Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-06-14
FOR STATEHOOD.
Leaders Of Senate and House Have
Agreed on a. Plan Of
Compromise.
ACTION TO Be TAKEN SOON
Oklahoma and Indian Territory ia
BE Admitted ms One State and
New Mexico and Ari-
coma to Vote.

Washington, June 1.-THE Carter
compromise ON the statehood bill was
agreed upon Monday by republican
leaders of the senate and house. No
thing now stands in the way of the
admission OF Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritory as a state and a choice by AriZ-
ona and New Mexico as to whether
they desire to come in as another
F., state. It is expected that the pending
conference report will be recommit-
ted or withdrawn when 1t comes up
Tuesday and an amended report re-
turned to both houses embodying the
compromise. In this way the dis
cussion Of great question that has
been before congress almost continu-
ously for six years will be ended.
The compromise presented by Sena-
tor Carter provides for the rejection
Of the Burrows amendment striking
from the bill all reference TO the ad-
mission Of Arizona and New Mexico
and the adoption in lieu Of Section "a
Of the original bill an amendment
providing the following:
THAT at the general election to be
heid on the 9th day Of November, 1905,
all the electors of said territories re-
spectively qualified to vote at such
election are hereby authorized to vote
for and choose delegates to form a
convention for said territories. The
aforesaid convention shall consist Of
10 delegates, sixty-six Of which del
egates shall be elected to said conven-
ton by the people Of the territory Of
New Mexico and a by the people Of
the territory Of Arizonaj and the gov
ernors, chief Justices and secretaries
Of each Of said territories, respective
~, shall apportion the delegates to he
thus elected from their respective ter
ritories, as nearly as may be, equitab-
ly 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 will be stated on the ballot in |
substance and form as followsi
'shall Arizona and New Mexico be
united to form one slater"
Then follows instructions in detail
for marking the ballots and the trans
mission Of the results to the secretary |
of the interior, after which II is pro-
vlded:
"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 Inhabi-
tants Of Arizona and New Mexico, as
1t present described, may become the
state Of Arizona. but II 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 con-
Ventlon shall become null and void
excepting that the appropriation made
shall be available for defraying all and
.very kind and character of expense
Incurred on account Of the election Of
delegates to the convention and the
submission Of the question Of state.
hood.
Each territory win elect a delegate
10 congress and vote for regular terri
iorial oficsrs At the same election, 20
hat in case the joint statehood propo-
Iition is rejected, the nnalrs Of the ter.
rites viii continue e. heretofore"