The Springfield herald., 1906-02-02
STATEHOOD BILL
PASSED THE HOUSE BY FORTY
FOUR MAJORITY.
PROVIDES FOR TWO STATES
State Of Oklahoma to Include Indian
Territory-State Of Arizona to In
cIude New Mexico = stipulates
for Prohibition and Against PoIys-


amy.
Washinston.-The House passed the
statehood bill according to schedule
Thursday. The Republican opposition
to the measure spent It's entire force
the day before, and no effort was made
to defea. the bill on its final passage,
only thirty-three of the insurgents"
voting against the measure. The bill
passed by the vote of 1874 to $50.
The debate which preceded this vote
began at II O'Clock and was practically
featureless so far as any hope was en-
tertained of changing the measure in
the slightest degree.
The bill as passed provides that Ok
lahoma and the Indian Territory shall
constitute one state under the name of
Oklahoma, and that Arizona and New
Mexico shall constitute one state un-
der the name of Arizona. Should the
terms of admission be ratified by the
residents of the territory in question,
their respective state constitutions
must contain clauses prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors and plural
marriages.
The constitution of Arizona must
prohibit the sale of liquor to IndiaWs
forever, and that of Oklahoma for
twenty-one years.
There are many other stipulations
concerning schools, courts and politi-
cal subdivisions of the proposed new
states.
Little interest was manifested in the
days proceedings. aside from the act
ual vote on the bill.
Basing his prediction of the great
future development of Arizona and
New Mexico on the accomplishment of
his own state, Mr.. Kahn of California
depicted the wrong that was being
doin In joining these two territories
as one state.
Mr.. Mss dell of Wyoming followed in
the same line. He predicted the time
when the representatives of the flour
ishing West would object to the repre-
sentation accorded the dead and dying
East, because of its past prosperity.
A brief speech in opposition was
made by Mr.. Lloyd (Ark.) also.
The debate shifted to the other side
at this point. Mr.. Cole tOhio) was.
opposed to substituting hills for
homes or mountains for men. Mr..
Capron (R. ID began a speech in ia
vor of the bill. and then said he would
yield to Mr.. Hepburn If he would re-
count the experiences of the territories
of Maine and Iowa Mr.. Hepburn COM
piled. Three times, he said, the peo-
pie of Iowa rejected statehood, and
when she accepted it was by the bar
est majority; four times the territory
of Maine refused to come into the
Union. and her final acceptance was
barely carried. Should the people of
the territories now in question vote
against coming in they should not be
dragged in.
Upon the assertion that ninety-eight
per cent. Of the people of Arizona were
opposed TO becoming state with New
Mexico, Mr.. Webb IN. CO based an
argument against the bill.
Mr.. Moon made an impassioned plea
for Arizona.
Mr.. Smith (Arz.) made a most en-
phatic denial of charges that the rail
road and mining interests were work
ing against joint statehood.
Mr.. Lloyd (Mo) depicted the injus-
tee of uniting Arizona and New Mex
leo, and charged that the only arsu-
ment in favor of doing SO was the feas
of increased power of the West in the
Senate. The roll call on the bill was
begun at 3 o'clock. In just twenty-five
minutes the result was announced:
1874 ayes, $50 noes and s answering
present.
"The bill is passed." declared
Speaker Cannon. Thirty-three Repub-
licans voted against the bill.