Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-27
STATEHOOD VOTE
ON MARCH NINTH
Almost Certain to
Pass the Foraker
Amendment.
THE HOUSE WILL ACCEPT II
Prominent Senators Lined
Up to Fight for and
Against Measure.
Special to The New Mexican.

Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 27.--Senator
Hopkins, of Illinois, today made
lengthy speech in favor of the passage
of the Hamilton joint statehood BIZ.
now pending in the Senate. Senator
Nelson, of Minnesota, assisted Senator
Hopkins in the running debate, which
took place in the Senate on the bill.
Senators Foraker of Ohio, Perkins
of California, Carter of Montana, Du-
bois of Idaho, Hepburn Of Idaho, and
Flint of California are opposing the
bill in it's present form.
Senator Hale of Massachusetts does
not consider that New Mexico and
Arizona are entitled to admission as
one state even, but thinks that they
should remain in territorial condition
for some time longer.
A final vote upon the bill has been
set for March 8. 1t is pretty we'll es-
tablished that the bill cannot pass the
Senate, unless the Foraker amendment
is accepted by the pro-joint statehood
Senators.
As far as the House of Representa-.
tives Is concerned, it is said that that
body will adopt the bill in the shape
in which it comes from the Senate and
will acquiesce in the Foraker amend
ment should the Senate adopt the
same.
Pension Bill.
Special to The New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 27.-Dele,
gate w. H. Andrews has introduced q
bill giving a pension of $24 per month
to Mrs Ellen j. Hudson Of New Mex,
ico.
Debate on Bill.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 27.--The
Senate agreed to vote on the state
hood bill and amendments Friday,
March 9th.
Senator Hopkins then addressed the
Senate i'm support of the statehood bill.
He said the entire country was pro.
toundly interested in the proposed ad-
mission of two new states and made
an appeal for the ratification of The
report of the committee on terrific
ries in recommending the consolida.
tion OF the four territories int two
states. He especially urged the wis
dom of joining Arizona and New Mex
leo.
In the course of his remarks ne re-
ferred to the Foraker amendment, Civ
ing Arizona a separate vote upon the
question of admission as "insidious
and dangerous" but when Foraker oh.
jected to the language, the Illinois
Senator withdrew "insiduous."
What he had meant to say was that
the adoption of the amendment would
not only accomplish the defeat of the
object of the bill, but would ultimately
result in the admission of Arizona as
a separate state, and Foraker admit
ted that he hoped to see both New
Mexico and Arizona made separate
states some time in the future.
All Quiet.
The Chinese minister has received a
cablegram from the viceroy at Canton
saying that the boycott agitation has
subsidized He reports everything quiet.
Eight Killed.
A later cable from Rogers says that
the reports of the Nanchang trouble
are conflicting. It is now reported that
1t originated between the French Jes.
uits and Chinese officials. In riots
which occurred yesterday six Jesuits
and two members of the Kingman
family were killed. The Chinese
troops were protecting them. The
American mission buildings it is under.
stood, were saved and order has now
been restored.
Rate Bill.
Senator Clay presented and had read
from the desk in the Senate the pro
posed amendment to the railroad rate
bill, which makes 1t unlawful for com.
non carriers to own coal or oil lands,
to deal in coal or oil, or to attempt to
monopolize the trade of these cnrlmo.
dities or control their prices.
Cromwell on Stand.
The examination of William Nelson
Cromwell was resumed before the Sen
ate committee on inter ocean canals
today. Senator Morgan took charge
Of the examination and demanded tt
know what payment was made Crom
we'll from the new Panama Company
Cromwell asserted that the Information
was confidential. Morgan insisted
and many sharp passages ensued. Fin
ally Cromwell said that while he did
not think 1t any business Of the Sen
ators, he would state that the total pay
ments made him would not exceed
100000. That was all he had receiv