The sun., 1910-06-17
THR STATEHOOD BILL PASSED
An THE SENATOR'S PRESENT
TOTED ron a..

Amendment Adspsea Prashilns mat the
i.eglsiRtuFcs alan Nsi Meet IBnI
5Rn. Z. lOa3 nus nisana Ne Bnlted
states ssnatSFs fsg VeaF AMI q IiAlf.
wAsHNGFON. June ie.-Anothsr Ol
Mr. Taft'a bills passed tho senate to-day.
10 was the bin giving statehood 20 New
Msxioo and AFisoaa. TIM nsa Of tho
remaining Territories. The passage Of ths
statehood bin marhs The acceptance By
che senate Of tho entire Tan programme
Of @gislntioa. The railroad bin. the
postal savings hask measure. the oon-
ssrvation bin and finally the statehood
BIN have all besa acted upon GavOrably
BY the Senate. although they win come
ap again later on In conferences rsportA
Tho statehood measure that resolved
the approval Of tho ssnale to-day differs
materially from the bill that has passed
the ROuss. but Republican leaders IN The
Senate gave the promise this afternoon
that the bin would nos hs slaughtered In
Confsgenos. The nemocraiio senatoFs
votsd for the bin as Il paassd the Houas.
Wills the Republicans favored the Com-
mittee amendmenes reported Ia thsHsnAas.
On the Gnal passage Of the bin every
Senator present voted ior ths measure.
the ayes being sS
The bih ~ passed by the Senate differs
frOm the Houss meaaurs IN Only two
important features In the drat plaos
ie nesks 10 IN the qnalihoationa Of voters.
refusing 20 reooGnias the ao-callsd eduoa-
tlonal test imposed by act of the ArizOns
legislature which was designed 10 dis-
qualify certain native Meaioan vOtsra
The other material differences In the two
bills 10 that requiring the aahmisaion Of
The Constitutions Of tho proposed two
States 70 Congress ~ we'll A. 10 the
President Tor approval.
In thu consideration Of the bill senator
BeveridRe on behalf oi the Commitssa
on Territories submitted an amsndmsnt.
which Was acospted. specifically providing
that there shall b no session Of the
Legislatures Of the proposed States until
January .. 1914 This Mmendmsni would
prevent tho States from having Fuprs-
asntaaion in the United States Senate Tor
a year and a half.
Another amcndment added by the com
nittee to-day provides that IN each state
loa.Ooo acres shall be sgt aside Cor the
state pemiiontiary. Senator amooe with.
drew be amendment providing Tor an
nexation 70 Utah of that part Of Arizona
lying north Of the Colorado River.
Senator Nelson. who has always opposed
. statehood for the two Territories, e.
pressed the opinion that ohanesd con-
ditions now eneitis TIE people 10 a con.
stlfuiional form of govaFnmsnt. he aaid
ihai he bad 20 paFticular liking log aiahurI
she Senate og ths H0uss bill and expressed
Ne opinion that q good measure would
coms out oi conferences.
But qussied senator FFaElsr in dubi-
Ssls vein.' 10 there any assurances that
biil Of any hind viii ooms out Os confer
ence'-
Il Do not doubt that there win be .
statehood hill.' replied Senator Nsluon,
and ] think the cOnfsrencs viii BE- en-
ahaed 10 make q report IN two or three
dnys.'
I want 70 cay added senator Bailey.
that Congress viii not adiOurn for some
time 20 come unless a statehood hlll doea
come cut % Oonfereuoe.T
senator Money thonght IL would be- 4
possible fOF q msmleF o. the conferaes 10
absent himself from che Capitol and pre.
vent a report 10 the two houses. hRt asn.
ai0r Borah did not agres with him. The
Idaho senator said there would ~ a ~
port ~ there would be no adjouFnment.
4 can say for the confersss that thsy /
will aOt in good faith. vas the otusrva- |
lion Oi senator Bevoridss. the chairman |
" tho Territories COMMITTEES. Hs vas
backed uD BY senator Garter. who Dc, |
1larsd that ths majority n acting In good |
lAith and that the suspicious Ol the minor. |
~ ware without any real foundati0a.
The heAitancy Of the Repuhlican Leaders !
lbous taking up the statehood blll has 4
leen asoribed 10 q fear that a least one
u the new States might send D~mO-
ratio senators 20 washin gion