The San Francisco call., 1903-01-21
LAWMAKERS VIGOROUSLY DISCUSS PERMS OF TREASURY 00NG
BUT THE CLAD JUNMT Is FIRMLY RE TANNED ON THE FREE LIST
The Territories Bill
Meets Quick
Disaster.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


ALL HEADQUARTERS. sACRA-
n MENTO, Jan. 20.-It was a fore
~ gone conclusion that Senator San, an
- ford's resolution asking that the
Senators in Congress be instruct
ed to vote in favor Of the omnibus state
hood bill would be lost. 1t came up under
special order of business this morning
and although the Democrats and few
Republicans voiced their approval of the
admission CT New Mexico, Arizona and
Oklahoma In the Union, the resolution
failed to pass by vote of ayes to &c
noes.
The Republicans In the Senate had eau
cused on the resolution last week and
were prepared to cast their votes against
1t. The originator of the resolution spoke
earnestly in favor of it and had the as
sistance OF Charles NJ. Shortridge, but
the Senators had made up their minds
and nothing could move them. Shortridge
took his usual fling at the caucus. He
was barred previous to the opening of the
session because of certain opinions he had
expressed He later sent a coptrite let
ter in which he expressed himself be
ing willing to stand by the action of the
caucus. To-day he declined to do so, as
he did not attend it's last meeting.
In speaking upon the resolution Senator
Sanford said in part:
There is pending in the United States Sem
ate bill providing for the admission Of Ari-
zona, New Mexico and Oklahoma into the
Union States There is no question but
that California would be greatly benefited by
the admission OF the Territories. In addition
to giving the Pacific Coast States ten more
representatives In Congress 10 pull for needed
legislation IL would greatly stimulate bust
ness enterprise and development in New Mex
leo and Arizona the bulk OF which would come
our way. Senator Perkins is in favor OF the
proposition, as his letter indicates and Sena
Bard seems be opposed to ii, the OBJ
iect of this resolution is to instruct our sena-
tors to vote for justice and right and the local
interests Of this State.
There is no valid reason why the Territories
should not be admitted They all have the
population and taxable property to make them
eligible. Arizona. the least populous Of all.
had in 1900 l22 COO people, and to-day has a
population of over 10000. The matter OF ad-
mission IL left solely I'm the hands OF Congress
Would you that Territory of 300 OO-'
OF IC0, OO0 not? A ma Iority OF the Terri
tories came In when they had population Of
less than 100000 Over nineteen Territories
came into the Union when they had less pop
ulatfon than Arizona. the least populous of the
Territories knocking for admission.
Senator Rowell of Fresno followed and
said he could not see the propriety of en-
tering into a lengthy discussion OF the
statehood bill. He also could not see the
pIOpIlcly VI duNiSihS VI lutliHS Jul
Senators, as they were on the scene and
were In better position to determine
whether the omnibus statehood bill should
be passed or defeated. He called atteu-
ton to the fact that we learn by expe-
rience that the hasty admission Of States
is fraught with much evil and he thought
it not good policy to admit the Territories
under discussion into the Union. He said
Re was opposed to the object Of the reso-
/ lution and would vote against it,
Senator Shortridge spoke in favor of the
resolution. a. did Senator Tyrrell of Ne
vads. Chairman Hahn OF the Committee
on Federal Relations explained his stand
! In the matter He said the Senators IN