The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-10
STATEHOOD BILL CUT IN TWO,
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO LEFT
OUT--THE REST PASSED
As the dill Stands 1t Provides Only for the
Admission Of Oklahoma n Indian
Territory as One state-Twelve Re-
p~ublicans Vote for the Amendments.

territory rs n State-TWelNe ne"
p%ublicans Vote for the Amendments.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The House
Statehood bill, amended and almost
emasculated, was passed by the Senate
without a division late this afternoon.
IL was a clear and unequivooal victory for
those Senators who have backed the protest
of Arizona against being admitted to the
Union joined geographically and politically
to New Mexico. Not only was this adj
ministration measure amended so as to pro-
vide that the people Of Arizona should vote
separately on the question whether their
Territory should be joined with New Mex
leo, but subsequently every section pro-
viding for the admission Of these two Ter
ritories as a single State were eliminated
and the bill was passed in that shape. AS
the measure now stands 1t provides for the
admission only Of the State Of Oklahoma,
to be composed Of the present territory Of
that name and the adjoining Indian Terri
tory.
The Republican Senators, led by Mr..
Foraker, who held that Arizona should not
be admitted to Statehood against her will,
had things their own way. They were sup
ported by an unbroken Democratic phalanx'
without whose aid the victory would have
gone to the administration forces, led by
Senator Beveridge.
Senator Foraker and his followers were
careful to prevent the adoption OF amend
ments proposed by the Committee on Ter
ritories increasing the appropriation car
ried by the measure. Through their sue
cess in this particular they furnished as
eurance that the bill would not be sent back
to the House Committee on Territories,
whence it would probably never emerge,
as the amendments forced by the Senate
insurgents we're exceedingly distasteful to
the House leaders. AS the bill carries no
increased appropriation, it will lie on the
Speakers table when it goes back to the
House and may be taken up at any time.
The first test vote came on an ndm
increasing by Sc, 900 the expenses of taking
the plebiscite to determine whether the
four Territories affected by the bill we're
willing to enter the Union as two states.
Senator Foraker and his supporters sue
ceeded in preventing the increase. Then
came a vote on the Foraker amendment
permitting the people of each Territory
TO vote separately on the question of ad-
mission. This was carried, eighteen Repub-
licans and all the Democrats voting for it.
After that, by a majority If one, the
Senate refused to strike out all reference
to Arizona and New Mexico, but on a second
vote on this amendment, which vas pro-
posed by Senator Burrows. the result was
reversed, the Forakerites winning by a
majority of two. The first vote on this
amendment was taken while the bill was in
l. ,-L-l .~I tka aaA4nI
when it was in the open Senate.
The Republicans who voted for the Bur-
rows amendment were: Alger Of Michigan,
Buckley of Connecticut, Burrows OF Michi-
gan, Carter Of Montana, Flint OF California,
Foraker Of Ohio. Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire, Hansbrough Of North Dakota, Hey
burn of Idaho, Perkins Of Colorado, Scott Of
West Virginia and Spooner OF Wisconsin
The first vote on Mr.. Burrows's amend
ment, taken in the committee OF the whole,
resulted in 30 ayes and 80 noes. 1t was
discovered that senator Scott of West
Virginia had voted under a misapprehen-
sion and was really in favor of the amend
ment. Mr.. Burrows th%ereupon gave notice
that he would demand a separate vote after
the bill was reported from the committee Of
the whole.
Meanwhile both factions got busy can
wasting for votes. When the second roll
call started on the Burrows proposal it was
discovered that Mr.. Hepburn Of Idaho,
who had voted for the amendment on the
first roll call, was absent and not paired,
having started for home. This promised a
tie vote, and there was some speculation as
to how Vice-President Fairbanks would
determine the first tie presented to him
since he has occupied the chair. But Mr..
Heyburn was overtaken and brought back
before the roll call was completed. and a
pair which had prevented Mr.. Overman of
North Carolina from voting on the first roll
call was transferred. This gave the Burrows
amendment two majority. The two roll
calls on the Burrows amendments afforded
the most interesting struggle of the day.
The first test Of strength came on the
amendment proposed by Mr., Foraker, &C
cording to the people OF Arizona and New
Mexico the privilege OF voting separately
on the adoption Of joint Statehood and re-
quiring a majority vote OF each Territory
separately TO ratify jointure. Although
s~trenuously opposed by the Committee on
Territories, the amendment was adopted
by a vote OF ~ to 20, as follows:
Yeas-9epubllcans: Messrs. Alger. Buckley,
Burrows, Carter, Clark (Wyo), Dryden, Flint.
Foraker, Fulton, Gallinger. Hansbrough
Hepburn, McCumber. Nixon, Perkins. Scott.
Spooner and Sutherland-is. Democrats:
Messrs. Bacon. Blackburn Clark Monl.
Clay, Culberson Daniel Dubois, Foster.
Frazier, Gearin. Latimer, McCreary. Mallory,
Martin, Morgan, Newlands, Patterson. Pettus,
Payner. Simmons. Stone. Taliaferro. Teller
and Tillman-at. Total, ~.
Nays-Messrs, Alice, Allison. Ankeny, Bev-
eridge. Branda gee, Burnham. Clapp. Crane,
Cullom, Dick, Dillingham;. Dolliver, Gamble.
Hale. Hemenway, Hopkins. Kean. Knox.
La Toilette, Lodge. Long. Willard. Nelson.
penrose, Piles. Proctor, Smoot. Warner. Wet
more-29, all Republicans.
Among other amendments adopted was
one by Mr.. Dubois of Idaho which made
the Idaho Constitutional test oath a part of
the constitution OF the new State Of Arizona.
This was aimed at polygamy. 1t was
adopted without a roll call, but wen out of
the bill later by the adoption Of Mr.. Bur-
rows's amendment. But the Senate re-
stored to the bill the towns OF Vinita and
Lawton as places for meeting Of the United
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