The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-14
STATEHOOD ASSURED.
Senate Adopts Without Division the
CoHicrrne Report.
MONEY ~ AOj Noes 1T


Washington, June 1.-THE senate
adopted without division The confer.
ence report on tht statehood bill at
$40 o'eloca Wednesday evening The
report was debated by Senators For
aker, Bailey, Patterson. Money, Du.
bos. Morgan, Stone. McCumber and
others. Several Democratic senators
intimated that the consolidation OF
Oklahoma and Indian Territory would
inure to the advantage Of the Repub-
lican party Senator Money express
ed special regret that Democratic sen.
ators were united with Republicans
in bringing the result. He also de-
clared that If the two territories were
in the north not man on the Repuh-
lican side would vote to unite them"
He declared the motive on the part OF
the people of the east to be sectional
vassals.
He also spoke Of the liquor provis.
ION as the subject of just indignation
on the part OF the people, saying that
1t is the result OF that pharisaical cant
and hypocrisy which leads some to
scrutinize with great care the sins OF
others while totally oblivious of their
own"
He pleaded for the right of the
people of the new state TO regulate
their own affairs, and declared that
he would not give any 100 people
OF the west for 500 people of the
east, because one western man is
worth five eastern men in all respects.
and can take better care of their NOR
ais than could the people of the "ef-
fete east" Some countries might re-
Quire BILE laws, but not that section.
In conclusion he denounced the bill
as sectional and partisan in purpose.
Senator Foraker replied IN depreca-
ton OF the tone of Moneys speech.
saying that it was the first time since
he had entered the senate that he had
heard speech based on sectional is
| sues. He declared that there is no
occasion for the turbulent condition
OF tne senator's mind and pointed
out that according to the latest indi-
cations the Republican party would
| have rained by the admission of two
states in place of one. because so far
| as there have been election returns
| they have been favorable to the Re
publican party. II said. however. that
he had not heard a political or section
al reason given for the objection. He
! also said that MIR. Money had made
too much of the prohibition provis-
len.
1T may be" he said, that they are
lot wild Indians" and was about t
proceed, when Senator Gallinger said
They are wild when they are drunk.
Senator Dubois announced his in
| tention to vote against the acceptance
of the report because of the polygam,
| provision inserted, and liz doing sc
he took occasion to review his owl
political exp eriences in dealing with
the Mormons. saying that he knew his
stand on the question would result
in his enforced retirement from the
senate,
senator Bailey Indicated displeas-
| ure over the location of the capital
| of the proposed new state of Okla
| homa at Guthrie until 1918, but said
| that, feeling that Oklahoma and In.
! dian Territory had been kept out OF
| statehood too long he would make nc
! effort to defeate the adoption of the
report He spoke at length of the eff
territories with that OF Arizona and
Now Mexico as inexcusable. and eX-
pressed the opinion that the separate
vote allowed to the last two mention
ed would settle for all time the ques-
ton.
In the house of representatives there
was round of applause from both
sides OF the chamber when MI Ham
ilton OF Michigan reporte,. that the
conferees on statehood bill had reach
cd an agreement, and asked tnat 1t
be printed in the Congressional Rec
ord.
BY the terms of the conference re
port Indian Territory and Oklahoma
are 10 be admitted to the Union as
one state. under the name OF oklaho
ma The territories Of New Mexico
and Arizona are to be admit as one
state under the name of Arizona, pro
vided the people OF each of these ter
ritories vote for Joint statehood at AZ
election to be held Nov next