The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-09
WANT To BE NEW
STARS IN FLAG.
Bill to Admit Three Territories
Is Considered by House.
TO PUT TWO IN ONE STATE
AMENDMENTS OFFERED TO CON-
SoLIDATE APPLICANTS.

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= Especial to The Herald.) =
+ Washington. May S.-The action =
= of the house today in defeating =
= several amendments proposed to =
> be made in the omnibus statehood =
4 bill, indicates the bill Will pass as 4
4 reported from the committee, =
4 when "A vote is reached. The =
= amendment TO consolidate Okla =
y homa and Indian territory as one =
> state was defeated by a large ma ,
4 iority, as was the proposition =
4 making it mandatory upon Okla .
= homa to annex Indian territory. =
4 The amendment pending adjourn =
4 ment to consolidate New Mexico =
= and Arizona, it is believed, will =
= meet in the morning the same fate =
= as the other amendments, all of ?
= which were intended TO shelve the y
= bill
= The passage Of the bin in the ,
= house is regarded as certain. but 4
Z an intimatiOn is made that it viii =
= not reach consideration in the SEN =
4 ate this session. Members Of the =
= senate committee on territories are ,
= asserting that insufficient time re- =
4 mains TO all the committee TO =
4 properly consider the bill.
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VI ASHINGTON, May S.-The bin to
w place three new stars in the
American flag had the right Of
way again today in the house. Cen
eraI debate, the feature Of which was
an extended speech by Mr.. Grosvenor
of Ohio in opposition to the measure,
was closed at o'clock, and the bin
was read for amendment under the five
minute rule. An amendment offered by
Mr.. McRae 10 consolidate the territories
of Oklahoma and Indian territory was
defeated.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Over
street of Indiana to consolidate Arizona
and New Mexico and admit them as
the state of Montezuma, was pending
when the house adjourned. The only
amendment adopted was one providing
that nothing in the act should be con
strued to legaiize polygamy. During
the day a resolution expressive Of the
regret of the house over the death OF
Rear Admiral Sampson was adopted
and committee Of seven members was
appointed to attend the funeral.
Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma made a
fervid plea for the bill and stimulated
attention by declaring the so-caIled
leaders" of the house were trying to
throttle the statehood measure. Amid
applause Mr.. Flynn asserted that he
had 10000 more voters in his district
than the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
GrOsvenor) or any of the other so
called house leaders.
Mr.. McRae Of Arkansas formally Of
fered his amendment to consolidate
Oklahoma and Indian territory and ad-
nit them as the state of Oklahoma.
Mr.. Lloyd Of Missouri made the point
of order that the amendment was not
germane. but the chair overrl7ied Mr.
Lloyd's point of order.
Mr.. Flynn said he never would con-
sent TO the consolidation of the two
territories unless money and school
lands were provided for the Indian ter
ritory which today had not a foot of
public highway, an acre of school land
and not an acre of taxable property in
an area as large as the state of Indiana.
The McRae amendment was defeated.
81 to i03.
Mr.. Roberts Of Massachusetts offered
an amendment which was adopted,
without division, providing that moth
ing in the act should be construed to
legalize polygamy.
Mr. Overstreet of Indians offered an
amendment to consolidate the terrific
ries Of New Mexico and Arizona and
admit them as the single state of
Montezuma, Or under such other name
as might be agreed upon. With this
amendment pending the house ad-
journed.