The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-24
h Members Committee
END Hamilton Mea-
Ire Be Passed.
ITS PRESENT
ga MINORITY REPORT
5riousIy to the Joining
ArizOna and New
Mexico.

~ 1lo-Ns Jau- 90 ~ - i'
49, OF the Committee on Terri
lifted To the House this after
htorlty report on tho statehood
provides for tho admission OF
IN and Indian Territory az the
oklahoma, and provides Joint
| slHfor New Mexico and Arizona
name OF Arizona.
INIT Minority Report.
lt focratic members OF the House
on Territories presented
w bport In opposition TO the Ham
u. statehood bill. After review
'e eources OF the four Territories
ana. New Mexico. oklahoma and
frtory. and declaring In FAVOR
IA ,iatehood for oklahoma ana In
tho report says there Is
A. reason for Joining New Mexico
ut,3na than there would be for
iaska and Porto Rico.
Purpose of Majority.
atnifest purpose OF the majority
istly keep Oklahoma out OF the
,,less they can, with greater In
brce Arizona in. says the report
gret tho Presidents action In
dsding, without assigning any
Dint statehood for Arizona and
HI.Ico and thus Ignoring the last
OF the Republican National
- on the question Of statehood for
u ming Territories.
ort concludes:
the Republican party pass this
fpd es II Is. In tho denial of equal
Misrepresentation. and partisan In
smatcrial details. II will but af-
her Indecent example OF the
IN OF individual, Territorial and
Nights to subserye party ends,
lIrlm It's for Party Ends,
~ ority reviews the bill In detail,
that the capital of Arizona Is
l&6antn Fo until 1915, and that the
Oklahomg IL 10 be at Guthrie,
inc length of time, when tho
choose their capital sites with
lall parts Of the States. The
& Jnmittec considers the criticism
) I'D which finds fault with New
&fause OF its foreign population.
ajority Reviews Bill.
Wa population of 1895. New
~ only l6. i65 foreign born In
Ma smaller percentage OF for
y 0han most States OF the Union.
z.bxico was made Territory In
!Tfcr since that time the people
>Eritory have elected their own
", made their own laws. con-
Ir own local government and
I n revenue to the Federal Treas
iders Criticism Unjust.
. " not that the two-hfths or its
which are native born, but of
Ii 9scent. have been heretofore
referred To as foreign. II
nan aspersion upon a patriotic
10 refer TO their loyalty. Tho
:, three-fifths OF its population
u same character as the people
u tlleged undervaluation Of prop
BONA for purposes of taxation,
warmly discussed I'm hearings.
says:
Are Patriotic.
LIlhn total assessed valuation Of
!, )perty, as shown by the report
Wfetsry of the Interior. OF S57, =
II is probable that its prop
\ urncd for taxation at a COM
small percentage OF It's market
,home Instances. as indicated by
&Mut reports. at not over per
~ actual value
Srtssed Valuation Small.
aAang taxes In New Mexico. tho
b:
,essed valuation Of property
for the year 1905 was
tut II Is asserted that for pur-
property Is not re-
5much more than % per cent OF
q value"
I'D Better Government.
irt concludes with the recon-
r that, innsmuch as Indian Ter
Ia better form Of government
omn has long been entitled to
~ and TO the end that Arizona
Mexico be Joined in one State,
IN as the State of Arizona, the
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