The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
SENATE WILL TAKE UP
PANAMA CANAL TREATY
Will Be Ratified After Full
Discussion.
IMPEACHMENT OF JUSTICES
Question of Statehood for the Terri
tories May Occupy Part CT
the Session.

Congress rccOnNened TO-DAY AFTER Il
holiday recess of two weeks. and from
now on until the LIST OF June there will
be no mere vacation for the national
legislators From present indications
there is not much prospect Of important
legislation of general character. be-
yond the passage OF the regular appgo-
priation bi,ls
Much Of the time Of the Senate for the
next month or six weeks. perhaps. will
be devoted TO the consideration OF the
Panama Canal treaty. Unless something
Unforeseen develops. however. the treaty
will be finally ratified but not until
after the Democrats. many of whom
purpose to support the treaty when the
time comes TO take the vote. have Wig
orously attacked the Administration for
the methods pursued by the President
] in his haste to recognize the new re-
| public and enter into negotiations with
| its dozen or so promoters for the
building OF the isthmian canal
This will be done for political effect
/ and to nrovide campaign material. but
will not to any appreciate extent de-
lay the canal
The Smoot Case.
The other questions of Importance and
public interest which are now penang
before the Senate are the disposition
of the case of Senator Smoot of Utah
and of the nomination Of General Wood
Should the House decide 10 impeacf
Judge Swayne. of the district of Florida
against whom charges have been pre-
ferred which are now pending befor,
the House Committee on the judiciary
1t will be necessary for the Senate {.
trv the case. a proceeding which ha'
not taken place for number Of years
: Charges have also been filed agains
Judge Kirkpatrick. of New Jersey. an,
it is said that charges will be mad
s-ainst another Judge. so that in tn
eli three as impeached. the Sen
obliged to devote some tim
of these cases.
ENDS of Statehood are activ
ession. and profess TO have conf
.ce that the three territories OF Okla
iona. New Mexico. and Arizona wi
/ be admitted to the Union. There wi
be no omnibus Statehood bill this ses
sion, but it is probable that bills prS
viding for the admission of these Tel
= ritories separately will soon be reporte
!, from the House Committee on TER
: tories.
Representative Stephens has a Di
- pending providing for the admission
the Indian Territory and Oklahoma
one State. and Representative Moon h
: also introduced a bill organizing a te
:, ritorial form Of government In the Il
dian Territory. Many members Of bot
houses believe that New Mexico al
. Arizona should be admitted as one Stat
= but this is vigorously opposed by bo
= New Mexico and Arizona, as well
= by the friends of Statehood The que
ton of politics is likely TO be one
> Importance in disposing of the subject.
Politics in New States.
Re II the Statehood bills were TO be Q
r acted early this session il would
lie possible for the new States TO hold TN,
a constitutional conventions and parti
es pate in the Presidential election. u
ed less it was expressly stipulated tn
they should not become full-fedg
ie members Of the Union until after {
10 November election is held. New Me
a Eco IS assuredly Republican. Arizona
e. Democratic by a narrow majority, VIII
TO IN Oklahoma the parties are abe
to evenly divided. with slight advanta
st in favor of the Republicans. The uni
Of New Mexico and Arizona would 81
he such a State four electoral votes, viii
would be Republican. The union
OklAnOTIla
a.. make a Democratic State. beyond gu
~ ton. because of the overwhelming De
ocratc sentiment in the Indian Ter
20 tory. and the State would be entitled
seven or eight electoral votes. \
= Mexico and Arizona admitted separat
would each be entitled to three vo'
which would most likely to divided
IS. tween the two parties. although 1t
es- claimed that Roosevelt is so popular
led Arizona that he could carry it,
the The friends Of Statehood profess
ion believe that opposition has largely d
lis out. but there is some question whetl
the Senate will act upon these bills
this session.
Routine Business.
Aside from these matters the ind!
tons are the session will be devc
lAI largely TO routine business. One app
N priation bill. that providing for pensio
NV has already passed the House. and
now I'm the Senate. The legislative.
ecutive and judicial appropriation
will be reported in the House this W
-lon and will be passed next week. The
after the money measures will come
regularly from time to time and
passed. II is likely the Democri
when these bills are under conside
tion will devote much time to tariff
"a nd afh no aeIr 20