Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-16
ARIZONA HAS WON
The House Passed the Bill to
Admit Her
T0THE slsTERHooO OF STATES


wAsHrxcros, Dec. lh-In the house
today after the expiration OF the mora
ing hour pursuant 81 the special ordsr
adopted yesterday. the house took up,
the hill for the admiration Of Arizona
and Mr.. Wheeler. chairman of the COM
mirtee on territories. moved that the
house go into committss Of the whole
for its consideration.
DIR. Hooker demanded . division
which resulted In vote OF l3o in the
affirmative and nothing in the negative.
Mr.. Hooker then made the point OF no
quorum and asked for tsllerA where
upon Mr.. Wheeler called for the yeas
and nays On the call lsa answered In
the Affirmative and i've 10 the negative.
the republicans a. rule refraining from
voting. The house then went into the
committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Wheeler moved to dispense with
the reading As the bill as II had been
read before but Mr.. Hooker thought
the bill ought to be read and the clerk
continued.
Morse Opposed she Bill
Mr.. Morse was the only representative
who spoke on either side. He objected
formally to the bill itself. but his speech
was almost entirely made up OF reply
10 the bitter personal attack" made on
him and on Massachusetts, by Mr.. Raw
lins OF Utah when the bill tor the .ad-
mission OK Utah was up few days ago.
The bill was then read by sections
which, gave opportunities TO several
-. A.. 49, -. .x~f rl<a ~ hlrh
they had previously neglected to make.
Mr. Hepburn opposed the bill on the
general grounds that Arizona was too
thinly populated and her growth too
small To warrant her admission. He
said that there was nothing green in
Arizona that aid not wear breeches.
Mr.. Bowers. in humorous and force.
full speech. replied TO the allegations OF
Mr.. Hepburn. depicting the wonderful
fertility OF the territory. His remarks
were interspersed with laughter and ap.
plause and put the house In good
humor.
Mr.. Everett followed. in opposition to
the bill. basing his objection on the lack
OF population.
Bill Amended and Passed.
In committee of the whole the bill
was amended in several particulars.
Section . was amended 80 as TO provide
for one representative in the fifty third
aud fifty fourth congresses. instead OF
the fifty-fourth and tifty-iifth. Section
was amended so az to provide that 5
per cent OF the proceeds Of sales Of gov
eminent lands after the admission OF
the statc instead OF 10 per cent. shall go
TO the public school fund.
In section s the proviso that the
school lands should not be sold for less
than s5 per acre was struck out. In
section 10000 acres Of land instead OF
10000 were donated 10 the agricultural
college. Section 10 vas amended so as
to provide appropriations OF 100000
acres for an insane asylum; 10000
acres for a penitentisry. for q deaf.
dumb and Blind asylum, 100000 acres,
and $1,000 acres for minors hospital.
Section IA was amended by inserting
the date OF the adoption OF the constitu-
ton the second day OF October 1891.
Mr.. Powers secured the adoption OF
several amendments. which improved
the grammatical form Of the bill.
At 800 Mr.. Wheeler moved that the
bill be favorably reported 10 the house
which was agreed To.
Mr. Wheeler then moved the previous
question. and the amendments were
agreed to en- masee.
On the passage Of the bill Mr.. Everett
demanded the yeas and nays. which re-
suited in the passage OF the bill 10y q
vote OF yeas. 1So; nays, 81.
New Mexico Bm Called Up
As soon as the Arizona statehood bill
had passed the house Mr.. Wheeler moved
that The house go into committee OF the
whole TO consider the till for the admis
sion OF New Mexico 10 the union, and
the bill was read before the house
went into committee, however. MIR. Roec
inquired whether the bill had ever beer
considered in committee. Mr. Wheeler
replied that II had been considered in
committee on the third day OF Novem
Der, and the clerk then began the read
ing OF the bin. This had not proceeded
very far when Mr.. Wheeler moved te
dispense with tho further reading; bu'
this suggestion brought down storm ol
objection about his ears. and above thu
tumult was heard the voice OF MIR. vii
son, who demanded that thesc new states
should not be admitted without at leas'
the decency Of reading the bill. The
clerk was then directed to continue ths
reading of the bill. After the reading
was finished Mr. Wheeler moved thaI
the committee rise and report II TO tn,
house.
Objected tn ItaiIroadtng rf.
The republicans objected 10 this rail
reading process. and demanded shat ths
bin he read by sections Mr.. bingham
spoke against the bill. lie said il wa
| true that he had voted Tor the admission
Of Idaho. hut he had learned soa'ethini
from experiences and from t1actIons %
the senators from tfs new northwestern
states "a the recent silver debate. and h'
felt that IN he had the same thing 90 d'
over again he would vote againsi tho sd
mission ~ thoss states
SIR. Pence next spoke on the bill HI
was in favor of admitting New Mexico
az he had already voted for the sdmis
sion of Utah aud Arizona; bet b
thought Oklahoma should also be I'D
mitted.
SIR. Hatch said that with a clear ma
:. jority 90 the democratic side of th
house. there vas 20 danger of the Fifty
4 third congress repeating the politica
bigotry a the Fifty tirst congress tn
defnocrst majority would not keep 90
Cslahoraz % ANY other territory on &c
cnant q the poificai compsexion of IL
delegates.
yew Mexico side Tracked
The discusssoa wis depressing towsr'
che question OF sd9aitsBg Dksshoraa an
NeN Iexlro vat temporarily sid
Nr Sc~s~rrr ard Mr. Waahin<tns