Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-08
IS
IN THE THROES
Senate Assembled Slowly
Less Than II Present
When MCCumber
BEGAN lMPOLlTlC SPEECH
Cuts New Mexico and Arizona
Out as West Needs
More Senator'S.
REPEATS HISTORY

Washington, ID. c., March S.-The
senate met at IL O'Clock, an hour ear
lier than usual, to afford additional
time for discussion of the statehood
bill. but 1t looked for a while as
though the object would be frustrated,
by the lack of attendance upon the
part of the senators. When the hour
of the meeting had arrived, not a
single seat was occupied: but as the
vice president and chaplain entered
the north door McCumber and Gearin
appeared at the opposite entrance,
and Teller and Patterson came in a
few minutes later.
The other senators were slow in ar
irving, and at 11:15, when McCumber
of North Dakota began to speak on
the statehood bill, less than a dozen
senators were in their seats. Nc
Cumber introduced his speech by pre-
senting a substitute for the state
hood bill, creating one state out OF
Oklahoma and another out of Indian
Territory, the latter under the name
of Sequoya, in honor of the Cherokee
scholar of that name, and entirely
eliminating New Mexico and Arizona
More True Than Diplomatic.
ne iidue al dISuHltHt dEdiHSl lHt
consolidation of the territories into a
few states, contending that more
western states were necessary to give
the agricultural and other trans Mis-
sissippi interests a strong represen-
tation I'm congress. He predicted
that in the near future the west will
have much larger number of in
habitants than the east, and even IL
the present boundary lines shall be
preserved, it will be impossible to Sc
cure as many states as there are now
east of the Mississippi, and therefore,
the balance of power in the senate
must necessarily be against the vest
| ern section. He declared that the
time will come when the east will
find its protection in the west He
4 referred to the influence of foreign
Nlmmigration In eastern communities,
4 and in this connection said that at
| it's last election Chicago elected a
socialistic mayor.
/ Tillman After President.
| When McCumber closed, Tillman
| gave notice that as soon as an OPP
portunity offers he will address the
senate on the massage of the presi-
dent, sent to the senate yesterday,
on the coal inquiry resolution recently
passed by congress on Tillman's mo-
tion. He referred TO the presidential
message as Every remarkable docu-
ment," and said that but for the pres
sure to proceed with the statehood
bill, he would ask to be heard at this
time.
Patterson then addressed the SEN
ate on the statehood bill, speaking in
opposition to the passage of the house
bill. He devoted his attention almost
exclusively to that portion of the bill
providing for joining New Mexico
and Arizona. and contended that Ari
zona as now bounded has uEdoubted
right to ultimate statehood.
Senator Patterson's Speech.
He expressed the opinion that Ari-
zona and New Mexico were not pre-
pared for separate statehood, and he
contended that the country is in
honor bound to observe a compact
made when the territory of Arizona
was created.
Patterson gave an interesting ac-
count of the narrow escape New Mex
leo had from becoming a state when
Colorado was admitted in 1876.
At that time Patterson was the
delegate to congress from Colorado.
1
from New Mexico. Bills for the ad-
mission of both were passed by the
house and amended ia the senate.
While held at the speakers desk,
Burrows, now senator from Michigan,
made an eloquent speech, which en-
ragged the democrats. Elkins was the
first TO congratulate Burrows. and as
a punishment the democrats prevent
ed the massage of the New Mexican
bill while allowing Colorado to be-
come a state Patterson concluded
that II New Mexico was ready for
statehood thirty years ago, IL was
ready now. This anecdote was re-
lated by Patterson in reply to the
charge which Patterson said had been
frequently made that he was respon-
sible for the election of President
Hayes by his assurance that If Colo
RADIO should be admitted that time it's
electoral vote would be cast for the
democratic candidate, whereas the re-
publican votes were In majority in the
new state.
! House.
Washington, u. c.. March S-The
house, on meeting today, agreed to
a resolution calling on the Secretary
of State for the report of Herbert W.
ID. Pierce on the condition of the
American consulates in the orient,
and especially at Shanghai.
On motion OF Mondell OF Wyoming
the irrigation fund was relieved from
100000 OF charges for the irrigation
| project for the Pima Indians on the
Gila river reservation