Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-02

hint Statehood Bill Con-
sidered in the Senate.
prouosition for Consolidation
Of Territories Into States.
o,,osition to Territorial Form of Gov
ernment-The Proceedings.

washington. Feb. 1.-Messrs. Clark OF
Montana. Dillingham; and Teller, to-
continued the discussion of the
IN, statehood bill. Dillingham; SUP
.,,,ig the measure as il stands and
ia oiner two senators contending for
continents and the right of the four
.,rritorjas to be admitted as so many
.,,,es In his reply to Dillingham;, Tel
10 eharged that Vermont had retro
o-eded and quoted figures to shoV that
.,ore had been falling off in the VAL
40 and number of farms in that state.
ririncnam replied that tins condition
vas due to consolidation of small
farms.
number o: semi-public bills were
,assed during the day.
U the opening of the session it was
r.solycd to insist on the Senate'S
,nendment to thu. army appropriation
hi and Messrs. Proctor. Scott and
eoclrcIl were appointed as cOnferees
,r the rart of the Senate.
When the statehood bill WIS taken up
rlak spoke III opposition to its pas
s'ge.
Dillingham; supported the proposition
for the consolidation of the four ter
r,,ories into Two states. antagOniZing
III The amendments for II greater num-
her of states. He Contended that con-
dtioas in Arizona and New Mexico
wore not such as Justify Il separate
statehood.
a -
and New Mexico consolidated there
uouId be - 1o0 MexicanS and 161 ,00p
imtricanS. 50 that there need be no
fear uf Mexican control, even if such
f,lr need be otherwise entertained
from such ii passive people as the Mex
leans.
Teller. replying TO Dillingham;. said
that the people of arizona and New
Mexico had not progressed so rapidly
as they would have done under II state
form Of government. He said that ac-
rorling to the statistical abstract the
pr vlIun of farms in Vermont. Dilling-
hams state had decreased between
l>NO and 1890 to the extent of $50. COO. 900.
Dillingham; said the farm products
he than all the mineral and agricultural
IGmlrirts of Arizona.
admitting this to be true Teller said
the decrease in farm values Indicated
4 rctroGr;tdr condition. He challenged
4 statement by Dillingham; that only "a
small area in Arizona could be re-
claimcd by irrigation. adding that while
In III Tillinol,nnl'S Gin
r,rity. he knew the statement to be UNI
true.
Dillingham; REPLIED that this state
mrut was based on .igurcs supplied by
'hc g"nlociral survey and as to Yer
mont s;lii she had come into the Union
IN invitation and practically had been
me of the original states. The de-
'rr,S in III" number of farms. he said.
as due largely to tn. consolidation Of
small farms into larger ones. The de-
'r"as" in value he attributed TO a fall
Ing off in the value of farm products.
Teller sad ~ had meant no reflection
Hr Dilnghams state. but had referred
t" It's retrogr"Ssipn to show that " eS-
tl1: communities Wer' economically as
we'll prepared fnr seli-government a
lNnsc of the East.
Proctor reported The agricultural ap-
PREPARATION iii and gave notice that
tomorrow. he would ask to have it con
S.dcr,-l.
At ~ L. NJ. The Senate went into
executive session. adjoulning five min
utcS later