Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-02
ARIZONA AND VERMONT
comparisons Made in Debate ON the
er Statehood Bill.


When the statehood bin was ,,ba, =
[ne senate Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Clark
'Mohto addressed the Senate. He ON.
poseo the passage of the bill as it stands
OUT spoke in support of the admission nj
iour 'errieofies as so many states He ex-
pressed the opinion that the time had coma
for abolishing the territorial fo.n, ~ co..
eminent in the United States except in the
case of Alaska
mr. Dillingham; supported the proposit,on
LOT the consolidation of the four terri
tories into two states, antagonizinp all tho
amendments for a greater n,,nohar 80
states, he spoke especially of conditions
IN Arizona and New Mexico. conterd;n.
Inat they were not such as to justify sepa.
rate statehood. "ep"-
Discussing the race question Mr. Dil,ipg-
nam said that with Arizona and New Mexi.
GO consolidated there would he 1o5 ooo
Mexicans and 167 eco Americans. SO thai
a,. ie seeu De no fear of Mexican control.
asn IL sucn rear need be otherwise enter
tanned from such d passive peonle as tho
Mexicans. Ff 90 'io
MT Teller replying to Mr. Dillingham;.
sa,u that the people of Arizona and New
eAico hau not progressed so rapidly as
they would have done under a state form
OF government. He said that according To
the statistical abstract the par value of
farms In Vermont Mr.. Dillingham's state,
extent of $50, 600 COO W ~
MI. Dillingham; interrupted to say that
tne farm products of Vermont in 1900
were OF greater value than all the mineral
ana agricultural products of Arizona
Admitting this to be true. Mr.. Teller said
the decrease IN farm values indicated a
Tetfograde condition He further chal-
lenged MIR. Dillingham's statement that
ohiy small area of land in Arizona could
De reclaimed by irrigation, adding that
while he did not question Mr. Dillingham; s
sincerity, he knew the statement to be I'M
true.
Mr.. Diilingham replied that his statement
geological survey
replying further to Mr.. Teilers remarks
ABOUT vermont, Mr.. Dillingham; said she
nad come Into the Union upon invitation
ana tnat she had practically been one of
Inc orlginal states He referred to the de-
crease In the number of farms and said II
was due largely to the consolidation of
small farms into larger ones The decrease
IN value he attributed to falling off in
the value of farm products
Mr. Teller said he meant no reflection on
Mr. Dilllngham's state, but had referred to
It's retrogression to show that western COM
munlt1es were economically as well pre-
pared Tor self government as those of the
east.
Mr. Proctor. from the. committee on agri-
culture. reported the agricultural appropria-
ton bill and gave notice that he would ask
10 nave IL taken up for consideration
The following bills were passed: Grant
Ing certain lands to the Oklahoma Agri-
cultural College.
Amending the land laws|so as to permit
settlers on the pubiiea lands to make the
transfers for public uses before completing
title.
Quieting title to thenold part of Mobile.
Ala by authorizing the proper authorities
to make quit-claim deeds.
Amending the existing law so as to re-
quire captains of passenger vessels to sup
ply information regarding the age and sex
of immigrants In accordance with the re-
auirements of the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor. - ga
Establishing light and fog signal sta
ton at Point Cabrillo, Cal.
authorizing the affixing of the seal of the
United States to commissions issued at the
Post Office Department and the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor at those de-
partments and relieving the State Depart
ment of that service