Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-15
DICK SPEAKS FOR
JOINT STATEHOOD
Carefully Prepared
Argument Made
in Senate.
AMENDMENTS
How Leaders of Fight Are
Lined Up in the Conteat
Over Measure.
Special 10 the New Mexican.

Washington, d. G.. Jan. l5.-Senatoi
Charles Dick. Of Ohio. made long and
carefully prepared speech during the
discussion on the Hamilton joint state
hood bill this afternoon.
The only important changes are tc
permit the people to vote upon the
permanent location of the capital after
1915, increasing election expenses from
i$l50,000 TO $l75,O00. Many Republi
,can members Of the committee on ter.
.itories and Senators desire to speak
on the bill
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania
Delegate McGuire, of Oklahoma, and
Delegate Andrews, of New Mexico,
|are waging strong fight for the pas,
sage of the bill, while Senators Henry
NJ. Teller and Thomas NJ. Patterson, of
Colorado, are the leaders in the fight
sgainst the bill.
Statehood Bill.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 15.--At 2
O'Clock this afternoon the Senate be.
gan the consideration of the Joint
statehood bill.
Senator Dick spoke in support of the
bin. first explaining the committee
amendments and then presenting the
reasons for consolidating Oklahoma
with Indian Territory, and Arizona
with New Mexico.
Dick said that everybody recognized
thai Oklahoma and. Indian Territory
are prepared for admission, and he
thought that everybody acquainted
with the facts ought to agree that with
out consolidation New Mexico and Ari-
zona ate not prepared to assume the
duties of statehood.
Dick devoted especial attention to
1.-THE contention that the act creating
Arizona had made provision for the
ultimate conversion of the territory in
to a state, contending that this was
not pledge for the preservation of
territorial lines.
Beet Sugar Hearing.
George Swink, of Rocky Ford, Colo
rado spoke in opposition to the Phil
ippine tariff bill today before the Sen
ate committee upon the Philippines.
Longworth Speaker.
For one minute today, Representa-
Tive Longworth acted in the capacity
Of speaker of the House. He was
called to the chair during roll call and
no duty devolved upon him during
the time. When he left the chair he
arranged for pair" for two weeks,
or until March 4th.
Woman Suffragists.
The Senate has as auditors today a
number of lady members Of the equal
suffrage association, who after their
hearing before the committee on
woman's suffrage, repaired to the Sen.
ate galleries. Many of them feel an
interest in questions involving the
joint statehood bill, and they were
present for the purpose of seeing that
the measure was launched upon Its
voyage through the Senate.
Payne Bill Defeated
The House today refused to consider
the Payne bill to consolidate the Gus
toms collections districts by vote OF
l87 to 1863.
Chinese Situation.
From many reports received by the
state department from representatives
| In the east relative to the anti-Ameri
can boycott, two reports were selected
at random, one from the north and
one from the south, which are made
public. Neither hint at violence, and
the movement it is stated is confined
strictly to trade limits.
Reports show that trade has been
seriously affected especially in the
south and concludes: "If the boycott
is called off tomorrow, it will take
many years to remove the i'll effects
In Penang, American firms could moi
remove their goods In their warehouse
and the Chinese refuse to take the
goods which they have already or
dered,"