Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-02
STATEHOOD BILL
PASSED THE HOUSE ~ FORTY.
FOUR MAJORITY.
PROVIDES FOR TWO STATES
State Of Oklahoma to Include Indian
Territory-state Of Arizona to In
eiude New Mexico - stipuiates
for Prohibition and Against Poiys-
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Washington.-The House passed the
statehood bill according to schedule
Thursday. The Republican opposition
TO the measure spent its entire force
the day before. and no effort was madc
10 defea; the bill on its final passage.
only thirty-three OF the insurgents"
votinky,gainst the measure. The BILL
passed by the vote Of 1874 to $50.
The debate which preceded this vote
began at IL o'clock and was practically
featnreless SO far as any hope was en-
tertained Of changing the. measure In
the slightest degree.
The bill AS passed provides that OK.
lahoma and the Indian Territory shall
constitute one state under the name OF
Oklahoma. and that Arizona and New
Mexico shall constitute one state I'M
der the name Of Arizona. Shonid the
terms of admission be ratified by the
residents OF the territory In question.
their respective 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'onc years.
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concerning schools. courts and politi.
cal subdivisions OF the proposed new
states.
Little interest was manifested In the
days proceedings. aside from the act.
ual vote on the bill.
Basing his prediction Of the great
future development Of Arizona and
New Mexico on the accomplishment of
his own state. Mr.. Kahn Of, California
depleted the wrong that was being
ioin In Joining these two territories
rs one state.
MIR. Mondcii of Wyoming followed In
the same line. He predicted the time
when the representatives Of the flour
ishins West would object TO the repre-.
scntation accorded the dead and dying
East. because Of it's past prosperity.
A brief speech In opposition was
made by Mr.. Lloyd, tArR.D also.
The debate shifted to the other side
at this point. Mr.. Cole tOhIoD was
opposed TO substituting hills for
homes or mountains for men. Mr..
Capron ,R.i ~ began n speech In In.
yor Of the bill. and then said he would
yield to Mr.. Hepburn II he would re-
count the experiences OF the territories
Of Maine and Iowa. Mr.. Hepburn com.
piled. Three times. he said. the pco'
plt III ioWu ftltCt'u rts'tnott. aha
when she accepted II was By the bar
est majority: four times the territory
OF Maine refused To come into tho
Union. and her final acceptance was
barely carried. Should the people OF
the territories now In question vote
against coming In they should not be
dragged In.
Upon the assertion that nlnety-cirht
per cent. Of the people OF Arizona were
opposed to becoming state with New
Mexico. Mr.. webb IN. C.. based an
argument against the bill.
Mr.. Moon made an impass!oncd plea
for Arizona.
Mr.. Smith tArz.) made most en-
phatic denial of charges that the rail.
road and mining interests were work
ing against joint statehood.
Mr.. Lloyd MOI depicted the injus-
tee OF uniting Arizonn and New Mex.
leo. and charged that the only argu-
ment In favor OF doing 40 was the fear
OF increased power OF the West in the
Senate. The roll call on the bill was
besnn Mt . o'clock. In just twenty-five
minutes the result was announced:
1874 ayes. 100 noes and s answering
present.
"rhc bill is passed" declared
Speaker Cannon. Thirty.thrcc Repub.
Leans voted against the bill.