Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-07-16
CONGRESS BUSY DAY
STATEHOOD and RAILROAD
BILLS BOTH PASSED.
House Made Short Work of Those I'm
portant Measures saturday-Demo-
Gratis Approved Report on Railroad
Bill but Were Silent on others-Both
Bills Are Taft Recommendations.

President Taft has signed the railroad
bill. The measure, as had the state
hood bill, had been passed by the house
and sent Immediately to the White
House. The president did not sign the
statehood bill Saturday.
Two of the most important of the
administration measures, the railroad
and the statehood bills, thus were acted
upon finally by congress Saturday.
This action was taken by the house,
the senate having previously disposed
OF both measures. 1t was accomplished
practically without debate and in rec
ord time, not even roll call being re-
quired in the whole procedure.
The railroad bill was the first to re-
ceiye consideration. Chairman Mann of
the committee on interstate and foreign
commerce called the conference report
from the speakers table. Brief speeches
were made, among them being several
by democrats in expression of their OPP
position TO the report.
Final action on statehood legislation
was accomplished with even greater
ease. BY reason of pressure from the
White House and aided by some dip
lomatic work by Postmaster General
Hitchcock, opposition to the acceptance
OF the senate amendments 10 the-state-
hood bill was almost entirely dissipated.
The democrats were induced TO forego
objection through judicious circulation
Of report that il the bill went into
conference IL might not emerge during
the present session. Chairman Hamil.
ton Of the house committee on terri
tories at once realized tnat the only
way 10 put the Legislation through and
not delay the present session was 10
agree 10 the senate amendments aud
welcomed the administration : assist
ance
IL can not be stated definitely when
Arizona and New Mexico viii come into
the Union under this legislation. IL
requires that the constitutions adopted
By the proposed states must be ratified
by congress and approved by the presi-
dent
toneeding Chat the statehood bin will
De in force within few days d will
be necessary for the territories ~ hold
constitutional conventions which viii
require many weeks, submit tho con
siiiutiop ~ me people of the territories
for adoption, aud then return them 10
Washington.
Provides Against Joint Elections
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ilons ior iAe adoption W ihe eonsutu
iion and fof iAe domination or election
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