Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-18
STATEHOOD DISCUSSION.
Success for the Territories Means the
Control Of Legislation by
the West.
Eastern Opposition Springs Up, But
the New States Will Win
Colorados Loyalty.

Before this congress ends the country
west of the Mississippi with any three
states east of the river will control the
senate of the United States. The temper
of congress upon the question of new
states ia surprise. Bills for the admis-
sion of Utah and Arizona have passed
the house. The New Mexico bill will
pass before the holidays. Action by the
senate will be as certain, though perhaps
not as rapid. A majority for admission
seems to be already assured in the SEN
ate by the avowed intention of the Silver
state Republicans to vote with the
friends of the admission. Utah, Arizona
and New Mexico, it now appears, will be
able to send two senators apiece to the
United States senate in a very few
months, that is, barring
PRESIDENTIAL VETO
of the bills. This did not seem at all
probable'a few weeks ago. The current
of sentimenti in favor of admission has
set in very suddenly and vigorously.
This current of sentiment is not based so
much on the growth of feeling on the
part of the west against the east. The
west with enough southern support to
win, is pushing this fight for three more
statea.
The admission means great deal more
than appears on the surface. How many
people have thought to count that with
these admissions there will be twenty
one sovereign states west of the Missls-
sippi, that is, if Louisiana be counted as
trans-Mississippi. There will be forty
seven states, and twenty-one of them
west of the river. These, with Missis-
sippi, Tennessee and Kentucky, which
border on the Mississippi, or within any
hold majority in the United States
senate of 4S to 46. With the admission
of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico the
center and control of the Legislative
branch of this government moves to the
Mississippi river.
TILT WITH AN IowAIAN.
Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, precipitated q
very lively discussion of the merits Of the
Arizona bill. He said the house ought te
stop and consider what it proposed to dc
when it passed this bill. 1t proposed te
give Arizona four sections in every range
or one-ninth the total area of the state
73,OOO,OOO acres. In addition to this, i
gave part of the proceeds one-tentl
of the land sales, besides several othe
grants of 10000 acres.
Mr.. Smith, the Arizona delegate, inter
rupted to declare that Arizona would ge
by this bill just what Iowa got. This Mr.
Hepburn denied.
To suggestion that people woul'
leave Iowa to 60 to Arizona, Mr.. Hep
burn simply moved his hand contempt
uously.
"1he idea that people wsuld 60 from
Iowa out to that arid country Is prepos
| terous," he said. ~ went out there one,
and never saw green thing, unless" hi
added, ''it wore breeches." Laughter.
COAST REPUBLICAN.
Mr.. Bowers Republican of California
in heated reply, drew graphic picture
of the valleys of Arizona, more fertile, hs
declared, than the plains of the Nile. In tiv,
years, he predicted the population il
Arizona would be increased over four-fold
Very few amendments were adopted. One
increasing the grants of land for state il
stitutions as follows:
One hundred thousand acres each for
an insane asylum, penitentiary and deal
and dumb asylum, and $4,000 acres for {
hos spital for disabled miners, was adopted
also one striking out the scale of fees fo1
court officials and making them conform