Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-12-16

BILL ..RRED
On the Conclusion Of Dilling-
hams Speech it Will Go
Over Until Jan. 5.
STRONG DELEGATION
IS DESIRED THEN
Senator Quay Insisted That An
other Senator be Prepared
to Speak When Consid-
Grafton is Resumed.
cial to the New Mexican.

| Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Dec. 16.--The senate to-
day postponed the discussion of the
statehood bill until after the holiday
recess and will take it up January .. A
strong delegation of representative
| New Mexico citizens should be in
Washington by that time to give aid
to the passage of the bill. Everything
looks favorable for the passage OF the
| bill and it is fully believed when it
comes to vote on the floor of the sem
ate, it will be passed by a large malori-
| ty.
| THE MINORITY REPORT.
| Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Bate
yesterday presented in the senate the
minority report of the committee on
| territories favoring the immediate pas-
sage of the house omnibus statehood
bill without amendment. The report
opposed the uniting of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory into one state. 1t
shows minutely the condition of each of
the three territories and says these are
such as to call for immediate state
| hood. 1t shows that both the Republic
can and Democratic parties at their
| last conventions adopted with perfect
| unanimity platform planks recommen-
| ding each of the three territories by
name, for statehood, and as such eX-
preston, the report continues, should
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among other things:
1T was never intended that congress
should bar by party objection, admis-
sion when population, wealth and ir-
stitutions were the SINE as in tie caaS
of other states"
With reference to the qualifications
in the population of the territories, the
report contends that 1T ought to suf-
| flee that 95 per cent of the population
are white in Oklahoma, and the $4,000
white population in Arizona, and the
| 1921 900 white population in New Mexico
are quite sufficient to even all the for
eign born in each of these territories"
Summing up the minority report
says: Each of these territories has
complied with every requirement here
tofore made by congress for the ad-
mission into the union. Each has pop
ulation sufficient for the representation
in congress. Each has wealth abund-
ant to support all expenses of state
hood. Each has institutions in har-
mony with republican government as
understood in the union.'
Liberal quotation was made from the
report of the majority on the state
hood bill One of the parts quoted is
that referring to the statement made
by witness that some of the white
people in the territories are like the
riff-raff who follow construction of
railroads" Commenting on this state
ment the minority report says:
"The riff-raff who follow railroads
have been sturdy Irishmen, whose
pick and shovel and spade and labor
| have built the hundred thousand miles
Of the American railroads Why that
| riff-raff should not be good citizens in
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| state and territory, the report does not
| advise the senate. Presuming that the
witnesses upon whose testimony this
| reference to riff-raff has been made,
was greatly misinformed, we are fore
ed to conclude that there has been a
mistake made somewhere between the
witnesses and the committee since the
testimony has all the marks of pur-
pose to convict of unpreparedness on
the part of Arizona and New Mexico,
rather than to enlighten the senate as
to their republican form of govern
ment.
| The report is signed by Senators
Bate, Heitfeld, Bailey and Patterson,
constituting the Democratic member
ship of the committee on territories.
MANY SPEECHES YET.
Washington, Dec. 16.-Yesterday af-
ternoon, Senator Dillingham; addressed
the senate in opposition to the admis-
sion of New Mexico and Arizona. He
quoted from the testimony and obser-
vations of the subcommittee which
visited the territories. Each day after
Q o'clock, the statehood bill becomes
unfinished business with the exception
of tomorrow, which has been set aside
for eulogies for the late Senator Sewell
of New Jersey. Senator Nelson of Min
nesota, will follow Senator Dillingham;
and, in turn, will be succeeded by Sem
ators Burnham and Kean. After these
members of the committee are heard,
other senators will speak. Senator
Beveridge, chairman of the committee,
will close the debate. The senate will
adjourn on Saturday for the holidays
and 1t is not believed action on the bill
Is possible until after the senate re-as-
sembles.
| DELEGATIONS AT WORK.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The delega-
tions from the territories are here in
force working for the different state
hood bills. The Oklahoma delegation
which Is opposed to the bill combining
Oklahoma and Indian Territory and
which favors the admission Of Okla
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