The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-23
TWO MORE
STATES ADDED
ARIZONA AND NEW MEX
ICO WIN STRUGGLE FOR
STATEHOOD.
Measure Passes Senate and Goes
to Conference for Final
Adjustment.

Washington June 1S.-Two
more stars, making. rs in all,
will be added to the American
flag as a result of the action of
the senate yesterday in unani-
mously passing the bill granting
statehood to Arizona and New
Mexico.
The house having already act
ed, the measure now goes to
conference committee, which
will arrange the differences in
the two measures adopted and
submit for the approval of con-
gress and the president the act
under which the territories will
be admitted into the union.
The Democrats had feared the
Republicans would endeavor to
postpone the report of the COM
mittee, thus killing statehood for
this session. But they received
positive assurances yesterday
that delay would not be attempt
ed and THAT congress would not
adjourn without action.
Ends Struggle of Years.
Thus has ended VIGOROUSLY a
struggle on the part OF Arizona
and New Mexico to be admitted
as separate states. United, they
could have received statehood at
the time this high privilege was
accorded to Oklahoma. But the
Arizonians objected to- amalga-
nation with the New Mexicans
and strenuously opposed the
plan.
| When the Republican Nation
al Convention was in session al
Chicago last year the delegates
from the territories backed by
powerful influences, succeeded
in getting into the platform Z
plank pledging the Republican
party t,p grant separate state
hood.
| This pledge now is on the eve
LOT execution. The terms upor
(which the grant is made may no
inject with the full appoval o.
1.-The residents of the territories
Ti1ey may feel that onerous con
ditions have been imposed II
Isome respects but there is no
1.-THE slightest doubt but that the,
will accept them and lose NJ
thine in qualifying for the i'm
proved status which has beer
offered.
Requirements in Constitutions
| The conventions will be re
lquired also to provide, by ordin
lance irrevocable without thu
| consent OF the United States ans
the people of the proposes
states that perfect federation o
religious sentiment shall be Sc
cured; that. polygamous or plu
raj marriage, or The sale OF in
Itoxicating liquors to Indians AMI
introduction of liquors into In
'dian country shall not be per
United; that provisions shall b
made for the establishment AM
maintenance of system OF non
secretarian public schools whic'
shall always be conducted ii
English that the states neve
shall enact any law restricting
Tor abridging right of suffrage Of
account of race, color or prevl
lous condition of servitude; an
that knowledge OF the Engiisl
language shall be necessar.
qualification for state offices an
state legislators.
The house bill provides tina
the capitals of states shall no
be changed from those OF TIN
Territories by any election calle'
before December 81, 1915. TIL
lsenate extended this prohibitio1
Item years.
/ Provides for Vote Canvass.
The governors, chief Justice
, land secretaries of territorie
lthep will canvass the votes.
the constitutions be adopted, eel
tilted copies will be submtte
to the president, whose approve
, under the house bill win be sur
lfcient to insure recognition a
sovereign states.
The senate bill, however, pre-
> Ivides that the constitutions sha
be submitted to congress as we
, as to the president for approva
. IF these two branches Of gov
, eminent approve or If the pres
: |ident approves and congress fan
, to disapprowe during its nes
regular session, then statehoo
will be secured.
Immediately after the procl;
,, NATION of statehood by the pre-.
Iident an election will be held b
lofficers for full state govern
Iment.
Arizona under the census {
1900 has My 122,931 inhabitant
and New Mexico 1880. TIE
years have produced large il
Icrease in these records.