The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-02

homa," and Arizona and New Mexico
as Arizona" should be debated until
3 o'clock to-day and then voted or
without opportunity for amendment.
The house adjourned at 80 o'clock.
after agreeing to meet at IL o'clock
to-day.
Mr. Lodge yesterday presented in
the senate his views on the policy OF
the administration in the matter of
the Algeciras conference over Moroc-
co and also with reference to Santo
Domingo. He defended the course of
the president in both instances.
Mr. Teller made brief speech in
support of the senate's prerogatives
In treatymaking.
Washington, Jan 26. -- The house
passed the statehood bill. according
to schedule, yesterday. The Repub-
lican opposition to the measure spent
it's entire force Wednesday and no eff
fort was made to defeat the bill on it's
final passage, but thirty-three Of the
insurgents" voting against the meas
ure. The bill passed by the vote of
1914 to $50.
The debate which preceded this
vote began at II O'Clock and was
practically featureless SO far as any
hope was entertained of changing the
measure in the slightest degree.
The bill as passed provides that
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
shall constitute one state under the
name of "Oklahoma," and that Ari
zona and New Mexico shall consti-
tute one state under the name Of
ARIZONA" Should the terms of ad
mission be ratified by the residents
of the territories in question, their
state constitutions must
contain clauses prohibiting the sale
of Intoxicating liquors and plural
marriages.
The constitution of Arizona must
prohibit the sale OF liquor to Indians
forever and that of Oklahoma for
twenty-five years.
There many other stipulations gov
erning schools, courts and political
subdivisions of the proposed new
states.
The foreign affairs of the United
States continued yesterday to hold
the attention of the senate, the Mo-
roccan and Dominican matters being
the questions Immediately at issue.
Mr. Money was the principal speaker,
and he talked for over two hours in
opposition to the course Of the adj
ministration with reference to both
Santo Domingo and Morocco.
Mr.. Hepburn spoke in support of
the annexation of Santo Domingo
Washington, Jan. 27.-The first at
tempt at filibustering at this session
occurred in the house yesterday in
Democratic endeavOr to defeat the
provision of the urgent deficiency bill
waving the eighthour law for foreign
laborers on the Panama canal. The
amendment was placed in the bill in
committee of the whole after the
house had divided many times on
every pretext which Minority Leader
Williams could make the cause Of a
vote. When the bill to which the
amendment was proposed was finally
finished, late in the day. a demand for
separate vote and roll call on that
amendment was made and ordered. at
which time the house adjourned The
vote will occur as the first business to-
day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-In a session
of two hours Saturday the house
passed the urgent deficiency appropri-
alton bill, carrying $15,2161O3. in
in which is provision that
the eight hour law shall not apply to
alien laborers on the Panama canal
In addition it passed 262 private pen
sion bills and read the Mann general
bridge bill, making it the unfinished
business for to-day.
A roll call was demanded by the
Democratic side on the eight-hou
amendment. It's adoption was by a
vote of 120 to 108. Nineteen Repub-
licans voted with the Democrats and
one Democrat, DeArmond MOI, with
the majority.
Washington, JAN 30.-What Is con-
sidered strike at the railroads was
taken by the house yesterday in the
adoption of resolution calling ON the
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