The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-08
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ter, Dewey, Day. Woods. Woodward
and Beaver counties.
District No. 3, comprising all the
territory now constituting the Chero-
kee, Creek and Seminole nations, and
the Indian reservations lying north
east of the Cherokee nation within
said state.
District No. 4, comprising all that
territory now constituting the Choc-
taw nation and that part of the Chick
asaw nation lying east of the range
line between ranges 2 and 3, east OF
the Indian meridian.
District No. 5, comprising Greer,
Roger Mills, kiowa, Washita, Co
manche, Cleveland and Pottawatomie
counties, and that part of the terri
tory com rising the ChickasaW nation
lying west of the range line between
ranges 2 and 3, east of the Indian
meridian.
The sum of So, 900, 900 is appropriate
ed out of the treasury of the United
States for the use and benefit of the
common schools in lieu of section 6
and SO and other lands of the In
dian Territory.
Sulphur Springs reservation as now
defined or as may hereafter be de-
fined or extended, is reserved by the
United States government.
Section 10, Cherokee outlet, Tonkawa.
reservation and Pawnee reservation
and section 10 in all other lands which
may. be opened to settlement in Okla
hOna are reserved and granted to the
state Tor the DeneIlL OF the university
of Oklahoma, the university prepara-
tory school, the normal schools, the
agricultural and mechanical college and
the colOred Agricultural Normal uni
versity.
AS amended. by Senator Long. the ap-
portionment of the school lands gives
the University of Oklahoma and the
university preparatory school one-third,
to the normal schools now establishes
or hereafter to be esta blished one-third,
and to the agricultural and mechanical
colleges and the Colorado Agricultural
Normal university one-third, the lands
or proceeds thereof as thus apportion-
ed to be divided between the instltu-
lions as the legislature of the state
may prescribe.
Sections IS and Sc and school lands
taken in lieu thereof for the common
schools may be sold at public auction
sale in 160-acre tracts or less, as pre-
scribed by the legislature of the state,
to the highest bidder, preference right
to purchase being given to the lessee
at the time of sale, the proceeds to con-
stitute a permanent school fund, buL
the lands may be leased for periods OK
not more than five years and shall not
be subject to homestead entry or other
entry.
improvements shall be appraised and
paid for by the purchaser.
Bv the Mcclure amendment, o1ered
by Senator Long, the donation to the
Oklahoma and AGRICULTURAL and me-
ChanIC7l college Is IGSlOftO " AlvfFyN
acres. as it was in the house bill, In
stead of 10000 acres, as fixed by the
senate committee.
An amendment was also adopted
United States court at
Enid o. T. and at Tulsa and Chiclza-
shal I. T. Terms of the circuit and dis
trfct courts shall be held at MuskoSee,
South McAlester and Ardmore, N the
and at Guthrie and Oklahoma
CITY. in. the western district.
Radical as were the Oklahoma amend
ments they did not compare with those
which related to New Mexico and Arizo-
ma The noll of the senate on these pro-
visions sent to the Times last night lndl-
cafed the probable success Of the New
Hqevico Embodiment by two votes. The poll
" n b 80 Arizona was stricken from the
MI and New Mexico admitted by two
votes Kearns of Utah made a deal by
which his state would get the Grand can
Won of Arizona, changed his vote and the
amendment admitting New Mexico sepa-
rately was lost.
and venerable Platt of New York grew
weary of a vigil which lasted from u
o'clock noon until CLOCK, %l.n sSl,,. III,
Of Alabama, with his eighty years. With
Platt voting to sustain the committee and
Morgan against it, the absence of these
senator's did not change the status. The
New Mexico provision having been in
serted with the assistance OF kearns'
vote and then again defeated when he
changed his vote for a slice of Arizona
which If was decided to give him Waa
,,1ce more brought IN for consideratiou
oy a clever parliamentary motion.
Morgan Of Alabama had taken less time
10 recuperate than Plat of New York.
With Morgan present and Plat still rest
ng, New Mexico had majority OF two
votes Within one minute Of the passage
IF the amendment for the second time,
admitting New Mexico separately. Platt
Of New York put in an appearance. But
L was too late A motion by Foraker to
ay Beveridge's motion to re>oHsider ca
he table prevailed by the vote Of > to =
CocISrelI of Missouri stood in front of the
secretary and was so excited he had for
gotten to vote. The vote stood 50 to %
Until one OF the AIissourian's Democratic
,olleag rushed up to him, excitedly
shouting: Vote yes" The excitement was
intense and Cockrell got in his vote just
n time to make the vote 80 for New Mex
co President Frye did not wait for fuzss
her sensatio but he put the vote o.
he bill. 1t was recognized and a roll cali
was useless, for senators had committed
themselves to some kind Of a statehood
bill