Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-01-26
Special to the Morning Journal.

Special to the Morning Journal.
Washington, Jan. 25.-By a vote o
1874 to $50 the house today passed tn
so-called Hamilton omnibus statehood
bill The vote was taken after fou
hours debate and after both sides hat
opportunity to discuss the merits o.
the measure. The opponents to ths
measure, mostly the democrats, wer'
severe in their denunciation Of the re
publican organization in congress whC
fostered the bill and for the way they
engineered its passage through the
lower house. Their shafts of sarcasm
and vituperaton aimed at the cham
pions of joint statehood were ill-spen'
however and had no effect whatever
There were also number Of insur
gents, mostly western republicans
who protested against the omnibus
feature of the bill and in voting
against the measure were guided by
what they called Justice to the west,
which section they contended would
some day outnumber the east in pop
ulation and yet be powerlcss in the
United States senate. Legislation like
that enacted they claim, surrendered
the west to the mercy Of the domi-
neering east.
IIepburn's Ringing Defense.
The insurgents and democrats. how
ever were not alone in the field o.
debate, for Uncle Joe Cannon sent t.
the front several of his marshals oi
oratory and logic, among them tha'
old war horse Uncle Peter Hepburn
of Iowa, who in an academic speech
described the merits Of the bill and
rebuked the opposition for theit
sighting and unjust attacks on New
Mexican citizenship. "Greasers, yot
call them" he continued: Yes, bui
these people, yea their fathers, Were
knocking at the door for admission
into the sisterhood of states when
you and ] were still boys and many
Of you still unborn, They have tht
right sort of spirit, a right regard fo'
patriotism and liberty and that Is al
we can ask of them. As to joining
them with Arizona, and admittinz
them as one state, we have all reason.
TO believe that such jointure is t.
the best interests of both. Mexican
preponderance which you hold IN a.
a bogy will then be a thing of thf
past but I deny the people of New
Mexico will take advantage of Ari-
zona"
Joiuturc Falrcst Proposition.
Mr.. Brick Gndiana) said it woulc
be unjust TO admit two states, Arizona
and New Mexico. and that therefore
the proposition Of Joint statehood wa
the fairest possible. He pointed ou
that five states now in the union have
only $4,000 population and yet arc
represented by fifteen men in con
gress. ten of them being senator's anc
five representatives. Their representa-
tives represent on an average o
$4,000 less population each than lega
requirements for other states. one
of these states has a population only
little more than one-ffth of the ap'
portionnent for representatives,. An
other has only about oue-half. or
the other hand, the smallest state u
the union has about half a milliof
population and only two representa-
tives. Indiana with two and a hal
million people has only thirteen repre-
sentatives.
Cennon ON the Lookout.
Quite a number of other speeches
were made but the line of argumen
remained the same The debate end
ed at 3 o'clock sharp and immediately
after. what on most occasions Is re
garded as monotonous, the roll wa
called Although there was never
moments doubt OF the passage Of th'
til. vet Speaker Cannon had a sharl
eve out for probable surprises AS th'
vote progressed 1t was foregone con
chslon that the backbone of the IN
surgents was crushed out the day be
fore and when the result was an
nounoed. IT was seen that the measure
had carried by Al votes to spare
In the Senate.
The scene of hostilities now shift
To that august body, the united
states senate. or course the senat
committee on territories Of whici
Senator Beveridge Is chairman. mus
first report the bill before It will b
brought on the floor Of the scpate 70
debate. n the plans of Senator BeY
cridge move smoothly, there will b.
no hearing before the senate commit
tee. hut 2 number OF executive sess
ions during which the bill Will Pc dis
crssed and plan OF battle outlined
b. The fate Of the measure, as far a
the senate Is concerned, Is at best
ouantlty Of which the world know
little and as the Morning Journal cor
respondent does not tpresume 70 be q