Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-06-04
ADJOURN IN
THREE WEEKS
Attempt to Have House Con-
cur in Railroad Bill
Amendments
STATEHOOD HIGH AND DRY
Attempt to Sidetrack 1t Resisted
by Senator Albert j.
Beveridge.
Special to The New Mexican.


ing the final vote on the railroad bill,
Senator Beveridge moved to make the
statehood bill unfinished business.
Senator Nelson saying he favored
statehood, moved to substitute the
conservation bill. After considerable
debate the motion Of Senator Kean
supported by Senators Aldrich and
Lodge, passed to adjourn at 10 until
Monday. If the conservation bill is
taken up first, it will be only a posi-
tive agreement in the open Senate
that the statehood bill shall pass at
this session. Opponents of statehood
are repeating the story to the Presi-
dent that New Mexico would send
Democratic senators to Washington
causes him to lean to the conservation
bill being taken up first, with state
hood next. Andrews is making the
fight of his life to keep the state
hood bill first
Washington, June AT a confer
ence today between Representative
am, VI 1lllllOlo, anu hoShGAtOl ~
Aldrch, Elkins and Crane, it was 5ug-
gested that the House might accept
the Senate amendments to the rail
road bill, and conflict be avoided
If this course will be taken it would
permit the adjournment of Congress
within three weeks.
Attempt to Side Track Statehood.
Washington, June 1.-The expected
clash between the statehood and the
conservation measures took place in
the Senate last night just after the
passage of the railroad bill.
Taking the floor after the result of
the vote had been announced Senator
Beveridge, chairman of the committee
on territories, moved to proceed to the
consideration of the statehood bill
Senator Nelson, who as chairman of
the committee on public lands, will
have charge of the conservation meas
ures, requested the Indiana Senator to
withhold his motion for the time. as
he desired to call up the conservation
bill. The request was not complied
with and a general discussion as to
precedence enSued.
During all the discussion Mr.. Bev-
eridge held the floor and continued to
contend for the consideration of his
motion He was compelled to yield at
last, however to a motion made by
Senator Kean to adjourn, and that
motion prevailed, 2S to 25. All the
affirmative votes were cast by Repub'
licans, but Senators Beveridge, Borah
Brown, Clark (Wyo), Dixon, Elkins
and Warren, joined with the Demo
Gratis in opposition.
The result of the vote is taken as
indicating that conservation probably
will be given the right of way On Mon
day. Friends of statehood are fal
from optimistic.
Railroad Bill Passed Last Night.
Washington, June 4.-The Senate
passed the administration railroad bill
at 9:55 o'clock last night. 1t had beer
under consideration for more thar
twelve weeks and practically no other
business except appropriation bills
was considered in that long period
Only twleve votes, all by Democrats
were recorded against the bill.
The practical unanimity with which
the measure was passed was due tt
the radical changes made in the meas
ura from the form in which it was
drafted by Attorney General Wicker
sham, followed numerous conferences
at the White House on the subject o
, amending interstate commerce laws
All the insurgents" who opposed
many features of the original bill
, voted for it last night.
Through the elimination of the pool
i, ing and merger sections and by reasol
of the adoption of many amendment
in the interest of shippers, the pro
gressive Republicans claim to hav
won a signal victory, and most of tn
Democrats expressed themselves a
favorable to the large portion of tn
measure.
Had it not been for the retention
: of the sections to create court Q
commerce it is likely that the vot
/ for the bill would have been unar
imous.
= Debate ceased at $50 O'Clock whe
u Senator Elkins, chairman of the IL
$ terstate commerce committee, move
to take up the bill which was passe
by the House, and after striking ou
I the body of that measure to substitut
+ the matter agreed upon by the sci
$ ate. In that form the bill was vote
= upon with the result that it wa
a passed by vote of fifty to twelve.
t No Republican voted against the bi
a and six Democrats voted for it. The
d were Messrs. Chamberlain, Clay Cor
Paynter. Simmons and Stone.