Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-06-17
June goth Admission Day,
w Mexican.

June EULn AQTnISSlO1 Lay.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, June 1.-THE Senate
amendments to the House statehood
bill will be concurred in by the House
on Saturday. The President will sign
the bill on Monday before leaving for
New Haven, Connecticut, to see his
son graduate from Yale University. 1t
is proposed that the first news to be
given ex-President Roosevelt upon his
arrival tomorrow in Manhattan, shall
be the passage of the enabling act.
This statehood bill is now on Speak
er Cannon's table. Delegate Andrews
is working for the best bill that can
be obtained for a certainty.
The ways and means committee re-
ported favorably $20,0OO,OO0, instead
of $3O,0O0,0O0 voted by the Senate to
complete the irrigation projects un-
dertaken by the reclamation service
in the west.
The Fort Sumner land Office bill
having passed the Senate is now in
the House and is to be passed after
the statehood bill is out of the way.
Governor Mills was on the floor of
the House and Senate today and was
heartily greeted by Senators and Rep
resentatives.
Taft Working Hard for Statehood.
Washington, ID. c., June 17.-Presf-
dent Taft, took UP the task of secur-
e ing statehood for New Mexico and
Arizona, which the leaders in Con-
gress have transferred entirely to his
shoulders. He sent for several House
leaders, including Hamilton, chairman
OF the committee on territories. When
Hamilton left the White House it was
with the promise that he would do all
he could to have the House accept the
Senate statehood bill without confer
ence.
Story of Yesterdays Event.
Washington, June 17.-After re-
naming on the Senate calendar for
almost three months, the bill provid-
ing for the admission of the territor-
les of New Mexico and Arizona to
separate statehood was taken up by
the Senate and passed after a debate
lasting more than two hours. The
measure was called up by Senator
Beveridge chairman of the commit
tee on territories, and was passed af-
ter speeches by Senators Beveridge,
Frazier, Nelson, Hughes and Smoot.
All the speeches were favorable to
the creation of the two states, but the
Democrats favored the House bill
When the vote was reached there
was division on the Senate substi-
tute for the House BILL but with that
amendment accepted, the Senate vot-
ed solidly for the passage of the bill.
The Senate substitute was adopted as
an amendment to the House measure
by strictly party vote, the ballot
standing AZ to 19, but the bill was
passed unanimously on final vote.
AS amended the bill provides for
the admission as states of the two
territories, but not until after a con.
stitution has been adopted by each
Of them, approved by the President
and ratified by Congress.
Much apprehension has been felt
that the bill would tie UP in confer
ence in the House, but during yester
days discussion much was said to
dissipate that feature.
1t came in connection with speech
by Senator Nelson and in response
by Democratic Senators. The Mime
sofa Senator said he would do all that
he could to bring about an agreement
with the House during the present
session.
Senators Carter and Borah thought
it ought to be disposed of in two OF
three days.
There are two reasons why we
should reach an agreement" Mr.. Bor
ah said. Zone is that we wont &c
home until we get it and the other is
that it is getting too hot to stay here
long"
Saying that he would prefer the
Senate bill to no statehood Legislation
Senator Borah asserted it would be
some time before Congress adjourn
ed if the conference did not reach al
agreement.
Speaking for the Democratic min
ority of the committee on territories
Senator Frazier contended that botl
Arizona and New Mexico were pre-
pared for statehood. He said tha
twelve billion tons of coal are esti
mated to be in New Mexico.
Mr.. Frazier advocated the House