamy might be re-
vived IN Utah under state control. The
silver question may also cut a figure.
ana some senators from the Eastern
states may be inclined to oppose admis-
sion because OF the fear of strengthen
ing the silver party, especially in the
senate. The admission of Utah. Ari-
zona, New Mexico and Oklahoma would
would result in seating eIght new SEN
atorS, all of whom would probably be
silver men. 1t is asserted that the
president has been considering this
point, and fears are already expressed
that if the bills pass the senate. some
of them may be vetoed by him.