The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-09
VISIT To TERRITORIES
SENATOR BEvERIDGE AND OTHERS
WILL START TOMORROW.
A Complete Report VIII BE Made and
Forwarded to Washing tOn-Inci-
dents OF the Trip.

Senator Albert ]. Beverage. as chairman.
OF a subcommittee on territories, will.
leave Chicago tomorrow night with a,
party of United States senators, members
OF the committee, for the purpose of max
Ing a trip through Western territories now
seeking admission to the Union as states.
The senator's will examine closely into thei
pretensions OF the territories for statehood,
and upon the report of the subcommittee.
to the committee on territories depends
largely the acceptance or rejection OF the.
pleas for admission.
The territories TO be visited are Okla
homa, Arizona and New Mexico, all of;
which are keenly DESTROYS OF becoming full.
fedged commonwealth. With Senator
Eeveridge during the junket will be Sen;
ator Dillingham;. OF Vermont; Senators
Furnham. of New Hampshire; Senator
Enrte Nelson. of Minnesota; Senator Bate.
OF Tennessee. and Senator Heitfeld, of.
Idaho. The party will meet tomorrow.
Annex. and will leave tomorrow night.
over the Santa Fe road in a private car;
attached to the regular overland flyer. The,
senator's will be accompanied by an officials
reporter. who will prepare the report on
by an interpreter. whose services will be-
needed in the old Spanish cities of Albu-;
querque, Las Vegas and others, and by;
Thomas r. Shipp. secretary to Senator:
Beveridge, who will be the clerk of the
subcommittee. There will be nine coma
partments in the private car Chill, and 1T
will be the home OF the senator's and their
assistants for the three weeks trip through
the Southwest.
The trip while affording opportunities for
hearings will be given TO representative
citizens in the territories almost every day
OF the tour. The report of each hearing wills
be prepared at once by the reporter and
mediate consideration by the committee oTs
territories. The report of the full CONF
days after that body convenes and there
IS no time TO waste. the senators find. IL
the subject is To be given thorough COM
sideration. The other members OF the CONT
mittee on territories are Senator Bard, OF
California, who Is unable to take the trip
on account OF illness; Senator Bailey, o.
Texas: Senator Kane, OF New Jersey, ana
Senator Quay. of Pennsylvania. !
The party Will stop first, in all probability
at Las Vegas, where the citizens ere en-
thusiastic for statehood Stops will be made
also at Albuquerque, Santa Fe. BernaIilald
and also probably as Tar South as ii Paso
IN addition TO the railroad journey side trip3
will be made into the adjacent country. sos
As 10 give the senators an opportunity td
study the resources of the country. tho
character of the population. the progress
made I'm education and other factors o..
civilization I'm recent years and other things
necessary to take cognizance OF. The sen.
ators will be too busy 10 accept much enf
tertainment on the trip and Senator Beve{
ridge saws that the duties OF the party are
80 scheduled that there will be little time
TOR relaxation.
\5There is much discussion as TO the
STANCES of these territories becoming
rates The residents OF them have brougha
A great deal OF pressure 10 bear TOWARD
bef<end and claim that they are fully en-:
fried TO recognftion. The matter will be
ne OF the FIRST considered by the next Con-
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