Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-18
In Strong and En-
phatic Words to
Committee
BY MURPHY OF ARIZONA
Tillman Motion Tabled.
Bigelow Refuses Answers
Washington News.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 1S.-Mem
bers of the Anti-Joint Statehood
League of Arizona were again before
the committee on territories today but
they played less important part in
the hearing than Representative Ham
ilton and Representative Lloyd, who
had tilt which threatened to end in
blows.
Hamilton was asking questions
showing his leaning toward joint
statehood when Lloyd remarked that
the change of attitude of Hamilton on
statehood was most remarkable.
Hamilton Replies
Hamilton denied emphatically that
he had changed front, and Lloyd then
said 1t was strange that a member
from Michigan had not joined in the
minority report against the individual
statehood when the house committee
on territories at a former session, re-
ported favorably on the measure to
admit Arizona and New Mexico
Hamilton explained that he was in
Michigan attending convention at
this time and consequently was not
responsible for 1t Lloyd said he would
accept the apology and started from
his chair He suddenly regained his
composure and the hearing continued.
Dwight Heard, former governor Of
Arizona, was the first speaker. He
read from the report of yesterdays
hearing and said the Arizona delegas
ton felt an explanation should be
made by Representative Powers tf
his intimation that Arizona was under
corporate influence. Powers denied
that he made any statement which
could be regarded as making any such
intimation.
Denies Corruption.
Former Governor Murphy of Ari-
zona made heated speech denounc-
ing the representations that the rail
ways and mining interests were using
corrupt methods to defeat the joint
statehood bill.
81 hereby denounce as false, libelous
and slandarous any charge of corrup-
ton, regardless of whence 1t comes
FROM" said Murphy. 81 feel 1t utterly
futile for us to appear before the COM
mittee and discuss our views on state
hood. The verdict is signed and sealed
against us, but l connot refrain from
denouncing this charge of corruption
against our party. It would be just
as fair to credit report that hands
are being put into the government
purse to take money for the buildings
to be used in passing the joint state
hood bill"
Biaeiow is Witness.
Washington, D. G., Jan. 1S.-Poult-
ney Bigelow, the magazine writer, who
was denounced by Secretary Taft for
his criticism of the management OF
canal affairs, declined to disclose to
the Senate committee the source of
his information.
Upon being instructed to answer,
he declined "The committee can put
me on bread and water, or even con-
denim me to Colon, but 1t cannot COM
pei me to divulge that which was
given to me in confidence"
The committee went into executive
session to determine what course
should be taken. Bigelow's statement
was made when the public hearings in
their investigation of the questions re-
lating to the Panama Canal were be-
gun today before the Senate commit
tee on inter-ocean canals. Bigelow
was the first witness.
On the motion of Senator Morgan
an oath was presented to Bigelow, but
the witness said he was Quaker and
was therefore permitted to affirm. =
Bigelow was allowed to tell his story
in his own way. Going to map of
the Isthmus, he pointed out that the
laborers were landed in an oozy
swamp of pestilential character and
he asserted that the sanitation was of
the worst character at Colon. Bige-
low said he spent most of his time on
the Isthmus investigating the sanitary
conditions.
Executive session continued until
1880 p. M, when adjournment was
taken until 2:30 p. m. No decision
was reached as to what action should
be taken concerning Bigelow's case.
Resolution Tabled.
Washington, D. c.. Jan. 1S.--At
1885 o'clock Senator Tillman offered
his resolution for an investigation Of
the Morris incident. After brief
statement in which he said that Hale
had challenged him to introduce the
resolution, Daniels Of Virginia moved
to lay the resolution on the table. The
motion was carried 54 to 8.