Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-23
PROSPECTS ARE NOT
OF THE BRIGHTEST
I riends of the Omnibus Statehood
Bill Are Not as Hopeful as They
Were. Mr. Quay Insisted
on it Again Today.
REQUEST TO TAKE UP The
IMMIGRATION BILL WITHDRAWN
special to the New Mexican.

i tories wish it. The program of the
senators orpnsed to statehood for the
! territories to talk the measure to death
been made for the scheme to unite Ok
lahoma and Indian Territory under one
state under the name of Oklahoma,
and New Mexico and Arizona into an
other under the name of New Mexico.
I 1t is said that IA Democratic senators
have been gotten over to favor this
project and that it is also gaining
! ground among the Republican senators
who are now supporting and pushing
the omnibus statehood bill.
THE SENATE.
| Washington, D. c., Jan. 23.-In the
senate today Mr.. Fairbanks referred
to his notice of yesterday that he would
call up the immigration bill today and
said he understood it would be agree
able to Mr.. Quay. Mr.. Quay said he
consented to the arrangement, believ-
ing there would be no debate on the
bill, but he had been informed that
senators desired to discuss the bill and
he felt bound to object Mr.. Fair
banks then, on suggestion by Mr..
Quay, temporarily withdrew his re-
quest for consideration of the bill.
The statehood bill was taken up.
Mr.. Quay yielded to permit the pas
sage of two house bills. There being
lull in the proceedings, Mr.. Quay said
he would be pleased to have vote on
the statehood bill unless some senator
was ready to proceed. 'The senator
need not be impatient" interrupted
Mr.. Beveridge, there is somebody pre-
pared to argue this question" ct will
be glad if he will take the floor" re-
piled Mr.. Quay. Immediately follow
ing this came a demand for vote Ivy
Mr. Cockerell. Mr.. Beveridge then
spoke against the omnibus bill.
Quite spirited colloquy arose when
Mr.. McComas, of Maryland, demanded
to know why there was such a rush to
secure vote upon the territorial bill
to the obstruction of all other business.
Mr.. Dubois, of Idaho, in replying said
the minority was obstructing, and if
time could be fixed for a vote on the
statehood bill, other business could
proceed.
He declared the majority would have
VOTE no matter what might be done.
You may try to unite Arizona and
New Mexico" he said, "You may bring
in a trust bill, but you cannot divide
u.s. The majority always had a vote
and 1t will have a vote on this BILL"
Mr.. Beveridge criticised the attitude
of statehood advocates. Mr.. Foraker
said it had been talked about every
Where that the statehood bill was to
be talked to death.
Mr.. Burnham resumed his remarks in
opposition to the omnibus statehood
bill.
THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The house
committee on naval affairs today be-
gan the investigation authorized by
the house as the result Of the state
ments made by Representative Less
Ter to the committee that he had been
approached with an offer of money to
influence his vote. Mr.. Lessler told
or conversation he had with Philip
Doblin. Mr.. Lessler said Doblin car,n
10 him and asked If the Eulland SUBJ
marine torpedo boat proposition would
again come before the house. II said I
supposed So" He asked me If I was
still opposed to it. said 'I was" Mr..
Lessler testified Doblin said he had
been sent for by Mr.. Quigg and Quigg
told him there was $4,000 in it If Less
ler could be brought to the other side.
Mr.. Lessler told of a conversation he
had with Mr.. Quigg at the latter's Of
flee, 100 Broadway, New York.
Mr.. Lessler told Quigg there should
be no question of money. In answer
to questions, he said Quigg had not
mentioned torpedo boats but added, IT
had no other business with Quigg and
inferred it was on this account he came
to see me-
Lessler said that at the time of the
conversation with Doblin the latter was
deputy in the office of Mr.. McCullagh,
superintendent of elections of New
York. Mr.. McCullagh, he said, told
him there We're men in New York who
could re-elect him or defeat him, and
they wanted him to support the meas
ure. Mr.. Lessler told McCullagh he
would not.
Mr.. Loud, of California, reported the
postoffice appropriation bill. The house
then went into committee Of the
private pension bills.
Two hundred and thirty-five bills
were passed, among them bills to PEN
sion the widow of General Franz Sigel
at the rate of 500 month; the widow
of General Francis Nealey at the rate
of $50 a month and the widow of Rear
Admiral Henry F. Picking at the rate
of $40 a month.
PANAMA TREATY IN.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The president
transmitted the Panama treaty this
afternoon.
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