Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-16
is J0|NTURE
OR NOTHING
House Now Inclined to Take
Compromise Action on the
Statehood Question.
SENATE MAY WEAKEN
General Impression is That the Only
Hope Of New Mexico and Arizona
Lies in the Foraker Amendment.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The Wash
ington Evening Star this afternoon
will say:
Representative Tawney of Mime
sofa, introduced a resolution to dis
charge the committee on territories
from the consideration of the state
hood bill, declaring that the House dis
agrees with the Senate amendments
and asking a conference with the
Senate This resolution goes to the
committee on rules. It Is understood
that in few days the committee will
bring in rule accordingly. Practic.
ally all thirty-three Republicans who
We're originally against the House talk
ing this course, signed the paper
which has been passed around by
Delegate Rodey approving of this plan,
so that when it comes up for consider.
alton there will be no Republican op-
position. 1t is understood that the
Democrats are satisfied with this
course as compromise in view of the
determined stand taken by the MAORI
ty to insist upon the House bill. If
the Senate declines to agree to the
House plan there may be some parlia-
mentary skirmishing in the House, but
at present the prospects are that a
majority of the House will stand as a
unit to insist upon New Mexico and
Arizona joint statehood"
Will the Senate Surrender?
Concerning the plan of action out
lined in the above statement the
Rocky Mountain News says: "This
activity on the part of those inter-
ested in getting the bill through is
taken to indicate confidence that the
Senate will ultimately yield to the
House provisions"
Hope in Foraker.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Feb 16.-It is the
opinion of many Republican leaders
now that the strenuous efforts of Okla
homa and Indian Territory to separate
themselves from New Mexico and Ari-
zona complications in the Hamilton
statehood bill will be successful.
There is a strong sentiment now in
the House to concur in the Senate
admitting Oklahoma and
Indian Territory as one state and to
ignore New Mexico and Arizona, or to
give the two latter territories joint
statehood under the Foraker amend
ment, allowing each of the territories
to vote separately on it's acceptability
There is little disposition to rob Okla
homa and Indian Territory because of
the desires of the other two terri
tories.
Indian Appropriations.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The sub-com-
mittee of the Senate committee on In
dian affairs has completed the Indian
appropriation bill and will be submit
ted probably tomorrow to the full COM
mittee. The bill as passed by the !
House is materially amended by the
which inserted large
number of appropriations, many of
which have been in former Indian bills
as reported, but have not passed both
Houses. Among these are the follow
ing:
All mineral lands within the boun-
laries of Indian reservations are de-
clared to be open for location and de-
in the same manner as 9th
Or mineral lands of the United States,
where entry may be enforced without
infringing on the vested rights OF any
indian tribe of any individual Indians.
The requirement that actions against
Indians whose affairs are under the
supervision of Indian agents or bond
ed superintendents shall be brought In |
The District Court of the county in
which the Indian resides is stricken
out.
The Senate committee eliminated
he House provision extending the
time for opening the unallotted lands |
70 public entry on the Uintah Reserva-
lion In Utah. which had been fixed by
law for March 10, 1905. The Senate |
however, prescribed condi- |
Ions under which the lands shall be
allotted.
The secretary Of the Interior is re-
luired to- make an Investigation as to I
The practicability Of providing water
supply for irrigation purposes on theI
of the Southern Utes In
Colorado.