The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19
HE STATEHOOD BILLS.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S-There is con-
siderable interest manifested to know
what Will be the course of the senate with
reference 20 the territorial bills which are
coming from the house OF representatives.
The senate territorial committee has not
held meeting during the present con-
gress, or since the committee was reorgan-
lied by the Democrats, and consequently
there has been no formal expression of
opinion OF the party members upon the
question of the admission of the new
states. Inquiry develops the fact that the
committee VIII probably not lake up any
of the bills Tor serious consideration prior
TO he Christ mas holidays. y committee
meeting win in all probability be called
for some day next week, and it is possible
that the matter will be taken up aud
there will he II general exchange OF opinion
among the members of the committee, but
as the holidays will be so near then, il is
safe To say tnat the entire question will go
over until January. The prevailing
opinion among the members of the COM
mittee l. that the committee will be found
To be generally favorable TO the bills for
~ mission; but there are almost sure 10 be
sCme dl>as reements on minor points.
Senator Faulkner, who is chairman of
the committee, hss leen inclined to favor
the admission of Utah, Arizona aud New
Mexico !or several years, and the Demo-
Gratis of the senate have geLerally taken
grounds IN favor of iheIr admission be-
cause, from party POINT of view, il is be-
lleved that their admission will be favor
able 10 the Democrats. There has been
some appreh. nsun THAI the Republican
sepatcrs might oppose admission because
OF party reasons, but all imperfect eau
vsss of the kepublIcsu members of the
commit ee Jusifies The statemrnt that in
committee, at least, there will be cotfnar
atlvey hitie opposition. All the R-puuli-
can memher of the committee except
Senator Biatt. are western men aud are
Inclined 10 admit new states from that
section, convinced that tier people are
capsolv OF malnta ming statehood.
There has not AS yet been q bill intro
duced for the admission of Oklahoms. bur
there = no dout { hat the senate " i'll uass
upun bll for Okl.hcma's admission At
the SAME time he other bills are cous.d-
cred, and q is probable that bill fur
Oklahoms's admission will be attached Ia
one OF the other iilis, prohabl that for
the admission OF Utah, for the sake Of ex-
pediiion. The r. publIcans Ihiuk that the
chances fer Republican success would b..
better III pAiahomd than in any or the
other proposed states, and may demand
this a. a concession, which il Is b lieye,
the DemocrA ic members Of the territorial
comiaitiec will sr~nt without much Quib-
bling
"a New Mexico bill will probably meet
Win more OPP o>ilion in the commit, g..
than any of the others. None of tE-
memners doubt that the population ci the
territory Is Sufficient Ia in-iil Y admission,
II this point alone be considered, but most
oil the residents of New Mexico do not
SPEAK the English lan-usgr. Spanish :
Tue pfe'alileg tongue, Rendering II nec-s
safy 10 have an Interpreter even in b,.
leRlsialu urr. There wis also be rsy.y..i
of the effort In have Utah ana Nernd,
Joined as Que stale. ana u il ntar,. ,bzn
prot'able thai ihis WI. prove o be one @,
the knoitie>t questions winch wIll preseus
aise!i IN c-nnectioa with the U,aa adnis-