Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-06-07
STATEHOOD BILL
UP TUESDAY
Or as Soon as Rate
Bill Is Disposed
Of.
ANDREWS SEES PRESIDENT
Hears From Railroad EN-.
ployes Who Do Not Favor
Anti.Pass Measure.


Washington, June TN the Senate
today Senator Foraker gave notice
that as soon as the conference report
on the railroad rate bill was disposed
OF he will move to take up the confer
ence report on the statehood bill.
Clear As Mud.
Special to The New Mexican
Washington, June 7.-Senators Fo"-
aker and Dillingham; this forenoon had
long consultation with President
Roosevelt on important matters ON
pending legislation, among them the
Hamilton joint statehood bill. Sena-
tor Foraker said:
Il learn, If agreeable to the Chair
man of the senate Committee on Ter
ritories, that the conference report on
the statehood bill will be taken UP for
consideration and action next Tues
uay."
Senator Hopkins earnestly objected
to day being set for the considera,
tion Of the report. He said:
II will tell the Chairman Of the Com.
mittee if present that l am positively
opposed to the amendment injected in
to the bill by the Senator from Ohio.
Senator Foraker, with much heat,
replied that the amendment was not
injected into the bill by him, but was
placed there by the Senate itself. He
said:
IF Tuesday is not agreeable, / will
move to take up the statehood bill
Immediately after the disposition and
action on the railroad freight regula-
tion BILL"
Delegate Calls On President.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, June 7.-Delegate W.
H. Andrews, Of New Mexico, had a
lengthy private conference with Presi.
dent Roosevelt this forenoon. Dele.
gate Andrews this forenoon presented
many kilograms and petitions in the
House Of Representative forwarded to
him from citizens of New Mexico and
railroad employees protesting against
the amendment to the railroad freight
rate regulations prohibiting the issu
ance of passes to railroad employees
o1d tbair Forn{lioc
More Friends Of Delegate Andrews.
special to Tie New Mexican.
Washington, June lowing to the
exertions of Delegate w. H. Andrews
the pension division of the Department
Of the Interior has allowed the follow
ing New Mexico pensions Miguel VI
jill, Chimayo, So per month from April
16, 1906; Henry w. Turner, Albuquer
que, $40 per month from April 4, 1906;
Antonio Cordova, Lucero, $40 pei
month from May 2, 1906; Jose Muniz
Paiarito, s12 per month from Febru
ary 6, 1906; Jose H. Jaramillo, $12 pei
month from May "a, 1905; Patrick J
Scanlon, Fort Bayard, $12 per month
from May Is, 1906.
Can't codify Criminal Laws.
Washington, June 7.-Leaders il
the House realizing the futility of at
tempting to pass any general bill codi
flying the criminal laws Of the United
States along the lines laid down b.
the statutory revision commission de
cided upon a concurrent resolution ap
pointing a special committee of fiv'
Senators and five members to examin,
and submit to Congress their recon
mendations of the codifications as pre-
pared by the codifying commission.
Senator Beveridge Accused Of
Treaehery.
Washington, June 7.-Senator Telle
Of Colorado, will denounce his CO.
league, Beveridge, of Indiana, as
traitor, a man whose word is value
less and accuse him Of betraying tn
Senate when the conferees' report O
the statehood comes up for action.
The controversy over the admissio
Of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahom
and Indian Territory has become a
acrimonious as the rate bill discussion
during which the word liar was fr,
Quently banded, and when Senate
Teller takes the floor to give his eI
innate Of Beveridge another sesatio
will be added to the long list wtic
has characterized those Of the preser
session. Senator Foraker will suppol
Senator Teller.
In the statehood fight In the Sci
ate Senator Beveridge, as the leadt
OF the administration forces, was d
feated In his attempt to have Arizon
and New Mexico admitted as one stat
All reference to these two territorit
was stricken from the bill, and VIII,
was left Of the measure simply admi
ted Oklahoma and Indian Territory /
one state.
Beveridge's Promise.
When the time came for the appoin
ment Of conference committee Sen
tor Beveridge proposed to head 1t, I
the chairman Of the committee on te
ritories. The Record shows that ju
before the Vice President announc,
the names Senator Foraker, who hi
defeated Beveridge's plan, stated th
be had received. in private convt
sation with Senator Beveridge, asst
ances which caused him to assent
that Senator being chosen. Senat
Teller explained that 1t had been f
intention to oppose the section Of 7