Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-06-12
Conference Report
Withdrawn From
Senate.
NOW PLACAT|NG DEMOCRATS
To Avoid Further Discussion
of Measure---Status Of Rate
Legislation.

Washington, June 12.-ln the Senate
today Senator Bevertdge sought tt
withdraw the conference report or
the statehood bill SO that the confer
ence might take up the compromise
agreed ON yesterday afternoon but the
request was opposed by Senator Black
burn who made point Of order that the
conference report being the property
Of two Houses could not be with
drawn except by unanimous consent
Senator Carter replied that technically
the report in this case, had not been
presented to the House. He contend
ed that under the practice of the Sen
ate conference the report could be
withdrawn at any time previous to the
action of the Senate.
He took issue with the state
ment Of Senator Blackburn that
the report is the joint property of both
Houses, saying that the papers are ali
in the Senate and the matter had moi
been presented to the House. Sena
tors Lodge and Foraker took the posi-
ton that upon the objection to with
drawal of the report such permission
could only be granted by a vote oi
the Senate. Senator Beveridge there
upon moved that leave be granted
to withdraw the report and this was
carried without division. He then
formally Withdrew the report, thus
taking the bill back to the conference
conferees Agree on New Report.
The conferees ON the statehood bill
met informally today and agreed up
on new report to be made in accord
ance with the compromise plan in re-
gard to Arizona and New Mexico. In
view OF some dissatisfaction among the
Democrats In the Senate it was
thought best not to bring in the report
until tomorrow. Meantime an effort
is being made to placate the Demo
crafts IN order to avoid re-opening the
discussion of the statehood question
The compromise provides at the next
election in November both Arizona
and New Mexico shall decide whether
they desire union. A majority against
the proposition in either territory de.
feats the proposition.
The Carter Amendment to Pass.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, June 1.-THE Carter
compromise motion, 1t is expected
Will be Incorporated in the final re.
port Of the conference committee on
the Hamilton joint statehood bill and
will be adopted by both Houses. The
question will be submitted to the peo.
pie of the territories of Arizona and
New Mexico on November 9Th next.
carters Compromise On Statehood.
Special to The New Mexican
washington, June 1.-THE follow.
ing is the compromise offered by Sen
afor Carter Of Montana on the confer
ence report on the Hamilton Joint
statehood bill: The election of dele.
gates for the constitutional cowention
Is to be held on November 9Th next
81 the same time that members of the
legislative assembly and county off,
GERS are elected. New Mey'ro win
Lave Sc delegates and Arizona "A, The
Governors, the Secretaries of he Ter.
ritories and the Chief Justices of the
supreme Court of each Territory shall
Constitute a commission which shall
i:pportion each Territory into delegate
districts upon the population shown
NY the census of 1900. The question
fo be submitted shall be: "Shall Art.
coma and New Mexico be Glitei to
iorm one state?" If the majority OF
the votes cast in each Territory fayors
the proposition, the two Territories
shall become one state under the name
0t Arizona Should there bc a major
ity In, either Territory against the
proposition, then the enabling act
shall be null and void as far as its
provisions relating to New Mexico and
Arizona are concerned. The expense
q the election will be paid by the
United States. The delegates from
each Of the two Territories aud men,
bers Of the assembly, as veil as
county officials shall be voted upon
and elected as usual in biennial cleo
lions. Should the proposition be re-
.iccted and the question proponnded be
defeated by majority vote in either
Territory, then the administration Of
the two Territories are to continue as
now administered.
Rate Bill to Conference.
Washington, June 12.-The railroad
rate bill was sent to conference and
Messrs. Hepburn, Sherman and Rich.
ardson were appointed conferees on
the part Of the House. Eight Repub-
Iicans voted with the Democrats
against sending the railroad rate bill
rack to a conference as follows:
Messrs Cooper Of Wisconsin, Hogg Of
Colorado, Murphy Of Missouri. Prince
Of Illinois, Reynolds Of Pennsylvania,
Rhodes Of Missouri, Wacher of Mary
land, Young Of Michigan.
Mr.. Dalzell in addressing the House
explained the parliamentary status Of
the rate bill. He stated thai the Sen.
ate had amended the bill aud that on
request Of the House, the conferences
between the two Houses had been
ngreed upon and now that The Senate
lad recommitted the bill to the con.
ference, the proposed requ- i Of the