New-York tribune., 1906-06-03
REPORT ON STATEHOOD.
USE FORAKER PROVISION.
COWerrees Not Unanimous OppO
Siti0n IN Senate Strong.
From The Tribune Bureau.l

Washington, June 2-The conferrees on the
Statehood bill made their report to their re-
spective houses to-day, the agreement en-
bracing what is known the first Foraker
amendment which provides that Arizona and
New Mexico may be admitted to the Union as
single state provided majority in each terri
tory records its desire for that end at the polls.
Senator Foraker Immediately gave notice that
at the proper time he would move that the
agreement be rejected and the conferrees in
structed to insist the Senate amendment.
This amendment eliminated all mention of Ari-
zona and New Mexico, and merely provided for
the admission as a single state of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory. which is desired by large
majorities in both houses of Congress-
In the House, Representative Murphy at
tempted to have the statehood rule OF January
70 rescinded. This rule prevents the considera-
ton Of the amendments to the bill separately.
on motion Of Representative Payne Representa-
tive Murphy's motion declared out of order.
and Mr. Murphy protested against the decision
During his protest the House adjourned
1t is impossible to predict with accuracy the
fate of the conference report in the Senate al
though the leaders are by no means sanguine
that they obtain its adoption. Senator
Beveridge maintains that the report will un-
questionaby be adopted Senator Foraker. on
the other hand. expresses the utmost confidence
in his ability to obtain its rejection, while others
say, mo prediction safely be made at this
juncture'
The conferrees signed the report covering all
points in dispute at o'clock to-day, but excep-
ton was taken by the Democrats to the agree
ment in relation to Arizona and New Mexico
The vote was unanimous in regard to all pro-
visions relating to the admission OF Oklahoma
and Indian Territory. The exception taken by
Senator Patterson and Representative Moon. the
managers on the part of the minority, indicates
that the agreement may yet encounter shoals in
the Senate. where poll indicates that without
Democratic votes the report cannot be adopted
The opposition to the admission of New
Mexico and Arizona State has been led
from the first by Senator Foraker BY the aid
of few Republicans and practically all the
Democrats he had succeeded in preventing an
agreement on any measure that would not give
to the people OF either territory the right, at
special election, to reject joint statehood.
It said that a poll of the Senate to-day
shows forty-two Republican votes and one Dem
ocratic vote for the conference report. which
means that two more votes would have to be
obtained before the report be adopted.
The following statement was made by the ma
jority members of the conference:
The conference report gives fifty-five dele
gates to the Indian Territory. ffty-five to Okla
homa and one to the Usage Indian reservation
II strikes out the Warren amendment, which
permitted the mineral school lands of Okla
homa to be taken up by miners, and provides
instead that the lands shall be kept by the
state of Oklahoma for its schools, that they
shall not be sold until 1915, and in the mean
time the school board Of the new state may lease
the lands and the proceeds thereof. to go into
the school funds Of the state.
The capital is temporarily located at Guthrie
until 1913 after which the people, at cleo
ton to be provided by the Legislature, will fix
the capital permanently. but the Legislature is
not permitted to appropriate any money for any
permanent Capitol building at Guthrie in the
mean time.
New Mexico and Arizona are permitted to vote
separately as provided by the amendment in
troduced by Senator Foraker last year, and
adopted by the Senate and reintroduced by
Senator Foraker this year. 1t simply provides
that the constitution of the state shall be
submitted to election of the people on No
vember 6, and If majority of the people Of
either territory vote against the constitution it
fails.
The conference committee accepted the For
aker amendment without change