Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15

Washington, March 10-Yesterday
at 5:35 p. m. the senate passed the
bill for the admission of new state
to be called Oklahoma and to be
composed of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory. 1t was the house joinr
statehood bill with all provisions re-
lating to Arizona and New Mexico
saricken out The motion to strike
out was made by Senator Burrows
and it was carried by 81 to &c.
Immediately after the disposal OF
the statehood bill the house railroad
rate bill was made unfinished bust
ness, but as the senate adjourned
over Saturday and Sunday actual for
NAL consideration of the measure
will not begin until Monday. The
vote on the statehood bill came as
the climax of day devoted exclu-
sively to that bill. Most of the time
was given to discussion, but voting
on the bill and amendments con-
sumed an hour and half The
speechmaking excited comparatively
little interest, but there was pro-
nounced excitement throughout the
voting period and 1t eliminated when
the success of the motion to elimin-
ate Arizona and New Mexico was an
nounced after the second vote on
that proposition,
The test vote, upon which the OPP
ponents of joint statehood showed
their greatest strength, was on the
Foraker amendment which provided
that Arizona and New Mexico should
have an opportunity to vote separate
ly on the proposition of joint state
hood. This was carried AZ to 2g
Previous to this action the provision
for increased appropriations in the
bill was stricken out In order to af-
ford opportunity for a motion to con-
cur in the senate amendments when
the bill Is sent to the house. The
speechmadng began at IL o'clock
after the first hour. About dozen
speeches were made, but the notable
ones We're by Senators Dubois and
Burrows in denunciation of polygamy
in Arizona and New Mexico Senator
Dubois secured the incorporation oil
an anti-polygamy amendment but the
elimination of Arizona from the
| lot.
the Importance of the accomplish
ment.
Just before the voting began, SEN
ator Cullom, who has been absent
from the senate on account OF illness
during the greater part of the ses-
sion, entered the chamber He was
warmly welcomed by his colleagues.
AS amended by the senate the bill,
provides for the creation of the state
of Oklahoma out of Oklahoma ana
Indian Territories upon the adoption
Of a constitution The state is at.
lowed the usual quota of executive,
| judicial and executive officers, two
United States senators and five mem
bers of the national house of repre-
sentatives. constitutional conyen-
ton with 40 members, 55 of which
are to be chosen by each of the ter
ritories comprising the state, is pro-
vided for, and all male citizens or
male Indians 81 years Of age, are to.
be eligible to membership In It..
There is an especial provision pro-
tecting Indians in their rights and
continuing the prerogative of the
national government to control their
affairs The sale of intoxicating
liquors in what is now Indian Terri
tory is prohibited for 81 years ana
longer unless the constitution is
changed. Sections 16 and 36 or
each township of land In Oklahoma
are set aside for the benefit of the
common school system, as is also
five per cent of the proceeds of the
sale of public lands.
There is an appropriation of So,
100000 from the national treasury
for the benefit of the schools. Pro-
vision is made for the support Of
higher education and charitable in
stlLutionS. Two diSIrlCLS lOr CHiIeu
States courts, one in Oklahoma and
the other in Indian Territory, are
provided for. Guthrie is made the
temporary seat Of government but
the house provision continuing Il In
that capacity until 1915 was eliminat-
ed.
Many Private Bills Passed.
The house passed 40S private pen
sion bills and devoted three hours TO-
the consideration of the bill provid-
ing a uniform system of naturaliza-
ton, the chief features of which re-
quire an alien to write either his
own or the English language and To
sneak and read the latter and to de-