Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-09
COUPLE MORE STATES
Oklahoma and Indian Territory One
Of the Commonwealth.
NEW MEXICO OTHER.
After q Continuous Session Lasting
Nine Hours senate PASSES Joint
Statehood Bill With ArI.
Eona Eliminated.

Washington. Feb. S.--After con
.inuous sitting Of nine hours the SEN
ate. at s:f5 O'Clock Tuesday night
passed the Joint statehood bin. BY It's
provisions Oklahoma and Inslian Ter
rltory become one state ana New Mex
| leo another Arizona was eliminated.
The first amendment considered pro-
hibits the sale Of liquor In indian Ter
ntory for ten years. Mr.. Gailinger
offered an amendment as substitute
for the commitaee's provision. making
the time twenty-one years and extend
INK its operation to the entire state
Mr. Teller ana Mr. Spooner spoAe
In support ~ the substitute and
Aessrs. Bailey. Bacon, Hepburn. Fora
ker and Mallory against H. The oppO-
sition WIS based on the ground that
the provision contemplated an Inter
ference with the police powers OF
state.
The substitute was carried by
vote of 60 10 20.
There was no division On party lines
on the vote.
The text OF the Gallinger amend
ment applying 10 the entire state Of
Oklahoma is az follows:
THE manufacture. sale barter or
giving away of intoxicating liquors
within this state is hereby prohibited
for perlod Of twenty-one years after
the date of admission OF this state in;c
the Union and thereafter until the peo-
ple 81 this state shall otherwise pro-
vide by amendment of this constitu-
ton in the manner prescribed herein.
Any person who shall manufacture.
sell. brter or give away any intoxi-
eating liquor of any kind. including
beer. ME ani wine. contrary to the
provisions OF this section. IL hereby de
clarcd To be guilty Of misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof before any
court of competent jurisdiction shan
b. punished by Imprisonment for no,
less than thirty GAYS nor more than 100
days and by a fne of not less than
$50 nor more than 5000 FOR each Of
rense. ana upon the admission of this
state iuto tho Union the provisions Of
this section shall be Immediately ln.
forceabie In the limits Of this state"
Then came the arst surprise in con
neoilon with the p0oceediness This
was the adoption of the amendment
suggested by Mr.. Foraker providing
for the submission OF the constitution /
of the proposed state 81 Arizona 20 the I
voters of the present territory oR Ar I
zona and the territory OF New Mexico /
separately
An amendment by Mr.. Long pre- 4
serving the proportion OF the public .
lands tc Doe devoted TO the benefit of .
the higher Institutions OF learning in I
the proposed state of oklahoma. was
adopted
Another one Of same senator in
ctehs'ng the donation TO the Oklahoma
agricultural and mechonical COLLEGE
from 10000 acres 10 $50 900 acres was
agreed 20.
-. Bailey spoke in opposition Co ID.
union " Oklahor1 and Indian Terri
tory. lie snid if Texas had had sum
cicnt population .n the beginning d,
would Ia an probability have been d.
vided into iye states
Mr. Carnack offered an amendment
the provision In the bin
requiring the adoption OF constitu-
tion by the state OF oklahoma. many
OF the provisions Of which shall be
irrevocable without the consent Of the
United States The amendment was
agreed TO on viva voice vote
An amendment was proposed by Mr..
Kearns providing that all that portion
Of Arizona lying north OF the Colorado
river shall be annexed TO Utah
The ayes and noes were ordered and
the amendment was accepted. - 10 %.
The vote was taken on the amend
ment TO admit New Mexico to sspa-
rate statehood This time the amend
ment was lost by a a tie vote IS to 2S.
Mr.. Bacon then offered an amend 8
nent eliminating Arizona and New
Mexico entirely from the bill The
amendment was adopted 81 10 30.
Mr. Berry then. In slightly different {
'orm. renewed his motion to admit / n
New Mexico as n separate state. and
he action prevailed 90 TO 81.
Mr.. Foraker moved 10 lay on tho Ia
,le a motion by Mr. Beveridge 20 re-
consider and that motion prevailed. S
's to Is. q
This WAS the last roll call 4
The bin as amended was then passed "
Without division.