Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-04-27
BEVERIDCE TRIES
TO EXPLAIN
Denies That He Asserted Conference
Committee Would Not Report
Hamilton Bill This Session.

A special dispatch from Washing.
ton to the st. Louis Globe Democrat
says that Senator Beveridge re-
sents the recent publication which
represents him as telling members of
the House Of Representatives that
there would probably be no statehood
report from the conferees during this
session and that the whole matter
would go over until the next session.
He also denounces as incorrect and
untrue the intimation that there has
been undue delay and no earnest eff
fort on the part OF the conference to
reach an agreement. He explains that
the conferees have had long and fire.
quent meetings, and in fact, have been
together and tried to straighten out
the intricacies of the legislation as
quickly as possible. He says the work
has been as earnest and continuous as
the discharge of the other important
legislative duties by the members Of
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Denies Pledge to Foraker.
He also says that he was undei no
special pledge to Senator Foraker in
connection with the statehood bill
Whatever Mr. Beyeridge may say for
publication, any one who knows the
statehood situation and the circum-
stances under which he was appointed
one Of the conferees knows that he is
peculiarly bound to stand agains! re.
ceding and accepting the House propo
sition as long as Senator Foraker and
the leading Senators who were instru-
mental in knocking out the provisions
of the bill for New Mexico and Ari-
zond want him to stand. 1t is we'll
understood that Beveridge had given
assurances that he would stand for
the Foraker ideas which a majority OF
the Senate had shown by their votes
they supported
Now it is clear that Beveridge will
stand by the Foraker and the Senate
position in opposition to the House as
long as the Senate sentiment demand
that he do so. There is strong be-
lief in the minds of those who have
watched the development of matters
in relation to statehood that in the
end Foraker and his associates will
agree to the acceptance of bill with
the Foraker amendment which pro-
yides for the reference of the ques-
ton of accepting statehood to vote
OF the people of New Mexico and Ari-
zona and that they will recede from
the Burrows amendment which strikes
all reference to statehood for these two
territories out of the bill. 1t will
probably not be worked out in a day
and perhaps not until the very closing
hours OF the session, but that this will
be the ultimate decision, conservative
men of both Houses believe.
Must Be Formally Requested.
Washington, April 27.-Secretary
Taft has telegraphed Governor Pardee
of California with suggestion from
the President that in order to avoid
possible legal complications, the gov
ernor should call upon the President
formally for the use of United States
troops in San Francisco.
Campaign Contributions Prohibited.
Washington, April 27.-The Senate
committee on privileges and elections
today by unanimous vote authorized
Senator Foraker to report favorably
on the Tillman bill, prohibiting insur-
ance and other corporations from con-
tributing to campaign funds. The bill
was amended by subcommittee and
was made to apply to corporations of
all kinds and to- all elections for Presi-
dent and Presidential electors, for leg
islatures where United States Senators
are to be chosen, and from Represen
tatives to Congress. 1t makes the Of
Tending corporation subject to a fine
Of $4,000 and an employe of the cor
porations subject to fine of $1,000
The measure does not apply to persons
receiving such contributions.
Appropriations for San Francisco.
Washington, April 27.-The House
committee on appropriations today au-
thorized favorable report on the bill
carrying an appropriation for 100000
for repair work at Mare Island, Cali
fornia, navy yard, to give employment
to San Francisco mechanics and also
$4,000 to meet the emergency expen.
ditures of the postoffice department.
incidental to the San Francisco disas-
ter. President Roosevelt recommend
ed 100000 for the Mare Island Navy
Yard and the Senate passed the bill
for that amount yesterday.
the schools at Clayton, and he seems
to be giving satisfaction.