The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-04
which Provides for Admission Only
of oklahoma and Indian Territory
as One State.
MONEY FOR STRIKE ARBITERS
APPROPRIATION OF $4,000 VOTED
BY THE LOWER HOUSE.
Presidents Course I'm Appointing the
Anthracite Commission Warmly
Defended by Mr.. Hemenway.

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-The Senate to-
day began the real work of disposing OF the
business before 1t. although the session
lasted only hour and a half, when an
adjournment was taken at 1870 o'clock out
of respect to the memory of Representa-
tives De Graffenried and Sheppard. Of
Texas. The bill to amend the immigration
laws was under discussion. Early in the
day Mr.. Nelson. from the committee on
territories, reported a substitute for the
omnibus statehood bill with the recon-
mendation that Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory be admitted into the Union as one
State under the name of Oklahoma. When
the immigration bill was brought up Mr..
Quay precipitated a discussion over the
status of the statehood bill. which was ter
minated by a ruling from the chair that
beginning on Dec. 10 1t would be the un-
finished business and that each day IL would
be laid before the Senate unless displaced
by vote of that body.
The substitute for the omnibus statehood
bill provides for the admission of one new
State to comprise the territory now In
cuded in Oklahoma and Indian Territory,
| the new State to take the name Of Okla
homa. The bill as reported makes no refer
| ence whatever TO New Mexico or Arizona.
The status of the Indians residing in the
two Territories is defined in a proviso In
serted in the first section of the bill. This
section authorizes the inhabitants of the
two Territories TO adopt a state constitu-
| tion and then says: Nothing contained in
| the said constitution shall be construed
to limit or impair the rights of person or
| property pertaining to the Indians of said
Territories so long as such rights shall re-
main unextinguished or to limit or affect
the authority of the government OF the
United States to make any law or regula-
ton respecting such Indians, their lands.
| property or other rights which IL would
have been competent to make IL this act
had never passed.
| AS usual in the admission of States all
| male citizens are authorized to vote for
| delegates TO the constitutional convention.
1 and there is provision added extending
this privilege to Indians who are members
| of any of the tribes located in Indian Ter
| ritory These Indians also are made eligi-
| BILE to become delegates to the convention.
| The total number of such delegates is linn
| tied to 120, sixty each from Oklahoma and
Indian Territory. In Oklahoma the dele
| gates are to be apportioned to the various
| counties by the territorial officers and In
| Indian Territory 10 the districts by the
| federal judges in Indian Territory also are
| made TO constitute the fnal canyassing
| board
| statehood convention is to be held at the
| seat of government of Oklahoma Territory.
| Among the declarations prescribed for the
poIvSamons poIpn at or plural marriages" There
| also is a provision requiring the State to
| assume the debts of the Territory of Okla
| homa. The constitution adopted is TO be
submitted to the qualified voters Of the pro-
| posed State for ratification or rejection as
| usual in such cases. In case OF acceptance
a proclamation of the President will be the
Ana oQr mi N LEFT
! statehood.
The new State is TO be allowed four rep
| resentatves IN Congress under the next
census, two United States senator's and
| full quota Of state officers. Liberal pro-
| vision Is made for the public school system
| of the State The State is to be divided
into two judicial districts 10 be known as
| the eastern district, covering the area OF
| the present Indian Territory, and the west
ern district, covering the territory at pres
ent comprised I'm Oklahoma. TIE constitu-
| tional convention is empowered TO divide
| Indian Territory and the land comprised
in the Usage and Kaw reservations into
| counties. the number of counties being linn
| tied TO twenty-four.
Senator Quay was the only Republican
member of the committee on territories who
| voted against reporting the substitute for
| the omnibus bill.
| The friars Of the Philippine islands have
found a champion in the Order of Forcsters
| of ST. Paul's Catholic Church OF Chicago
Senator Cullom to-day presented a protest
| from that organization against this coun-
| try's treatment of the religious orders The
| protest is couched In vigorous language and
| says: I'VE consider II not only an insult to
the 100000 American Catholics I'm the
United States. but also deplorable impu-
| dence that in the appointment of the Phil
| ippine commission by the government not a
single Catholic has been named. while the
appointment of this body was made for the
| sole purpose of acting in the interest of the
| exclusively Catholic population OF the Phil
ippine islands" A special protest is made
against the placing of the Philippine
schools in the hands OF Protestants and OF
| making them goddess schools" The re-
| ports OF immortality on the part of the
friars are denounced as the inspiration OF
fanatical hatred and a protest Is entered
against the expulsion of the friars from
the islands.
senator Ouarles introduced bin for the
repeal OF the desert land law bill and the
law authorizing the entry TO timber and
| stone lands under the placer mining law
and also provision ior the homestead law
! permitting the Communication of homestead
| entries. Senator Quarles said the intention
| OF the bill is TO preserve the public lands
for actual settlers. and TO that end he de-
| sired TO have all laws for the opening OF the
public lands except the homestead law re-
| pealed. He was convinced. he said. that
the laws had been abused. The senator an
nounced his determination to press consid-
Grafton OF the bill.
A Joint resolution providing for a COM
mission 10 investigate the pension laws was
introduced by Mr.. Scott. The resolution
provides that the commission shall consist
OF two senators and three members OF the
House IL Is given authority TO make in
/ ouirv into the advisability OF a provision
for pensions to all persons who served in
the civil war for ninety days or more
Senator Morgan presented a bill TO the
senate authorizing the Spanish claims COM
mission 10 take cognizance OF claims grow
ing out OF injuries caused by the destruc-
tion of the battleship Maine In the harbor
OF Havana.
Mr.. Hale introduced bill fixing the age
for admission TO the Naval Academy b.
tween seventeen and twenty years. The
rresenf limit Is fifteen 10 tyenty-one wears
1 Mr. Lodge. chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on ths philiApiness introduced = ~