Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-12-06
STATEHOOD WAR.
DEMOCRATS HELPING QUAY.

A special dispatch to the Denver
News. from washington. ID. c.. dated
December |, says;
II Is expected that report from the
committee on territories upon the bill
for the admission of New Mexico, Ari.
IONA and Oklahoma will be made on
"Wednesday. and that except as to Ok.
lahoma. IL will be unfayorable The
visit of the committee to the three ter.
ritorics just before the converting of
congress was made To discover why
New Mexico and Arizona should not
be admitted Delegates Rodoy and
Smith are very bitter in their denun-
citation OF the committees methods.
Chairman Beveridge hurried them
through and subpoenaed only such wit.
nesses as would tell against the terri
tories ambitions.
az, vas a smelling committee one
Of the two said, instead Of a commit.
tee to find out the truth"
Senator Quay Is the only republican
member on the territories committee
favorable to the admission of all the
territories.
Beveridge and the other republican
members of he committee covered
their tracks pretty well until the re-
cent trip. There IL no longer and doubt
as to where they stand. The admission
bills will be reported. whether favor
ably or unfavorably, by the ninth day
Of the session. They therefore stand
on the calendar in the regular order
Of business. and will continue such un.
ill vote Is had. unless they should be
displaced by some other measure. II
Is expected that the discussion will be
long and somewhat rancorous.
AS soon as the senate adjourned to-
day there was a conference Of the com
mittee on territories in Senator Hale's
room. attended by Senators Allison.
Aldrich, Hale Plat (ConnecticuD .Cul-
lom, Lodge. Hanna and Bevcrdge. the
latter the chairman of the committee
on territories. These gentlemen repre-
scented the republicans who are oppos-
ed to the omnibus bill admitting Okla
homa, New Mexico and Arizona, and II
is understood favor a bill admitting
Oklahoma only.
The principal part Of the discussion
was on the forthcoming report OF the
committee on territories. Senator Bev-
eridge briefly outlined the main fea-
lures OF the prospective report, from
which II was gathered that the major.
ty would be strongly adverse to either
abe admission Of Arizona or New Mex
ico.
The senators at the conference ex-
pressed the opinion that II the condi-
tons were such as shown by the testi-
mony. features of which were gwen
Wy Senator Beveridge then 1t would he
unwise to admit either New Mexico or
Arizona
The admission OF Oklahoma and In
dian Territory found considerable IA
vor, though no conclusion was reach
ed.
Later in the afternoon there was n
conference in Senator Beverldge's COM
mittee room. attended by the republi-
can members OF the committee suppos-
ed to be opposed to the omnibus bill
Other senators also called during the
day and discussed the question.
Owing TO the fact that the commit
tee Is working under an order to make
a report on Wednesday. the republi-
cans are trying hard to get the repor.
ready.
The republicans who are making the
fight for the omnibus bill are under
tbn Iaadershin of Senators QUAY md
Elkins. They claimed fifteen republi-
cans pledged to that bill. which, with
the democrats, would give the omni-
bus bill clear majority.
Republicans opposed TO the territor-
ial statehood bill think that certain
favorable remarks have been taken for
pledges, and that when the vote Is TAX
en- a majority cannot be mustered TO
admit three new states at this SEES