Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-05
Measure Likely to Get Through
House Only to Slumbef
Peacefully in Beverdge Com
mittee PigeonhoIe,
PROSPECT OF ANDREWS AS
MEMBER SHOCKS SENATE
Chance of Having Marx Smith
as Colleague Likewise Fails
to Arouse Enthusiasm
Among GraybeardS,
Morning Journal Bureau.
Munscy Building,
Washington. p. G., Feb T.

Washington, p. G., Feb 4.
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico at this session OF congress is
declared to be practically out of the
question, according 20 advices that
have reached the White House. Rep
resentative Hamilton, chairman of
the house committee on territories,
ana senator Beveridgc chairman Of
the same committee in the senate,
were both visitors to the executive Of
fices today. They were not together,
however. and each stated that his visit
had nothing to do with statehood.
Representative Hamilton said he
hoped to get the statehood bill be-
fore the house next week. proba bly,
about Wednesday. He felt confident
that the measure would pass that
body AS to the senate he said that
there was opposition to statehood in
the upper house. Danger of the bill
not becoming a law grew greater as
the present session ,,-.g red its end,
he conceded.
Senator Beveridge said that because
of his position as chairman of the
senate committee to territories he
did not wish to discuss the matter in
any form The information that
reached the president IS that congress
is going TO be mighty well occupied
in the next four weeks with appropri-
alton bills and that statehood has abb
solutely no chance OF becoming a law.
The opposition Is so strong and
time is so short that the least amount
of we'll directed opposition will put
statehood out of the question for at
least another year
An interesting personal question
has become involved in the statehood
fight. This is declared on good au-
thourity to outweigh the ordinary rea-
sons. Influential senators, who are
not favorably disposed to the merits
Of Delegate Andrews OF New Mexico
and Delegate Smith of Arizona do
not want to promote the senatorial
ambitions of these men by giving
statehood at this time This is the
way one strong man in the senate
put 1t.
This whole statehood business is
pushed by Bull" Andrews and Mark
Smith, the former expects to be SEN
ator from New Mexico and the latter
from Arizona. | don't think they Will
get to be senators right away by con
sent of the senate. We are too busy
to bother with this bill now. Appro-
priations and other bills Will take up
all our time
Governor Kibbey Of Arizona. who
has been in Washington for several
week doing missionary work for state
hood. returned To his home today
The governor fastened his depar-
ture because of the reports from Ari-
zona of labor troubles at Globe, where
it is said the miners and mine owners
are at loggerheads. the acting COVER
nor having found il necessary to get
the militia ready for action. Before
departing Governor Kibbey said he
did not apprehend any serious trouble
in Globe
He left Washington in an optimis
tic frame of mind regarding state
hood
There is no question in my mind
that the house viii pass the state
hood bill" said Governor Kibbey
And If the biz passes the lower
house this week there Is every rea-
son to hope that the senate will take
action on the measure before the 4th
OF March. IT, however. il does not
go through the senate. we shall have
To begin all over again AT the next
session of congress. but in that event
We shall have a good start. as there
is really no serious opposition to state
hood"
The nomination OF Governor Kib-
hey for another torn as chief ex-|
ecutive OF the territory has not yet
been confirmed by the senate but this
fact does not disturb the governor.
although. it is said. charges have
been made against him. II Is likely
that the confirmation will be made
within a short time and az soon as
the committee on territories has \
meeting and reports tho nomination
TO the senate. So far this committee
has not met this session.
Il do not care 10 say anything
about the alleged charges against
me-" said Governor Kibboy. II want
to be confirmed. Of course. but I am
not in the least ashamed of any
charges"
The governor intimated that when
Arizona enters the union he would
like % be elected a United states sen
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