Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-10
THE WASHINGTON BUDGET
New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma
Knocking at the Doors of Con-
gress for Statehood.
Mr.. CATRoN EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE
Senate Struggling with Revenue and
Bond Bills-War on "Ancient Fic-
tions" of that Body-Position
of Senator Jones.

LlOuS Vi lHdC 0OUy OSAtAOA4
of Senator Jones.
Washington, Jan. 1O.-The three terri
torial delegates, Messrs. Flynn, of Okla
homa, Murphy, of Arizona, and Catron
of New Mexico, are waging vigorous
campaign in congress to secure favor
able action upon their bills for the ad-
mission of the territories represented by
them to statehood.
They have canvassed the territories
committee and believe that more than
two-thirds of it's members will vote for
favorable reports.
The bills for the admission of Arizona
and New Mexico before this congress are
enabling acts, modelled upon the act
by which Utah was elevated to statehood,
with certain notifications demanded by
local conditions.
THE PENDING ARIZONA BILL.
Arizona's bill, which was debated by
the last house, stipulates for immediate
formed by the people, but there is doubt
concerning the legal standing of the con-
vention.
Mr.. Flynn's Oklahoma bill differs from
the former one in giving authority to
congress to attach any part Of or all of
the Indian Territory to Oklahoma when
the lands have been allotted and made
subject to taxation.
Ex-Gov. Murphy, of Arizona, now ter
ritorial delegate, who has sounded the
views OF congress, says that he finds as trong
sentiment for the abolition the of ter
ritorial system, but there is much oppo-
sition to the admission of Arizona, New
Mexico or Oklahoma on the part of east
ern members who object to increasing
the free silver strength in the senate.
"The people of my territory are not
extremists on the financial question:"
said Mr.. Murphy; "although We are west
ern people, with western views, we are
not extremists. Moreover, our statehood
would not be acquired for year under
that bill, when the presidential election
would be past and the financial question
might have been removed from politics
as disturbing factor. It seems unjust
that mere incidental issue should stand
in the way of our undoubted claims to
statehood"
DELEGATE oATRON's VIEWS.
Mr.. Catron, of New Mexico, believes
that the committee will undoubtedly
make favorable report on the statehood
bills and that the chances for success in
the house are good. A territorial form
of government, he says, is unrepublican.
and does not command the confidence of
the residents of the territories and others
because the officers are responsible to the
appointing power instead of to. the
people and it materially retards the de-
velopment of the country.
HOUSE RULES REPORTED.
The committee OIL rules made report
in the house to-day. The rules were de-
bated section by section.
THE SENATE ToD DAY.
Senator Morgan, Democrat, of Ala
bama, formerly chairman of the commit
tee on foreign relations, introduced joint
resolution, congratulaitng the republic of
Transvaal for the stand for liberty which
it has taken and directing the president
tion to the republic.
Mr.. Jones, Democrat, of Arkansas,
made speech on the free coinage sub
stitute for the house bond bill.
The Morgan resolution was referred to
the foreign relations committee.
Mr.. Pritchard, Republican, of North
Carolina, called up in the senate to-day
the amendments offered to the revenue
bill to increase the duties on certain
kinds of CLAY, marble, iron ore, timber,
live stock, cereals, fruits, wool and coal.
He favored the re-enactment of the Nc
Kinley law and the free coinage of silver.
He denounced the southern Democrats
for reoreancy to their own section. Their
tariff law had brought une1ampled pros
perity to the Now England manufactur-
ers and bankruptcy and ruin to the farm
ers and producers of the south.
When Mr.. Pritchard finished, Mr.. Hill,
Democrat, of New York, chided the
former for the inconsistency of his state. A
few days ago Senator Butler denounced
the Democratic party for being false to
its pledges to tariff reform; to-day the
senate that he favored the re-enactment
of the Mckinley law.
The senate, on Hills motion, agreed to
adjourn until Monday when an adjourn
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RULES OF TIE SENATE RID1ouLhD.
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