New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-10
ONLY ONE NEW STATE.
AND THAT OKLAHOMA.
Senate Passes Bill, scitb Aizona and
NeU-MericO Cut Out.
From The Tribune Bureau.l

IFrom The Tribune Bureaul
Washington, March 9-The separationists had
their own way with the Statehood bill in the
Senate this afternoon. In a bipartisan vote of
42 10 % the Senate first declared that New
Mexico and Arizona should each vote the
question Of Joint statehood. Later by a vote
OF 81 TO 30. it decided that Arizona and New
Mexico should be left out altogether, and that
only oklahoma and Indian Territory should be
admitted.
This action Will bring Immediately an interest
ing situation in the House It will force the
House leaders TO determine whether they shall
let the entire statehood question sumber in
committee or whether they will consent to the
admission Of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
alone. The Oklahoma boomers are preparing 10
make vigorous effort TO get the mutilated bill
before the House. 1t is in just the shape
which suits them best If they can only get 1t
considered in the lower chamber. II will be for
the administration to decide whether to ac-
quiesce I'm the division or drop the whole sub
tect. Certainly the Senate will consent TO
the passage of the joint Statehood bill for Ari-
Eofa and New-Mexico, although as a compro-
mise it perhaps would be willing to have Ari-
zona and New Mexico reinstated in the bill,
with the Foraker amendment attached.
This was field day in the Senate The fixing
, of the hour for closing debate and beginning
voting on the bill drew tremendous crowd to
the galleries and kept full attendance In the
Senate. From IL o'clock this morning until 6
o'clock this evening the proceedings on the floor
were followed with the closest attention Sena-
tor Beveridge closed the general debate shortly
after II o'clock, and then until o'clock there
was a rapid fire fusillade under the ten minute
rule. The Senate enjoyed a tilt between Senator
Foraker and Senator Beveridge over the sugees-
tion by the former that Senator Beveridge had
telegraphed TO Arizona an appeal to have 500
kilograms in favor Of joint statehood sent To
Washington. The Senators also listened with
grave attention to arraignment of the Nor
mons by Senator Dubois and Senator Burrows
Senator Beveridge closed the debate in a brief
speech. in which he made an mpassioned appeal
for consideration of the bill on national lines TO
the exclusion of local questions
OPPOSITION WINS FIRST TEST.
The opposition to joint statehood was led by
Senator Foraker. and the arst test vote on an
amendment OF small Importance showed that he
had a majority of nine Minor amendments
were acted on. and then Senator Foraker offered
his long heralded amendment providing the ref
erendum for Arizona and New-Mexico In
stantly the Senate was all attention, and stir
in the galleries indicated that the audience was
alive to the Importance Of the coming vote The
roll was called, resulting In the adoption of the
amendment by majority Of thirteen This was
one more than the estimate printed this morning
in The Tribune. The solid Democratic strength
was cast Tor the amendment and the following
Republicans voted for IT: Alger. Bulkeey. Bur-
rows, Carter Clark. of Wyoming; DRYDEN Flint
Foraker. Fulton, Gallinger. Hansbrough, Hey-
burn. McCumber Nixon. Perkins Scott spooner
and Sutherland.
An amendment was also adopted proposed by
Senator Dubois, which disfranchises all persons
in the new state who live in plural marriage or
who belong 10 any organization which teaches
or countenances polygamous marital relations
This was the anti Mormon proposition. which
Senator Dubois and Senator Burrows declared
was necessary to prevent the Mormon Church
from holding balance OF power in the politics
OF the new state. II # should be established
Then Senator Burrows proposed an amend
ment to strike from the bill all reference to
ARIZONA and New-Mexico, leaving Oklahoma and
Indian Territory standing alone. Again the
roll called. and as the voting proceeded and
Senators checked off the responses the printed
rocalis before them II was seen that the
outcome would be close BY the bare majority
of one vote this amendment defeated. sew
eraI Senators who had voted with the separa-
tionists on the first rollca refusing to strike
the two territories entirely. Among the Repub-
iicans In that class were Clark. OF Wyoming:
DRYDEN, Fulton. McCumber. Nixon. Scott and
Sutherland This action taken in commit
fee OF the whole and Senator Burrows
nounoed that when the bill reported to the
Senate he would ask for another vote.
ARIZONA LEFT OUT.
on the second rollcal on the Burrows amend
ment Senator Scott changed his vote from
to ave and Senator Overman. by the transfer
Of a pair. was able to cast his vote in the af-
drmatiye, so the result was changed to the adop-
ton OF the amendment by majority OF two.
The bill was then passed
A scene of great Jubilaton on the part OF the
.eparationirts followed. and for several minutes
the proceedings OF the Senate were interrupted
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