The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-11

| The bill came over "a. the unfinished bus-
| ness from the lat session. and. by agree
| Inent. today was fixed for calling It up.
Early in the morning hour Mr. Quay sub
| mittei report OF his own In favor OF the.
| omnibus statehood bill. Its reading occu-
| pied the time OF the Senate until > o'clock.
| when the statehood bill was laid before the
Senate. Its reading Was begun Immediately
thereafter. followed by the reading Of the
| substitute.
MAJORITY REPORT
Mr.. Beveridge. chairman OF the Senate
committee on Territories. presented the re-
port II the majority OF the committee
against the omnibus bill for the admission
of oklahoma. Ariz Dua and New Mexico
| States. ana in support of the substitute bill
| reported by the comm ittee for the adm!s-
| sion OF one State To- embrace the area coy
| cred by the TWO Territories of Oklahoma
| and Indian Territory. The admission ot
| New Mexico and Arizona is opposed n the
| Srounds that the population in both Terri
| tories il sparse and Insufficient III numbers:
! that a vast majority cf the people OF New
Spanish Language, oniy; that many OF the
people ot both Territories do not under
stand American institutions.
The assertion IS made that many OF the
people DO not want statehood.
| The report discusses at some length the
| abstract question of the necessary quail
| ticatiuns for statehood. and then takes up
| the preparedness of the Territories under
| each of the requisites specified.
QJE cf tpft l1ON-
Accepting the unit of representation rule.
which. unGer the census OF 1900, is l9i.1S2. 1t
is found that New Mexico. with 1880 peo-
Pile would come III. but that Arizona would
fall considerably short Of the requirement.
The committee lays down the general rule
that while new State should necessarily
be as large in popula ation any existing
State. 1t is contenGed that 1t should be large
erougk to bear some fair proportion 10 the
population of the rest Of the Republic" and
il IS declared that it would be well, II the
rule could be adopted. that any new State
should have population equal to the aver
age population of the rest of the States.
This rule would require a population for
any proposed new State at the present time
of 1850 900.
Referring specifically to conditions found
by the Senate subcommittee to exist in
New Mexico. it IS asserted that the courts
of the Justices of the Peace are practically
all conducted in Spanish, and that inter-
prefers are necessary in other courts.
they are in the Legislature. in political con-
ventions and even in campaign speeches.
ish and English are taught in the schools.
the school children generally converse
when the children finish their school ca
reer their tendency Is to relapse into the
Spanish as the language of their daily life.
II Is stated that many jurymen sign their
marks. The committee admits that there !
are many excellent people among the Mex |
leans. and say that when the Territory be
comes more AmericaniZed no one will oh ,
ject to statehood for this Territory. |
OF the so-called Americans II is said that |
liens in conduct or In the Understanding of |
our institutions as the Mexican element. !
of United States Judge Mills who first fol-
low the Introduction OF railroads: and such !
other clements as are always seen on any
country's extending frontier"
The report says many people Of the Ter
ritory are opposed TO its admission, but. in
Inmates broadly that conditions make them
CONDITIONS IN ARIZONA
Speaking OF Arizona. II is said the educa
tional progress OF the Territory has been
fair. and that there is a large percentage
of refined people who have been attracted
adventure and enterprise. But II Is stated I
that while these elements are important
their influence Is altogether for good and
will steadily grow. 1T cannot be truthfully
sactnt a nnmber m ta o enni ,h teen mass s OF
Inhabitants OF the Territory. Tris IS proved |
by by, ths fact that sa!o, n and gambling IS,
Territory, permitted oren!y to run by night |
and by day. on SLi.Gi.' AS well as week !
days. and ATTEMPTS 10 repeal th!s law have
been futile
The report thcr declares that even were
all the people OF the T4rr:t ry Of the ad-
mirabIe class ai.nve described they would
De- far too few Il Justify statehood" The
resources and dcve.. .n!:nt of tho country |
also declared To h. tno limited to ent!tle |
the Territory to statehood
OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN TERRITORY. |
Replying to the content on 81 the people |
of New Mexico and ArizJua that develop !
ment has been retarded becarsc IF the lack |
Of statehood the committee Io'n-s out that |
Oklahoma has developed with 1T statehood
The Indian Territory. even with no form
OF government at all, nevertheless has at
tracteh hundreds of thousands OF American
citizens from the other States Of the Union,
who have opened It's mines. worked its fields
and built up towns which astonish the OBJ
server and confOund even the most confident !
believer in the energy Of the American peo-
pie when the untoward conditions Of the
Indian Territory are considered Il
on roo -
Oklahoma and Indian Territory nave COM |
bined population of about million people |
OF the people of the Indian Territory only |
$500 are Indians. and attention Is called to
the fact that many OF the people OF New
Mexico and Arizona. while called Mexicans.
are descendants Of Indians as well as OF
MsxiCanS and Spaniards.
Contending for its union Of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory. the report says that Okla
homa is too contracted in area for statehood |
alone. and that nature. commerce and all l
human conditions have decreed that they
should be united"
In conclusion the committee says that
IF il is mistake not to admit New Mex
mistake which can be remedieo by any fu-
ture Congress II ii is a mistake to admit |
them, and tha. mistake is consummated- II
never can be Undone."
QTAY'S MINORITY REPORT.
Senator Quay presented individual re-
port IN favor of the omnibus statehood bill |
He SAYS the Republican National Conven-
ton in 1890 adopted the following resolu-
I'VE favor home rule for and the early
admission to statehood of the Territories of |
New Mexico. Arizona and Oklahoma" and |
calls attention to the fact that the Pres- |
dent and certain Senators. whom he names. |
were delegates to that convention. The
proposition to exclude New Mexico and
Arizona. recommended by the ajority |
1f the committee. Mr.. Quay says. is in di- 1
ect violation of the pledge made by the
platform
Mr.. Quay says the Indian Territory could
not be incrded in the State Of Oklahoma.
because treaty agreements between the |
I-nited States and the Five Tribes provide |
Tor a separate political organization for In |
lian Territory and extend the jurisdiction
10 the tribal governments in 1906. and he |
adds that "it would be dishonorable on the |
cart of Congress TO violate those treaties |
and agreements with the Indians
The Five Tribes. he says. protest against |
becoming part Of the State Of Oklahoma. |
own lots. segregated By the Town-site PRO- |
-ision of the Curtis act is now subject TO |
axation" and that all a!lotments to be
made TO $500 Indians for homesteads are |
q be exempt from taxation for a period Of
twenty-five years No greater injustice |
,ouId be perpetrated against the people of |
oklahoma than TO require them to bear the |
BURDENS of the Indian Territory, with its
.ontaxabI land and anomalous conditions
Mr. QUAY continuing. says:
UNFIT FOR STATEHOOD.
Because of the illit.racy nd crime with !
n the limits OF the Five Tribes in the In
Ian Territory. II presents a record more
Ieplorabie than exists in any State in the
MON" and adds that the census OF 100
hows that 20 per cent Of the entire popuIs-
ion of the Indian Territory is fliterate Tho
Introduction Of liquor into the Indian Terri |
f the Territory with the State Of Okla
oma. would demoraliZe the tribes Mr. |