The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-02-11
SENATE ADMITS NEW MEX.
IO0
To Statehood and Leaves Arizona Out.

Well, we hardly know about it-thIs
statehood proposition. IL may meet
with opposition In the House that will
knock IL out, especially n "UncIe" Joe
Cannon feels disposed to kick against IL
Gs per Ia Maud. But IL will be settled
by March 4th. next sure.
Again, It may not be so good for New
Mexico, after all-this statehood bus
iness. Taxes can't go much higher, its
true but a little higher will make II
burdensome, and 10 or l2 years more OF
territory might have made it better.
But, we are very near statehood and
guess the best thing is TO accept and go
to work for our own salvation with fear
and trembling.
The following show how 1t was done:
Washington, Feb. 7.-After continu-
Gus sitting Of almOs. nine hours the SEN
ate at s:45 o'clock tonight passed the
joint statehood bill. As passed the bill
provides for the admission Of the states
Of Oklahoma, to be composed Of Okla
hOma and Indian Territory, and New
Mexico, according to the present bound
aries, with Arizona eliminated.
The long session was characterized by
many surprises. Beginning promptly
upon the cOnvening at IL o'clock, the
senate proceeded to consider the various
amendments which had been suggested
by the committee on territories and
which had been passed over. One Of
the first OF these. taken up was the
amendment prohibiting the sale of in
toxicatl1g liquors in what is now the
Indian Territory for the next ten years
and this was displaced by a substitute
offered BY Mr.. Gallinger, which extend
ed the prohibition to the entire state fol
81 years.
The first surprise came when the
committee accepted Mr.. Foraker''
amendment providing for separate
vote by each of the territories Of Ari
zona and New Mexico on the const
tntion to be adopted by the proposed
state OF Arizona. That provision had
scarcely been made part OF the bill
when Mr.. Bard presented his amend
ment, which had been originally offered
by Mr.. Patterson, and which provides
for the admission OF New Mexico ny {
state without the addition OF Arizona
This amendment proved to be the poln1
around which all the subsequent pro
ceedings Of Importance revolved.
1t was at first adopted by the clost
vote Of AZ to 40. This vote was takeT
while the senate was sitting in com
mittee OF the whole and was reversed in
the senate proper by the tie vote OF 81
to 3S. Subsequently the senate decided
by a vote Of 3S tU SO to entirely elimin
ate New Mexico and Arizona from thu
bill and this result had hardly been an
nounced when Mr.. Bard In slight!
changed form renewed his propositions
for the admission of New Mexico as |
state and this time the amendmen
prev allied by vote OF 40 to 81.
One OF the affirmative votes was how
ever, cast by MIR. Beveridge, In charg
OF the bill, for the purpose OF mOvinI
reconsideration OF the vote. He wa
prompt in entering the motion as sool
as the result was announced, but tn
motion was laid upon the table by
vote of 80 to32. The effect was to ell
inmate Arizona from the bill and to es
tabllsh the state OF New Mexico an
another of Oklahoma and Indian Terr
tory. In this form the bill was passed
| A Special from Washington to tn
| New Mexican Of the sth, inst, says:
These are the provisions of the bil
which makes New Mexico q State:
The capital is to be at Santa. Fe. Th
constitutional convention Is to hav
seventy-five delegates to be appOrtione
by the Governor, the chief justice an
the Secretary OF the Territory from th
several counties. Within thirty day
after President has signed the bill ii
Governor shall issue an election prS
clamation, The time to vote on Il
constitution shall be fixed by the col
yention at not less than sixty days nj
more than six months after the CONVEX
tion has adjourned. The vote on Il
separate amendments Is to te canvasst
by the Governor, and chief justice Q
the third Monday after the election.
the constitution is adopted and four
! to be In accordance with the Unit'
States constitution and the federalslav
by the President the latter is to issue
proclamation within.thirty days ther
after proclaiming New Mexico stat
The state officers, the,members OF Il
state legislature and one COngressmt
. are to be elected on the same day tn
the constitution is voted upon. Agra
j of So. 500, 900 In cash is given to the pu
! lie schools and $4,000, 900 acres Of lal
! Is granted to the state institutions a
the public schools.