The Holbrook news., 1910-04-01
Senate Hears Beveidge Report On Statehood
T3TitOries Committed Brings in Measure Radically Different From That Passed by he House of Represt atives.
TwO-Thirds If Land DOna'
 tiOn Eliminated
Election QualifcaL,n Lh nCes Likely to Cause Bitter Fight By Demo erals; PreCe- denis For Enabling Act as Reports.

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 Washginton, March 28. Sen ator Beveidge today presented to the senate the report of the committee on territories favoring his bill ir1a preference to that passed by the horse, for the admission of New Mexico and Arizona as separate states. The report defends the changes made f.y the senate committee in wig oroas language, especial emphasis being given to the refusal of the senate bill to recognize the pre- sent election law of Arizona.
 The effect of that law, it is charged, would be to disfranchise a large number of the oldest and mostsubstantial citizens of the territory by reason of their in ability to interpret the constitu- ton of the United States in Eng fish. The house bill would make the present Arizona law the test of qualifications Of citizeus to vote. The house provision is favored by democrats in both kouses and probably will engen- der the hottest fight of ary of the provisions.
 RepubIications in Arizona con tend that it's recognition would make the proposed new state of Arizona certard democratic and would handicap the republications in the territory to such an extend that they would not feel inclined to make any fight for control of the new state.
 The requirement of the senate bill that the constitution of the proposed states be approved hy the president and congress is defended by Senator Beveidge as measure of justice and safte ty. The same requirement. was made in conectlon with the ad- mission of Louisiana, Albama and Texrs.
 Another decided difference be- tween the senate and the house bill is the requirement. in the former that senarate elections be held for the ratification of the constitution and for the selection of state and other officers. A precedent for a such a require ment exists in the case of the admission of Colorado.
 Striking lectures of the senate bill are the restrictions thrown about the disporition of 1,OOU 900 acres to each territory for the payment of county railroad bonds that already have been validated by congress. The house bill appropriated 3,OOOI 900 acres to each territory and contemplates the pryment of all bonds outstanding. The senate bill would withdraw to the
  government all of the saline lands of New Mexico.
 Another decided difference in the two bills is in regard to poly gamy and bigamy, of which Sen ator Beveidge says in his report:
 "The house bill would pirtem the practice of polygamy, not withstanding the various pro- hibitions thereof. :"
 According tO the senate bill the i schools in the new states must | be conducted in English. The provision of the bill that this re- quirement should not prevent the teaching of Spanish was eliminat- ed. The intent of the senate measure is to create an English | speaking population, so that there will be no ocasion in future generations for an English test as an election qualification.