The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-08

now enter into particulars, but Il do
want to call attention to the conditions.
and 1 say that in my judgment it
would be a fatal mistake to admit
either or both territories. and L believe
the country at no distant time would
rue the step if taken. Neither terri
tory should be admitted until this
abomination is wiped cut"
Option of Dubois.
Mr.. DUBOIS. who is also a member of,
the committee on privileges and cleo
t5ons, spoke for the admission of New
Mexico, saying that the revelations con-
corning polygamy made in the Smoot
case have been so startling that the ma
tIonal government will take control of
the question of polygamy in the states
as well as I'm the territories.
Mr.. McComas also spoke Of the rev.
Citations before the committee, and ex-
pressed the opinion that i'm view of
them far more effective structures
than are now in force against polygamy
are necessary He opposed separate
statehood for New Mexico.
Mr.. Plat of Connecticut said there
was no doubt about the power of con-
gress TO restrict polygamy, IAN institu-
ton which is" he said. 80 inimical to
our future
First Test Vote.
The vote on the amendment for the
separate admission of New Mexico was
then taken and il was carried, AZ to 40.
1t was evident from the outset that the
vote would be close, and the progress
was followed with deep interest Fol-
lowing is the vote in detail;
Yeas-Alger, Bacon, Bailey, Bard.
Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Carmack,
Clark of Montana, Clay. Cockren, Gull
berson, Daniel, Dubois, Elkins, Foraker.
Foster of louisiana, Gallinger. Gibson,
German, Hansbrough, Hepburn,
Kearns. L-atimer, NcCreary, McCum-
ber,. McEnery, McLaurin, Mallory,
| Martin, Money, Morgan, NewlandS.
Overman, Patterson, Penrose. Perkins,
Simmons, Stewart, Stone, Taliaferro,
Teller. Total-42.
Nays-AlIee, Allison, Ankeny, Ball.
Beveridge, Durham, Burrows, Clapp,
Clark of Wyoming, Clarke of Arkansas,
Cullom, Depew, Dick, Dietrich, DilIing-
ham, Dolliyer, Dryden, Fairbanks. Fos-
ter of Washington, Frye, Fulton, Gam
BILE, Hale, Hopkins, Keale, Kittredge.
Lodge, Long, McCOmas. Willard, Mel
York, Proctor, Quarles, Scott, SmOot,
Spooner, Wetmore, Warren. Total-40.
Pettus and Crane and Messrs. Till
man and Hawley were paired on this
vote, and MeSsrs. Aldrich, Burton,
Knox and Mitchell were absent and un-
paired.
Result Was a Surprise
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 Mr.. Nc
Cumber proposed, as a substitute for
the provision admitting a state COM
posed of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory combined, an amendment admit
ting Oklahoma as a state.
Mr.. McCumber reported the substi-
tute and Mr.. Beverage made an earn
est plea against il, saying that it strikes
at the entire measure and deprives the
people of Indian Territory of the relief
they so much need. Mr.. Bailey and Mr..
Bate spoke for the amendment 1t was
defeated As to 30.
Mr.. Gallinger offered an amendmeD.
that il require a majority of both Okla
homa and Indian Territory to adopt
constitution for the proposed state of
Oklahoma. A motion by Mr.. Hale TO
lay the amendment on the table was
Carried.
Courts Located.
An amendment was offered by Mr
DoIliver providing for terms of court
at Tulsa, in addition to the other cities
in Oklahoma provided by the bill. Mr..
Bailey opposed the amendment on the
ground that the senators and repre-
sentatives of the new state should be
permitted to ask congress to locate the
courts. He said, however that if
Sc ssSOn of thE court is to be held at
Tulsa ne had friends he wanted to ac-
CommOdate at ChickaSaw, and he Of
fered an amendment providing for this.
Both amendments were agreed TO. y
number of the other amendments Of
Tered by Democratic senators were laid
on the table.
Mr.. Berry suggested an amendment,
which was agreed to, providing that
nothing in the act admitting Oklahoma
shall be construed as prohibiting the
establishment of separate white and
| colored schools.
The proceedings on the bill through
cut the day had been in committee of
the whole but at 7:15 the senate re
stunned its sitting. Mr.. Spooner gave
notice that he would demand
separate vote on the Bard amend
ment for separate statehood for
New Mexico. This notice, under
senate, had the effect of reviving that
question, and it was again taken up
and amendments to the provision were
declared to be in order.
One of these was offered by Mr.. Du-
hois. and was reservation by congress
Of the right TO legislate on the subject
OF polygamy- 1t was voted down.
Amendment by Kearns.
An amendment was proposed by Mr..
ikearnS, providing that all that portion
of Arizona lying north of the Colorado
river shall be annexed to Utah. Mr.
Bsveridge, in behalf of the committee,
indicated a Willingness to accept the
amendment, but the chair asked if the
yeas and nays were desired. Several
senators indicated a desire to that
end, and Mr.. Bailey, sitting in his seat,
hut with voice sufficiently raised 10 be
heard throughout the chamber said:
Before the trade is consummated we
certainly want the ayes and nays"
The chair did not hear the remark
of the senator from Texas" said Mr..
Frye. who was presiding.
THE remark was not exactly intend
ed for the ear of the chair" responded
Mr.. Bailey, but 1 will repeat that be-
fore that trade is consummated We
should certainly have the ayes and
Rays"
Mr.. Beverage responded that the
provision had been offered early in the
session and had been printed. The
ayes and nays were ordered and the
amendment was accepted, 90 TO IS.
Vote on New Mexico.
The vote was then again taken on the
amendment to admit New Mexico to
separate statehood. This time the