Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-20
B. S. Rodey Makes
LastSpeechB Before
Committee.
SAYS CONDITIONS ARE BAD
Joint Statehood Will Remedy
Evils---Tells of Corpora
ton Influence.
to The New Mexican.


Washington, D. c., Jan. 2O.-Durlng
the sessions of the House committee
on territories, the first time Delegate
Andrews heard the word "greaser"
used by an Arizona delegate, he I'M
medlately protested and requested the
chairman, Congressman Hamilton, not
to allow the use of the word In COM
mittee sessions thereafter.
Chairman Hamilton raped for Or
der and declared that the word should
no longer be used in committee dis
cussions or in arguments before 1t. AS
applied to the people Of New Mexico,
it was improper and unjust and he
would not tolerate it any longer.
Bill Will Pass.
The House has adopted the rune to
bring the Hamilton joint statehood bill
before it Wednesday next and It's
friends claim to have sure majority
for it's passage, as reported by the
committee.
Delegate Andrews has secured an
order from the Secretary of Agricul-
ture permitting sheep men to keep the
sheep they now have on the new Jemez
reserve thereon, until further orders.
Rodey completed his joint state
hood speech without interruption
from members of the committee or the
Arizona delegations. The opinion
among we'll posted senators and repre-
sentatiyes is that the Hamilton bill
will pass both houses and will become
a law.
Rodey Heard.
Washington, d. C., Jan. 20.-B. s.
Rodev former delegate to Congress
from New Mexico, appeared before the
house committee on Territories today
and delivered speech in favor of the
Joint statehood bill which efforded the
Democratic and Republican members
of the committee an opportunity for a
final tilt on the statehood question.
Rodey was repeatedly interrupted
by questions from members OF the
committee and by the heated argu
ments designed to bring out the atti
tude of the administration on state
hood. Representative Lloyd, of Mis-
souri,, asked Rodey if 1t were not true
that the President and the Speaker o1
the House were forcing the joint state
hood issue Rodey asked to be excu
sed from answering the question
and Chairman Hamilton, of Michigan
intimated that the Democrats were
being forced bv their organization tt
oppose the bill.
Taxation.
Representative Moon, of Tennessee
interrupted the argument to say:
object to the gentleman from Michl
gan and the gentleman from Missour
having this fuss here when in private
they express opposite opinions"
Rodey told of the system of taxation
in both New Mexico and Arizona ant
said the corporate influences hav
been draining both Territories AM
holding down their taxes. Under join
statehood, he said, the people of tn
two Territories could unite and cur
these influences and prevent their pull
lie domain from being stolen.
He pronounced the denunciation c
the Mexican population in New Me-
leo as ridiculous and said the Me-
leans were religious and law abidin
and In no sense menace to the vel
fare of the proposed state.
Control by Corporations.
In answer to questions from Repr'
sentative Moon, Rodey made detail
ed statement of how corporate influel
ces get control of the territorial go
ernments which are dominated by fe'
eral Office holders. He frankly sal
that he, Delegate Smith and othe
we'll known men, ride on railroad pa
ses and place themselves under obi
cations to the companies.
Under statehood, he said, governor
would be responsible directly to tn
people and the public demand for Il
creased taxes on corporate interest
would be respected for political re-
sons. Rodey's speech closed tt
hearing before the house committee
American Delegates.
Secretary Root today announce
that the American representatives
he approaching conference to be he
7 The Hague will be Joseph
ate, former ambassador to En-
I Horace Porter, former ambass
France, and Judge Rose, Of l.
ock, Arkansas, ex-president of Il
ican Bar association.
The Foraker Bill.
Senate committee on intersta
cree today began the consider
| the Foraker rate bill with Il