Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-24
RULE REPORTED BY
HOUSE COMMITTEE
ADOPTED N2 To I65
Test and Final Vote on Joint Statehood
Measure Will Come Tommorrow
Afternoon at Three O'Clock.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 24.-The rule
reported by the House committee on
the Hamilton joint statehood bill,
passed at 2 o'clock this afternoon by
a vote of 1872 for, to 165 against, max
ing majority Of twenty-seven for the
rule. Before the final vote, Repre-
sentative Dalzelle, Republican from
Pennsylvania, following the privileged
report Of the committee on territories
on the statehood bill, spoke in favor
of the adoption Of the rule. Repre-
sentative Williams, Of Mississippi. the
Democratic whip of the House, spoke
six minutes against the adoption of the
rule; Representative Mondell, Of Wy
oming, also spoke ten minutes against
the adoption and Representative Gros-
venor, Of Ohio, argued for ten minutes
in it's favor. The test and final vote
on the bill will come up at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Associated Press.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 24.-The
statehood resolution was adopted 1879
to 1866.
Full Attendance.
With the rule prepared allowing
general debate on the statehood bill
until o'clock tomorrow, and with an
unusually full attendance of members
and crowded galleries, the statehood
fight opened in the House today with
the tension at high pitch.
Dalzell presented the rule which
had been agreed upon by the rules
committee
When it was read, Dalzell, after
consultation with Williams, the min
ority leader, asked unanimous consent
that debate for one and one-half
hours be allowed on the rule. This
was agreed to and Dalzell explained
the first terms Of the statehood bill
and then stated that If the rules should
be adopted the vote on the bill would
be heard tomorrow.
Fight Made.
Williams stated that the rule in
question denied the House the right
to vote on the question Of admitting
either of the four territories separate
lily. He said it was holding whip ov-
er the House compelling 1t to agree to
admit Arizona and New Mexico as
one state.
Says Much Opposition.
Williams yielded ten minutes to
Mondell of Wyoming, one Of the Re-
publican insurgents, who expressed
the hope that the demand for the pre-.
vious question would be voted down.
Mondell denied that the bill was a
Republican party measure, every man,
woman and child in New Mexico be-
ing opposed to being joined to Ari-
zona.
He said there was large number in
the House, who, If their hands were
not tied, would vote against the join
Ing Of these two territories. He char
acterized the proposed rule as vio-
lation Of party pledges.
The reply to Mondell was made by
|Grosvenor, Of Ohio, who maintained
that the joint statehood bill was a
Republican measure The President
was for 1t and the House in caucus
had endorsed It.
That 1t was party question, he
said, would be easily recognized with
In the next hour and half when the
vote on the rule was taken. -
When Grosvenor concluded, Will
iams protested with great warmth
against Grosvenor's efforts to make
this a partisan question. He said the
question Of the permanent welfare Of
the people Of the two territories
should never be a partisan question. I
Opposition to the rule was made by
adams Of Wisconsin, a Republican In
surgent. Appealing for the rights Of
| the people of the great state Of New
York, Payne, Of New York. who fol
lowed, protested against the equal rep
Presentation in the Senate from the ter
ritories. Should "the Providence Of
God" he said, "infiict the country
with Democratic rule we should have
lsuch legislation"
Much Laughter.
j, Adam Bede, Of Minnesota, who
followed began: If we have Demo.
lcratic rule, 1t won't be the Providence
Of God 1t will be a mistake Of Re
publican leaders, 3 (Laughter)
"Why." he continued. the Payne
speaks about New York Senator's
most people are trying to forget
Them" a
It was several minutes before the
Vigorous efforts Of Speaker Cannon
availed against the shouts Of laughter
and applause.
THE Gentlemen from Minnesota
warned the Speaker, does know, ol
The ought 70 know. that bic remarks