Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-28

means 70 be fair and right, and / cer-
talnly had no intention 20 do him any
injustice.
MIR. Teler--I do not myself think the
senator had any such intention.
Mr.. Quay--Mr. President, rise TO ask
the unanimous consent OF the senate
that vote be taken upon this bill and
the pending amendments at 2 p. m.
on the goth instant.
The President pro tempore-The sem
ator from Pennsylvania asks unani-
nous consent that vote be taken on
the pending bill and all amendments
then pending and all amendments then
offered, without further debate. on the
goth day OF February at o'clock In
the afternoon. Is there objection?
Mr.. kean-Mr, President | think
should like TO finish my remarks before
a day Is fixed for vote.
MIR. Quay-Do / understand the SEN
ator from New Jersey to object?
The President pro tempore-The SEN
ator from New Jersey dld not say that
he objected,
Mr. kean--I think
Mr. McComas-Mr. President. OBJ
ject because | should like TO hear the
conclusion Of the speech Of the senator
from New Jersey.
The President pro tempore -Objec-
ton IL made.
The senate, as in committee OF the
whole, resumed the consideration of The
bill OIL. r. l25i9) to enable the people
OF oklahoma, Arizona and New Next
co to form constitutions and state gov.
ernments and be admitted into the
Union on an equal footing with the
original states
Mr. Rawllns-.I present a memorial
OF the governor and the Legislature OF
the state Of Utah bearing upon the
statehood bill now pending, which |
ask to have read.
The President pro tempore--The sem
ator from Utah asks that the memorial
which he sends TO the desk may be
read Is there objection? The Chair
hears none, and the secretary win read
The secretary read as follows.
Senate joint memorial, memoiallzing
Congress to pass the omnibus state
hood bill, admitting Arizona. New
Mexico, and Oklahoma as states In
the Union
ITO the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States Of
America In Congress assembled:
Your memorialists. the governor and
Legislature Of the state OF Utah, re-
specially memorialize the Congress Of
the United States OF America to pass
the bill now pending in Congress to
admit the territories of Arizona, New
Mexico, and Oklahoma as states in the
Union.
EDWARD NJ ALLISON, JR.,
President Of the Senate.
THOMAS HULL,
Speaker Of the House,
1903.
"HEBER NJ. WELLS, Governor"
Mr.. Kean-Mr President. | under
stand the senator from Alabama CMr.
Morgan) would like to proceed at this
time. | have no objection to his do
ing so, and | gladly yield to him.
Mr. Morgan-Mr President, do not
like to interfere with the senator from
New Jersey (Alr. Kean) In the delivery
OF his continuous speech, which has so
far been Interrupted with a few paren-
theses Of somewhat protracted charac-
ter; and ! would much prefer. If the
senator will do so, that he should con-
clude his remarks before / speak be-
cause he has said some things here
that ] desire TO answer and | should
like to have the benefit Of all Of the
senator's remarks before proceeding. II
! could do So | always feel uncom-
Portable IN speaking In the time Of an
other senator for fear that / might pos
sibly intrude upon his patience by the
length Of my own remarks, which are
sometimes little more protracted than
other people like to have them II the
senator from New Jersey will conclude
his remarks
Mr.. Kcan-It Is always a pleasure e
listen 10 the senator from Alabama.
MIR. Morgan-Well ] know but Il
might not be so great a pleasure II
had the opportunity or replying to al
the senator has said and intends e
say. However, If the senator Is entirely
satisfied for me to occupy the floor as
In my own time, OF course without de.
privng him Of the privilege, will pro.
coed with what / have to say.
l have for long time Mr.. President
been an interested student, | may say
of the situation Of the country that Il
called the arid part Of Amerioa--west
OF the Rio Grande river and the coun.
try extending to the north OF IT, When
proposition was brought In here for
the admission Of the state OF Washing
ton into the Union ! was very heartily
In favor OF t. The ground upon which
] took the stand in favor OF the admis.
sion OF Washington state was, first
that II was national duty. II must
have been national contemplation OF
expectation when we adopted the Con-
stltution OF the United States and had
the northwestern territory az a mart OF
the assets, | may say. Of the old gov.
ernment-the government of the con-
federation-whlch were turned over T.
US, that we would extend TO the peo-
pie OF the different territories then ac-
ouired or thereafter TO be acquired all
OF the rights that the Constitution pro-
vldes as belonging TO citizenship OF the
United States.
Those rights as they existed in the
original thirteen states and We're trans
ferred into the constitutions OF the 9th
or states that followed them. now "a
the number Of 45. were peculiar They
were important They had never ex-
istetd in any other country but this In
concrete form. And the aggregation OF
those rights in what We call statehood
was considered bv our fathers to be the
highest reach OF human endeavor IN the
direction OF free republican government
Cro be Contlnued)