The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-10

Mr.. Dick spoke for the bill. and Mr..
Clark of Montana, against it, and Mr..
BeYeridge closed the debate in advocacy
of the measure.
Voting Is Begun.
When, promptly at / o'clock the gavel
fell at the end of Mr.. Beveridge's final
appeal for the BILL the voting was pc
gun. The amendments suggested by the
committee were first read, and to them
no objection was made until the propo-
sition to increase from 100000 TO $l50000
the appropriation for defraying the eX-
penses of preliminary elections to be
held in the proposed state of Oklahoma.
The amendment was lost by a vote of
81 to 40
The increase-ef the election approprla-
ton for Arizona from $4,000 to $4,000,
also was disagreed to.
The first test vote came on these money
propositions, and the opponents of joint
statehood scored a victory. The object
of striking out the increase, was to avert
the necessity of having the bill sent to
a committee when returned to the House
of Representatives.
Under the rules of the House, any
bill amended by the Senate carrying in
creased expenditure must be referred to
committee and considered in commit
tee of the whole. The opponents of joint
statehood desired to afford an opportunity
for motion to concur In the amend
ments without such reference
As soon as the committee amendments
were disposed of Mr. Foraker formally
offered his amendments providing for a
separate vote on joint statehood. The
vote was Immediately taken, and the
amendments carried by the decisive vote
of AZ to % as follows
Yeas-Alger, Bacon. Blackburn, Bulk
ley Burrows, Garter, Clark of Montana,
Clark of Wyoming Clay Culberson,
Daniel, Dryden, Dubois, Flint, Foraker,
Foster, Frazier, Fulton. Gallinger Gearn,
Hansbrough, Hepburn, Latimer, Nc
Creary McCumber, Mallory. Martin Nor
gan, Newlands, Nixon Patterson, Per-
kins, Pettus, Rayner, Scott, Simmons,
Spooner Stone, Sutherland, Tallaferro,
Teller, Tillman-42.
Nays-Allee, Allison, Ankeny Beveridge,
Brandegee, Burnham, Clay, Crane, Cul-
lem. Dick, Dillingham;, Dolliver. Gamble,
Hale Hemenway Hopkins, Kean, Knox,
Lafollette, Lodge, Long, Millard Nelson,
Penrose. Piles, Proctor Smoot, Warner,
Wetmore-29.
The pairs were as follows:
Aldrich with Berry, Ellzns with Bailey,
Burlett with McLaurin; Clark of Arkan-
sas with Overman, Depew with McEnery.
Frye with Gorman, 1<ittredge with Platt,
Warren with Money.
Minor Amendments Accepted
4 number of minor amendments relat-
ing to the land laws, terms of courts,
etc. were accepted by the committee
and the Senate. Several additions
strengthening the prohibition provisions
were also made, all of them being con-
fined to Indian Territory, or former or
present Indian reservations.
Mr.. Dubois amendment relative to
lN-fra Ia, ct.af 70
iona was then offered. He asked for
the aye and nay vote. but a formal vote
was prevented by the committees accept
ing the provision. 1t was, therefore in
corpora ted In the bill.
The next formal vote was taken ON
Mr.. Burrows motion to strike out all
the parts of the bill relating to Arizona
and New Mexico The roll call resulted
III the loss of tho motion by the narrow
margin of one vote s5 yeas to "a nays.
Mr.. Burrows gave notice that he would
renew the amendment when the bill was
reported to the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Teller the provision
continuing Guthrie as the capital of the
proposed state OF Oklahoma until 1915,
was stricken out by the vote of 80 to 81.
The effect of the amendment is to keep
the capital at that city only, temporarily
Knocked Out of Bill
The proceedings up to this time had
been in committee OF the whole. When
the bill was reported to the Senate Mr.
Burrows renewed his motion to strike out
the part of the bill relating to Arizona
and New Mexico. and this time ii pre-
vailed by the vote of 81 10 80 as follows
Yeas-Alger Bacon, Blackburn. Bulke-
~, Burrows, Carter. Clark of Montana,
Clay. Culberson. Daniel Dubois. Flint
Foraker. Foster. Frazier, Gallinger Gear
In, Hansbrough Hepburn. Latimer, Nc
Creary, Mallory, Martin. Morgan. New
lands. Overmuch Patterson Perkins, Pet
tus, Rayner, Scott, Simmons. Spooner,
Stone, Talaferro, Teller, Tillman-37
Nays-Allee. Allison. Ankeny Beveridge.
Brandegee, Burnham. Clapp, Clark of
Wyoming, Crane, Cullom. Dick, Dilling-
ham. Deliver, Dryden. Fulton, Gamble
Hale. Hemenway, Hopkins. Kean, Knox.
Lafollette, Lodge, Long, McCumber. Mil
lard Nelson. Penrose, Piles Proctor.
Smoot. Sutherland, Warner Wetmore-35
The changes from the first vote were
Scott whosVoted and Overman who trans
So, ii.