The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-10

STATEHOOD For OKLAHOMA
Polygamy Comes in for Consider
alton in Passing the scnatc's
Option.
DIV Associated press.)

WASH NGTON, March 9.-ro-day at
:s5 r. ~. the Senate passed n bill for
nc admission OF a new State to he called
OkIuhomn, and to be composed Of the
TERRITORY or Oklahoina and Indian Ter
riiory 1t was tho House joint statehood
bill. with all the provisions relating TO
IArIzonn and New Mexico stricken out.
krhe motion to strike out was made by
Isir Burrows and II was carried by the
Hose vote OF 81 to IS, after having been
ost by the still closer vote of 35 to g.
krbe final vote on Mr.. Borrows resolu-
ion was as follows:
YeasAlger. Bacon. Blackburn, Buckley,
Burrows Carter. Clnrk, (MonU, Clay.
'nf1erson. Daniel, Dubois, Flint, Fora
Scr. Foster. Frasler, Gallinger. Gcarin.
iansbrough. Hepburn. Latimer, McCrea.
3y. Mallory. Martin, Morgan. Newiands.
3ovcrman. Patterson. Perkins. Pettus,
ptayner, Scott. Simmons. spooner. Stone,
fraliaferro. Teller. Tiliman-37.
Nays-Alcc. Allison. Ankeny. Beveridgc.
Brandegee, Burnham, Clapp. Clark,
tWyo.l. Crane. Cullon1 Dick. Dillingham;,
boolliver. DRYDEN. Fulton. Gamble. Haze,
Flemenway, Hopkins, Kean, knox. Lafo-
Pcttc. Lodge. Long, McCumbcr, Willard,
Nclson. Nixon. Penrose, Piles. Proctor,
sToot, Sutherland, Warner, Wetmore--.5.
Oklahoma In.
Immediately after the disposal OF the
ftatchood bill. the House railrond rate
Pill. on motion of Mr.. Tlllman was made
he unfinished business. but az the Sen
htc adjourned over Saturday and Sun
pay, the actual formal consideration of
he measure Will not begin until Monday.
trhe vote on statehood came as the h,nax
pr day devoted exclusively to that bill
Efost OF the time was given to discussion.
put the voting on the bill and amend
ncnts consumed an hour and a half.
frhe specch-Inakiny excited competitivcIy
little interest. but there was pronounced
Excitement throughout the voting period.
bind II eliminated when the success OF
he motion to eliminate Arizona and New
FicNico was announced. after the second
Eotc on that proposition. The test vote.
Upon which the opponents of joint stei.e-
hood showed their greatest strength. was
bn the Foraker amendment. which pro-
Eidcd that Arizona and New Mexico
khould have AN opportunity TO vote sep
b,ratcly on the proposition of join, state
klood. This was carried by vote OF
r. TO %
Previous to this action. provision for
Increased appropriations in the bill was
Stricken out TO afford an opportunity for
j motion Ia concur IN the Senate amend
bnents when tho bill Is sent 10 the House.
frhe experimenting began mt II o'clock,
ind WAS under the ;cn-minute rule after
he first hour. About Il dozen speeches
kNcre made. but the notable ones were
bhado by Messrs. Dubois and Burrows in
Pronunciation OF polygamy in Arizona and
tNo~ Mexico. Mr.. Dubois secured the
Incorporation Of an anti-poiygany amend
Iment. hut the elimination of Arizona
from :hc measure dctractcd somewhat
from the Importance of the accomplish
ment
Polygamy Not to Follow.
MIR. Dubois followed with speech in
kupport OF an amendment offered by him
prohibiting polygamlsts and Mormons from
Eoting in the proposed State of Arizona,
Fs was originally provided by the Idaho
Itesh oath. He said he had seen a list
pr from fifty to one hundred poIygamists
piving in Arizona and that there also
fwere many in New Mexico. MIR. Bur
Fows advocated the elimination of Arizona
|and New Mexico from the bill, and pre-
scented nm amendment TO that end. He
|bssed his opposition on the ground that
|there were many polygamists in the two
territories and spoke OF polygamy as an
amendment TO that end. He based his OPP
II~f''N''i VA VIC SEOuuu tilal Inere were
|irany polygamists in the two territories
F'nd spoke of polygamy ms IAN offense
AGAINST the civilization of the age.''
He said the real offence was not In
plural marriages. but In polygamous CO.
filabitatlon practiced after marriage else
where. He quoted from letters to show.
nat there were many Mormons living in
Eolygamy in both Arizona and New
|MeNico and said that there had been
Fhirty-one convictions under the Ed
frrnds act, a majority of which were for
unlawful cohabitation. AS amended by
The Senate the bill provides for the crea-
tion of the State of Oklahoma out of
Pklnhonla and Indian Territory. upon the
adoption of a Constitution. The State Is
|aiiowcd the usual quota of executive
judicial legislative officers. two United
States senator's and five members of the
|national House OF Representatives.. a
constitutional convention with 10 MEM
|bers. rs OF which are to be chosen by each
|of the Territories. comprising the State.
Us provided for. Tho sale of Intoxicating
|liauors IN what is now Indian Terrltory.is
prohibited for 81 years longer unless the
Con titutiOn is changed