Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-03-16

Washington, March l6.-At a con-
ference of Republican House leaders
today it was decided to consider the
statehood bill on Wednesday, March
2lst.
Called "Unce joe a Despot.
Washington, March 1G.-Mr. Shack
elfOrd of Missouri, was given permis-
sion to discuss the statehood bill and
began TO criticise Speaker Cannon re.
garding his stand on the statehood
question. He was stopped before he
proceeded far and the objection was
fatal to further consideration of
the bill Before referring to state
hood, Mr.. Shackelford had this to say
about the manner in which Mr.. Brooks
got his bill up: "A gentleman was
not recognized until he had first sur
rendered his constitutional rights as
a representative of the people and
crept into your room, Mr. Speaker,
there to suppicate you to extend to
him your grace. No member can sub
first have sought and found favor in
your sight. The constitution contem-
plates that a speaker shall be a SER
want of the House. In defiance of the
constitution you have made yourself
its master You have packed every
committee. Unless you are willing,
no member can move to discharge a
committee from the consideration of a
bill and take it up in the House. You
sit an enthroned despot subjecting re-
ports and destinies of this great peo-
pie TO the dictates of your own un
bridled will. Who stands today be-
tween progressive, enlightened peo
pie and statehood to which they are
entitled? You, sir. only you! You
crack your whip and the majority of
this House covers at your feet. You
turn your thumbs down and the House
deals the death blow to a PROSTATE
and bleeding Oklahoma"
Here Shackelford said he had read
In the morning paper that Uncle Joe"
had given 1t out flat footed that he
would not permit the House to concur
in the Senate amendment to the state
hood bill and proceeded: What a
horrible announcement to be made in
free country" Confusion in The
House throughout Shackelfords re-
marks was such that very few mem.
bers knew what he had said. When
MIR. Tawney stopped him with objec-
tions.
Roosevelt and Cannon Firm.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., March 1G.-The
President and Speaker Cannon are
firm in their opposition to the joint
statehood bill as passed by the Sen
ate. The House will send the bill
to a conference committee, but the
speaker will not take it from the ta-
Bile, unless sure of success and unless
there are sufficient votes to carry out
the speakers plans.
In his speech on the joint statehood
bill Senator Beveridge made several
egregious mistakes, especially regard
ing the population of New Mexico
He stated that same in 1902 contained
$4,000 inhabitants and that the popu-
lalion of Arizona at the same time was
122,0O0, when the census of 1900 gives
New Mexico over 100000 people.
More Money for Agricultural Schools.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, d. G., March ia
favorable report was made today upon
the bill providing for an increase OF
allowance for the maintenance of col
leges Of agriculture.
The House bill to authorize the Sec.
retary Of the InterioI to sell the mer.
charitable and matured timber on the
Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation on
unallotted and allotted lands, has been
reported favorably by the committee
on public lands.
Amended Bill to Conference.
Washington, D. c., March 16-Chair-
man Hamilton, of the House commit
tee on territories, will probably seek
to send the statehood bill as amend
ed by the Senate directly to a confer
ence. If there should be objection to
this, the bill will so automatically to
the House committee on territories,
which will report 1t to the House with
a recommendation that it go to a con-
ference. Consequently the measure
is wholly within the control of the
committee on territories, and it is not
thought there will be any effort to
hinder the bills immediate submission
to conference. The delay in the
consideration of the bill is due to an
agreement to allow statehood to go
over until the members Of the House