The oasis., 1906-03-17
so THE oAsls EDITOR DESCRIBES IolNr-sTaTEHooO FIGHT.
letter From Washington Tells of incidents Preceding Vote
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WASHINGTON, D. c., March lZ-- Ihurs~ day the Joint-Statehood bill was taken up in the senate for final consideration and disposition on Friday. the latter being the day on which 1t had been agreed that vote was to be taken, Senators Patterson of Colorado, and Spo0ner of Wisconsin, speaking in op- position to the measure, and >enator Beveridge commencing his closing speech in favor When the latter named Senator had spoken three hours q recess was taken until Il o'clock Friday morning, when he resumed and after m hour of eloquent and powerful persuasion he brought his argument to a close. In the afternoon at o'clock consideration was resumed under the ten minute rule. Senators Foraker Scott, Spooner, Teller, Carter and others speaking iii opposition, and Senators Dillingham;, Dick, Beveridge and others supporting the measure. Senator Shoot of Utah confined his remarks to the support of an amend ment which he offered segregating from Arizona the area north of the Grand Ganon and annexing 1t to Utah. All the speeches were powerful and some of ttlAAlA NIlG tiNatsNAtN 0HIi1AANAA NY AAN audience in the galleries which were crowded Notably was this true 0i the speech of Senator Beveridge. both in the main debate and under the ten minute rule. When 1t was all over Senator Fofaker said to Senator Beveridge. Well, l have licked you, but you got all the applause. Which assertion was true. Senator Beyeridge 's effort was really great He was logical forcible and eloquent. The gentleman K born orator, and when lie is an- nounced to speak the galleries are always filled. he had been announced 70 begin his speech at 2 o'clock Thurs day afternoon, and at that hour the galleries commenced to fill Up to that time the Senators speaking had been attended by a small audience
 Under the ten minute rule the debate became very interesting. Frequent in- terruptions and inquiries came to all the speakers, and there was d great deal of repartee and many sharp say ings Beveridge introduced many tele- grains from all over the territory urging joint-statehood and asking enactment of the measure without the Foraker amendment. There were telegrams from Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott, King man, Nogales, Holbrook, Wilcox, and many other places. Senator Teller ob- jected to their going into the Record. It would not have done to let them 70 in. To have permitted it would have disproved the iterated and reiterated statement, worn threadhare, and asserted upon the floor of the senate that very afternoon, by several Senators, that there is no one in Arizona who supports jointure.
 4 remarkable feature was the way in which senator after senator reiterated in their ten minute speeches the thread. bare assertions that Senator Beveridge had disproved in his main argument. The old assertion that the laws upon descent and devise, premissory notes. garnishment, irrigation, and numerous other topics are identical. Yet after that positive disproof Senator Teller and several other senators reiterated with much circumspection the exploded allegation. Several more of their strong- est points that had been disproved were likewise reiterated with the utmost positiveness.
 Another assertion made by the antis.