Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-08
ARIZONA FAILS TO GET IN

ARIZONA FAILS TO GET IN
Indian Territory is Merged With Ok
lahoma, and Under the Bill the Two
Territories Will Come in as One
State-Detailed Vote on the PROPOSE
ton.
Washington, Feb. S.-After n con-
tinuous sitting of almost nine hours,
the senate late last night passed the
Joint statehood bill AS passed the
bill provides for the admission of the
states of Oklahoma, to be composed OIL
Oklahoma and Indian Territory and
New Mexico according to the present
boundaries, with Arizona, eliminated.
Beginning promptly upon the con-
yening at IL o'clock the senate pro-
ceeded to consider the various amend
ments which had been suggested py
the committee on territories and when
had been passed over. one OF the hfst
of these taken up was the amendment
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, in what is now Indian Terri
tory, for the next ten years. ana TINS
was displayed with substitute offered
by Mr.. Gallinger which extended the
amendment to the entire state for a
period of twenty-one years and this
was adopted.
The first surprise of the day came
when the committee accepted Mr. For
aker's amendment providing for sep
arate vote by each of the territories OF
Arizona and New Mexico on the con-
stitution to be adopted by the proposed
state of Arizona. That provision had
scarcely been made part of the bill
when Mr.. Bard presented his amend-
ment which had been originally offer
ed by Mr.. Patterson and which pro-
vided for the admission of New Mex
leo as a state without the addition OF
Arizona This amendment proved to
be the point around which all the
subsequent proceedings of Importance
revolved. 1t was at first adopted by
the close vote of AZ to 40. This vote
was taken while the senate was sit
ting in committee Of the whole and
was reversed in the senate proper by
a tie vote of 3S to 3S.
Bard Amene emit.
Subsequently the senate decided by
by a vote to SO to 36 to entirely elimi-
nate New Mexico and Arizona from the
bill and the result had hardly been an
nounced when Mr.. Bard, in slightly
changed form, renewed his proposition,
for the admission of New Mexico as
a state and this time the amendment
prevailed by vote of 40 to 81. One of
the affirmative votes, was, however.
cast by Mr.. Beveridge, in charge OF
the bill, for the purpose of moving
the reconsideration OF the vote. He
was prompt in entering this motion as
soon as the result was announced, but
the motion was laid upon the table by
vote of 80 to 3S. The effect was to
eliminate Arizona from the bill and to
establish a state of New Mexico and
another of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
rtory. In this form the bill passed.
The defeat of the Bard amendment in
the senate after it had been adopted
in committee of the whole gave rise
to some interesting incidents. Mr..
Bailey intimated that there had been
trade" regarding the adoption of an
amendment in regard to annexing a
part Of Arizona to Utah. While the
provision for the separate admission
of New Mexico was under considera-
ton, Mr.. Burrows, chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections
announced his opposition to the bill
and stated 1t was due to the practice
of polygamy in that territory to such
an extent that he considered it unwise
to take the administration away from
the. federal authorities. Mr.. Dubois,
Mr.. Comas and Mr.. Plat Of Connecti-
cut referred to the question Of poly
gamy and to the revelations before the
committee.
The bill originated in the house will
go to conference.
The senate divided as follows in the
vote Of the Bard amendment, barr
ing Arizona:
Yeas-Alger, Bailey. Bard, Bate
Berry, Beveridge, Blackburn Carmack
Clark of Montana, Stay, CocL ell, Gull
berson. Daniels. Dubois, Elkins, For
aker, Foster Of Louisiana, Gallinger
German, Hansbrough, Hey
burn, Latimer, MoCreary, McCumber.
McLaurin, Mallory, Martin,
Morgan, Newlands, Overman, Patter-
son, Penrose Perkins. Simmons, Ste
wart, Stone, Taliaferro, Teller. Total,
40.
Nays-Allee, Allison, Ankeny, Ball.
Burrows. Clapp. Clark, Of
Clark of Arkansas. Cullom,
Depew, Dick, Dietrich, Dillingham;,
Dolliver, Dreyden, Fairbanks, Foster
Of Washington, Frye, Fulton, Gamble,
Hale, Hopkins, Kean, Kearns, Kit
tredge, Lodge, Long, McComas. Mill
ard, Nelson, Platt of Connecticut,
Proctor. Quarles Scott, Smoot, Spoon
er. Total. 81.
The president yesterday sent to the
senate the following nominations:
Consul General David r. WILDER,
New York, at Singapore, Straits Set
Element.
Marshal-George d. Perry, Alaska,
for division No. 8, district of Alas
"a.
SMALLPOX CLOSES COLLEGE.
Students Who Fiee From Gettysburg
Pa, Seized and Returned.
Gettysburg, Pa. Feb. s.-The entire
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