The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-19
STATEHOOD BILLS.
PROBABILITY OF ARIZONA GOING
IN FIRST.
Doubtful if the Date of Her Admis-
sion Will be Changed-Governor
Hughes on the Indian Troubles in
Arizona-The Allotment of Lands.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-[SpeciaL1-
Should Congress at this session or
at the short session of next winter,
do what is very likely-that is, pass the
bills admitting Arizona and New Mexico
to the Union, in the form in which they
have been reported back by the Senate
Committee on Territories, Utah will not
have the honor of being called the for
ty-fifth state in the Union, as Arizona
will displace her and there will be a
close race between Utah and New Mex
leo for the forty-siXth place.
Arizona's Precedence.
The reason that Arizona will take
precedence is that in October. 1891,
constitutional convention was called
and held and the document promulgat-
ed thereby was afterwards ratified by
the people of the territory. This con-
stitution, being republican in form and
in conformity with the constitution of
the United States. has been ratified in
the bill before Congress and Arizona be-
comes a state upon the taking effect of
! the act instead of waiting for the proc
lamation Of the President. The date
fixed in the bill now before the Senate
/ to take effect is August l, 1895.
| Neither New Mexico or Utah can be
admitted until well along toward the
end of November or beginning OF De-
! cember of that year, as it is necessary
/ for the people to first ratify the con-
stitution at the November election.
The returns that reach the President
! first may have a great deal to do with
the question of seniority.
1t is doubtful if the date Of
A,.;.- - j 1oa
there is no good reason why it should
be. Therefore, only the arising of
some unlocked for circumstance can
prevent the RELOCATION Of Utah to for
ty-sixth or forty-seventh place, notwith-
standing the quickness with which its
enabling act was passed. II was
feared for a time that the Senate COM
mittee would change the bill SO as to
provide for the holding of another con-
vention in Arizona, as it is freely
claimed that the people are not salts
! fed with the document Of 1891. There
are provisions in it that were question
able and the committee seriously dis
cussed the matter. 1t is possible that
when the bill comes up in the Senate
an effort will be made to have this
provision inserted.
Chairman Faulkner assured The Her
aid correspondent of his regret that
matters should have been so pressing at
the latter end of this session as to make
il impossible to take up the two other
statehood bills, but congratulated
himself that he was able to work the
Utah bill through as he did. He, how
ever. is fixed in his determination to
press the two bills at the beginning of
the short session and make the fight
that is certain to follow.
Those Indian Troubles.
/ Regarding certain troubles between
the Norman settlers at Tuba city and
the Navajo Indians, Governor Hughes
of Arizona is pressing the Indian bur
eau with a great deal of persistency.
1t appears from the statement of Gov.
Hughes. that some time ago vastly
intelligent specimen of an eastern COM
missioner was sent out to allot some
lands to the Indians and with char
acteristic disregard for the rights of
the white settlers Che being one of
those romancers who are always pratt
ing about the rights of Poor Lo) he
told the Indians that some of the land
that was then and is now occupied by
Mormon settlers would be theirs.
This allotment has never been con-
firmed by the Indian bureau, and it is
not likely it will be, as the rights Of
spuatters will be recognized. Neverthe-
less Navajos do not understand the
intricacies of land conveyancing, and
when they see the white settlers using
the land that they think belongs to
them, they raise trouble; and a Navajo
is a bad subject to handle when he
thinks any of his rights, usurped or
otherwise. are being imposed on.
Apropos of Arizona and the people.
Governor Hughes has always been a
good friend Of the Mormon people and
speaks in very high terms Of them.
He says that there are no better class
of people in his territory than these
settlers. The progress and development
iof MSricopa, Graham and Apache
icounties are due to their efforts
and their frugality. honesty, and in
dustrious habits make them valuable
to the state.