The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-17
MINORITY ON STATEHOOD.
Favors the Immediate Passage Of House
Omnibus Bill.

FaVors the Immediate Passage OF House
Omnibus Bill
Washncton December Is. senator
Bate toduy presented in the scuutc the
minority report VI the committee on Ter.
ritorlcs fayorng the immediate passage OF
the house omnibus statehood bill without
amendment. The report opposed the unit
ing Of oklahoma and Indian Territory uto
one state. II shows minutely the coudi
ton Of each of the three Territories az to
population, wealth and general features Of
the Territories, aud says that these are
such as to call for Immediate Statehood.
1t shows that both republican and demo.
cratic parties la their last National con.
yeutIons adopted with perfect unauiuty
platform planks recommending each Of the
three Territories by name for Statehood.
Such oppression, the report continues,
should DE respected by both parties.
Inc report says, among other things.
1t was never Intended that congress
should bar hy party objection admission
when population, wealth und institutions
were the same as IN the case of other
States"
with reference to tho qualifications OF
the population Of the Territories The re.
port contends that 1T ought TO suffice
that o. per cent of the population IL white
~ OklaloWa aud the 10000 white populu
tion In ArlzOuu and tho 122 ,O0O white pom
ulutiou IN New Mexico are quite sufAricnt
TO leaycn all the. forclGnborn in each of
these Territories
Then follows the remark. whether some
OF the Northwestern States, now booming
with foreign population, had As large A
lcnvcn OF Amcricau-born people When nd
mtted can now he discussed. as their
successful example of Statehood shows how
soon the whole mass becomes American
lied.
referring to the proposition to unite Okla.
homa ana Indian Territory as one state.
the report says.
IAN legislation for admission Of new
states has been preceded hy expression ul
desire ON the part ~ the people for au.
mission 10 the Union But the amendments
submitted br the senate committee ON Ter
rltours incorporate Indian Territory with
tho State of oklahoma So far ms Your com
mittCC has been Informed the alliance made
the union Of an unwilling people an undo
slIahe one IN no case IN the past nave
the people of any Territory been com
PEELED 10y the enabling ACT tu form a con
stitution against their expressed VIII How
ever much the people Of oklahoma desire
Stntehood, the Indians have made no cN
prceelons Of any such desire
summing mp. the minority says.
Each of the Territories has complied
with every requirement. heretofore made n,
congress for admission into the Union
Each has population sufficient for roprc
scutotion Tn congress Each has wealth
abundant N support an the expenses OF
Statehood Each hae Institutions in harmony
WITH republican government rs understood
in the nation
Liberal quotation Is made from tho re-
port n the majority on the Statehood bill
one ~ the portions quoted ie that roferrlna
70 a statement made by witness that
some NJ tho white people I'm The Torritorio,
nro HE the rlHra0 who follow the con
stliiCfou ~ railroads Commenting on
this statement tho minority slys
'Tho rfraf vho follow tho railroads
have ntcn the sturdy lrshmen whose nicb
mud shovel and spade and labor huvc hui
tho 10000 miles NJ American RAILROADS
WHY the fGraF fhouil not be rood ~.
izcns IN Nrw McNico ~ thcy arc u every
other state and fcultorv the report docs
rot advise tho senate
The report s signed by Senators Bate
Uoitfcldf. Bailey ana Patterson, conuitut
ing the democratic members NJ the commit
. toe