Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-11
POLL or THE SENATE
ON THE STATEHOOD gill

tfrom Mondays DAILY tltlHDnl
The following IL an outline n the
prospective vote In the senate on
statehood, which has the highes, au.
thOrity:
Opponents OF the bill clRim to have
the following republican votes on the
proposition 10 stand BY q bill az re-
ported by the senate committee:
Messrs. Alger, Bard. burrows. Diet.
rich, Elkins, Foraker, Hansbrough.
Hepburn, Scott stewart, McCumber.
This list Is incorrect a. least two. N
not three. OF them will vote with Sen.
aior Beveridgo
The following republicans are
classed as doubtful. Messrs. Perkins.
SmoOt Ankeny. Kearns. Foster and
Quarles: but four Of them are expect.
ed 10 vote with Beveridge. The dem.
Ocrats claim all OF these votes 10 make
separate state OF New Mexico ana
strike out Arizona.
This would Indicate the passage Of
the Beveridge bin. aa reported max.
ing two states ~ the four territories.
Endless combinations as 10 the re-
suits on the various ballots can be az.
ured ut on the basis Of the doubtful
republican votes Indicated above it
helng borne In mind that there are
ninety members of the senate. nifty
seven Of whom are republicans and
the balance democrats.
To stake All on Amendments.
The advocates " the committee
statehood bin In he senate which pro.
poses "a make two states out OF the
four territories OF Oklahoma and IN.
dian Territory. New Mexico and Arl.
zona. will risk their cause ON the re-.
the matter one way or tn, other. 20
closely Gre the lines drawn
Burton and Mitchell Censure.
II u learned that 10 burton and
lection or approval % me Bard
amendment 10 the bin. which will he
voted on first tomorrow. when the
statehood sentiment OF IN, senate IL
/ 20 De put 10 n final tost Tho amend.
ment proposes 20 erect bu. a single
new state. and that out o. The terri.
| tories OF Indian Territory AID okla.
hora. The friends of The amendment
are many on both sides % the senate.
! II the Bard amendment ne an alb
s'ract proposition was before the sen.
ate there "a no question but that Il
would get a vOte OF twO-thIrds OF the
entire membership No senator but
VIII rise IN his place and express a
sincere conviction that the forritOrv Of
/ OklahOma h. entitled 90 statehood. and
that Il seems logical and proper 10
make Indian Territory a nart % q.
Hut lines are 20 be tightly drawn A
wellknOwu member OF the committee
| has been engaged IN % careful can.
I A. HF a "a. a
/ that there are AZ least forty members
who viii stand by the committee bin.
To be SAFE with the committee meas.
ure, the same committeeman believes.
u viii be necessary 90 aaye al least
nalf OF the total membership. or
fnrty-iye senators. That a. his effort.
and In this he has the cooperation of
other members OF the committee In
his opinion, and ne rs a member Oi
long service and legislative expert.
ence, three or four votes will decide
Mitchell we're allowed 20 vote or we're
paired there would be iortytwo votes
Tor the committee BIN nov M.
sured. There Is a strong probability
as IL shown by the expressions "
some OF the older senators. that the
two senators now under indictment
VIII not be allowed Do either vote Or
pair, and this will be their nrat public
censuro by their colleagues.
Tae members OF the territories com
mittee are determined that the Bard
amendment shall be drs, IN order
when the voting on tho amendment
begins. There are reasons for this
which they urge publicly. One Of
these 10 that Mr.. Bard IL a republican
member Of the territories committee,
and a. such entitled 20 consideration.
Another Is that Mr. Bard's amend.
ment was the hrEt 20 be- presented
when tho statehood hlll }ook 81 pres.
ent form. In truth, however tho real
reason why the members ~ the com
mittoe want Il voted on first 40 that
n Is the one amcn1moni which has
the greatest strength and they are
willing 60 risk an on the hrst yea and
nay vote with the idea that they can
possibly defeat a. They have found
that the senator's who are opposing
the two states bin of the COMMITTEES
are divided on every other proposition
than an the Bard amendment. The
members OF the committee believe
that the opposition 10 he bin will 81
10 pieces after Il n fully mustered on
the Bard amendment,
COMMITTEES Bill or No Bill.