Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-05
POLL OF CONGRESS
MADE BY HEARST
1t Shows the House Unanimous
and Three-FOurthS OF the
Senate Favorable
10 Statehood
Bill.

Washington. Feb. 5.-tSenator Bev-
erldge stands alone in his opposition
to the admission of New Mexico and
Arizona to the union, and the SEN
ator's action in breaking into print
yesterday with vile abuse Of Delegate
Andrews and Mark Smith is only re-
sulting in greater support for the
statehood bill
Beveridge yesterday began to try
the statehood cause in newspapers
here which are friendly to him. He
has caused to be inserted in one news
paper an interview, in which he pre-
sents absolutely no logical reason for
his opposition to the enabling acts,
but contents himself with merely
abusing Delegate Andrews of New
Mexico and Former Delegate Mark
smith, of Arizona, both of whom are
using every effort to have the state
hood bills brought up in the House
and Senate at this session of Con-
gress.
The Hearst papers have taken a
poll of the House and the Senate on
the statehood question. The poll
shows that the House is unanimous
for the immediate passage of the
statehood bill, there being not one
member who will offer any objections.
In the Senate three-fourtbs of the
members -afe IL lavoI of passing the
enabling act as soon as it Is reported
in that body.
Thus it is seen that Beveridge
stands alone, but as chairman of the
committee on territories in the Senate
he will, of course, have some influ-
ence when the bill is to be reported.
Whether the Senate will listen TO his
recommendation concerning the bill
remains to be seen, but the action he
has taken in trying the case in the
newspapers and in attacking Dele
gate Andrews and Mark Smith will
probably isolate him. 1t is said that
he will be able to exert less influence
in the Senate on the statehood bill
than he did on a previous occasion,
and if this is the case there is every
reason to believe that the statehood
bill will have no more opposition in
the Senate that it will in the House.
Chairman Hamilton, of the House
committee on territories, was a White
Hous caller yesterday and later Bev-
eridge also called on the president.
Beveridge denied that his visit had
anything to do with statehood, but
later he gave out the interview re-
ferred to, in which he abused the
statehood workers.
Chairman Hamilton stated that he
hoped to bring the statehood bill be-
fore the House Tuesday or Wednes-
day next week. AS there is no op-
position, it is believed the House will
pass the act without delay. That will
put it up to the Senate and If the Sem
ate committee on territories can be
induced to report it there is every
probability that the Senate will pass
it,
Beveridges opportunity will come
when the bill goes to his committee,
but ii is believed that enough MEM
bers of the committee are favorable
to the bill to have it reported favor
ably, despite Beverdges attitude,
which is naturally strengthened by
his position as chairman. Every min
ute's delay is against the cause for
the reason that the Senate will have
big appropriation bills for considera-
ton at the last moment.
The announcement here that a
committee will come from New Mex
leo to boost for statehood is received
with favor. Such a committee can
do an immense amount of good.