The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-12
TALK STATEHOOD. ST. Joe IS AROUSED
Packers Business Men Call
Today President
Bverdge Attempts That Their Places Are All
Take 1t Out. Sanitary.
DISCUSS COMPROMISE. DON'T DEFEND CHICAGO
Statehood Prospects Continue Ought Dumped Into the
Bright Lake.
Terms of the Deal Are Not Satisfied With Result of
Discussed Interview.
Senator Beveridge Attempts to
Take 1t Out.
DISCUSS COMPROMISE.
Prospects Continue to
Be Bright.
Terms of the Deal Are Not
Discussed.

Washington. June I'm the senate
today Senator Beveridge sought to
withdraw the conference report on the
statehood bill SO that the confreres
/ might take up the compromise agreed
upon yesterday, but the request was
opposed by Senator Blackburn, who
made the point Of order that a con-
ference report being the property of the
two houses of congress can not be
Withdrawn except by unanimous con-
sent. Senator Carter replied that tech
nieally the report in this case had not
been presented to the house. He con-
tended that under the practice of the
senate a conference report could be
Withdrawn at any time previous to ae-
ton by the senate.
He took issues with a statement by
Mr.. Blackburn that the report IS the
joint property Of both houses, saying
that the papers are all In the senate
and the matter has not been presented
to the house.
Messrs. Lodge and Foraker took the
position that upon objection to the
withdrawal of a report such pernis-
sion can only be granted by a vote OF
the senate
Mr.. Beveridge thereupon moved that
leave be granted to withdraw the report
and this was carried without division
He then formally withdrew the report
this taking the bill back to conference.
The compromise presented provides
for the rejection of the Burrows amend
ment, striking from the bill all reference
to the admission Of Arizona and New
Mexico and the adoption In lieu of sec
ton "a of the original bill an amend
ment providing the following:
That at the general election to be
held on the 9Th day of November, 1906,
all the electors Of said territories re-
spectively qualified to vote at such cleo
/ ton are hereby authorized to vote for
and choose delegates to form a conven-
ton for said territories. The aforesaid
convention shall consist of 10 delegates,
sixty-six OF which delegates shall be
elected to said convention by the people
Of the territory of New Mexico and
forty-four by the people of the territory
Of Arizona; and the governor, chief JUS
tees and secretaries OF each of said ter
/ ritories, respectively, shall appOrtion
the delegates to be thus elected from
their respective territories, as nearly as
may be equitably among the several
| counties thereof IN accordance with the
population as shown by the federal
census of 1900.
THAT at the said general election
and on the same ballots on which the
names of candidates to the convention
aforesaid are printed. there shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of
each of said territories a question
which shall be stated on the ballot, in
substance and form as follows:
Shall Arizona and New Mexico be
united to form one state ? .
Then follows instructions in detail
for marking the ballots and the trans
mission of the results to the secretary
of the interior, after which it is pro-
vided:
IF it appears from the returns that
a majority of the electors in each Of
the territories voted in favor of union,
then, and not otherwise. the inhab-
itants of Arizona and New Mexico, as
at present described. may become the
state Of Arizona, but If in either of the
territories a majority of the electors
shall have voted against the union,
then provisions of the bill for the as
sembling of the constitutional conven-
tion shall become null and void, ex-
cepting that the appropriation made
shall be available for defraying all and
every kind and character of expense
! incurred on account of the election Of
delegates to the convention and the
submission OF the question of state
i hood.
Each territory will elect a deIega =
/ to congress and vote for regular ter
! ritorial officers at the same election, so
/ that in case the joint statehood pro-
/ position is rejected the affairs of the
+ territories will continue as hereto
!