The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-09
STATEHOOD BILL
IN HOUSE TODAY
An Attempt Will be Made to
Have House Concur in All
Senate Amendments.

Washington. Feb. s.-The statehood
bin as ii passed the senate did not
reach the house today, as was expect
ed. Nevertheless, there has been
lively work in that body on the part
OF the friends and opponents Of the
measure in It's new form. When the
bill Is received. it will be referred to
the committee on territories. There
Is little doubt that this committee
will ask for conference. Should this
occur, the advocates of this measure
in its present form will demand vote
on motion TO concur In all OF the
senate amendments. II is understood
the Democrats Of the house will sup
port this motion, and the claim was
made Wednesday night that at least
twenty-seven Republicans have been
secured to support 1t also. This would
insure the concurrence so that the re-
manning step In the statehood plan
would simply be the signature OF the
president to make the bill law.
Various parties in Oklahoma are
now burning the wires with messages
to various representatives, urging
them to kill the bill, and allow Okla
homa TO remain a territory rather
than accept prohibition.
The following telegram IS largely
circulated, being sent by the Chamber
Of Commerce OF Oklahoma City:
At mass meeting called. the sentiment Of a
large representative body Of Oklahoma business
men and property owners prefer 70 remain a ter.
Eitory indefinitely than 20 be state with form o.
prohibition. Use your best efforts In preventing
+. D. TURsrH. Chairman
5. X. HKrNAS. Secretary.
A conference was held at the Port
land hotel Wednesday night, after the
passage OF the bill, which was attend
ed by Senators BeyerIdge and Long,
sHamIlton, the chairman OF the house
committee on territories, and ex-Dele-
gate OF Flynn, but what was finally
done none Of those present would dis
close. "Wednesday there was 4 con-
ference IN the speakers room between
the speaker, chairman Hamilton and 4
ex-Delegate Flynn. Those most deep
y interested IN the fate OF the bill are 4
convinced there is enough sentiment
In the house 70 pass the measure As It
came from the senate by an over
whelming majority.
Tho speaker, however, and the COM
mittee on rules, are set down as OPP
posed to It's passage in it's present
form. A citizen OF New Mexico who
has been following every step o. the
bill In its present stage, openly de-
clared Wednesday that there is con-
spiracy on foot among the leaders OF
the house to defeat the bill.
Delegate Mcclure said: "lt has not
yet been determined whether the
speaker can refer this bill to the COM
mIttee under his power II not, the
arst procedure win be the move to
concur; and, II that motion Is in or
der, IL will carry by an overwhelming
majority and the oil viii become
law.
Representative Sid Clarke, who
has been a close observer Of the bill
from its inception. said that, il the
senate bill could be put on It's passage
at once, IL would command decided ,
composed Of Democrats and ]
lie thought it an ex-
70 say that the prohibition
clause would never be accepted 0y the
convention, as had been
although other than this he ,
had no opinion TO express on the pro-
vision. {