The Washington times., 1906-03-09
ELECTION CERTAIN
TO Be ONLY FARCE.
BEVERIDGE HOLDS
Few in Territories in
Summer to Do Any
Voting.
RAILROADS WOULD WIN
Yesterdays Senate Session
Continued to End State
hood Debate.
RAILROADS WOULD WIN

| the oSIlAlS- To-Day with every iQCFcattOr
that this would be the climax OF It's
strenuous life.
The Senate met at II O'Clock. under
the fiction of concluding yesterdays
| legislative session and permitting
Senator Beveridge TO finish the speech
/ he began then. Despite the early hour,
| he talked 10 WelI-nlled galleries, and
/ with nearly every Senator In his seat
I The atmosphere was full OF electricity,
and the sardonic exchanges between
Senators Beyeridge, Foraker, Teller.
and others early made IT evident that
/ the occasion was to be Of unusual in
! terest.
Senator Beveridgs devoted his con-
! Guiding remarks chiefly 10 the Foraker
amendment. giving the people Of Ari-
zona and New Mexico the right TO vote
| at special elections. on the single ques-
/ tion Of whether they desired to be
! admitted separately. Ee made a strong
{ presentation Of the objections 10 this
plan, analyzing the strength Of the
various influences that, according TO re-
ports long in circulation, may be used
/ 10 secure rejection Of the Statehood
proposition IN one of the Territories.
EaiIs Selfish Interests.
He took up and discussed the various
interests, particularly those engaged in
reasons for desiring the continuation OF
the Territorial status. The selfish mo-
tive animaung them was represented
10 be desire to continue to escape a
large portion OF the fair burden Of tax
alton.
he gave resume of the taxation con-
aitions ia Arizona especially. forciblv
presenting the argument tnaI mas been
hlaue heretofore-that al such a spec{sI
erection these powerful selfish interests
TotIa 10 !l. De able very largely TO influence
How do you propose to get out tbevote
on @ sucn an abstract proposition as
~ntetner .t,r the two Territories shau be
tor IN such a proposition there is oon.
% the appeal 10 human motives and
Adnan interests absolutely necessary
20 IH91oce people to go to the polls
mere We nave presented a mere ab-
81 acuon; and every Senator here
AAO"5 from personal experience thar Ia
I,5ts etsuaoe ace people 10 go 70 the polls and
most urgent and personal appeals on he
halt OF the interest and ambirfons or
Ca,Id9loates -, and the concerns of great
parUes and principles In such Al slec
/ non as is proposed by this amenJrnsnf
/ lacking all this element OF personsI an,
keai. You would get out only those who
/ had peeu organized by some Ts rfie1,IaS
/ set OF men or interests
SNStOA dt hOLIeSI lime.
ufther' the election here coHten
plated would fall in the midst oF tbs
very hottest season Of the wear v,bar
half the people Of Arizona are awav
from home at the seashore or elsewhere
. ana When likewise a large proportion
OF the people Of New Mexico is absent
IIon home. As result of all these
dIuerent features, this election would
"a Fa
third Of the people of New Mexico and
perhaps one-haif those OF ARIZONA and
these would be brought 10 the voting
places to represent interests that had
reasons for organizing and getting shem
out.
Just so surely as We believed three
years ago that this bill was right and
must ultimately win. so surely do we
believe IL now You cannot turn back
the wheels OF a great cause.
This measure is the product Of no
one mind nor of no small consideration.
1t represents the agreement Of the best
minds and the result Of the most care
fui considerations It comes from fh,.
House, which has twice been the direct
agent of the people in this cause. II
Is Endorsed by the most popular PTesi-
dent who has ever sat in the White
House"
At the conclusion of Senator Bever-
idge's remarks, Senator Foraker arose
and said that If there was anything IN
usual in his amendment to the pending
bill, il was because the bill itself was
of SO unusual n character Never. in
the history OF legislation, he declared.
had IL been proposed 10 join together
two Territories, regardless of whether
they desired to be joined; and never
had il been proposed to admit a Terri
tory that had not applied for admission
Adjournment for Yesterday.
At this point. the hour of noon having
arrived, the Formally of adjournment
was observed by way of marking the
legal conclusion Of yesterdays lsgis-
lative day.
Immediately thereafter the Senate
was called TO order for todays session.
As soon as the order of petitions and
memorials was reached. Senator Bev-
eridge offered a pile of petitions and
memorials which he had received by
telegraph, urging the passage of the bill.
and asked that they be read. To this
Senator Teller shortly objected He in
sisted the Senator from Indiana had oc-
cupied rs much time with the presenta-
ton Of ii.s case as he was entitled to
Il also have on my desk" interposed
kilograms protesting against the passage
of this bill. and I may add incidentally
that among them is one which informs
me that a telegram from the Senator
To Baltimore and Return, SI.2s.