New-York tribune., 1902-12-04
TO ADMIT OKLAHOMA.
BUT NOT NEW MEXICO AND
ARIZONA.
NEW STATEHOOD BILL. UNITES INDIAN
TERRITORY AND OKLAHOMA-SENA-
TOR QUAY oUTGENERALLED
IBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Senate Committee on Territories to-day decided
| on a substitute for the so-caIIed Omnibus bill
| admitting Oklahoma. New-Mexico and Arizona
as States. and Senator Nelson Of Minnesota.
| for the committee reported a bill providing for
! the immediate admittance of Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory into the Union the State OF
Oklahoma incidentally. the Senate gave
| exceedingly genteel demonstration Of the man
ner in which member is now and then
buncoed The victim this time is Senator Quay.
of Pennsylvania. who supposed that he had the
Senate tied down TO the discussion and dispo
stion of his Omnibus bill.
So certain Mr.. Quay of his ground that he
sent for the record. and the clerk read the de-
bate his bill in the last session. Senator
Quays insstence on the consideration of the
bin on the reassembling of Congress from day
to day until disposed of all there in black
and white. but the record also showed. as told in
The Tribune Monday, that the presiding
officer put into the question when he
formally stated it that the bill must be dis
cussed from day to day until disposed Of.
Moreover the record showed that the question
had been stated three times in its final form.
and that Senator Quay did not object. Senator
Hale gave exhibition of parliamentary
tactics, convincing the for once unwary Mr..
Quay that ii a good thing for him ard
everybody else that the Pennsylvania Senator
was outgeneralled.
exception Of Mr.. Quay. apparently believe that
New-Mexico and Arizona are naturally Demo
cratic in their leanings. All the Democrats on
the Territories Committee and Mr.. Quay voted
against the substitute bill. The new bill! does
displace the Omnibus Statehood bill which
is now on the Senate calendar The latter will
be taken up on December II. at which time the
Committee on Territories will propose its sub
stitute leaving out New-Mexico and Arizona
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Republicans in the Senate are in favor OF
granting Statehood to Oklahoma and Indian
Territory alone. The Democrats. with from ten
to sixteen Senators. all but one or two OF whom
are from States west of the Mississippi. are
for the Omnibus bill passed by the House last
session Senators Quay and Elkins, of the East
ern Senator'S are in favor of the OMNIBUS DILL
II am more interested in New-Mexico than In
the other Territories said Senator Elkins TO-
night I'VE expect that sixteen Republicans. as
we'll as all the Democrats. will vote for the
On1nibus bill New-Mexico has had the promise
of Statehood for the last fifty years II is Re
publican Territory. II went Repuohcan eS
5000 last fall 1 elected to the House
twice from there, and ran against Mexican
at that I can't speak With so great certainty
about the other Territories The President
urged Statehood for these Territories IN MS
Message a year ago
WORK BEGUN IN THE SENATE
The Senate to-day began the real work of dis
posing of the business before IT. although the
session lasted only hour and a half- " hen
an adjournment was taken at 1:3O O'Clock out OF
respect to che memory Of Representatives De
Graffenreid and Sheppard. of Texas. the Dill 10
amend the immigration laws was under discus
sion Early in the day Mr. Nelson had reported
the substitute Statehood bill Wnen the In1nai-
grafton bill was brought UP Mr. Quay precipi-
tated discussion over the status of the state
hood bill. which was terminated by ruling
from the Chair that. beginning on December 1o.
it would be the unfinished business. and that at
the close of the morning houc each day II wouid
be laid before the Senate unless displaced by a
vote of that body
The bill as reported makes reference what
ever to Mexico or Arizona The status OF
the Indians in Oklahoma and Indian Territory
is defined in a proviso inserted in the nrst sec
ton This authorizes the inhabitants OF the
two Territories to adopt State constitution.
and then says:
Nothing contained in the said constlInrslon -tIs,,
shall be construed to limit or impair the r5SnCs
~ rerson or property pertaining 20 the Indians
of said Territories so long as suen rigats snda a.
aT+bnri+v of the government Of the United
States 10 make any Law or regulation respecI-
ing sucn inalans, ~ oIId have been competent to
make if this act had never passed
FEATURES OF STATEHOOD BILL
A. ,sra, in the admission of States. all male
.,.i-.r,s are authorized to vote for delegates 70
+ha Constitutional Convention, and a provision
is added extending this privilege 10 Ihoiahs
who are members Of any Of the tribes IN Inciah
Territory These Indians also are MADE ehsio1e
60 hacon,e delegates to the convention The total
,,,r,bsr or sr1ch delegates is limited TO 10,
sixtv each from Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory In Oklahoma the delegates are 10 De ap- 81
nortiored TO the various counties by the Terri
tortaI officers and in Indian Territory 10 the
districts by the judges of the United states
courts The federal judges in Indian Terri
tory also are made TO constitute the lna! can
vassins board for the vote In that Territory.
The Statehood convention is 20 be held at the
seat Of government of Oklahoma Territory.
Among the declarations prescribed for the pro-
nosad State is one forever prohibiting polyga-
mons or plural marriages. There also is pro-
vision recurring the State assume the debts
of the Territory of Oklahoma. The constitution
adopted is TO be submitted TO the qualified voters
Of the proposed State for ratification rejec-
tIon as usual in such cases In case OF ac-
ceptance proclamation OF the President will
be the final act necessary to admit TO completes
The new State is to have four Representa-
tfYe5 in Congress until the next census. two
United States Senators. and fun quota OF
State officers Liberal provision Is made for the
public school system Of the State. The state
IS to be divided into two judicial districts to
be known the Eastern District, covering the
area of the present Indian Territory. and the
Western District. covering the territory at pres
ent comprised Oklahoma. The constitutional
is empowered 10 divide Indian Ter
Kaw reservations into counties. the number
being limited In twenty-four