Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-06-02
STATEHOOD RE-
PORT SIGNED
This Afternoon at
3:Ol O'clock by
Conferees.
PEOPLE VOTE SEPARATELY
On Constitution 80 Foraker
Amendment Was Accept
ed Without a Change.
WASHINGTON, .. c., JUNE e.
rHE STATEHOOD CONFERENCE
REPORT WAS SIGNED AT 3:01
O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON.
pemocrats VIII Fight In Senate.

Democrats viii Fight In Senate.
The report was unanimous save
what Senator Patterson OF the confer
ees termed "the crucial point which
is the joint Statehood provision fol
Arizona and New Mexico. Ga this
point the minority members disagreed
They refuse to accede to the terms OF
the House bill, which provides "elabo
rate machinery" for the coming cleo
ton, "and is intended to coerce the
voters to favor joint statehood. the
Democrats say there will be vigorous
opposition to the conference report III
the Senate.
people Vote Separately on constltu
ton.
The following statement was MADE
by the majority members OF the con-
ference:
New Mexico and Arizona, are per
mitted to vote separately as provided
by the amendment introduced by Sen
ator Foraker last year and adopted by
the Senate and as re-introduced Dy
Senator Foraker this year. 1t simply
proyides that constitution OF new
state shall be submitted to an election
of the people on November 9th, and
ii the majority of the people OF either
territory vote against the constitution
1t fails. The conference committee ac'
cepted the Foraker amendment with
out a change
Senator TiIlman viii Present Report
to Senate.
Washington, d. c., June 2.-The con
ferees on the railroad rate bill reached
complete agreement and the report
was signed. Senator Tillman will pre-
sent the report to the Senate at the
first opportunity.
Adoption Of Conference COMMITTEES
Means Lively Times.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, June 2.-The confer
ence committee on the Hamilton joint
statehood bill has just agreed, but the
Democratic minority members dissent
ed from recommendation that the first
Foraker amendment be made part OF
the signed report This throws the
fight to the. floor of both Houses. II
the majority repsett is adopted by both
Houses it means that state election
and a territorial election will take
place simultaneously and that con.
stitutional convention will be held this
fall. The election for the ratification
Of the constitution, for state ticket
and for territorial legislative and
county officials will take place stimuli.
taneously on the first Tuesday OF
November next. If the report Is de.
feated 1t is likely that the entire state.
hood question will be defeated for this
session or that only Oklahoma and In.
dian Territory will be admitted as one
state and that New Mexico and Ari
zona, under the name Of Arizona, will
be left out entirely.
Conference Report Submitted to
Senate.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, June 2.-Senator Bev.
eridge, chairman Of the joint confer
ence committee on the Hamilton state
hood bill today presented the report
Of the committee in the Senate. The
territories of New Mexico and Arizona
are permitted to vote separately upon
the question of joint statehood, pro
yided the amendment introduced by
Senator Foraker is added and adopted
by the Senate. The amendment was
first introduced last year and re-intro
duced by Senator Foraker this year
It provides that the constitution of the
state shall be submitted separately to
an election of the people on Novem
ber 6, 1906. If the majority Of the
people of New Mexico or Arizona sep
arately vote against the constitution
the latter fails and there will be nc
statehood for them. The conference
committee, accepted the first Foraker
amendment without change. Senator
Patterson and Representative Moon
Democratic members on the conference
committee object to the adoption O
the Foraker amendment and in this re
spect did not agree with the majority
of the committee.
Will Eliminate Rate Bill Difference,
Today.
Washington, June 2.-IThe Afternoon
session of the railroad rate conference
will eliminate the differences betwee1
the Senate and the House on tina
measure, according to the prediction
of the conferees. There is practically
but one Senate amendment yet to b,
disposed Of-that is the one requiring
the giving Of five days notice befor,
the issuance of an injunction settinl
aside an order Of the commission
There is no question but what pro
vision tor the notice will be made, /
is said, but arguments are being ad
vanced-to show that this matter shoult
be left to the discretion of the court
Limits Liabilities Of Railroads.
Washington, June 2.--The Senat
yesterday passed the bill limiting tn
liability Of railroad companies for in
Jury to employees, but Senator DAME
gave notice Of a motion to reconside
the vote which, Il It prevails, vii