The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-02-11
OUR new STATES

! Washington, Feb. After con-
I tinuous session OF nine hours, the SEN
ats at s:45 tuesday night passed this
/ joint statehood bill, AS passed the bill
+ provides for tho admission Of the state
OF Oklahoma. 70 be- comprised ~ Indian
Territory and Oklamha, aud New Mex
leo, according TO tho present bound
aries. with Arizona eliminated.
The long session was characterized
I by many surprises. Beginning prompt
/ ly upon the converting at ~ O'Clock,
the senate proceeded u 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 Ia what Is now In
dian Territory for the next 10 years,
and this was displaced with q substi-
tute offered by senator GaIlinger.
which extended the amendment 90 the
entire state for period Of 81 years,
and this was adopted
The first surprise ~ this day came
when the committee adopted senator
Foraker's amendment providing for a
separate vote by zach Of the territories
OF Arizona and New Mexico ON the
constitution to b. adopted by tho pru-
posed state ~ Arizona
That provision had scarcely been
made parS 81 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 a. a state with
out the admission Of Arizona. This
amendment proved 10 b. the point
around which all subsequent proceed
ings OF Importance revolved. II was at
first adopted by the close vote u - 20
80. This vote was taken while the
senate was sitting tn committee Of the
whole, and vas reversed in the senate
proper By the tie vote u IS 10 -.
subsequently, the senate decided By a
vote Of 8s 10 3s Do entirely eliminate
New Mexico and Arizona from the
bill. and this result bad hardly been
announced when Senator Bard. In
slightly changed form, renewed his
proposition for the admission Of New
Mexico az state. and this time this
amendment prevail ID BY the vote Of 80
a. 81. One Of the Affirmative votes
was, however, cast By senator Bsve-
ridge. in charge Of the bill. for the
purpose Of moving the reconsideration
! OF the vote. Hs was prompt in making
! the motion as soon as tho result was
announced. bat the motion was laid on
the table by a vote Of 80 to So. The
effect was 20 eliminate Arizona from
; the bill and 10 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
. in the senate after IL had been adopted
in committee Of the whole. gave rise
20 some interesting incidents. Senator
Bailey iuttmatsd that there had been 4
trade regarding the adoption Of an
amendment adding a portion Of Ari.
IONA 70 Utah
The Mormon question also received
an airing during the day. While tbs
, provision for the separate admission oi
New Mexico was under consideration
Senator Burrows, chairman 81 tbs
, committee on privileges aud election
announced lis opposition 10 the bill
and stated It was due to the practices
! Of polyRamy in New Mexico to such AT
extent that he considered 1t UNIV Use &
take tho administration away from tbs
federal authorities Ssuators Dubois
, MoComas and Platt Of Connencticu
referred TO the question Of polyRamy
and Of the revelations before the com
mittee. The bill originated IN th,
: house. and will go TO conference.
} An amendment was proposed b.
/ Senator Kearns, providing that all tina
. portion Of Arizona lying north Of tn,
} Colorado river shall be annexed t,
9 Utah. Senator Beveridge. in behalf
Z Of the committee, indicated a willing
I ness To accept the amendment, but th'
I chair asked If the yeas and nays wer,
. desired. Several senators indicated I
desire 10 that end, and Senator Bailey
I sitting in his feRt, but with voic,
! sufficiently raised to be heard through
. out the chamber. said:
Before that trade II contaminated
we certainly want the ayes and nays. >
: The chair did not hear the remarks
? of the senator from Texas. ssid Sena
t tor Frye, who was presiding.
; THE remark was not exactly in
, tended for the ear Of the chair, - 70
! piled Senator Bailey, but will re.
peat that before that trade is consum
! mated we should certainly have th'
Z ayes and nays.