The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-29

| men of both the political partics--who bring to bear undoubted proof of tha fact that the population of the territo- Fy is virtually a unit in opposition to the plan to make one State Of Arizona and New Mexico.
 Three minutes after the Statehood bill passed the House 1t was oficfally announced in the Senate that this ac- tion had been taken. One of the House clerks was over there in that brief space of time with the enrolled measure which had been hurriedly signed by Speaker Cannon. Several years ago this would not have been possible. It would have taken proba- bly, hours to enroll it, for then tho work had to be done by pen on thick parchment. That was tedious work and necessarily slow. Now the bills and Joint resolutions are rushed down to the government printing ofice, and almost in the twinkling of an eye the large force at Uncle sam's gigantic shop can set up and print bill of great length. The Statehood bill covered fifty pages. No change was made in it after being reported from the House Committee. The iron clad rule pre- vented that The enrolling clerks of the House had an opportunity to do the work ahead. and that is how they managed to make such a record In II Imagined that ink used on big printing presses was not durable enough to en- roll bills on the parchment required by law. but that difficulty was remcdied Every bill and joint resolution passed by Congress after being enrolled Is sent to the State Department and kept in its archives. An enormous space is used in what Is believed to be a fire proof portion Of the building for this purpose.
 Several of the members of the House Naval Affairs committee are becoming disgusted. they say, over the delay in taking some action that will soon place on the statute books laws that will not only break up hazing at the Naval academy but make the regulation so strict that the officers detailed at that institution will see to 1t that the evils now being complained Of will not crop out in future One difficulty so far as the House is concerned Is that go many of the members have introduced bills and resolutions on the subject that the committee has been hampered in know ing what to do
 They have had to talk with such a large number of representatives hav- Ing different views that much valu- able time has been wasted in trying to determine what the best policy Is. Most of the resolutions demanding a NWHHplHk lHNtHtlSdNtpN Un tilE part or Congress have been referred to the Rules Committee. of which Speaker Cannon Is the head. As Is we'll known Uncle Joe" will not have m investi- gation if 1t can be helped One day he talks as If he will yet give the resolution of Congressman Pearre of Maryland hearing at court. and then other congressman poster him. and he gets worked up to such a pitch that he comes near telling them all that he will not do a thing,
 It is now said that the Speaker has about reached the conclusion that the best thing the Naval affairs committee could do would be to consider care- fully the blli that Secretary Bonaparte has submitted. The Speaker and others are understood to hold that the head of tho navy ought to have full author ity and that the tight line should be drawn on the naval officers who arc placed in charge of the academy at Annapolis. Congressman whc take a deep interest in the institution sssert that if the offieerH are held to strict ac. count hazing will stop.
 Alfred J. storfer