The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-16

WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 15.-The
course OF events in the house to-day re-
sembled the halcyon days OF the Reed
Congress, when legislation was rushed
through at galloping speed. The bill
for the admission OF Arizona was put
through under whip and spur and the
bill for the admission Of New Mexico
was well under way when wrangle
overwhat was to be done with Okla
homa intervened and tho debate thus
precipitated lasted until adjournment.
The bulk of the Eastern opposition to
the admission OF these territories as ex-
pressed by Mr.. Bingham, OF Philadel-
phia, was predicated on the theory that
while the eastern states, rich in wealth
and strong in population, would be
able to hold their own in the house
where the basis of representation was
population, the influence of the great
states of the union would be over
balanced by the greatly increased state
representation in the senate.
The McGarrahan claim, which came
up again in the morning hour, was fill
bustered against and the morning hour
expired without action, thus sending
the bill to the foot OF the calendar. In
the course OF Mr.. Pendleton's speech
on this subject the fact was developed
that q special order for the cousidera-
ton Of this claim will be asked for.
When the morning hour expired
motion was made to go into the COM
mittee of the whole on the Arizona
state bill. The Republicans continued
the filibustering tactics and ayes and
nays were demanded. As on yesterday
the Republicans, except few from the
west, refused to vote, in order, ii posi-
BILE, to break quorum. They were un-
successful, however, as the motion was
carried by a vote OF 1S2 to 5.
Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, in an impas-
stoned speech, precipitated a very lively
discussion Of the merits Of the bill. He
said the house ought to stop and con-
slider what it proposed to do when 1t
passed this bill, 1t proposed to give to
Arizona four sections in every range, or
one-ninth OF the total area OF the state,
73. .OOO, 900 acres. In addition to that, it
gave a part Of the sale OF the proceeds OF
one-tenth OF the land, besides several
other grants Of 100000 acres:
Mr.. Smith, the Arizona delegate, in
terrupted to declare that Arizona would
get by this bill Just what Iowa got.
This Mr.. Hepburn denied.
nrananol1u rafr0i0nI
from voting on the final passage OF the
bill, although many OF them voted
against it.
The motion was carried, 1856 to 61, and
the bill for the admission OF Arizona
was carried.
As soon as the vote was announced
General Wheeler moved that the house
90 into the committee OF the whole on
the bill for the admission OF New Mex.
leo. The Republicans made no at
tempt to filibuster against the motion,
which was carried without division.
The debate that followed took wide
range. General Bingham, Rep, Penn
made vigorous speech in opposition
to the policy of bringing these territor-
les into the union.
Mr.. Panee, of Colorado, in reply,
said he found a disposition among Re.
publicans to admit Utah, Arizona and
New Mexico, IL there was any guaran-
tee that Oklahoma, which was Re-
publican territory would also come into
the union. General Wheeler stated
that the difficulty in the way OF the ad-
mission OF Oklahoma are the five civil
lied Indians whose treaties with us
gave them power to prevent admission
OF that territory. Ho said that the
President would probably send COM
missioner to treat with the Indians.
Mr. Reed sarcastically inquired
whether the commissioner would be
paramount.
From that time until adjournment
the debate touched more on the ques-
ton of what was to be done with Okla
homa than the admission Of New Mex.
leo.
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