Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-06
STATEHOOD FIGHT.
II Commenced Yesterday and Will
Wage During the Entire Week.
OTHER IMPORTANT MEASURES.

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ington for the Christmas holidays are
still absent and the present indications
are that when business is resumed at
noon Monday there will not be a very
full attendance. Before the week is
far advanced. however, the senate
again VIII be in regular working order
and there will be little cessation of
work before the fourth of March.
The prediction is general that the
remainder of the session will be ex-
ceedingly busy because of the number
of important questions which will be
presented for consideration before
final adjournment.
During the present week and for
some time to come the omnibus state
hood bill will be the chief topic of dis
unanimous agreement by which the
bill was made the unfinished business,
it cannot be taken up any day before 2
O'Clock. 1t is the purpose of the friends
of the bill to press consideration and
not allow the bill to be sidetracked un-
less under very great pressure. The
present purpose is to give way only for
appropriation bills, but there are now
no appropriation bills on the senate
calendar. 1t is the purpose of the SEN
atorial leaders, and especially of those
who oppose the statehood bill, to press
appropriation bills to the front as
much as possible.
Fifteen Anti-Statehood
Speeches May Be Expected
According to the arrangement made
before the holidays the debate on the
statehood bill will be resumed at 2
O'Clock Monday, Senator Nelson, of
Minnesota, being the first speaker on
the list. He is a member of the COM
mittee on territories, and in addition
to his opposition to the admission of
the territories of New Mexico and Ari-
iona he is a staunch advocate for the
admission of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory as one state, which was re-
ported by the majority of the commit
tee as a substitute for the omnibus bill.
He has carefully prepared a speech
and its delivery probably will require
the greater part of two days. Senator
Burnham will be heard next and he
viii probably speak for two days or
more. Other republican senators have
agreed to speak in opposition to the
blil and 1t is now expected there will
be no fewer tina fifteen anti-statehood
speeches before consideration of the
measure is concluded. Some speeches
in support of the bill are promised, but
the indications are somewhat against
delivery of any of them during the
present week. though 1t is positive that
Senator Foraker, who is an earnest
advocate of the omnibus bill, may be
heard some time within the next few
days.
The time of the senate each day be-
fore 2 o'clock will be earnestly con
tested for, among the measures seek
ing early attention being the militia
bill, the immigration bill, the eight
hour government labor bill and the
Philippine currency bill. Senator Proc
tor has given notice that he will call
up the militia bill Monday morning as
soon as the routine business is dis.
posed of, and he will try to keep this
bill to the front until action can be Sc
cured. Some of the features of the
measure are sharply antagonized, so
that it may provoke considerable de-
bate. There also is a disposition to
amend the immigration bill. The sup
porters of this measure do not yet
seem inclined to concede the changes
demanded. Senator Lodge, as chair
man of the committee on Philippines,
has given notice that he will press the
currency bill as rapidly as possible,
and expresses confidence in its pas
sage before the session grows much
cAANA oNhdNOl hNSOlidS Will urge
consideration of the eight-hour bill.
Committees Action on Cuban
Treaty Not Yet Determined
The committee on foreign relations,
it is expected, will take up the Cuban
treaty at its meeting this week but it
is doubtful whether ii will be reported
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cided whether there will be any hear
ings on the treaty. Thus far no formal
request for them has been made and
probably none will be sought until
after the beet sugar convention, which
is to be held in this city during the
week. Senator Cullom says he will
ask the senate to give the treaty it's
attention at as early a day as prac-
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