Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1905-02-08

in accordance with it's present boun-
daries. the effect being to eliminate
Arizona as a separate proposed state.
The amendment was in the language
of the amendment formerly suggested
by Mr.. Patterson and was offered as a
substitute for the provision in the bill
admitting Arizona and New Mexico as
one state.
Among tie senators. speaking for the
amendment were Messrs. Newlands,
TSeyrurn, Bailey. EIkins and Morgan.
Among those opposed to it were
Messrs. Hopkins and Spooner. Mr..
Spooner declared that 1t was idle to
compare New Mexico with the orig
inaI thirteen states. "They did not
come into the union" he said. "They
ma5e the union. New Mexico is not fit
to come into the union. Her, mineral
resources are bagatelle, her agricul-
ture a triDe; her population not such
as to Justify admission"
Mr.. Foraker spoke for separate
statehood for New Mexico, as did Mr..
Teller. Both defended the Spanish
speaking people of New Mexico, saying
that they compared favorably with the
rural people of otl er sections.
Mr. Burrows announced his opposi-
ton to the admission of New Mexico
and based his antagonism on revela-
tions concerning Mormonism, which
had been made IN the case of Senator
Smoot before the committee on privil-
eyes and elections, of which he is chair
man. The bill as it stands, he said,
recognizes the existence of the crime Of
polygamy in New Mexico by prohibit
ing it's practice, admitting that when it
becomes a sovereign state, it may re-
move the restriction and nullify it.
"This," he said, brings us face to face
with a condition that should alarm the
country"
Mr.. Dubois, who is also a member OF
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions, spoke for the admission of New
Mexico, saying that the revelations
concerning polygamy made in the
Smoot case had been so startling that
the national government will take con-
troll of the question of polygany in the
states as we'll as in the territories. Mr..
McComas also spoke of the revelations
before the committee, and expressed
his opinion that in view of them 'faT
more effective structures than any now
in force against polygamy are neces-
sary''' He opposed separate statehood
for New Mexico. Mr.. Platt of Con-
necticut said there was no doubt about
Il
| Iygamy. IAN institution which is" he
| said. 80 inimical to our future"
The vote on the amendment for the
separate admission of New Mexico was
then taken and it was carried, AZ tO
/ 40. 1t was evident from the outset
that the vote would be close and the
progress was followed With deep inter
est Following is the vote in detail:
Yeas: Alger, Bacon, Bailey. Bard
Bate. Berry, Blackburn, Carmacl0
| Clark (Montana), Clay, Cockrell, Cul-
berson, Daniel. Dubois, Elkins, Fora
ker, Foster louisiana, Gallinger, Glib
son, German. Hansbrough. Hepburn
Kearns. Latimer, McCreary, McCum-
ber McEnery, McLaurin, Mallory
Martin, Money, Morgan, Newlands
Overman, Patterson, Penrose. Perkins
| Simmons, Stewart, Stone, Taliaferro
Teller. Total AZ.
Noes: Alec, Allison. Ankeney, Ball
| Beveridge. Burnham. Burrows, Clapp
Clark Cwyoming). Clark CArkansas)
CulIom, Depew, Dick, Dietrich, Dilling-
! ham. Dolliver. Dryden. Fairbanks, Fos-
! ter Washington, Frye, Fulton. Gam
bic, Hale, Hopkins, Keane. Kittredge,
Lodge, Long. McComas, Mallard, Mel
son, Platt (ConnecticuD, Platt New
York;, Proctor, Quarles, Scott, SmOot,
Spooner, Wetmore. Total 40.
PettUs and Crane, and Tillman and
Hawley were paired on this vote, and
Aldrich, Burton, Knox and Mitchell
were absent and Impaired.
The result evidently was a surprise
to the advocates OF the house bill and
| its announcement was followed by
many conferences among them on the
floor of the senate. While these We're
in progress, McCumber proposed as a
substitute for the provision admitting
a state composed of Oklahoma and
! Indian Territory combined, an amend
, ment admitting Oklahoma alone as a
state.
Mr.. Beveridge made an earnest plea
, against it. II was defeated. 45 to 81
Mr.. Gallinger offered an amendment
/ that il requires a majority Of both