Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-30
STATEHOOD BILL
HAS RIGHT Of WAY.
Will Be Taken Up
Ahead of Philip
pine Tariff.
IT MAY HAVE QUICK ACTION
Thought That Speakers Or
ganization is Able to De-
feat Amendments.

A Washington special to the Kansas
City Evening Star says
1T Is the present intention to give
the statehood bin right of way in the
House over the Philippine tariff bill.
Speaker Cannon wants the matter adj
1usted in this way and his ideas as
usual will prevail unless it is found
impossible to get statehood bill
through the House committee in time.
There are several matters of detail
vet to be worked out before the Ham
ilton bill is ready for submission. One
Of these relates to the congressional
appointment in Oklahoma and another
to the vexed problem of the Federal
courts.
Quick Action.
If the committee on territories were
prepared to act 1t would be certain
that a statehood bill would go to the
Senate the first week after Congress
convened in January. Chairman Payne
Of the ways and means committee Is
anxious 20 have his Philippine tariff
bill given right of way. His commit
tee has already submitted favorable
report, but there appears to be several
things in the way of immediate House
action.
The beet sugar insurgents are still
obstreperous and Speaker Cannon
wants to pacify them or, at least,
enough of them to make it certain
there will be no slips along The line
before the House for discussion. He
is confident he will have smooth sail.
ing for the Hamilton statehood bill.
Cannon's Control.
Enough of the siXty-five statehood
insurgents have promised to be good
to give the Speakers organization ab-
solute control of the House and en-
able 1t to defeat Objectionable amend
ments. Several Western represen-
tatives are still on the warpath, but
they do not represent as many votes
as the Western Republicans do on the
Senate side, where the real fight Will
have to be waged.s
Statehood legislation and a read
iustment of the Philippine tariff Will
keep the Congress busy for some time.
Leaders on both sides appear to be
confident of the outcome in statehood
legislation. The Arizona contingent
alleges that it has sufficient number
Of Senate votes pledged or in sight to
make 1t certain that the Foraker
amendment requiring both territories
to give majority vote for the consti
tuition will be adopted In the Senate.
II may be said that the outcome OF
the Foraker amendment VIII largely
depend on the conclusion reached by
senators interested only in the admls
sion of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory as one state. The fate OF Ari,
IONA and New. Mexico is matter OF
comparative indifference to them.
Public Desires.
In the twin territories, there are APP
nroximately two million people who
want statehood and are united in this
demand In New Mexico and Arizona
there are less than half million di-
vided as to the advisability OF state
hood on the only terms under whlcn
It can be obtained. The senators soie'
w concerned in Oklahoma and Indian
TERRITORY will await developments.
II It becomes necessary in order TO
get Oklahoma and Indian Territory
admitted, to accept the Foraker
amendment or to divide the bill tney
will be guided solely by the develop
ments after the bill reaches the SEN
ate.