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Statehood Vote Signals Senate Majority For Ohio Plan
Washington January 29 1903 Senator Quay won a test vote in the Senate showing a clear majority for the Statehood bill with 25 Democrats and 12 Republicans against 27 Republicans plus 11 pairs and two absentees. The issue prompts talks of compromises such as admitting Oklahoma as one state with Indiana Territory provisions and uniting Arizona and New Mexico, while anti trust legislation moves through House and Senate with tensions over which body should supervise interstate corporations. Minister Bowen arrives from Venezuela seeking settlement terms amid diplomatic friction and hopes for German Britain accommodation.
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