Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-10
Sure Joint Statehood
Will Not Win
ForakerAmendment Goes
Through
Measure Joining Oklahoma and Indian
Territory In One Commonwealth
Passed by Close Vote
OF ~ t, 35
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
p WASHINGTON, March 9.-Today at
Eg35 o. m. the senate passed bill for
the admission of a new state to be
called Oklahoma and to be composed of
the territory of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory.
1t was the house joint statehood bill
with all the provisions relating to Ari-
zo1a and New Mexico stricken out.
The motion to strike out was made
by Mr.. Burrows, and it was carried by
the close vote of 81 to 35, after having
been lost by the still closer vote of 80
to 36.
Immediately after the disposal of the
statehood bill the house railroad rate
bill was made the unfinished business,
but as the senate adjourned over Satur-
day and Sunday the actual formal con-
sideration of the measure will not be-
gin until Monday.
The test vote upon which the op-
poneHts of joint statehood showed their
greatest strength was on the Foraker
amendment which provided that Ari-
zona and Ney' Mexico should have an
proposition of joint statehood.
Foraker's Amendment Carried
This was carried by a vote Of AZ to
20. Previous to this action provision
for increased appropriations in the bill
was stricken out in order to afford an
opportunity for a motion to concur in
the senate amendments when the bill
is sent to the house.
e ob1o1o lii of ~ ~
and was under the 10-minute rule after
the first hour. Lbout a. dozen speeches
were made, but the notable ones were
made by Messrs. Dubois and Burrows
in denunciation of polygamy in Ari-
zona and New Mexico. Mr. Dubois
secured the Incorporation of an anti
polygamy amendment, but the elimina-
tion of Arizona from the measure de-
tracted somewhat from the Importance
of the accomplishment.
An amendment by the senate to the
bill provides for the creation of the
state of Oklahoma out of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory upon the adoption
of a constitution. The state is allowed
the usual quota of executive, judicial
and legislative officers, two United
States senators and five members of the
national house of representatives.
A constitutional convention with 110
members, IllIy-uN6 OI WHICH are W De
chosen by each of the territories COM
prising the state, is provided for, and
all male citizens or male Indians II
years of age are made eligible to men,
bership in it.
Special Provision for Indians
There is an especial provision pro-
tecting the Indians in their rights and
continuing the prerogative of the ma
tional government to control their af-
fairs. The sale of Intoxicating liquors
in what is now Indian Territory is pro-
hibited for q years and longer, unless
the constitution is changed.
Sections 16 and SO of each township
of land in Oklahoma are set aside for
the benefit of the common school sys-
tenn, as is also per cent of the pro-
ceeds of the sale of public lands.
There is an appropriation of five mil
lion from the national treasury for the
benefit of the schools. Provision is
made for the support of higher educa-
tion and charitable institutions. Two
districts for the United 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 it in that capacity until 1915
waS eliminated.