Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-01-18
Clay Of Georgia introduces mea-
sure Which Will Give New
Mexico and Arizona
Separate Statehood.
MADE STRONG SPEECH
Sixteen Republican and All Dem
ocratlc Senators Except One will
Oppose Hamilton Joint State.
hood Bill As It Stands.
to The New Mexican.

Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Clay
OF Georgia, this afternoon offered ar
amendment to the Hamilton joint
statehood bill which provides separate
statehood for New Mexico and Ari
zona. His amendment permits these
two territories to call separate consti
tutional conventions and to elect two
United States Senators each and one
Congressman each to take their seats
in the next assembly of the United
States Congress. Senator Clay made
a strong speech in which he quoted
the last platform of both political par
ties of both territories in favor of sep
arate statehood. He declared that for
twelve years the candidates of both
the Republican and Democratic parties
for delegate to Congress had made
their campaigns on platform which
insistently demanded separate state
hood for the two territories and he de-
clared that Congress should not fail
to heed this just demand. To force
joint statehood upon the two terri
tories against their vigorous protests
he said would be outrageous.
Sixteen Republican Senators and
every Democrat in the Senate except
ing Clark of Arkansas are opposed to
the Hamilton bill as it now stands.
Annex for Kansas.
Washington, Jan. 18.-When the
statehood bill came up in the Senate
today, Senator Berry offered an
amendment permitting the annexation
of West Fort Smith, now in the In
dian Territory to Arkansas. "That," !"
said Senator Spooner, "is an instance
in which the Senator from Arkansas
favors expansion" and Senator Berry
admitted that such was fact. Sena-
tor Clay spoke in opposition to the
BILL
Modification Talk.
Washington, Jan. 18.-It is evident
that with each passing day the Hamil-
ton joint statehood bill as an inclu-
sive measure is losing ground. There
is hardly a possibility that it will pass
intact. There Is a great deal of modi-
fication talk. Senator Teller's amend
ment to entirely eliminate Arizona
does not seem to be considered SER
iously except as an obstructive meas
ure in which capacity it bids likely
to be most effectual Most of the mod
if1cation talk gravitates toward the
suggestion of Senator Foraker for the
separation of the votes of Arizona and
New Mexico on the question of adm1s-
sion, or that suggested by Senator
Bard confining the operation of the bill
to the creation lof the state of Okla
homa out of the territory of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory and entirely
eliminating Arizona and New Mexico
from the bill. A number of Republi-
cans have announced themselves IA
vorable to either Of these suggestions.
In the meantime the debate will go
on. Senator Bate, the senior Demo-
cratic member of the committee on
territories, said that number of Dem.
ocratic Senator's would be prepared
by Monday to take the floor in oppo-
sition to the bill in its present shape.
He would not admit willingness to
accept the Foraker or Bard amend
ments, but said that either of them
would be debated.
Other Democrats do not manifest a
disposition to hold out SO stifly and
some say frankly that they would feel
literally inclined toward the union Of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory II the
bill IL confined to those territories.
Senator Beveridge will be absent from
the city during the greater part Of the
week and the bill will be in charge of
Senator Nelson,
The pure food bill will become the
unfinished business when the state
hood bill Is disposed Of, but as only
one Of the appropriation bills has been
passed, the food bill may not be Civ.
en- much time.