Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-20
ACCEPT THE
INEVITABLE
That Is the Temper of House
and Senate Members as to
Statehood.
TO SUSTAIN J0|NTURE
Many Representatives Who Favor
Separate Statehood Will Under
Whip Accept Hamilton Bill as
Last Resort.

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Under Washington date of Febru-
ary 1s the Denver Republican prints
the following special;
Colorados representatives in the
, House favor separate statehood for
New Mexico and Arizona, but rather
than see all statehood measures go by
the board, will support the Senate bill.
} which provides for New Mexico, leav-
ing Arizona as a territory, or if this is
not attainable, they will support the
bill as it passed the House, providing
for joint statehood.
Representative Bonynge is pro-
nounced advocate of single statehood
for New Mexico This is the reason
he assigns for not voting for the spe-
cial rule in the House this week. He
says he wanted an opportunity to vote
for the single statehood for New Mex
leo, he will do So but in case all other
plans fail, and the House compels the
Senate to pass the double statehood
bill, he will support it.
Representative Brooks. while he
voted for the House rule, believes like
Bonynge that the Senate bill is prefer
able to the double statehood plan of
| the House. He says, however, that the
Senate bill cannot pass.
1--WE are under obligations to New
Mexico to allow it to become a state,
says he I'VE have long been under
the implied promise to give this Ter
ritory statehood, and the development
of eastern New Mexico fully warrants
it,
81 Intend to vote for the House bill,
not because believe it is the best bill
but because it seems to be the only
measure that can pass that will give
New Mexico statehood"
Representative Hogg, who made the
vigorous speech in the Republican
caucus in advocacy of separate state
hoo4 for New Mexico and Arizona, is
disnosed also to accept fhe inevitable
and support the House bill in the
event parliamentary tactics against
the Senate bill render it impossible to
have it endorsed in the House
Can't Agree on conferees.
Washington, Feb. 20.-There war
long discussion in the Senate over
appointment of conferees on the ste
hood bill, Senators German, Tell
and Foraker maintaining that the c.
ferees should represent the sentinel
of the Senate as shown by the bill
which was finally passed by that body
and which provided for the admission
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as
one state and New Mexico as another,
leaving Arizona as a territory. No
agreement had been reached when the
subject was displaced by the i'm
peachment trial of Judge Swayne
Teller Stands Pat.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Feb. 20.-Following
Senator Germans speech in the SEN
ate today Senator Teller closed for
New Mexico with this statement: "The
only compromise bill this body
should accept must admit Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one state and
New Mexico and Arizona as two sep
arate states. Otherwise the Senate
amendment must stand or there can be
no bill"
Major w. H. H. Llewellyn today
called at the White House and was
handed his commission.
The Culberson amended bill for the
construction of the Rio Grande reser-
voir and dam passed the Senate. It
has not yet passed the House and
New Mexico will fight it there.
Larger Homesteads.
Washington, Feb. 20.-A resolution
providing for the early consideration
of the bills allowing homestead entries
of GAO acres each in eastern Colorado
and South Dakota was the first busi-
ness of the House today. 1t was called
up under suspension of rules and
was opposed by Maddox, of Georgia,
who forced count of the House on
the point of no quorum and also de-
bate on the adoption of the resolution.
After a prolonged discussion the reso-
luton was passed.