Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09
ARIZONA is LEFT OUT
SENATE PASSES JOINT STATE.
HOOD BILL AFTER VERY
LONG SESSION.

LONG SESSION.
Mea.ure Provides for Admission Of the
States Of okiahorna, to Be Composed
Of That Territory and Indian Terri
tory, and New Mexico, Arizona Be-
Ing Eliminated--Bill Now Goes to
Conference Committee.
Washington, Feb. S.-After a con-
tinuous sitting of almost nine hours
the senate at S:45 O'Clock Tuesday
night passed the joint statehood bill.
AS passed the bill provides for the ad-
mission of the states of Oklahoma. to
be composed of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory, and New Mexico. according
to the present boundaries, with Ari
IONA eliminated.
The long session was characterized
by exciting incidents and many sur
prises. Beginning promptly upon the
converting at IL o'clock the senate
proceeded to consider the various
amendments which had been suggest
ed by the committee on territories and
which had been passed over. One of
the first of these taken up was the
amendment prohibiting the sale of in
toxicating liquors in what is now In
dian Territory for the next ten years,
and this was displaced by substitute
offered by Mr.. Gallinger which ex-
tended the amendment to the entire
state for a period of twenty-one years,
end this was adopted.
First Surprise Of the Day.
The first surprise of the day came
when the committee accepted Mr..
Forakers amendment providing for
separate vote by each of the terrific
ries of New Mexico and Arizona on the
constitution to be adopted by the pro
posed state of Arizona.
That provision had scarcely been
made part of the bill when Mr.. Bard
presented his amendment, originally
offered by Mr.. Patterson, which pro
vided for the admission of New Mex
leo as a state without the admission of
Arizona This amendment proved to
be the point around which all the sub
sequent proceedings of Importance re-
volved 1t was at first adopted by the
close vote of AZ to 40. This vote was
taken while the senate was sitting in
committee of the whole and was re-
versed In the senate proper by the tie
vote of 3S to 3S.
Arizona Eliminated.
Subsequently the senate decided by
q vote of 38 to SO to entirely eliminate
New Mexico and Arizona from the bin
and this result had hardly been an.
nounced when Mr.. Bard, In slightly
changed form, renewed his PROPOSE
tion for the admission of New Mexico
as a state and this time the amend.
ment prevailed by the vote of 40 to 81.
One of the affirmative votes, was. how
ever, 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
q vote of 80 to 3s. The effect was to
eliminate Arizona from the bill and to
make one state out of New Mexico
and another out of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory. In this form the bill
passed.
Gave Rise to Interesting Incidents.
The defeat of the Bard amendment
In the senate after 1t had been adopt
ed In the committee Of the whole gave
rise to interesting incidents. Mr..
Bailey intimated that there had been
trade" regarding the adoption of an
amendment. adding portion Of Arizo-
na to Utah.
The Mormon question also received
IN airing during the day. Mr.. Bur-
rows announced his opposition to the
provision for the separate admission
Of New Mexico and stated Il was due
to the practice of poll my In that
territory to such an extei that he con-
sidered 1t unwise to take he admins
tration away from the fs.s.al authori-
ties.
Mr.. Dubois, Mr.. MeComas and Mr..
Plat fConn.) referred to the question
Of polygamy and to the revelations be-
fore the committee.
The bill originated In the house and
will 60 to conference.