The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-06
STATEHOOD RES0LJTI0N LIVES, BUT ULTIMATE
 PASSAGE IS UNLIKELY

Senator Hubbard's resolution, ask ing Statehood for Alaska. today was reported back Go the Senate. without prejudice. aftcr the committee ot the whole. with Senator Tanner presiding. had debated it for three hours.
 4 motion Co kill the resolution by indefinite postponement was lost. a tie resulting. Senators Sulzer. Tan ner. Willard and Aldrich voted "aye. Senators Hubbard. Sutherland. Gaus- tad and AicGann voting nay. As the Senate division indicated. Che State hood resolution win fal of passage. as five affirmative votes w.ll be neces- sary to put it through.
 su5tsrfuse Alleged.
 Senators Aldrich. Sulzer. Tanner and Willard. all of whom were in favor Of Statehood. they said. conteuded throughout the debate that Alaska could not get Statehood for many years to come. and that Che resolution was introduced Co thwart the memor. ials asking for a full form Of Territor- ial government.
 Senator Hubbard. Gaustad and Su- therland spoke in favor Of Statehood. and predicted it was near. while Sena- tor McGann. who voted against kill ing the resolution. did not speak from the floor
 Senator Hubbard lead che fight for the resolution. on the ground that "Al. assS has to have Statehood or remain where she is today" Senator Sulzer declared he concurred in what Senator Hubbard said. and maintained that it was his position. but that as long as Alaska couldn't set Statehood the pow CTS Of the Territory should be extend ed to the powers ot other Territories. under their organic acts. which did no. deny them the right to legislate on the Ash. fur. same. schools. insane and occupation and trade license ques- tlons which. he said. were denied the legislature. by Alaska's organic act
 Brands Newspaper.
 Senator Tanner said the arguments for Statehood. were like a porus plas- ter-fun Of holes He further said the Statehood plan presented by Senator Hubbard was an obstructionist pro gram ito keep Alaska where she is to- day-throttled by bureaucracy. lie called the Daily Dispatch Ian organ that danced when the ringman crack ed his whip. and in reading from edi- torials Of that paper on March 31 and April 1. said that mo one ever saw such Q sudden change Of sentiment at @ negro camp meeting He pointed out that one editorial had declared AL aska was as far a5 it could SO. as Q territory. and that the next editorial had said we were ready for Statehood.
 Senator Tanner quoted Delegate Wickersham. from remarks the Dele gate made before @ Congressional committee. as follows: The powers conferred on the Territorial legisla- ture are exceedingly limited
 A lively debate is promised for to- morrow. when the resolution comes back from the whole committee.
 Read Bill Tomorrow
 The House today took from the ta ble the coombs road bin. asking for an appropriation for roads in the Sec ond division. and passed it to second reading tomorrow, after debate, in committee of the whole
 Fl. J. NJ. 5. government of native viii lages. F. B. 5f. relating Go civil proce dure in regard Go dispositions of wit nesses within the territory. and II. B. 55. defining causes for which chal lenges on the ground Of implied bias Of Jurors may be taken also passed to third and final reading tomorrow.