Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-20

SMITHS INDsCREET SPEECH
psrtlyd~d s~nx,u..l El-cnaa by Calhns
Speaker Who's Rebuke Was
Apslsvted.

Special Correspondence 90 The Optic.
Washington. June 1.-THE State
hood bin has passed both houses 81
congress wish0st = single vote against
n In either hsuss.
Senator MayEsH, democrat "f Ala
hama. said he knes human nature.
That with thirty million dollars Of
land and five million dollars In cash.
nh Tor public schools. no peopie on
earth would reject such . proposi.
fian."
Money Likes Wsstsrners.
lie regretted NO being able 10 get
better terms: bu. thought these we're
the best terms ever Offered 10 any
state and would never be offered
again n not accepted nov. and New
Mexico and Arizona waited twenty
years 10 come In separately
Senator Money. democrat. OF Mis-
sIssippi. father Of the late democratic
candidate for congress. Money Of New
Mexico. said about the same thing.
lie regretted that u was impossible
Ito get two states.
Senator Money also said: II have
found In travelling over the continen,
that 100000 western men are worth
| 10000 efYete eastern men Yes, one
10 ave"
There vas considerable eomma
tion ON the foor. and the galleries
particularly the press gallery.
Takes Anything.
Senator bailey. democratic ieade
/ al Texas. said he had formerly favor
"a four states III the four territories
hut finding II impossible TO get thu
he favored taking the best he eoul
!. get. and withdrew his opposition I
this bin and would accept u rattle
than wait many years. and possibl
not ret M good terms AZ those give
I'm this bill. Vie preferred taking tn
= terms IN this hill rather than get n
|. Statehood a. all. There was NJ
a vote IN the senate against the bin
a rs II uassed Wednesday. June 1911
n after five O'Clock. =
al On Thursday, June 18th. At 8 y. q
Chairman Hamilton, In the house cal
4 "a up the conference report on u
/, hlm The previous question was n
dered, Mr.. Money. democrat, Of MI
= sisslppt. OF the conference cou,faitts
said: We are getting lust what v
had contended for during the pa
six years: and the vote would be u
animous for the bin"
~ Smiths indiscretion.
i Delegate Smith, democrat. Of Al
IONA. charged the speaker with ira
ing In Legislation TO prevent "
: states OF New Mexico and Arixon
The speaker left the chair aud mac
n speech that rasped Smith In seyel
terms
!. / II had almost been conceded tn
Z. Delegate Smith would have been oi
Of the senators from the state Of Al
aona regardless Of how II went poll
!, caIIy, hut this Incident, dramatic Al
exciting. M 1t was In the extrem
with the speaker a~ppiauded to q
very echo by all the republicans. Al
by many democrats, as well. has eau
] ed Delegate Smith by his indicre
blunder. to practically eliminate hii
self. not only from any chance for n
= position Of senator, hut also for II
a next candidate for delegate.
N Arizona the Great wants an
thing from congress within the ne
three years II hai better take AZ
!, Justice Of the peace or constable az
\ nominate him and he could get mo-
Tor arizona than Smith would be alb
10 get.
The speaker and sice.preside
sign cd the Statehood bill Friday Al
- the president signed II on Satnrda
The president presented the TWEEN
dollar gold pen. with which he sign'
the bill. to Delegate w. III. Andrew
of New Mexico.
IRA M. BOND.
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