Word: statehooders
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week the U.S. Senate showed rare skill at sleight of hand. In one and the same motion, it passed the Hawaiian-Alaskan statehood bill by an impressive 57-to-28 vote and killed the chances of both territories for this year. Reason: the bill, as many of the Senators were fully aware, cannot get through the House...
Already passed by the House was a measure for Hawaiian-and only Hawaiian-statehood. This was the bill that the Senate finally passed last week, a year behind schedule. But the Senate had made a change in the bill: it had amended it to include statehood for Alaska. To reconcile the two versions, a House-Senate conference is necessary; it will probably not be held...
...years Hawaii has been petitioning Congress for statehood. Last month, when a statehood bill passed by the House reached the Senate floor, Hawaii's chances seemed better than ever before. But last week the 49th star faded again...
...problem, as in the past, was largely politics. If admitted to the Union, Hawaii (pop. 499,794) is expected to send two Republican Senators to Washington. Most Democrats in the Senate want to cancel that prospective G.O.P. gain by granting statehood to Alaska (pop. 182,000), which would be expected to elect Democrats. Some Southern Democrats don't want Hawaii admitted at all, because of Hawaiian disregard for the color line. Last week three Republicans (Nevada's Malone, North Dakota's Langer and Maryland's Butler) joined Democrats in a 46-43 vote to package...
Meanwhile Hawaiians and Alaskans, who for years have been prepared for statehood, are dismayed at events in the Senate. Living in territories, they must pay taxes, but have no vote in Congress. Highway and school benefits that are automatically awarded to all states are given to them only through special legislation. Understandably they resent Presidential appointment of governor, judges, and other officials whom the citizens of the forty-eight states elect. Political bickering should not keep from them the rights they deserve as mature citizens...