Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-10
FORAKER WINS HIS FIGHT
Amendment for Referendum Carried
by - to 80.
BURROWS CREATES SURPRISE
Provisions Relating to Arizona and
New Mexico, ON His Motion,
Stricken From the Dill.

The Senate passed bill late yesterday
afternoon for the admission OF new state
to be called Oklahoma and to be composed
OK the territory OF OklAhoma and Indian
Territory. It was the House joint state
hood bill. with all the provisions relating
to Arizona and New Mexico stricken out.
The motion to strike out was made by Mr..
Burrows. and 1t was carried by the close
vote OF thirty-seven to thirty-five, after
having been lost by the still closer vote
OF thirty-nve to thirty-six.
The vote by which the Foraker amend
ment was adopted was as follows:
Teas-Alser. Bacon. Blackburn. Buckley, Bur
rows, Garter. CLARK isdont.l, Clark lwyol. Clay,
Culbefson. Daniel. Dryden. Dubois, Flint Foraker,
broush. Hepburn. Lstiner, Mccresry' Mccumber.
Mallory, Martin. Morgan, Newlsnds, Nixon. Patter-
Son. soae aynsE
Nays--Allee. Allison. Ankeny,- Beveridge. Bran
in8ham, Doiliyer. Gamble Hale. Hemenway. Hop
kii,s. Kean. Knox La Toilette, Lodge, Long. Mil
ne. Wetmore-29
The pairs were as follows: Aldrich with
I Berry: Elkins with Bailey; Burkett with
pew with McErney. Frye with German.
Kittredge with Platt. Warren with Money.
The Burrows Amendment.
The following is the vote by which that
portion Of the bill relating to Arizona and
New Mexico was stricken out:
Ieas-cAlger. Bacon. Blackburn. Bulkeley. Bur
rows. Carter; Clark tMont9. Clay, CuIberson.
Gsiiinger. Gearin. Hansbrough. Hepburn Latimer.
McCrenry. Mallory, Martin, Morgan, Newlands,
scott smmons SOONER stone r.iiafero n Tsller
Tillman-37.
aas:s csps aa gs,r Ss e
iom. Diek, DILLINGHAM;. Dolliyer, Dryden, Fulton,
L. LODGE .a Ss
land Warner. Wetmore-85
The changes from the first vote were
Scott, who voted, and Overman, who trans
ferred his pair with Clark OF Arkansas to
Carmack. and voted in the affirmative.
The bill as amended was then passed by
immediately after the disposal of the
statehood bill the House railroad rate bill
was made the unfinished business and the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
Voting Began at 4 O'Clock.
The vote on statehood came as the climax
of day devoted exclusively to that bill.
Voting on the bill and amendments began
at o'clock and consumed an hour and
half. The speechmaktng excited compare
lively little interest, but there was pro-
nounced excitement throughout the voting
period, and 1t eliminated when the success
OF the motion to eliminate Arizona and New
Mexico was announced after the second vote
on that proposition.
The test vote, upon which the opponents
OF joint statehood showed their greatest
strength, was on the Foraker amendment
which provided that Arizona and New Mex
leo should have an opportunity to vote sep
arateiy on the proposition of joint state
hood. This was carried by vote OF AZ to
3d. Prior to this action provision for In
creased appropriations In the bill was strick-
N RI rr.v~xa No., >ff.r
for motion to concur In the Senate
amendments when the bill Is sent to the
House.
Late in the afternoon notable speeches
were made by Messrs. Dubois and Burrows
in denunciation OF polyganly in Arizona and
New Mexico Mr.. Dubois secured the In
corporation OF an anti-polygamy amend
ment. but the elimination OF Arizona from
the measure detracted somewhat from the
Importance of the accomplishment
Just before the voting began Mr. Cullorn,
who has been absent from the Senate on
account Of illness during the greater part
OF the session entered the chamber He
was warmly welcomed by his colleagues.
Provisions Of the Bill.
AS amended by the Senate the bill pro-
vides for the creation of the state of Okla
homa out OF Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tories. upon the adoption of a constitution.
The state Is allowed the usual quota Of
executive, Judicid4 anu iSSlSldtlVS OlNceFS,
two United States senators and five MEM
bers of the national House of Representa-
tives. A constitutional convention with ITO
members, so of which are to be chosen by
each of the territories comprising the state
Is provided for, and all male citizens or
male Indians twenty-one years of age are
made eligible to membership In 1t.
There is an especial provision protecting
the Indians In their rights and continuing
the prerogative of the national government
to control their affairs. The sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in what is now Indian Ter
ritory Is prohibited for twenty-one years.
and longer unless the constitution Is
changed. Sections sixteen and thirty-six
of each township of land In Oklahoma are
set aside for the benefit of the common
school system, as is also per cent of the
proceeds of the sale of public lands.
There is an appropriation Of s5.00o.O00
from the national treasury for the
benefit of the school. Provision is
made for the support of higher edu.
cational and charitable institutions. Two
districts for United States courts, one In
Oklahoma and the other in Indian Terri
r,royfdpd (snfbrie Ia u1ada