The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-14
TWO NEWSTATES ADNI TIED
and Indian Territory Come
INTO Union as One State.
NEW EEXlCO TIRE OTHER ONE

@ebate Of Many Hours III the .cpa:e-
Amendment Succeeding Amendment
10 Original Bill Proposed Before
Definite Agreement Could Be Settled
Upon--wiu BE Known as Oklahoma.
Washington, D. Cat the end OF
continuous debate that lasted almost
Iine hours, the Senate at $40 o'clock
at night tentatively added two stars
to the American flag by passing the
Joint Statehood bill admitting Okla.
homa and Indian Territory to the Union
as one State, to be known as OlzIaho-
ma, ard elevating New Mexico to the
dignity of another State, to bear the
name of the present Territory. Art
zona was eliminated from the provis.
ions Of the bill, so far as statehood is
concerned. The action of tile Senate
must be concurred in by the House be-
fore It can become effective
The long session was characterized
BY exciting incidents and many sur
pfises. Beginning promptly when it
convened at - o'clock. the Senate pro-
ceeded to consider the various amend
ments which had been suggested by
the Committee on Territories and
which had been passed over. One of
the first of these taken UP was the
amendment prohibiting the sale of i'm
toxcating liquors in what is now In
dian Territory for the next ten years,
and this was displaced with substi-
tute offered by Mr. Gallinger. which
extended the amendment to the entire
State for twenty-one years. The sub
stitute was adopted
The first surprise of the day came
when the committee accepted Mr.. For
.aker's amendment, providing for a sep
arate vote by each of the Territories of
Arizona and New Mexico on the Con-
stitution to be adopted By the proposed
State of Arizona.
That provision had scarcely been
made a part of the bill, when Mr. Bard
presented his amendment. which had
been originally offered by Mr. Patter-
son, and which provided for the admis-
sion of New Mexico as a State without
the addition of Arizona. This amend
ment proved to be the point around
which all the subsequent proceedings
OF importance fev0lFeu.
1t was at first adopted by the close
vote of forty-two to forty. This vote
was taken when the Senate was sitting
in committee Of the whole, and was re-
versed in the Senate proper by the tie
vote of thirty to thirty-eight.
Subsequently the Senate decided by
vote of thirty eight to thirty-six to elm
inate New Mexico and Arizona entire
1s- In |, IL !,
hardly been announced when Mr. Bard,
in slightly changed form, renewed his
proposition for the admission Of New
Mexico as State, and this, in the
form of the amendment, prevailed by
the vote of forty to thirty-seven. One
of the Affirmative votes was, however,
cast by Mr.. Beveridge, in charge of the
bill, for the purpose of moving the re-
consideration of the vote.
He was prompt in entering this mo-
( ton as soon as the result was an-
nounced, but the motion was laid upon
the table by vote of thirty nine to
thirty-eight. The effect was to elimin-
ate Arizona from the bill and to estab-
ush-a State of New Mexico and anoth-
eR Of Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Ia this form the bill passed
The defeat of the Bard amendment
In the Senate after il had been adopted
In committee Of the whole gave rise to
some interesting incidents. A[r. Bailey
intimated that there had been a
"E~ade" regarding the adoption of an
amendment adding a portion OF Ari-
iona to Utah.
The Mormon question also received
an airing during the day. While the
provision for the separate admission
Of New Mexico was under considera-
ti0a Mr.. Burrows. Chairman Of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
announced his opposition to the bill,
aud stated that 1t was due to the prac-
tie Of poygamy in that Territory to
such an extent that he considered ii
unwise to takethe administration away
from the Federal authorities.
Mr.. Dubois, Mr.. AIcComas and Mr..
Plat, of Connecticut, referred to the
question Of polyganly and to the reve-
; lations before the committee. The bill
originated in the House and will 20 to
conference.
Oklahoma City Okla. The announce
nent that the United States Senate
had passed the Statehood bill provid-
ing for joint admission OF oklahoma
and indian Territory, created great en-
thusiasn here. Public demonstrations
OF rejoicing took place in nearly every
I city and town Al both Territories.
PRQCUR ATOR on FTNT ANn ct AIN