Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-06
70 FORM one STATE :
Bill to Admit Oklahoma and Indian
{ +. ,..s'T Territories.
IT IS INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE.

The Measure \ Substitute for the
House Bil-The House Passes Bill
". to Provide Compensation for
Strike Commissioners.
Washington, Dec. ,4.--When the SEN
ate met Wednesday Senator Nelson
(Minn.), from the committee on ter
house bill providing for the admission
of certain territories into the union as
states and recommending the admis-
sion of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory as one state under the name of
Oklahoma, and President Pro TEN.
Frye held that the bill would become
the unfinished business unless dis
placed by a vote Of the senate.
Status of the Indians.
The bill authorizes the inhabitants
Of the two territories to adopt state
constitution, defining the status Of the
Indians as follows:
Nothing contained in said consti-
tuition shall be construed to limit nor
impair the rights of person or proper
ty pertaining to the Indians of said ter
sritories so long as such rights shall re-
main unextinguished, or to limit or
affect the authority of the govern
ment of the United States to make any
law or regulation respecting such In
dams, their lands, property or other
rights which it would have been COM
petent to make if this act had never
passed."
Indians are made eligible to become
delegates to the constitutional con-
vention. The statehood convention is
to be held at the seat of government at
Oklahoma territory. Among the dec
larations prescribed for the proposed
state is one forever prohibiting
polygamous or plural marriages."
Representation In Congress-.
The new state is to be allowed four
representatives in congress until the
next census, and also is to have two
United States senators. The state is
to be divided into two judicial dis
tricts. j
The constitutional convention is EN-.
powered to divide Indian territory and
the land comprised in the Usage and
Kaw reservations into counties, the
number being limited to "a.
The votes of all the republican mem
beers of the committee except Senator,
Quay were cast for the substitute and
Of all the democratic members against
#. Senator Quay voted with the dem
ocrats. The vote stood to5.
Senate Frocee dings.
The senate on Wednesday began the
real work of disposing of the business
before it, although the session lasted
only an hour and half. When an
adjournment was taken at /: 80 O. clock,
out of respect to the memory of Repre-
sentatives De Graffenreid and Shop
pard, Of Texas, the bill to amend the
immigration laws was under discus
sion. When the immigration bill was
brought up Senator Quay precipitated
discussion over the status Of the
statehood bill, which was terminated
by q ruling from the chair that begin
ming on December 10 it would be the
unfinished business, and that at the
closing hour each day it would be laid
before the senate unless displaced by
q vote of that body. ~
- Washington, Dec. 1.-THE house
passed the bill to appropriate $50, 900
to aefray the expenses of the anthra-
cite coal strike commission, and then
adjourned until Friday, when the Lon
don dock charge bill will be considered.
There were two hours of discussion
on the commission bill, during which
! the preeident's course in creating the
commission was highly commended,
except by Mr.. Burton, q Missouri dem
ocpat, who contended that the com
mission was created without auth rit5
m law or consultation. There was
some critiefsm Of the feature Of the
Il hill allowing double salaries to mem
bars Of the ssnmission now in govern
msnt employ, and also because the
bill left the amount of the compensa-
tiGn Of the members to the president.
But all amendments were voted down.
Tho lill waspsssed without division. ;
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