Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-16
ARIZONA'S STATEHOOD
Bill Admitting Her to the Union
 Passed by the House.
NEW MEXICO ALSO CONSIDERED.
Tue Republicans Charge That the New States Are Being Railroaded In by the Democrats-TaIk of 2 New silver Party. Tho TariT Caucus Delayed.

WA>mNGroN, Dec, lG - The course of events in the house rescmblrd the halcvou days of the Reed congress when lc.gi>ll- ton was rushed through at galloping , speed. The lill for the admission uf Nri zona was put through under whip and spur, and the bill for the admission of New Mexico was well under way when a wran- gle over what was to be done with Okla , homa iutervcned, and the debate thus precipitated lasted until adjournment.
 The bulk of eastern opposition to the ad- mission of these territories aS expressed by General Bingham of Phil idelphia. was predlcatcd on the theory that while the western states, rich in wealth and strong in population, would be able to hold their own in the house, where the basis uf rcprg- sentation Was population, the influence of the great states of the Union would be overwhelmed by the greatly increased state representation in the senate
 The Arizona bill was read by sections. Very few amendments were aduptel At the conclusion of the reading of the bill no attempt was made to defeat the motion 10 report the bill to the house with a favor able recommendation, but Mir. Everett of Massachusetts demanded the yeas and nays on the final passage of the bill,
 The Republicans generally did not rc- frain from voting, although many of them voted against the bill The motion was carried-lS5 to Gl-and the bill for the atl, mission of Arizona WIS passed
 On Admitting Now Mexico.
 As soon as the vote Was announced Gcu- eral Wheeler moved that the house 20 into committee of the whole on the bill for the admission of New Mexico. Mir. Reed asked SarcastiCally if that bill had been reported by any committee. General Wheeler re- piled that il had been reported uuauimous- ly by the committee Uu territories. The Republicans made no attempt to tilibuster against tho motion. which was carried without division. General Wheeler asked to dispense with the reading of the bill MT Loud suggested that there ought to be at least show uf drcrucy in admitting states to the federal Union, and he there fore objected. The debate that followed took wide range.
 General Bingham made d vigorous speech in opposition Ia the policy of bringing these territories into the Union. He did not suppose that anything he should say would stop the headloug course of the ma JoritY, and he supposed that his action in the past in voting for the admission of other western territories, in the cstima- ton of many, would preclude him from protesting against the action of the ma jnrity now, but he was willing to lr right III the school of experience
 He now realized that the admission uf those territories had been q mistake. The best argument he had heard in connection with this wholesale admission now Was that when oklahoma was taken in it would settle the question of territorial legislation forever. The ,!itliruIty in the way of the admission ut Oklahoma was the live civilized Indian tIihe>. wh, ,e treaties with Us gave them power tu prc vent tho admission of that territory lIr said that the president would puhIbly send d commissioner tu treat with lhr~t Indians
 Mr. Reed sarcaStically inqtt~lL whether the commissioner would hc paramount and Mir Wilson of Washington wanted to know whether il wa, nol a fact that it was the ultimate purpose of the Democrats to bring Oklahoma and Indian Territory inIn the Union together. Mir. Wheeler vvadrd this last question, and Mir Wilson d,- Clared in a >hrill voice that that was the Democratic scheme
 From that time until the adjournment the debate took a wide range. touching more on the question of what was tu b,' done with Oklahoma than the admission of New Mexico. IL Was participated in bv Mc>~r~. Hatch. Simp> u. Dunn ul New Jersey, Springer, Washington of rruucS- See and Champ Clark ut Missouri.
 The latter in spcaAius> al the greatness ot Oklahoma, compared it with certain eastern states and said that the soil ol OK lahoma w.t~ ~n rich that if they had it in New Jvi,rN. Maine ur New Hampshire. they would sell i, hH thv peek Tor srrI,
 At the conclusion ui Mir. Clark 's speech the committee rose, and then the house ad juurucd