The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-26

passed the statehood bill according to schedule today. The republican opposi- tion to the measure spent it's entire force yesterday and no effort was made to de- feat it's final passage, but 33 of the "in- surgents' voting against the measure. The bill passed by vote of 194 to 15O.
 The debate which preceded this vote be- gan at Il o'clock and was practically feat ureless, so far as any hope was enter tained of changing the measure in the slightest degree. The advocates of the measure placed in the Record through the medium of several speeches, the argu- ments upon which the joint statehood pol icy is founded. Likewise the opponents of joining Arizona and New Mexico. which embraced the entire opposition to the bill produced their reasons for the Record. Several of the insurgents made plain the ground of their opposition. The bill passed provides that Oklahoma and the Indian Territory shall constitute one state under the name of oklahoma" !" and that Arizona and New Mexico shall constitute one state under the name Arizona" Should the terms of admission be ratified by the residents of the territories in question: their respective state legislative constitutions must contain clauses prohib iting the sale of intoxicating liquors and plural marriages.
 The constitution of Arizona must pro- hibit the sale of liquor to Indians for ever, and that of Oklahoma for twenty one years.
 There are many other stipulations gov erning schools, courts and political sub divisions of the proposed new states. Lit tie interest was manifested in the days proceedings aside from the actual vote on the bill.
 Smith Pleads for Arizona.
 MT. Smith, delegate from Arizona, took the floor to make his last appeal against the proposed union of his territory with New Mexico. He spoke with visible effort In controlling his emotion and said his phy scal condition was such that he was glad that his speech was to be brief He rlaced the responsibility for joint state hood on President Roosevelt, who with out request had issued his 'ipse dixit which, combined with the great popularity of Speaker Cannon, had enabled his plan to be carried out"
 He reviewed the hardest of early Indian war campaigns In Arizona; of the promise made when she was created a territory that separate statehood should follow, of his twenty years effort to that end to be concluded now in defeat. He told of the first death in Cuba of the gallant Buck" O'Neil, who, if he were here. would ap- peal to his colonel (Roosevelt) to pass this bitter cup for just one moment from the lips of his people,
 Delegate Mcclure of Oklahoma stated in his argument In favor of the bill that his territory cast more votes in the last election than any one of eighteen states which he named.
 MT. Brick of Indiana spoke for the bill as a member of the territories committed and MT. Moon of Tennessee closed the debate in opposition.
 MT. Moon made an impassioned plea for Arizona.
 MT. Smith of Arizona made a most enl- nh ffo of oh hat 4 d and mining interests were after a joint statehood.
 'I want to say once for all," he shouted ''emanating from whom 1t please that whoever suggested such thing is either ignorant of the facts or knowing the facts. falsifies them.''
 This argument had been made, he said, to members who opposed the bill. It could be thoroughly investigated, he de- clared, if he was supported on a reso- lution he should bring in
 Mir. Allen of Maine took the floor to close the debate twenty minutes before the hour for the close of discussion. The roll call on the bill was begun promptly at o'clock. In just twenty-two minutes the result was announced-194 ayes, 150 noes and eight answering present
 ''The bill is passed,'' declared Speaker Cannon. Thirty-three republicans voted against the bill. They were Adams of Wisconsin, Babcock. Bede, beidler. Bo- nynge, Brown. Calderhead Cushman, Da- wis. Esch, French, Gillet of California. Hayes, Hermann. Howell of Utah. Humphrey of Washington Jones of Wash ington. Kahn, Knowland, Loud. Me Creary of Pennsylvania, Mckinley of California, Marshall. Minor, Mondell, Mudd, Murphy, Needhaih, Reeder, Smith of California, Thomas of Ohio. Wachter.
 The resignation of Claude A Swanson,