Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-30
STATEHOOD BILLS
Provides for Two States, Merging
Oklahoma and Ipdlsn Territory.
itw MEXICO AND ARIZONA TUE OTHER

A special dispatch from washing.
on. dated January -. to he g. Louie
lobe. Democrat, says:
Yesterday afternoon a Definite pro
cram on tho part OF tue republican
eadors Ia the United states senate
vas agreed upon % a conference,
ghich lasted not 90 oxccca fifteen min
stcA. but which was farreachlng On
a importance 90 the advocates OF
Itatoho0n.
lt 10 designed 10 pass a biz. nrst
sr0vidlng for statehood for Oklahoma
and Indian Territory under practically
the terms OF tne bin presented two
days ago by Senator quay. Later. aud
lust before ;t0 adjournment OF the
soaai0n. another biil will b. passed.
providing for statehood Tor Arizona
and New Mexico M a seperate state.
Tsc attitude OF the democrats IN
senate and house has not been taken
into consideration az this time, and
untl thoy arc consulted and give
some indication as 60 what they will
40 when the effort 10 made 10 carry
out tho republican program. no re-.
publican senator will permit himself
20 be- quoted as to the decision u
yesterday.
Il 10 not the intention OF the son.
ate leaders 81 take any steps looking
% the passage Of a bill providing Tor
single statehood for Oklahoma and
indian Territory until some time after
the Panama treaty has been ratified
and a majority OF tho biz supply bills
/ have become laws, Il ~ also possible
/ that when the democrats have out.
lined their Intentions the republican
program may have 20 Do materially
| rhanFoi
To Call New state Arizona.
! Al thls time. however, the situation
/ b accurately stated hove and there
- the best possible authority for out.
hnlng az thia time Just what has been
agreed upon In a few daya a bin
| gill bo offered providing single -tat8
hood for New Mexico and Arizona
Il viii also provide taat the name OF
tho neW state shall Je Arizona, and
| that for period Of i've yoars the
capital OF the new state shall be- 10.
Gated At Santa re,
u was the intention of senator
Quay 10 introduce such n BIN before
he ieft Washington yesterday for an
I indefinite stay In florida he was AN.
able 20 do so because Delegate Rodey
and tho other friends OF the territories
bad not been given sufficient time Ia
which 10 prepare IN necessary data
Mr Quay was ablo 10 franc the ain.
Gle statehood BIN for Oklahoma and
. Indian Territory, because he had A.
[ bis iispObal two bills introduced IN
/ the house. whicn embodied every
practical point Ia connection with tho
statehood proposition for them. u o.
but conservative 10 say that tho Quay
| BIN and the hiil TO provide single state
hood tor Now Mexico and Arizona
/ may be- altered when considered by
/ the senate committee. BIT the salient
points viii remain unchanged
/ The conference OF yesterday after
noon. at viii "a tho republican pro
gram was finally decided upon, was
participated 90 by Senators Aldrlch,
I Allison P,att OF Connecticut. hale.
Quay ana BeyeuIge, the latter chair.
/ man OF the senate committee on ter.
/ rit0rica and the floor leader OF the
aFht last session against Mr. Quay g
statehood propaganda.
Quay Agrees 20 Proposition.
A. the time approaches for handling
the big appropriation measures. replb.
| llcan senators became aware thai en-.
barraaslng complications we're threat.
| ened becagse OF tho ardent work OF
statehood advocates. They decided %
make tho best terms 0ahlblo with
I the statehood felix's. and the confer.
ence OF yesterday resulted. Mr.. Quay
agreed 10 accept statehood, a. has
already been Indicted.
The republican leaders. a. repre-.
sentel IN the conference. agreed 70 let
Mr.. Quay practically dictate the gen
oral conditions g.. the statehood bills
/ Il he wound guarantee certain things
in connection with enc big supply
measures and otnor legislation 20
come before tho senate II was agreed
before tho conference broke up. that
no step would be taken until after
/ Senator Quay's return from Florida.
just when the statehood matter will
be taken up seriously. was not deold-
cd. and will be- taken outside OF com
mltteo work until the middle Of Feb
ruary and perhaps, not for a month
later than then
plaeate Strongest Opposition
Republicans leaders adm, that Jhc
two new statos aa now proposed Will
In all probability ha democratic until