Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-28
VOTE ON STATEHOOD
Senate Agrees to Take Final Action on Bill
Friday, March g.
HOPKINS AND FORAKER CLASH
Amendment of Ohio Senator Denounced ss
Insidious and Dangerous.
STATEMENT IS H0TlY RESENTED
Mr.. Hopkins Finally Withdraws the Word
Insidious.
GENERAL DEBATE ON INDIAN BILL
DEBATE ON INDIAN BILL
Provision for Sale of Coal Lands
of Five Civilized Tribes
IL Attacked by Mr.
Bailey.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-rhe senate t..
day agreed to vote on the statehood bill
before adjournment on Friday March 0.
The proposition to take the vote at that
time was made by Mr.. Beveridge and
there was little difiiculty In reaching an
understandings. The suggestion Immediately
followed a speech In support of the bill by
Mr. Hopkins. during the course of which
Mr.. Hale suggested that the territories
were not prepared for statehood and sug-
gested that their admission be deferred.
The remainder of the day was devoted
TO the discussion of the bill providing for
the settlement of the affairs of the five
civilized tribes of Indians, the major por
tion of the time being given to the pro-
vision for the disposal of the coal lands In
Indian Territory.
Mr.. Clay had presented and read a pro
posed amendment to the railroad rate bill
which makes it unlawful for common car
riers to own coal or oil lands, to deal In
coal or oil, to attempt to monopolize the
trade in those commodities or to control
their price. A penalty of Imprisonment
from one to three years is provided.
Hopkins and Foraker Clash.
Mr.. Hopkins then addressed the senate
in support of the statehood bill He said
the entire country was profoundly inter
eSieu III the proposed auihlsslon OF Two
ne" sua'es anu r'aoe an appear TOT. rau-
h0etioh OA ''ie ae''o" Vi the coInnii'uee On
teiii'oIies an RECOMMENDING tue cohsoiiua-
t'on Vi t"e ioui 'errl'oiles ol ne" MEXICO
AiiAond' ' ohiaro"la anu ihuian ierritorS
ii'o wv s.".es' nc eSpe0'ahy urseu the
wisdom of joining Arizona and New Mex
| leo.
| In the course of his remarks Mr.. Hopkins
| referred to the Foraker amendment giving
A,i1ona separate Fo'e on ',e question Oh
aun'issi'" as ms'uious anu dangerous
| ou' ""e" "i, Poi aAei oo'eoteu 'o tne
ia"e "ase .ne iIiinois sens.oi "hnure" tne
"oiu i"sluio"s, Whai ne nau meant 10
| e"S was 'la' tue auoPuoh Vi the anenu-
Iheh' "ouio NOT ohLS accornphsh tie ue-
iea' OF .he OBJECT OF .he penuihs oiii' out
"ouiu u''i'''a'eis ies"i' III 'ue auii'iss'o"
OF AriIoha as a separate state. ar. FORA
aui'i'.'e" >'.1. ~ hopse y see DON
Ne" neN'co anu Ari1oha aunii''cu as sep
| at sum 'ih,e ~ 'ne tu'e,
MI ,opN,ns oiscusseu tue charse 'nht
t'.e "'" ,n'"',e Ioipo' a.ioia oi
union ~ that territory with New NJexico
and when Mr. Dubois asked sor,e ouez-
tions an that noirt Mr. tIontirs renl,.d
| that chose two .interosts "don,irata the
LEGISLATURE of Arizona" and be added the
o-iniop tbat ha union or ba tu-o taryJ-
tories ss one state would have the enfecr
of ni,irni1ins, the eyiJ
Mr. Carter made the roipt that unde,
conversational coo,roI u wound he easter %
accon,nlish that result in a territory than
q, a sto,a
Mr. ponl.ins renlied IN this noint will, q
eereral oxnosit,or ~ cordi,in,. IN ho,t
Arizona ana New Nexico not aItogo,be,
favorabIe IN those territories This state.
mont hrougbt Mr. Hale IN his feot With ~,
,no,,irv "wbetbor IL is NOT IoetcaI ,o con.
cIude tb,, torritor,es sbould not ba ad
r,I,,Ad ~ on a, this time :, ne aaded tho,
he d,d not uart 10 he understood as ,ndI
ca,,no n,rnoso % yotn osains, tno huI
bu, that 4, soenosd IN hin, tb,t a. ,ro,,,d h,
w,sor % narmit the two terrttor,es ~ ro
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? II,hor NJ tIonI,ns cono,,,aod NJ t,o,,o,
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