New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-17
SENATE VOTES FOR
TWO NEW STATES
Admission OF Arizona ard New
Mexico to Union Practi-
caIly Assured.
REDEEMS ANOTHER PLEDGE
Taft Legislative Programme Is
Now Well on It's Way to
Statute Books-Railroad
Conference Report Up.
From The Tribune Bureau ]

tFrom The Tribune Bureau.l
Washington. June ls.-The statehood bill
passed the Senate late this afternoon with
out a single vote being recorded against it
On straight party vote. 4z TO 49, the Sem
ate bill was substituted for the House bill.
The measure will now go TO a conference
committee. and there is every indication
that an agreement will be reached and that
proper enabling acts for the admission to
the Union OF Arizona and New Mexico as
separate states win be signed By the Pres
idenL before this session OF Congress ad-
toarns.
Besides passing the statehood bill the
Senate worked for more than two hours en-
the calendar and passed fifty or more bills
by unanimous consent Late in the after
noon Senator Elkins called Up the confer
ence report on the railroad bill and made q
short explanation OF its provisions The
passage Of the statehood bill put everybody
In gooa humor. and there was no objection
when Mr. Elkins moved that the Senate
meet at Il O'Clock tomorrow
This week promises 70 vindicate the Taft
way Of getting legislative results The land
F. withdrawal bill with the reclamation bond
issue amendment. passed the Senate yes
ter6ay- The statehood bill passed to-day
is 6 platform pledge which President Taft
has insisted must be redeemed There is
little doubt that the conference repo-t on
the railroad bin will be approved to-rnor-
row. and SO successful has been the work
OF the conferrees thai IL is expected that
al Republican Senator'S Will vote for the
report.
AS soon as the railroad bill is out Of The
vav Senator Carter Will move that the Sen
ate agree 10 the House amendments TO the
postal savings bank bill There will be
sume discussion of this rno'ior. but Mr.
Carter is confident that this week will see
the redemption of The platform pledge of
ths Republican party to enact postal saw
fnes bank law.
Early this week the Senate passed the
sundry civil appropriation bill. which car
RES the s25a,o0o recommended by Presl-
dent Taft TO enable the Tariff Board 10 in
vektigate, both here and abroad. facts re-
latins TO the schedules and The maximum
and minimum clause Of the Payne law.
in other words, the Taft programme is
IDh Wei Oh 4NS W dS " tAAC SA1NANI SOSf1N'
The Two Statehood Bills.
There are a number OF important differ
ences betU cen the Senate and House state
hood pills. Democratic Senators preferred
the House bill and speeches in its favor
we're made By Senators Frazier, Hughes
and Bailey Senators Beverage and Mel
son defended the Senate bill. 1t is provided
in the Senate bill that when the constitu-
tions of the proposed states have been rati-
fed by the people they shall be submitted
10 the President and Congress for approval
Il is also provided that the elections 10
ratify the constitutions and to choose state
officers shall be held on different days.
This Senate amendment was inserted with
2 view 10 focusing the attention OF the
r,.orle Of the territories on their respec-
i've constitutions. II was desired to have
separate elections to the end that the ques-
tinn ~ ratifving the constitutions should
not be ohscured by the STRIFE between the
candidates for Office
The House bill fixes the qualifications of
the voters according to the laws Of Arizona
II the present time, whereas the Senate
hin r,roxides that their qualifications shall
Re the same as those provided for by the
laws Of Arizona under which IFS present
Legislature and lis present Delegate in
Congress were elected. The Senate bill ex-
rressl~ refuses 10 recognize the law pro-
rossd bv the Legislature of Arizona pro-
y,isinz q so-calle1 educational test for vot-
.rs The Senate committee took the posi-
sto-, that the effect OF the educational test
would be to disfrancnise a large number Of
men who are among the oldest and most
Substantial citizens OF Arizona. The Ian
gage OF the Senate bill prohibiting polyg-
r1ny is stronger than that Of the House
bill. Another marked difference between
the bills is that the House bill permits the
teaching Of other languages than English
IN the public schools. whereas the Senate
bin provides that All the schools shall be
conducted in English.
Much apprehension has heen felt that the
tiI would be held up in conference but in
to-day's discussion much was said to dis
sIpate that fear. Il came in connection
with d speech by Senator Nelson The
Minnesota Senator declared he would do all
mat he could TO bring about an agreement
with the House at the present session.
III do aH that can TO bring il about. -
he said and I think We can do It; we
ought TO dispose Of the matter in two or
thee days"
Senators Carter and Borah concurred in
Shis view. There are Two reasons why
We should reach an agreement" said Mr..
Borah Zone is that we won't go home
until We get it, and the other is that il is
getting too hot TO stay here longer
Saving that he would prefer the Senate
bin TO no statehood legislation, Senator
Bailey declared that II would be some time
before Congress adjourned if the confer
eRce committee did not report an agree
n.ent.
Representative Hamilton. of Michigan.
chairman Of the House Committee on Ter
ritories said that he had no doubt now OF
tire enactment of the statehood dill at this
session.
Phrrix Ariz.. June l6.--Neps Of the pas
sage OF the statehood bill by the Senate
was received with wild rejoicing through
out Arizona as only two days ago hope OF
achieving statehood at the present session
of Congress had been abandoned.