The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-29
STATEHOOD AMENpMENr.
What the Senate Committee Did to-
the Hamilton Bill

The amendments TO the Hamilton
statehood bill made by the senate coni-
mittees are as follows;
In section two providing for the
formation Of a constitution. the num-
ber Of delegates is changed from 11o
20 100, 55 Of whcm shall be elected by
The citizens OF Oklahoma ard 81 by
the people Of the Indian territory.
In the last paragraph Of section 2
providing for the capital location at
Guthrie until 1910 the amended bill
reads. "said CAPITAL may after said
year be permanently fxed by the elect
ors of said state voting az an election
10 be provided sor BY the Legislature
rhe change is striking out the words
majority vote Of"
The FIRST paragraph Of section 3 was
amended bv inserting ar.er the provt
sions for civil and religious freedom
the words ~Provded that the sale,
harter or giving away except Tor ne
chaaical. medicinal, or scientific pur-
poses of intoxicating liquors within
hat part of The state heretofore
known as the Indian territory or other
Indian reservations in said state. bel
prohibited for a period of ten years
from the date Of admission of said
state. and thereafter until after The
legislature of said state shall other
wise prescribe
The ffth paragraph of section 3 is
amended by striking out all OF the SUI
frage provisions, save alone that deny.
ing power of ah Judgement on account
CT race, color. o. previous condition of
seryitude The words stricken om
arc. "On account Of any other condi-
lions OF qualifications save and except
on account Of nlitc-aoy. mincr'ty. sex
conviction of felony, mental condition
or residence Provided that such re-
strictionl shall be made uniform and
applicable alike to all citizens"
In section the dividing line he
tween congressional districts ( and
Is CHANGED from. '.the ninety seventh
meridian of west longitude" to 'the
range lines between ranges : and 3
east Of the Iodian meridian This
wom make the lipes between the dis.
tricts practically the same, the In
at... .,,,.fa,o,. lfro hefuo obf,tt txx,
miles west of the ainety-seventh me-
ridian and more definitely located.
In section tie university prepara-
tory school and the colored agricul-
tural aud normal university are IN
eluded along with the university, the
normal school and the Agricultural
/ college IN the distribution Of public
land endowments. The worog "one-
third 70 each are stricken out
In section nine providing for dispo
sitions of sections sixteen and thirty
six and lien lands. tho b'll y changed
to read may be appraised and sold at
public sale in one hundred anG sixty
acre tracts or 'ess uneer much rule3
and regulations as the Legislature ol
tho state may provide. an amend
ment striking out the words pref
crence right to purchase heinz given
the lessee at tho time OF such sale
In section p making a gram Of land
to Oklahoma. for internal Improve
ments the words from public lands
Of the United States within said state,
are inserted as descriptive In this
grant the amount for the agricultara
snd mechanical college is reduced
from two hundred and fifty thousan'
acres to one hundred ard fifty thor
sanl acres That for he beneit OF th'
normal schools is reduced from 500 0O(
acres to 3c0 0c0 acres
All Of section ls uf tho bill is strick
en- out. This section applied to restric
lions on the sale Of allotted lands an'
read tins way; "That any restriction
upon the alienation Of allotted land
IN Oklahoma. and the Indian territorl
except so far as such restrictions ap
ply 10 the hcnesleads of the allottee
end to the full blood indians. shal
cease uron the admission Of such stat'
into the union. but nothing in thi
act shall be so construed as to affec
he rights of allotiees under amy e'
isting treaties or agreements relating
TO the taxotion Of allotted lands"
Section fourteen providing Tor FED
eral courts Is amended by changing tn
provision for holding the terms q
court at Guthrie SC as to read. "shal
. he held one term at Guthrie and on
term at Oklahoma City alternatel
each year for he time leing tn