The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-17
STATEHOOD Bill.
PASSES SENATE

WASHINGTON. June l6.-Aftcr re-
naming on the senate calendar for
almost three months. the bill provid-
ing for the admission of tho teTrltor
les of New Mexico and Arizona to
separate statehood was taken up by
the senate today and passed after
debate lasting little more than two
hours
The measure was called up by Sen
ator Beveridge. chairman of the COM
mittee on territories and was passed
after speeches by Senators Beverldgc,
Frazier. Hughes and Smoot.
All the speeches were favorable TO
the creation OF the two states. but the
Democrats favored the house bill
When the vote was reached there
WAS a division on the senate sub
stitute for the house bill. but with
that amendment accepted, the sen
ate voted solidly for the passage OF
the bill. The senate substitute was
adopted as an amendment to the
house measure by a strictly party
vote, the ballot standing 42 to 19
AS amended the bill provides for
the admission az states Of the two
territories, but not until after a cor
stitution had been adopted by each
OF them, approved by the president
and ratified by congress.
Much apprehension has been felt
that the bill would tie up In confer
ence in the house, but during the
days discussion much was said to
dissipate that feature 1t come in
connection with 4 speech by Senator
Nelson In h.s
tic senator's The Minnesota senator
said he would do all he could TO bring
about an agreement with the house
during the present session.
Senators Carter and Bornh thought
it ought TO be disposed of IN two or
three days.
There are two reasons why we
should reach an agreement Mr..
Borah said
"One is that We wont go home
until We get 1t and the other Is that
it IS getting too hot to stay here
long"
Saying he would prefer the senate
bin to no statehood legislation, Sen
ator Bailey asserted It would be some
time before congress adjourned If the
conference committee did not reach
an agreement.
Speaking for the Democratic minor
ity of the committee on territories,
Mr.. Frazier contended that both ArI-
IONA and New Mexico were prepared
ior statehood He said that twelve
billion tons OF coal are estimated to
be in New Mexico.
Mr. Frazier advocated the house
bill In preference to the senate mea-
sure He found fault with the latter
because, he said. II undertook to fix
the qualifications of voters In Ari-
ZoDa.
Mr.. Nelson favored the senate bill,
but said he was not strongly partial
to II. On the other hand. Mr. Hughes
favored the house bill. because. be
said. the senate bill compcls the pro
posed states TO tie their own hands
so as TO deprive them of the equality
that should be accorded 10 all states
Advocating the bill, Senator Smoot
said that even If both states were to
be Democratic. they should be ad-
mitted He believed that ultimately
Arizona would be Republican
Representative Hamilton OF Michi-
tee on territories said he had no
doubt now of the passage OF a state
hood bill at this session of congress.
He is confident that the house will
adopt the conference report He said
there were some good features in the
dill put In by the senate, for Instance
the educational requirement prnvi-
sion but that there were some fea-
lures that could be improved, the
part relating to the time when state
hood is TO be effected being among
them.
Under the bin as amended by the
senate. it might be two and a hall
years before the statehood law would
become operative. and those con
lerees want to shorten the time TO
the spring of 1911.