The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-11
BOTH SIDES OF THE CASE
Arguments for and Against the On
nibus Statehood Bill.
QUAY RECALLS A REPUBLICAN PLEDGE
Says His Party, in Trying to Exclude
Arizona and New Mexico, Is
Guilty OF Treaehery

Washington, December 10 90 Senator
Beyeridge, chairman Of the senate com
mittee on Territories. today presented the
report Of the majority OF the committee
against the omnibus bin for the admission
OF Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico as
States, and in support OF the substitute bill
reported by the committee Tor the admis
sion Of one State to embrace the area COW
cred by the two Territories Of oklahoma
and Indian Territory. The admission Of
New Mexico and Arizona is opposed on the
grounds that the population in both Ter
ritorics is insufficient in numbers; that
vast majority OF the people in New Mexico
are Of Spanish descent aud speak the Span
ish language only; that many Of the people
of both Territories are iliteratc aud do
not understand American institutions The
assertion is made that many Of the people
do not want Statehood
The report discusses at length the alb
stract question Of the necessary qualIfca'
lions for Statehood, and then takes up the
preparedness Of the Territories under each
Of the requisites specified.
Accepting the unit Of representation rule,
which: under the census Of 100 Is "a IA S1o
people, would come in, but that Arizona
| would fall considerably short or the re-
| quirement. The committee lays down tae
| general rule that, while no new state
| should necessarily be as Large In popula-
tiou as any existing state. II IS commended
that It should be large enough to bear some
/ fair proportion TO the population OF the
/ rest Of the Republic, and 1t Is declared
that It would be well i the rule could De
adopted that any new state SHOULD nave
population equal 10 the average populauoi
~ the rest OF the states This rule would
require a population for any proposed new
state ut the present time ~ l,ooVuvV' re
ferring specifically 10 conditions found ny
the subcommittee TO exist IN New Mexico
II is asserted that the courts of the justices
Of the peace are practically al conuucltp
la Spanish and that Interpreters are neces
snrv In other courts, as they are IN tne
legislature and in campaign speeches. III ~
further asserted that While botn opahisH
= snd English are taught in the schools INC
children generally converse among them
selves In Spanish and that when the chll
dren finish their school career thelr zen
dencv is to relapse into the spanish as u
the language OF thelr aa'lF me-
CITIZENSHIP IMPEACHEp.
OF the so.called Americans 1t Is said
some Of them are not nearly so good citl
zeps or in the understanding Of the In
stitutions as the Mexican element"
The report says many people Of the Ter
ritory are opposed to It's admission. but
iutlmates broadly that conditions make
them fear to express their sentiments.
Speaking Of Arizona, 1t " said the edu
cafinnel rripcInle of the Territory has
- "a +b.. +b.re * q Isrra nor
oeen lal' anu '"11 go 80 MS w.
centage Of refined people who nave ueel
attracted by the climate aud by the o.
rort,,ni,ias for adventure and enterprise
pO' - =. ,I',',,..,
But, II IS s.ateu, Wlile tnese eitH en-
e are imporJaLf and in(alqa9le 20 tle Let
rtoFy, ana WAlIe lleF iHLlueuCG Is alto
gelher Tor Eoou AUG MiI sieaulS EloW
:, It can not be- trutltuliy sad that at IN
present time they arc IA sutuclent numne