Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-25

In the wagon and one horse escaped
injury.
On the same day AL Stewart, a
freighter. with four-horse team, had
the outfit swept of the road near
Ironton. Three of the horses were
dug out that evening and the other
next morning.. none of them being
seriously injured.
Mining is progressing satisfactorily,
production increasing.
TELLURIDE. Jan. 23.-we are hav-
ing no trouble on this side from snow
blockades. The eastern trains have
been coming regularly every day over
Marshall Pass, never more than a few
minutes late.
All the roads and trails are open
to the mines and the weather is 6ae.
so warm that Ed Curry is lazy.
NEW YORK. Jan. Examinations
were made by District Attorney Jc-
rome that criminal proceedings will
follow the conclusion of the suit for
libel of Justice Deuel. against Norman
Hapgood. editor lof Golfers Weekly.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Mr. Ham
ilton, representative from Michigan
and chairman OF the committee on ter
ritories. submitted to the house the
report Of the committee favoring the
admission of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory as one state and Arizona
and New Mexico ias one state. The
report OF the minority opposing state.
hood for Arizona and New Mexico was
presented by Representative Moon OF
Tennessee. The fight on the bill will
be opened tomorrow. The Republican
insurgents, Joined with the Demo.
Gratis, and the Republican regulars all
profess confidence
The majority report says the state
of Oklahoma may be admitted as soon
as the constitution Is adopted. The
state of Arizona can not be admitted
eaTlier than seven and one-half nor
later than eleven months after the ap-
proval of the act. An election is pro
vided for constitutional conventions.
cial districts. Oklahoma is allowed
five and Arizona two members In
the national house OF representatives
Proper provision IS made for non.
sectarian schools and the teaching OF
the English language. The suffrage
is well guarded.
Strong anti-polygamy clauses are in
cluded. The new states are to assume
the debts OF the territories. The cap
ital OF Oklahoma is fixed at Guthrie
and the capital of Arizona is fixed at
Santa Fe until 1915, when the capi.
tails may be established by elections.
The constitutional convention of
Oklahoma is required to adopt con.
stitutional provision making Indian
Territory prohibition district
The favorable report on the state
hood bill presented by Representative
Hamilton says:
"Of the alleged under valuation of
property In Arizona for purposes OF
taxation, the territory has total as
sessed valuation of $57 600. 900. but its
property Is returned for taxation at a
comparatively small percentage of its
market value. sometimes not over 5
per cent.
''In New Mexico the assessed valua-
tion is $4,000 900, but for purposes OF
taxation is not returned at more than
20 per cent of its market value.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The insur-
rection in the house against the state
hood bill failed and the regular or
ganization triumphed by vote of 1872
to lG5. II was announced at 2:10 this
afternoon. Intense silence prevailed
when the statehood call was made.
The gallery was crowded early in
anticipation of the contest. Promi-
Roosevelt and Miss Alice. Four po-
licemen preceded them into the execu-
tive gallery. The fight opened imme-
diately after the reading of the jour
nal at 1905. There were some alb
sentees on both sides.
There was a hum Of excitement as
Dalzell CPa.) arose to submit the
following privileged report" This re-
port was the rule previously agreed
upon by the house committee on rules.
providing that debate on the state
hood bill should continue to 3 p. III.
Thursday. At that hour the Hamilton
bill was to be reported to the house.
whereupon Immediately, and without
further intervening motion or appeal,
a vote should be taken on the Hamil-
ton bill for Its final passage. An
agreement was speedily reached be
tween Dalzell and Williams. the Dem
ocratic leader. that debate on this
rule should continue until 2 D. m.
each to control one-half OF the time.
The vote was announced at 2:l0
| this afternoon.
Mr.. Dalzell briefly explained the
| purpose OF the rule. Williams outlined
the opposition to the statehood bill.
Mondell of Wyoming spoke for the Re
publican insurgents for ten minutes
and decried the effort to make the
Hamilton bill a party measure.
Grosvenor, Republican. Of Ohio. an
swering Mondell, declared that the
statehood bill was a party measure,
and defended President Roosevelt
against the charge that he was en-
deavoring to dictate.