Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-26
NEW STATES TALK.
Action OF the Senate Caucus-A Vest
ern Victory The Fast will Fight
the Omnibus Bill,

WASHINGTON, Jan. $3.50 far as the
Republicans are concerned, the work for
the remainder of this session of congress
has been practically agreed upon.
It has been agreed that the question OF
the admission as states OF New Mexico,
Oklahoma and Utah be made the order Of
business to follow the discussion of the
Nicaragua canal.
When the present matter OF the Ehero-
kee strip is disposed of the senate Will
take up the various interstate commerce
bills that will be reported and will then
begin the discussion of the Nicaragua
canal bill. In the mean time the appro-
priation bills, which have the right of
way, will begin to make their appearance
and will absorb the attention of the senate.
1t will thus be seen that the chances for
the discussion of the bills to admit the
three territories
Is VERY SLIM,
and the eastern senators, who gave their
assent to the caucus programme very re-
luctantly, have no hesitation in saying
that no action will be taken during this
session of congress whatever. TN the
other hand, the friends of the territories
assert that the Republicans stand COM
mitted to favorable report regardless of
whether it comes up this session or rduring
the next congress. The house had al
ready passed the bills for the admission
of New Mexico and Arizona, but no ac-
tion has been taken on Utah. Of the
three territories, it is said, only one, that
of Oklahoma, is probably Republican, but
the Republican senators will insist upon
their admission regardless of politics
for the reason that they will never ad-
vance or become improved until they
are given statehood, and that their I'M
provement will enchance the condition of
the other new states in the west. There
was quorum present at all times during
the two hours of the caucus.
FURTHER FACTS.
This new state question has begun to
assume an interesting and at the same
time formidable aspect. There is mani
fest tendency in the senate to adopt
proposition for the admission of these
territories. The situation has been can
vassed quietly for several weeks. The
omnibus proposition is generally favored
for the reason that no single bill cover
ing each territory separately is likely to
pass. Each presents some cause for
objection.
Embodied in one measure, while the OBJ
jections are not disposed of, its advocates
argue that the concentration of all the
elements in the senate favorable to one
territory or another will serve to out
weigh the opposition to this or that bill
separately. The proposition has more
adherents than seemed possible week
ago. Senators Carey and Dubois, of the
new states, have done some vigorous
proselyting. The northwestern senators
are substantially united in favor of the
creation of the states proposed. The OPP
position came from the eastern senators.
Senator Chandler is in favor of the
measure. Senator Platt, of Connecticut,
is strong advocate of the admission of
Oklahoma, but may oppose the omnibus
bill; but Senator Frye, of Maine, will vote
for it. Senator Stockbridge, of Michi-
gan, favors it, and 50 40 Perkins and
PETER, of Kansas. This makes respect
able array of names when added to the
northwestern senators, and there is an
additional number of senators from other
sections, not counting the Democrats
which are not mentioned by name, that
are said to be willing to support the omni-
bus bill.