Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-06-30
"A HEARING ON THE
STATEHOOD BILLS
Delegate B. s. Rodey, Major ". Il. H
Llewellyn and Delegate Mark Smith
Make Argument on the Fitness Of
the Territories for Statehood.
WHILE INTERPRETERS ARE NEEDED THE
RISING GENERATION SPEAKS ENGLISH

The senate committee on territorie
held a meeting on Saturday for con
sideration Of the statehood bill, a
which Delegate Rodey and Major w
IL. FL. Llewellyn of New Mexico. ant
Delegate Mark Smith of Arizona, spok,
in behalf of statehood. Delegate Flynr
OF Oklahoma, will be heard at the mex
meeting of the committee, which viii
be held today. 1t is believed thai
Chairman Beveridge and other mem
bers of the committee will take a trir
through Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona during the vacation of con-
gress, to investigate fully the condi-
I ltions in the territories, with a view to
reporting on the bills at the commence
ment of next winters session.
Delegate Rodey gave as one of the
reasons why New Mexico desired ad-
mission to the union the opinion that
such admission would be of assistance
In financing corporate enterprises in
the territory. He mentioned railroad,
which would be enhanced in value if
the territory should become a state.
Such was also true of certain land in
terests.
He admitted, in reply to questions
put by Senator Beveridge, that inter-
prefers were necessary in conducting
some of the public business, as some
of the people are unable to speak En-
glish, but that the coming generation
speaks English with hardly an excep-
ton.
Mr.. Smith dwelt especially upon the |
long delay the two territories of New
Mexico and Arizona had been subject
ed to in their efforts to secure state
hood, and he made strong plea for
favorable action during the next ses-
sion of congress.
w. H. Code of Arizona, formerly
with the state engineers Of
ice Of Wyoming, was confirmed as In
lian inspector and will be detailed byl
Secretary Hitchcock to take charge Of
irrigation work on Indian reservations.
Is l.,
Congressman Lacey of Iowa, has in
reduced a bill which makes it neces- Y
ary for all persons who file on public u
ands to make affidavit showing that
he lands are of the class and condi-
ion prescribed by the law under which n
pplication is made. The making of a | n
alse declaration shall be punishable i
Judge q. fl. Mcmillan of the Fifth
district of New Mexico, is in
to answer charges made
, the department of justice relative to c
legged misconduct in his mode of liv- t.
e. Certain Investigations in this u
after have also been made in New
exico and abe result has been sent to =
e department Of justice at Washing =,
H. m
Senator Warren of Wyoming, called 81
,on the president, and suggested that w
take trip this summer through d:
e northern tier Of western states ad- Ia
ming the Canadian border. President n,
1 horseback ride across Wyoming,
d Mr.. Warren told the president he
'uld arrange relays of horses for such
trip If the president would take it. to
The plan would be to give the presi- tit
Mt jaunt of several hundred miles til
rough Wyoming and Montana from ne
! line of the Union Pacific to some tn
int on the Northern Pacific 1t W
uld take the president through a ~ ~
1T Of the country where he rode the ca
lge when in the cattle business along or
. Little Missouri in the early SOS. ad
he presidents western itinerary is
ng arranged by Secretary Cortelyou
l while present indications point to
our extending not further west than :"
nsas, 1t Is possible that Senator
lrren's invitation will so commend
IF to the president that it will Sc
q his accentancn ,