Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-06-21
ADOPTED REPORT.
The Senate Has Done Its Part To-
ward Granting Statehood
at Last.
CAUSED LIVELY DEBATE.
Senators for Three Hours Discussed
Statehood from Political stand-
point-AIinority Members ana
veRmiform Appendix.

Washington, June Ex-senator Bev.
eridge called up the conference. report
on the statehood bill in the senate
Wednesday and after almost three
hours discussion 1t was adopted with.
out division.
BY the terms Of the report, Indian
territory and Oklahoma are to be ad-
mitted to the union as one state under
the name of Oklahoma. The territories
of New Mexico and Arizona are to be
admitted as one state under the name
OF Arizona provided the people Of each
of those territories vote for joint state
hood at an election to be held on Mo-
vember s next. Senator Bailey indi-
Gated disnleasure over the location
of the capital of the proposed new state
of Oklahoma at Guthrie until 1918, but
said that Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritory had been kept out of statehood
so long that he would make no effort
to defeat the report He declared the
effort to link those two territories with
Arizona and New Mexico inexcusable
and expressed the hope that the sep
arate vote allowed to the latter pair
would settle for all time the question
of their consideration as one state.
Senator Money objected to the I'M
ion Of Oklahoma and Indian territory.
He expressed special regret that dem
ocratic senators are uniting with re-
publicans In bringing about the result.
He also declared that IF the two ter
ritories were in the north not a man
on the republican side would vote to
unite them" and said that Dakota with
only fraction Of the population Of
Oklahoma and Indian territory had
been divided into two states in order
to secure four United states senators.
He expected, he said, to cast the only
vote ii opposition to the adoption Of
the report, but he would never sane
ton the outrage"
He pleaded for the right Of the new
state to regulate its own affairs and
declared that "he would not give 100,
900 people Of the west for 100000 peo-
pie Of the east" because one western
man Is worth five eastern men in all
the elements Of self-respect, courage
and manhood, and could take better
care OF his morals than could persons
of "the effete east"
Senator Foraker deprecated the tone
# Mr.. Moneys speech, saying 1t was !
he first time since he had entered the
enate that he had heard a speech
'ased on sectional issues. He declared I
hat there is no occasion 'tfor the tur-
'ulent condition of the senator's mind" (
nd pointed out that according to the
atest Indications the republican party |
vould have gained by the admission Of 1
wo states in place of one, because so |
ar as there had been election returns /
hey have been favorable to the repub- i
can party. He said, however, that he
I'D not heard political or sectional
Jason given for the legislation.
Mr.. Foraker also expressed the opin. y
N that Mr.. Bailey had made too much =
the prohibition provision. TT may '.
D" he said, "that they are not wild y
ldians," and was about to proceed y
hen Senator Gallineer said "They are =
I'D enough when they are drunk" y
Mr.. Bailey remarked that they are ~
It peculiar in being Wild when drunk
Az the democratic member Of the +
inference committees, Senator Pat4sr Ii
4 made a statement Of his reasons al
/ asaentinR to. the renort. .GDeakinE ID