Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-16
NEW STARS ON THE FLAG.
Arizona Admitted TO Statehood by the
House ssterday-OISlahOma Comes In

/
House esterday-Ol1lahOma Comes In
for Debate.
------.4vN. ID. c., December 15.-
| The course of events ga tho House
to-day resembled the hacyon days
! of the Reed Congress when legsla-
lation was rushed through at galloping g
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 q wrsngle over what was to be
done with oklahoma interviewed, and
the debate thus precipitated lasted
until adjournment. The bulk of
the Eastern opposition TO the admis-
sion of these Territories, as ex-
pressed by Mr.. Bingham, OF Phila-
delphia, 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 overbal-
anced 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 a special order for the con.
sideration of this claim will be asked
for.
When the morning hour expired,
motion was made to 90 into the COM
mittee Of the whole on the Arizona
State bill. The Republicans continued
the tilionstering tactics, and ayes and
nays were demanded. As on'yesterday
the Republicans, except few from the
West, refused TO vote, In order, IL pos
sble, to break a quorum. They were
unsuccessful, however, as the motion
was carried by vote OF 1872 TO ).
Mr.. Hepburn, OF Iowa, In an impas-
stoned speech, preciptated very
Ii yely discussion Of the merits OF the
bill. He said the House ought to stop
and consider what IL proposed 20 do
when it passed this bill. 1t proposed to
give TO Arizona four sections in every
range, or one ninth OF the total area Of
the State, $4,000. 600 acres. IL addition
to than it gave part Of the sale Of the
proceeds of one-tenth OF the land be-
sides several other grants of 100, 900
acres.
Mr. Smith. the Arizona delegate, in
terrupted to declare that Arizona
would get by this bill just what Iowa
Mr.. Bowers (Rep., California;, in a
heated reply, drew graphic picture OF
the valleys Of Arizona, more fertile, be
declared, than the plains of the Nile.
In five years he predicted
THE POPULATION N ARIZONA
would be increased over four-fold.
Very few amendments were adopted. |
One increasing the grant Of lands for
State institutions is as follows: "Hun-
dred thousand acres each for an insane |
asylum, penitentisry and deaf and dumb |
asylum, and $1,000 acres for hospital |
for disabled miners" II was adopted. |
The Republicans generally did not re-
frain from voting on the final passage |
Of the bill. although many OF them voted /
against it.
The motion was carried 1s5 TO CT. and
the bill for the a1misson OF Arizona was /
passed.
As soon as the vote was announced |
General Wheeler moved that the House
20 into the committee OF the whole on
The bill for the admission OF New Mexi-
20. The Republicans mace 90 attempt
10 flibuster against the motion. which I
was carried without division.
General Wheeler asked TO dispense
with the reading OF the bill.
Mr.. Loud suggested that there ought
% be atlleast q show Of decency in ad-
States to the Federal Union.
md he thsTefore objected. The debate