The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-02
VERMONT IS RECEDING
TELLER GIVES SOME FIGURES TO
 DILLINGHAM;.
Colorado Senator QuOtes Statistics In Speaking Against the BiiI For the Uhiom of Territories to
 Make States.


 Washington, Feb 1.--Messrs. Clark, I (Mont) Dillingham; and Teller today continued the discussion of the joint statehood bill Mr. Dillingham; sup | portion the measure as 1t stands and the other two senators contending for amendments and the right of the four territories to be admitted as so many states
 In his reply to Mir. Dillingham;, Mir. Teller charged that Vermont had ret rograded and quoted figures to show that there had been a falling of in the value and number of farms in that state. MT. Dillingham; replied that this condition was due to consolidation of small farms.
 At the beginning of it's session today the Senate resolved to insist upon its amendments to the army appropriation bill and Messrs. Proctor, Scott and Cockrell were appointed conferees on part of the Senate. The principal item in dispute Is that relating to the assignment of retired army officers to duty with State militia.
 A resolution presented by Mir. Pettus requesting information from tho Score tary of the Treasury as to the amend. ment allowed in drawbacks on cus- toms duties since 1900 was agreed to.
 Mir. Dillingham; supported the propo- sition for the consolidation of the four territories into two states. antagonix- ing all the amendments for a greater humber of states. He contended that conditions in Arizona and New Mexico were not such as to justify separate statehood.
 Mir. DiIlingham said that with Arizona and New MeSico consolidated, there would be 125,oO0 Mexicans and 4 be no fear of Mexican control, even fl such fear need be otherwise entertaIn- ed from such a passive people as the Mexicans.
 Mir. Teller replying to Mir Dillingham said that the people of Arisona and New Mexico had not progressed so rapidly as they would have done un. der a state foorm of government He said that according to the statistical abstract. the par value of farms in in Vermont. Mir. Dillingham's state, had decreased between 1880 and 1900 to the extent of S3O.0O0.0O0.
 MT. Dillingham; said the farm pro- ducts of Vermont in 1900 were of greater value than all the mineral and agricultural products of Arizonia,
 Admitting to be true, Mir. Teller said the decrease In farm values indicated retrograde condition. He chaIlenked statement by Mir. Dillingham; that only a small area in Arizona could be reclaimed by irrigation, adding that while he did not question Mir. billing. hams sincerity, he knew the statement to be untrue. MT. Dillingham; replied that his statement was based on fig ures supplied by the geological sur vey. and as to Vermont said she had come into the union on invitation and practically had been one of tha orlof. nal states. The decrease in the num- Der of farms. he said, was due large ly to the consolidation of small far- nners into larger ones. The decrease in value he attributed to q falling off in the value of farm products.
 Mir. Teller said he had meant no re- flection on Mir. Dillingham'g state, but he'd referred to it's retrogression to show that western communities were economically as well prepared for self government as those of the east.
 Mir Proctor reported the agricultural appropriation bill and gave notice that tomorrow ne would ask to have it eonsidered. The following bills wer passed:
 Granting certain lands to Oklahoma agricultural college. Amending the land laws, so as to permit settlers on the public land to make transfers for public uses before completing title. Amending existing law so as to re- quire captains of passenger vessels to supply information regarding the age and sex of Immigrants In accordance with the requirements of Ghe Secretary of commerce and labor.
 At 4:35 D. m. the senate went into executive session. adjourning five minutes later.