Williams news., 1908-12-26
STATEHOOD BILLS

l J Smith bill with many changes, smong which is the requirement that polygamous or plural mar riages shall forever be forbidden. In the liberality of gifts of land and money to the proposed new state the bill vies with the proposals of the joint statehood bill.
 The bill differs from the Flint bill in some important particulars. though these differences are not essential. The Foraker bill con tenn plates constitutional conven- ton of fl members and apportions the membership among the coun ties. The Flint bill leaves the ap portionment to the governor, the chief justice and the secretary of the territory.
 The Foraker bill fixes the meet ing of the convention on the third Monday after the election. while the Flint bill names the second Mon- day. The latter bill limits the de Alterations of the convention to 60 days "wilh compensation" which shall be the same as that of mem- bers of the legislature, $4 day. There is no limitation in the For aker bill. which allows compensa- ton of $6 a day. The Flint bill quires that ability to read, write and speak the English language shall be a necessary qualifisat tion for all state officers.
 The Foraker bill provides that the election of state officers and a representative in congress may be held at the time of the election for the adoption or rejection of the con- stitution. The Flint bill provides that all these officers SHALL be elected at that lime and that the election shall include the county officers It is evidently the pur- pose of the Foraker bill to leave the hitter of the county officers election with the constitutional con- .vention, as we'll as the matter of holding any election of officers at all.
 Both bills contemplate expedi- ton. The extreme limit of time between the passage of the act and the presidents proclamation is about 200 days exclusive of the time between the holding of the consti tutional convention and the certif- cation of the result of the election to the president. That time may be made as short as the convention md the certificating officers desire
 The Flint bill perpetuates the control of the national government over the Casa Grande ruins and all national parks, game reserves or other lands now defined or here after to be set aside for the preser l vation of objects of archaeological or ethnological interest.
 The Foraker bill grants to the new state 300 sections of the unap- propriated non mineral public lands for the purpose of electing public buildings at the capital and for the payment of bonds issued for the erection of the capitol building For the same purpose the Flint bill offers 15O sections of land.
 In addition 10 the lands granted ny act of congress in 1881 to various territories for university purposes, the Flint bill grants 15O sections, the proceeds of all to con @titute permanent fund For the same purpose the Foraker bill vests in the new stale the lands granted ny the act of 1881.
 Ten per cent of the proceeds of the sales of public land within the state sold by the United States sub- -equent to admission shall be used as a permanent fund for the sup port of the public schools. accord ing to the Foraker bill. The Flint bill provides only per cent of such proceeds for the same purpose.
 The Foraker bill appropriates $5, ,OO0,O0 for the use and benefit of tho nuhlio sohools Tho EIin, hill