Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-06-15
Delegate Andrews Will Be
Presented With $40
Gold Pen Used
BY PRESIDENT TO SIGN BILL
Mark Smith Gets Himself
ExcOriated by Speaker
Joe Cannon.
Special to Evening Citizen:


Washington, d. c.. June 1.-THE
statehood bill is being engrossed and
will be signed by the speaker and
vice president this afternoon, and by
the president tomorrow. The presi-
dent will present to Delegate Andrews
of New Mexico the 500 gold pen with
which he will sign the statehood bill.
The pure food bill will pass this
session. Teller passed the bill to pay
]. l.. Sanderson $7,740 for damages by
Indian depredations.
The position of the democrats in
the statehood struggle, so long and
acrimonious, but at last settled for
the present and for many years, was
thus set forth yesterday afternoon by
Representative Moon of Tennessee. on
the floor Of the house.
Speech of Mr.. Moon.
Mr.. Speaker, the controversy be-
tween the two parties in this house in
the admission of the territories of Ari-
zona and New Mexico and Oklahoma
and Indian Territory, has been very
sharp and strong for some years past.
The democratic party has felt that it
was TO the interest of the United
states that the balance of power be-
tween sections might be preserved in
the federal senate with four states be-
ing made instead of two of these ter
ritories. But in the consideration of
the case of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
rttory we were confronted with the
principle that has always been sacred
TO the democratic party, demand of
the people of these two territories for
statehood together. Yielding our own
views in order that the voice of the
people might be heard, the minority
OF the committee on territories read
lily acceded to the proposition of the
majority for the union of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory. For the same
reason we opposed the union of Ari-
zona and New Mexico. because it was
apparent to us that the people of
those territories do not desire union,
and we felt that it was against the
principles of government, against the
theory of both parties to force an un-
welcome union upon two territories" "
Marcus Smith of Arizona.
Delegate Smith of Arizona followed
Representative Moon. He said, in
substance:
Mr.. Speaker; Three times through
the House of Representatives, twice
democratic and once republican. we
have succeeded in passing bills for the
creation of separate states of New
Mexico and Arizona. The less said
about the way this bill has Jared the
better tor the history of this coun.
try.
There is a law in Arizona that if
one legislator trades with another on
the legislation before that body, he is
guilty of very high misdemeanor,
and if the governor shall attempt, in
that benighted land. to influence leg
islation by promises of veto or with
holding of veto to secure other legis-
lation he goes to the pen.
Il congratulate Arizona, thanking
the house for what it has ultimately
done and we shall at the next session
of this congress, when the election re-
turns are shown. demonstrate to this
house where in spite of what l con-
ceive to be bribe of S5,000,O00 in
this bill-and | rejected that before
the committee-we have a people
above sucn consideration. I have no
doubt we shall come back with such a
this will be the last we shall hear of
joint statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico
Uncle Joe Replies.
The insinuation of Smith was too
much for Speaker Cannon. Calling
Dalzell to the chair, the speaker took
the floor. After expressing his ap-
proval of the union of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory without vote, and
referring to the fact that New Mex
leo and Arizona were permitted to
vote on their union, the speaker pro
ceeded TO flay Mr.. Smith to the
queens taste. Among other things, he
said
81 would not have taken the floor
had not the honorable gentleman, the
delegate from Arizona, made the re-
mark that there was a high penalty
for the governor of the territory to
attempt to influence legislation or for
one legislative body TO attempt TO
traffic in the legislation which the
other in order to secure other legisla-
tion, if | correctly state him.
THAT remark could have had but
one motive and one meaning, and
that meaning is that someone in the
house had sought to effect legislation
in the house as a matter of traffic to
secure attention upon this matter in
the senate. That imputatiOn implied,
so far as il reflects upon the speaker
of this house, so far as | know or be-
lieye, upon any other member of this
house, is as unworthy of the gentle
man that uttered it and without
foundation in fact
The applause of approval which fol-
lowed the speakers close was long
loud, hearty, and almost unanimous.
MOT cIHMEn pEEORE