Arizona republican., 1901-12-22
PHoEN1x. ARIZONA. DEC. 22, 1901.


 the membership of the A various committees GOOD sooner than was ex- COMMITTEE. pectcd. Arizona is es-
 pecially interested in the committee on territories. and there is good reason for expecting 2 favor able report from that committee on the statehood bill.
 The republican members of the com n,ittee are: Senators Beveridge. Se- well. Dillingham;. Nelson, Bard. Quay and Burnham.
 The democratic members: Senators Bate. Heitfeld. Bailey and Patterson
 The people of the territory would have been greatly pleased to see Sen ator Clark of Wyoming chairman of the committee, but there is no reason to fear that Senator Beveridge will be otherwise than friendly to our aspira- ticns. The brilliant young Indiana sen ator is a profound student of the na- tion's history, and is a broadTninded statesman He has travelled over nearly all portions of the civilized world, and has manifested a keen in- terest in and an excellent unedrstand- ing of the new questions which have arisen on account of the requirement. of our inSular possessions. It may be taken for granted that he will recog- nize the importance of termina ting the territorial form of government on the mainland, in order that there may be fewer complications in dealing with
 
 ator Seweu oz New Jersey is danger ousiy ill., unfortunately, and it may be some time before he can again take up his duties in the senate. But it Is known that he is on intimately friendly terms with some of the prom inent men of this territory, and it is safe to rely upon his friendly attitude toward statehood.
 Senator Dillingham; of Vermont is a new member, and so far known has not expressed himself on the statehood question. Senator Burnham of New Hampshire is also a new member. Sen ator Nelson of Minnesota has shown himself to be in sympathy with west ern interests, and it Is believed that he will be on the right side of the ques- tion. Senator Quay of Pennsylvania. throughout his long service in the senate, has taken q broad view of all great questions. and more than once has manifested his friendship for the west. Now that the arguments on be- half of statehood for the three terri tories are so convincing. it will be sur pTising if he is not found supporting the bills for admission Senator Bard of California is already pledged to support Arizona in every way possible, and he will be a strong advocate in the committee.
 Senator Bate of Tennessee hereto fore has expressed himself in favor of statehood for Arizona, and of course has not changed his mind. That Sen ator Heitfeld of Idaho will favor ad- mission goes without saying. Senator Bailey's colleague, Mir. Culberson. is quoted as opposed to statehood for New Mexico, but friends and relatives of Senator Bailey in Arizona state that he will champion the cause of this ter ritory, and it is believed that Senator Culberson will, also. Senator Patter son of Colorado is q new member. but he has had experience in the house of representatives. and is one of ti:e strong senators on the democratic side. His attitude on the statehood question is known to be une4uiVocclly favor able.
 Altogether. the makeup of the sen ate committee on territories appears to be wholly unobjectionable from an Arizona viewpoint.