Bisbee daily review., 1904-04-13

monville on Tuesday evening direct from Washington, D. c. where he had been on legal business.
 While there he naturally inquired into the status of the statehood ques- ton and on Wednesday stated to a Bulletin reporter the actual conditions as he found them.
 The statehood bill has been re- ported favorably by the House Com mitte on Territories" said Colonel Herring, and the prevailing sentiment Is that the bill will pass the House after limited debate which will be in accord with the Republican caucus on the subject.
 When l speak of the statehood bill l mean the joint statehood bill pro viding for the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as one state and Oklahoma and Indian Territory as the other There is no other bill before Congress providing for the admission of the territories and no other will be considered. The fiat has gone forth that there is to be no separate state hood.
 While the passage of the joint statehood bill by the Senate at this session is doubtful, still strong pres sure is being brought to bear on the democratic members Of that body 10 have them abandon their position of opposition to joint statehood.
 Notwithstanding the various re- ports that are in circulation regard ing the attitude Of President Roose- welt regarding joint statehood. I can say that l ascertained while at Wash ington, the President is not only ravoring that proposition but is urg- ing it upon the Republican members of both houses.
 Every endeavor is being made to have Congress take up the joint state hood bill and dispose of it at this ses sion. Citizens of Indian Territory are there urging that the bill be pass ei as they realize there is no hope for single and independent statehood and for the 750,0O0 white inhabitants of hat territory.
 T found that Arizona was practi- cally the only opposition to the pro posed bill and that this opposition was being drowned by the enthusiasm of the other territories effected in favor of the bill.
 "I saw the joint statehood bill while there. It provides that 24.O00,O00 acres Of land in the new state be set aside irrevocably for the maintenance of public school system of the new state and public institutions. 20,000- 900 acres of the amount allotted shall go direct to the public schools.
 The bill provides that two con sressional districts shall be provided One for the Territory of Arizona and the other for New Mexico: the capital shall be located at Santa Fe in the year 1910 when the people of the now state may vote on its permanent To- cation. The bill further provides that the new state shall have two Federal courts, one for the present area of Arizona and the other for New Mexico. The bill further provides that the public debt of the two terri tories shall be assumed as a whole by the new state, although ot the present time it is stated that the public debt Of Arizona exceeds that of New Mexi- co by about sixty thousand dollars"
 In further conversation with Col. Herring the Bulletin reporter gather cd that there was only one question being seriously considered in the dis position of the vexatious statehood question and that was-jolitics. The Republican leaders are shaping the statehood bill with that object in view and all the protests and remon- stranees from Arizona will have little Or no effect.
 Arizona's interests are being repre- sented by Mark Smith and Col. Will son: both are on the. ground and working like Trojans but on the other hand there is a large delegation Of business men and holders of property in the territory who are also urging that the Democratic senators allow the joint statehood bill to go through for their salvation.
 Col. Herring stated in conclusion that it would not surprise him to hear that the statehood bill has been pass ed before the present session of Con gross adjourned.