The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-06-23

voted against Il our hope would
have been Just as small as pos
sible to conceive, provided two
thirds Of the other Territory
wanted it. Against that we
have stood solidly on the side Of
the House, and thank God, they,
a noble lot Of alleged insurgents
Of today, the patriots of tOmOr-
row, called attention of the world
to the outrage that this House
was attempting to perpetrate.
Applause ON the Democratic
side.)
The less said about the way
this bill has Jared the better for
the history Of this Congress, and
l refrain from going into that
part of it. There is a law in
Arizona that if one Legislator
trades with another on the leg
islatiOn before that body he is
guilty of a very high misde-
meanor, and if the Governor
shall attempt in that benighted
land to influence legislation by
promise of veto or the Withhold
ing of veto to secure other legis-
latiOu he goes to the penitentiary
under the laws of that land.
ARIZONA Is CONGRATULATED.
Il congratulate my people,
and in their name l thank this
side of the House, and doubly do
thank you for your work for
them, and when this fight is
over and as long as you live you
will have knowledge of having
been of service to your country
that is worthy of your labor to
get your high seat in this great
presence. congratulate Ari-
zona, thanking the House for
what it has ultimately done.
We shall at the next session Of
this Congress demonstrate to
this House whether or not, in
spite of what / conceive to be a
bribe of $5, 900, 900 in this bill
and / rejected that before the
committee-we have a people
above such a consideration. And
| have no doubt we will come
back with such vote on the
proposed proceedings that it is
the last we shall hear of joint
statehood between Arizona and
New Mexico" (Applause on the
Democratic side.)
To the House, which for more
than six months had watched
the Speaker use all the great
power of his position to defeat
the very act which was then be-
ing consummated, the signifi-
canoe of these remarks was we'll
understood. The Democrats un-
derstanding and appreciating
them, had applauded uproarious-
ly. But if there had been any
who did not understand they
would have been enlightened by
gazing on the Speaker. Flushed
by the first few sentences which
Mr.. Smith uttered, the Speaker
became palpably excited as the
delegate from Arizona proceed
ed.
Then, as Mr.. Smith began to
draw a finer bead on the Speak
er, Mr.. Cannon sent his page
scurrying to Mr.. Dalzell. MIR.
Dalzell came in haste; the Speak
er gave the gavel over to him
and descending to the floor, be-
gan to pace up and down the
aisle, splitting viciously at every
step-livid with rage.
Mr.. CANNON GROWS ANGRY.
When Mr.. Smith finished the
Democrats applauded him up
rOariously, the Republicans, now
knowing that their leader had
come down to the floor to speak,
broke forth into cheers, and the
Democratic applause of Mr..
Smith was not hushed, but over
come. For more than q minute
the Republicans clapped their
hands, stamped their feet and
cheered. When finally it sub
sided Mr.. Cannon, 50 excited
that he scarcely spoke with CO..
herence, addressed the Chair,
Mr.. Speaker he began, .'as
member Of the House Of Rep
resentatives during this session,
&c ~ all oti,nr eoes;nna I havo