Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-06-14
STATEHOOD HAS
BEEN POSTPONED
The Senate Committee on Territories However
Decides to Take It Up Early
Next Session.
new MEXICO BOND BILLS
The Aeuss Passed the B TO Validate the Acts Of the
Recent Legislature for the issuance Of Bonds for
Territorial Institutions. Senator ElkIns
Moves TO Admit Cuba IS a State.
SENATE.

Washington, June 14.--When the Sc,
ate met today, Elkig-., Of WHe, Virginii
introduced joint resolution providin
for the annexation of Cuba and its ad
mission as state of the union.
The resolution, at Elkin's suggestion
was allowed to lie on the table. Con
sideration was then begun on the Dis
trict Of Columbia appropriation bill.
The senate agreed to the hous
amendments to the irrigation bill. Thi
passes the measure and sends the bill
to the president. The senate also pass
ed the District of Columbia appropria
tion bill. 1t includes the provision fol
a personal tax to be levied in the dis.
trict The senate then took up the
isthmian canal bill and Morgan spoke
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
Washington, June 14.-The commit.
tee on relations to Cuba of the senate
will meet Tuesday and 1t is the inten-
tion to report the reciprocity bill
There will probably be conference of
all the Republican senator's that or the
succeeding day to consider the reciproc-
ity matter
s HOUSE
Washington, June 14.-In the house
today, the bill was passed to validate
the certain acts of the territorial legis-
lature of New Mexico authorizing bond
issues for the New Mexico Military In
stitute at Roswell; the New Mexico In
sane Asylum at Las Vegas: the New
Mexico College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts at Mesilla Park. and for
Luna county.
Hay Of Virginia, called up the resolu-
tion, which had been referred to the
committee on insular affairs but was
not acted upon within the period pre-
scribed by the rules, calling upon the
secretary of war for a statement show
ing the amount of money expended by
the United States since May 1. 1898, for
the cost Of the army serving in the
Philippines; for the maintenance Of
both the military and civil government
ON said islands; for the transport SER
vice to the Islands; for the maintenance
of the insular bureau of the war de-
partment and for any other purpose
connected with the occupation and
possession of the Philippine Islands by
the United States"
On motion of Crumpacker of Indiana,
the resolution was laid upon the table.
Cannon, from the committee on ap-
propriations reported the general def
cheney bill and gave notice that at an
early day next week he would call 1t
up.
THE OMNIBUS STATEHOOD BILL.
Washington June 14.-The senate
committee on territories today decided
to take up for consideration early In
the next session the omnibus state
hood bill, admitting into the union the
territories of Oklahoma, New Mexico
and Arizona. This decision was reach
ed upon the motion of Senator Nelson,
and the motion was adopted by strict
party vote, the Republicans voting in
the affirmative, and the Democrats in
the negative. This vote was preceded
by two votes on motions made by the
Democratic members. looking to the
consideration of the bill during the pre-
sent session. The first was to take
up the question next Wednesday. This
was made by Senator Bates and was
voted down, the Republicans voting
unanimously in the negative, and the
Democrats in the affirmative. A mo-
tion of Bailey to report the bill today
met like fate by a party vote The
Democrats opposed Nelson's motion on
the ground that the adoption would
preclude the possibility Of considering
tho hill this session