Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-18
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Attorney General
Brings interest
ing News.
AMENDMENTS GAIN GROUND
Foraker's Work Telling---De.
cided Change of Congress
sional Sentiment.

"Ao, iOIui Hou ihol ulSllL llOlu Washing
ton and New York City. In the Ma
tional Capital, he looked after import
ant New Mexico political affairs and
in New York City, he attended to busi-
ness, connected with his mining enter
lprises in Lincoln County
Colonel Prichard is we'll satisfied
with the announcements Of the New
Mexico appointments, made during the
last week, and especially of those in
the cases of Chief Justice Mills, Asso-
ciate Justice Parker and Associate
Justice McFie. The re-appointment Of
Secretary Reynolds also pleases him
exceedingly and he did his best for
several of the Interior Department Of
ficiaas who were re.appointed.
p II Passage of Bill.
AS to the chances for the passage Of
Fat. statehood bill, joint or separate,
Colonel Prichard feels that it is a
very uncertain matter. The informa-
tion impaired to Senators and men,
bers of the House of Representatives
by National Committeeman Luna, by
Chairman H. 0. Bursum, and by him
self threw new light upon the situation
as 1t exists and numDer of Senators
and Representatives came to the con-
clusion that it would be best to in
vestigate thoroughly before action
Senator Forakers idea, that the
people of each Territory should be
given chance to express their un-
biased opinions at the polls, as to
whether they wanted separate or joint
statehood, is gaining ground and many
influential Senators are coming to the
conclusion that it would be but fair
and just to give the people of the Ter
ritories a chance to express their opin
ions separately. The question was
too momentuous and would entail too
great consequences to cram 1t down
the throats of the people of the two
territories in a summary or unfair
method. There will be much discus
sion of the measures before they will
come up for final passage and the
chances for the enactment of the Ham
ilton- Beveridge bill for joint statehood
or the Andrews bill for separate state
hood in their present shapes are not
bright.
In Public Eye.
Colonel Prichard says that New
Mexico is in the public eye, that the
Territory is receiving much favorable
advertising and that many questions
are asked on trains and at hotels con
cerning it's resources, climate ant
chances for investment. He also sale
that he found literature prepared ant
printed by the Bureau of immigration
at the passenger offices of the Santt
Fe Railway, of the Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific and other railroads ant
at various hotels and that there was
lgreat demand for such literature.
4 His trip was an enjoyable one AM
he was kept busy telling people abou
the Sunshine Territory all the wa
from New York to Washington as wei
as on his return.
Hard Work.
Special Correspondence New Mexican
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Be'
eridge has again introduced his join
statehood bill and is manifesting NOR
than ordinary interest to secure 1t
passage. If reports are true, he no.
regards his reputation largely at stalk
on the issue and has said if he canne
Induce it's passage that he will loS
prestige in his own state. Having I'll
! wisely taken the position he has
the statehood question, his concer
|now is to make a little reputation Il
himself as Senator Of influence, wit
;, out regard to how the people Of Ne
Mexico and Arizona may be affecte
. Inv his course, but the brier patch,
!, which he finds himself, is as full
= thorns as ever.
He drew some temporary consolatlc
= from the Presidents recommendatio
= THAT the two territories be admitted
: lone state, but since the members
= both the House and Senate have heal
the story of Mr.. Tawney and otn'
members of Congress, who visited II
TERRITORIES few weeks ago, even Il
presidents recommendations do n
Il carry the force that. was hoped for
Mr.. Beveridge. "a.
Much Thinking.
IT is perfectly apparent that Il
k members of Congress are doing mo
ID genuine thinking on the subject th'
O. aver before and in discussing 1t WI
O.. them. not one has said in the pre-
Il ence of the writer Of this. that 1t W
le lust or fair pass a statehood mes
It. ,re contrary to the sentiment OF
q. people Of the two territories. Here
slfore there were, members Of the y