Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-09

was so eloquent taat it aroused the
greatest enthusiasm on the part of Re
Ipublicans. while at the same time it
Cula aged the Democrats. Flkins was
Iariong the first to offer congratulate
Itlons to Senator burrows and the
Democrats m"Iib erS We're not slow 70
nCte his enthusiasm and they deter
mined to punish him for the offense.
| AS Il consequence when at o'clock in
the morning &C the last night of the
scssio an effort was made To take the
| { dorado and New Nc ico bills from
| the Speakers desk, the effort succeed
ed in the case 81 Colorado but failed
| in the ease of New Mexico. Patterson
lccncluded that if New Mexico WAS
| ready f)r etatchood 80 years ago. it
WAS now prepared for it,
This aneciote WAS related bv Mr.
| Patterson as u reply To the charge
IWhicn Patterson said had been 50 fire.
quentiy male that he had been respon-
sible for the election Of President
| Hayes by lis assurance that if Colo
!ado should be admitted to the Union
az that time. its electoral vote would
be cast for the Democratic candidate
whereas 1t WAS found when the re-
turns We're counted that the Rcpubli-
can votes were in the majority.
| Pat 'rson alleged that tho idea of
| 1oInt statehood had not originated in
either Arizona or New Mexico and
| asked whether tho idea was the child
of the Indiana senator or some menu
! Der of The House of REPRESENTATIVES.
| He declared that such Il union in view
| of the pledge to Arizona would be a
grave crime and urged the adoption of
| tn" Forakc" amendment. Cor n SeDarate
vote as the rational solution of the
pr oblem.
Beverage. who followed. began his
| speech with a reply to Pittcrson's OBJ
| servation concerning the origin of the
| Joint statehood idea, saying that it was
| not 4 matter uron which the people of
| the territories should be consulted. Tho
| people OF the entire country were con-
! c"rned over the creation of states and
| TIE senator contendcd that CONGRESS-
| should proceed upon that theory and not
| upon the more contracted plan of the
| residents of the areas embraced in prO-
| posed states. Congress. he said has nm
| limited power in the matter and should
| exercise it. AS going to show that Ari
zona might ultimately accept union with
favor. Beverage stated that while origin
ally the people of both Oklahoma and In
I dian Territory were opposed to union
| they were now practically unanimous for
| it. lie expected to see a similar change
| in sentiment in the two more western
| territories. lie opposed the Foraker
| amendment, arguing that if adopted it
l
| would give to 10000 people in Arizona tho
| power to thWart the will of 80 900 in the
| two territories combined. He warned the
| Senate that adoption of the provision
| would afford opportunity to easily secure
| such a vote by persuasion. caiolery or
| Otherwise. and declared that the Conner
| Queen Mining Go. alone employed 10 MO
men iii Arizona. Patterson and Clark.
| Mont, united in the declaration that tbc
number did not exceed 300.
Beveridge justified his statement nv
quoting from the testimony taken by the
| committee on territories
ReveridGc dwelt upon the liberal pro-
vision made for educational PURPOSES in
| Arizona and New Mexico, including the
$3eN.ooo to be appropriated from the ma
| tiOnal treasury
Teller made inquiry as to why SO muc;,
| more ample help is proposed to schools
| than has ever before been granted to a
| new state, and Beveridge replied that it
was because of the necessities of the case.
| The lands could not be sold now and the
| necessities We're great
| The explanation was not accepted by
| Teller who after expressing his doubt,
asked that 'the prophecies of the Senate
! chamber would prevent his stating what
| he believed to be the reason for the m
| preccdentcd provision.'
Replying. the Indiana senator declared
| that this was not the first time in which
| n voice in opposition to liberal provision
| for education had been raised in Congress
| and reiterated that the move of the COM
mlttee on territories had been TO enhance
! the interests of the people of the pro-
| posed state. The Colorado senator still
| nnSatiSfied. declared his conviction that
| the interests of the schools are not mar
| amount, and Eeverid:;e replied that "the
| reference is not understood and if UNDER
| stood is not approved"
| Bcveridgc urged that while New Mex
| leo and Arizona were not prepared for
| separate statehood, it was unjust to keen
| the two out of the Union as one state.
| He contcnde1 also that there was neither
racial nor Typographical difficulty in the
way of the proposed union.
| HevcrdSe had not concluded when at
| SO r. NJ. the Senate took a recess until
IL O'Clock tomorrow