The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-08
COUPLE MORE ST TIES
Oklahoma and Indian Territory One
Of the Commonwealth.
NEW MEXICO OTHER.
After n Continuous Session Lasting
Nine Hours Senate Passes Joint
Statehood Bill With Ari-
xona Eliminated.

L
unuous sitting of nine hours the sen.
ate, at s:45 O'clock Tuesday night
passed the joint statehood bill. BY IL.
provisions Oklahoma and Indian Ter.
ritory become one state and New Mex.
leo another. Arizona was eliminated
The first amendment considered pro.
| nipits the sale of liquor In Indian Ter.
ritory for ten years Mr.. Gallinge,
Offered an amendment as substitute
Tor the committees provision. making
the time twenty-one years and extend.
ing its operation to the entire state
Mr.. Teller and Mr.. Spooner spoke
IN support Of the substitute and
messrs. Bailey. Bacon, Hepburn, Fora
ker and Mallory against It. The oppo.
sition was based on the ground tina,
the provision contemplated an inter-
ference with the police powers of q
| state.
The substitute was carried by .
vote OF 80 10 20
There was no division on party lines
on the vote.
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nent applying TO the entire state 81
Oklahoma is as follows
The manufacture. sale. barter or
giving away of intoxicating LIQUORS
within this state rs hereby prohibitez,
for period of twenty-one years after
the date of admission OF this state into
the Union and thereafter until the pet,
pie OF this state shall otherwise pro-
vide by amendment OF this conssftu-
tien In the manner prescribed herein.
Any person who shall manufacture
cell. brter or give sway amy lntoxt-
eating liquor of any kind. Including
beer ale and wine contrary TO the
provisions OF this section, IN hereby DC
clared TO be guilty OF a misdemeanoY
and upon conviction thereof before any
court of competent Jurisdiction SHAH
be punished by imprisonment for not
less than thirty Gays nor more THAN 100
days, and by a fire OF not iews than
$50 nor more than s7a0 for each of.
Tense; and upon the admission Of this
state into the Union the provisions OF
this section shall be immediately in
forceabae In the limits of this state"
Then came the first surprise I'm con
needion with the proceedings. This
was the adoption of the amendment
suggested hy Mr. Foraker, providing
for the Submission OF the constitution
of the proposed state Of Arizona "a the
voters OF the present territory OF Art
zona and the teri tory Of New Mexico
separately
An amendment by Mr. Long rra.
serving the proportion of the pnbl,e
lands Tn Isa 1axsw
the higher institutions OF learning in
TIE proposed stse@ ~ Oklahoma. was
sdopt4si
Another one Of same senator In
creaslng the donation to the Oklahoma
agricultural and mee hanieai college
from 10000 acres 10 eso.9 aa acres WAS
agreed 10.
Ar Bailey spoke Ia opposition to the
union OF oklaharnH aud fndian Terri
tory He said II Texas had had sun
e1eht population I'm the beginning Il
would iu all probability have been ai-
viae.i into five states
Mr., cafmack offered an amendment
eliminating The provision ia the hitt
requiring the adoption az constltn.
tion by tire State of Oklahoma. name
or the provisions OF whieh stan NJ
irreTocahle without the consent n th4
United States. The amendment vas
agreed 70 on viva boEae vote.
Al amendments was proposed ~ Mr.
kearns providing that ali that portion
OF Arizona lying north ~ tire Colorado
river shall be annexed to Titan.
The ayes and NOES were ordered ana
the amendment was accepted rs 10 ca
The vote @as tallen On the atne,t4-
neni 10 admit New Mexico 10 vepa
rate statehood. This ti5ne the amend
meut WAS lost hv a q tie vote as 10 81
Mr. Bacon then offered ara anaeaA.
ment eliminating Arizona ana New
Mexico entirely from fhe hiu I'm.
arr sediment was adopted IS 10 "a
Mr. FERRY then iu slightly different
form renewed bis motion 80 adn
New Mexico an q separate state. ana
the action prevailed. 90 - g.
MI Foraker moved a. laV on tha "a
bic a motion bv Mr. Heeeridge 10 re-
consider and that motion prey n
80 - gs.
This vas THE laHf ron lnN
The hill ss amended Nts then al eco !
without division