Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-16
GOOD FOR STATEHOOD
Favorable Report From Committee on
Territories Expected on OKLA
hOma and New Mexico,
AgllOHgs PROSPECTS ALSO 0RIsHT

nuNHnln itnINN mas lIniHnDN tnIIlnH i
tao houfo committee on territories
about tho alndofs OF che common.
wealth south of Colorado that Do rep.
rnso. ,a n congress. ant favorable
report on the New MoKc0 statehood
I'LL Ia expected shortly Delegate
Wilson's biIl tor the admission of
Arizona Will Hs taken up Boy che com
miitre at once aud will De- reported
also There arc two other statehood
bllls One admits Oklahoma and an.
ether Insists llal oklahoma and Dee
elan territory shall come into che
s.sierh0nd of .tatoe tnentbor with
these Four b. ls 90 come up for con
s.d lion There is little danger oft
Shore being n icnrth oi statehood tnik
from now urrll adjournment of con
eresa ON many sides &c 90 prophrsled
thai something is golng 90 De- done
and that flag manufacturers mieht t-
well provide a few more stars for the
uuiioual banners they turn ONE loo tho
future
The likelihood OF Oklahoma's bccom-
ing a state seems practically assured.
10 expressions made by admlniEtra.
tion senators IA the statehood debate
ln the senate last spring count Tor
anything A. to NoN doxic0 and Ari
Eona the house will pass the matter
40 90 The senate and In that body
senator N Quay n8 usual stands
ready to chuck both b.I's through %
be cas-
Quay does u1t wbEt wotis discuss.
Ing prospects. To the anxious de'c-
gates from Nov Mexico and Arizona
ho simply says Get those bills
through the holso and bring then %
me" To just what limits ne Is pre-.
pared 90 go ln bchas OF tho measuros
this session only Quay himself knows
Last year me bills for New Mexico
Arizona and Oklahoma were omul-
suaed and Quay went Co the extent
Of holding up an other legislation ga
the senate Tor weeks while insisting
shat tho omnibus bill should pass. u
b believed that quay can count a
safe majority FOR at least the New
Mexico and Otlhhoria bin ibis sea.
sion. and o. On not impossible flr him
10 Weld u as a club against the al.
minlstraiinn this year az he ola las'.
provided the senate territories com.
mittec can again Boz forced into report
iue the bills
az course q viii be- the Panama
treaty that Ril suffer in case QUAY
decides 90 adop, lhls course and 10
aucceasiul with a. q would not 90
The oldest thlng in tho world 10 Quay
should happen to hold under his con.
troll the necessary votes FOR passing
tho treaty AN The democrats ana
several republicans favor statehood
Tor Now Mexico. Af'rona and okla.
homa n iuHt n small handful of these
hold out ana lraist on seeing political
pledges at home fulfilled before civ.
Ing attention 90 those abroad. the ad.
mln'niratlon may be CLAN 90 come IA
time on what should have been done
hst congress. II pledges IN both thc
republican and democratic platforms
mean what they said
n Quay should be- forced 90 accept
compromise n viii result IN admit
ling Arizona and New Mexico 20.
sothor as one state and also a proba
bic coalition of Indian territory and
Oklahoma with provisions that they
shall be- disiolnod as states when they
attain a prescribed population. The
territories are making strenuous A.
tempta 10 be- admitted as separate
states. but Il % believed they Will not
rofuno 10 accept the twostato plan
much a. they dislike a. provided sin
sie statehood is denied them.
friends OF statehood are much dis
appointed at President RoosUvolty
failure 90 mention their cause ln hll
last message. hut they insist that hf
stands ready iO aid them at the critl
cal moment and would boldly an
aounce hia stand were q not Tor in
Huontlal senators who have bis oar
senator Quay has recently lad a con
foronce With the president Ia regard
90 statehood hut has not taken enc
statehood advocates into his conf
donco In regard 20 a.
Tho territories committee OF the
senate remains practically the same
a. Il was In the flfty-soventh congress
There have been 40 republican
changes and 0aly one change on Ga,
democratic aIdo-Clarko OF Arkansas
taking tho place OF Holtford, retired
Thus. although there are rumofs thal
Chairman Boyerldgo and some OF hii
associates appear 10 DO letting uI
somewhat iH their antag0nism ID
statehood Tor the territories. q may
again need a resolution in the senate
supported by majority that Is thorl
ans willing 90 vote for statehood. "a
bring Tie bills out OF committee.
There IS somo speculation going oi
as 10 tho political complexion OF On,
territories On question. The fact thai
few republican electoral votes frou
those new states might come 10 hand,
to decide tho next election for presl
don't. should O. be- close. ls liable q
fAvoraby Influence certain admins
tat.ou senators who are at present
opposed tl tdmltianCo
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Saved Fiom Tcrrlh Death.
tho family Of MRS. NJ. j. hobhitf
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