Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
Joint Statehood Fact as FAR as
the House Can Make
1t Fact.
DELEGATE SMITHS LAST PLEA
Ten Insurgents Come Into Camp, but
Thirty Three Stand Pat.
Great Grandson of Decatur Is Dis
graced-New Orleans Man Tells
of a School of s''POoh-
POOH"

washington, Jan. 20. - The house
passed the statehood bill according to
schedule. The Republican opposition
TO that measure spent its entire force
Wednesday, and no effort was made
to defeat the bill on it's final passage,
but thirty-three of the insurgents
voting against the measure. The bill
passed by the vote of 1914 to 80. The
debate which preceded this vote began
at II o'clock and was noticeable from
the vigOr with which Delegate Smith
opposed the passage. He spoke with
visible effort in controlling his emo
ton, and said his physical condition
was such that he was glad that his
speech was to be brief. He placed the
responsibility for joint statehood on
President Roosevelt. "who, without
reason, has issued his ipse ditit which,
combined with the great popularity of
Speaker Cannon, has enabled his plan
to be carried OUT
Refers to a Long, Ago Promise.
He spoke of the hardships Of early
Indian war days in Arizona; of the
promise made when she was created
territory that separate statehood
should follow in time; of his twenty
years efforts to that end, to be con-
cluded now in defeat. He spoke of
the first death in Cuba, of the gal
liant Buck O'Neil, who, if he were
here, would appeal to his colonel
(RoOsevelD to pass this bitter cup
for just one moment from the lips of
his people,"
Declares One Charge False.
Referring to the charge that the rail-
way and mining interests were work.
Ing against the bill-'I want to say
once for ALL" he shouted, "emanating
from whom it please, that whoever sug-
gested it is either ignorant of the facts,
or knowing the facts falsifieS them.'
This argument had been made, he said,
to scare members who opposed the
bill. 1t would be thoroughly investi-
gated, he declared, if he was support,
ed on a resolution he should bring in.
Territories Need Not Accept.
Hepburn said that the state of Iowa
had three times refused to accept
statehood on the terms offered by con-
gress and had fnallyl accepted by a
majority. Maine had refused four
times. Ii the people of the territories
admitted by this bill voted against ac-
ceptance they would not be dragged in.
Names of the ''Insurgents.'
+hi,,4x, fbpoo 4,,, 11-ouo.
Adams of Wisconsin, Babcock, Bede,
Bladder, Bonynge, Brown, Calderhead,
Cushman, Davidson, Esch, French,
Gillett of California, Goebel, Hayes,
Hermann, Howell of Utah, Humphrey
of Washington, Jones of Washington,
Kahn, KnOwland, Loud, McCreary Of
Pennsylvania. Mckinley of California
Marshall, Minor MondeIl, Mudd, Muir
ply, Needham, Reedersmith of Cali
fornia, Thomas of Ohio and Wachter
Provisions Of the Bill.
The bill as passed provides that Ok
lahOma and the Indian Territory shall
constitute one state under the name
"Oklahoma," and that Arizona and
New Mexico shall constitute one state
under the name ARIZONA" Should
the terms of admission be ratified the
respective state constitutions must con-
tain clauses prohibiting plural mar
riages and the sale of intoxicating
liquors. The constitution of Arizona
must prohibit the sale of liquor to In
dams forever and that of Oklahoma for,
twenty-One years.