The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-03
All Points in Dispute are
 Settled.
PASSAGE NOT YET ASSURED
Foraker Will Keep Up Fight in
 the Senate.
Senator Bailey Announces That Re,orf h Not Acceptable to the Demo- crats, Some of Whose Votes
 win Be Needed.

Washington, June 2.-Conferees on the statehood bill at o'clock today signed report covering all points in dispute. but the exception was taken by the Democrats to the agreement in The vote was unanimous in regard to all provisions relating to the admis- sion of Oklahoma and Indian Territory.j The exception taken by Senator Pnt-l terson and Representative Moon. tho managers on the part of the minority, indicate that the agreement may yet encounter shoals In the Senate where poll shows that without Democratio votes the report cannot be adopted.
 The opposition to the admission Of New Mexico and Arizona as one State has been led from the first by Senator Foraker. By the aid of a few Repub- licans and practically the entire Dem- ocratic strength he had succeeded in preventing an agreement on any meas ure that would not give to the people of either territory the right at a special election to reject statehood. Can Vote Separately. By the agreement signed today the people of these territories can vote sep- arately on the question of statehood at the regular election November 6, at which time territorial officers and of- fcers of the proposed new State are elected. and a vote upon the eonstitu~ ton. heretofore adopted. is also to be had
 When the conference report was pre- sented to the Senate today, Senator Foraker declared that 1t was not &C., ceptabie to him and he would do hls utmost to defeat 1t. Senator Bailey declared that the agreement would not be accepted by the Democrats The indications arc. therefore. that the re- port will precipitate another sharp contest in the Senate.
 It was stated today that poll Of the Senate shows forty-two Republi- cans votes and one Democratic vote for the conference report which means that two more votes would have to be ob- tained before the report can be adop- ted. Senator F'oraker believes thaS the list of Republicans said co fascs the agreement Is not ns iarge ae stated by friends of the original joint stats- hood proposition.
 The following statement was made by the majority members of the Confer ence Committed.
 Statement of Matority.
 The conference report gives iifty- five delegates to the Indian Territory, fifty-five to Oklahoma and ono to the osage Indian Reservation.
 It strikes out the Warren amendment which permitted the mineral school lands of Oklahoma to be taken up by miners and provedes instead that the lands shall be kept by the State of Oklahoma for It's schools; that they shall not be sold until 1915. and In the meantime the school board O. the new State may lease the lands skd the proceeds thertfor 10 go Into the schools funds of the State
 The capital is temporarily located at Guthrie until 1913, after which the pec~-l pie at an election to be provided /by the Legislature will fix the capital permanently. but the eLgislature~fs not { permitted to appropriate any money fer any permanent capital buildings at Guthrie in the meantime.
 New Mexico and Arlzona are permit ted to vote separately as provided hy the amendment introduced by Senator Foraker last year and adopted by the Senate, and as reintroduoed by Sena- tor Foraker this year. It simply pre- yldes that the constitution of the new ] State shall be submitted to an election 1 of the people on November and if a majority of the people of either Terri- ! tory vote against the constitution it fails
 The Conference Committee accepted the Foraker amendment without change.
 Later Senator Foraker, who had been absent when the report on the state~ hood bill was presented. gave notice that when the report Is taken up he will move to disagree and to instruce the Senate conferees to insist upon the amendments made by the Senate.