Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-10
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tinuous session of nine hours, the sem
ate at 8:45 Tuesday night passed the
joint statehood bill. AS passed the bill |
provides for the admission of the state
of Oklahoma, TO DE comprised of Indian |
Territory and Oklamha, and New Mex
leo, according to the present bound
aries, with Arizona eliminated.
The long session was characterized
by many surprises. Beginning prompt
ly upon the converting at 10 O'Clock,
the senate proceeded to consider the
various amendments which had been
suggested by 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 10 years,
and this was displaced with a substi-
tute offered by Senator Gallinger,
which extended the amendment to the
entire state for period of 81 years,
and this was adopted.
The first surprise of the day came
when the committee adopted Senator
Foraker's amendment providing for
separate vote by each of the territories
of Arizona and New Mexico on the
constitution to be adopted by the pro-
posed state of Arizona
That provision had scarcely been
made part of a bill when Senator Bard
presented his amendment, which had
been originally offered by Senator Pat
teison, and which provided for the adj
mission of New Mexico as a state with
out the admission of Arizona. This
amendment proved to be the point
around which all subsequent proceed
ings of Importance revolved. 1t was at
first adopted by the close vote of 40 to
40. This vote was taken while the
senate was sitting in committee of the
whole, and was reversed in the senate
proper by the tie vote of 3S to 38.
Subsequently the senate decided by a
vote of 38 to SO to entirely eliminate
New Mexico and Arizona from the
bill, and this result had hardly been
announced when Senator Bard, in
slightly changed form, renewed his
= proposition for the admission of New
Mexico as q state, and this time the
amendment prevailed by the vote of 40
to 81. One of the affirmative votes
was, however, cast by Senator Beve-
ridge, in charge of the bill, for the
purpose of moving the reconsideration
of the vote. He was prompt in making
the motion as soon as the result was
announced, but the motion was laid on
the table by vote of 80 to 38. The
: effect was to eliminate Arizona from
= the bill and to establish state of New
Mexico and another of Oklahoma and
: Indian Territory. In this form the
. bill was passed.
: The defeat of the Bard amendment
t in the senate after it had been adopted
g in committee of the whole, gave rise
to some interesting incidents. Senator
f Bailey intimated that there had been q
! trade regarding the adoption of an
f amendment adding portion of Ari.
( IONA to Utah.
The Mormon question also received
e an airing during the day. While the
provision for tho separate admission OF
t New Mexico was under consideration,
q Senator Burrows, chairman of the
J. committee on privileges aud election,
t announced his opposition to the bill
q ands stated it was due to the practice
= of polygamy in New Mexico to such al
extent that he considered it unwise tt
/ take the administration away from the
T. federal authorities Senators Dubois
2 McComas and Platt of Connencticut
s referred to the question of polygamy
/, and of the revelations before the com
l. mittee. The bill originated in the
house, and will go to conference.
e An amendment was proposed by
l. Senator Kearns, providing that all tina
= portion of Arizona lying north of thu
e Colorado river shall be annexed Il
2. Utah. Senator Beveridge. in behal
l. of the committee, indicated a willing
S ness to accept the amendment, but thu
t. desired. Several senators indicated |
desire to that end, and Senator Bailey
e sitting in his seat, but with voice
IS sufficiently raised to be heard through
r out the chamber, said:
l. Before that trade is consummatet
If we certainly want the ayes and nays. ,
o 1.-THE chair did not hear the remark
n of the senator from Texas" sold Sena
e tor Frye, who was presiding.
% 1.-THE remark was not exactly in
e tended for the ear of the chair, re
E. piled Senator Bailey, "but will re
1t peat that before that trade is consum
1t mated we should certainly have tn
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