Weekly journal-miner., 1910-07-06

Miner by Ira M. Bond, the speeis
 correspondent of this paper at wast
 ington. Mir. Bonds accurate de
 seription of the pleasing eeremon,
 is as follows:
 The statehood bill was properly en
 rolled this morning, and Delegat
 Andrews took the bill, accompanies
 by the House enrolling clerk, to tn,
 Speaker. Delegate Andrews said
 'Mr. Speaker here is the Statehood
 Bill, duly enrolled and ready fol
 your signature.
 The Speaker replied: "Give it tC
 me and I will sign it very quick. ,
 And following his aetiok according
 to his word he promptly affixed his
 signature to the Statehood bill, as he
 remarked: "There now Bill, you can take it over and have Vice President Sherman sign it before taking it to the White House."
 Delegate Andrews hurried with the bill, accompanied with the House Chief clerk to the Senate side, where the latter announced that the Speak CT had signed the Statehood bill.
 In the presence of Senator Elkins, Delegate Andrews said: "Mr. Vice President we would like to have your signature on the Statehood bill"
 Vice President Sherman said: "Very well, will promptly sign it, glad to have the chance to do so;" and he signed.
 Delegate Andrews, accompanied by Chairman Hamilton, Representatives Guernsey of Maine, and Cole of Ohio, of the committee on Territories, T. B. Catron, of Santa Fe, and Joseph Wilson, the House enrolling clerk, they rapidly sped to the White House. in an auto; followed in an other auto by Delegate Cameron of Arizona and H. I. Latham, a prom inent citizen of Phoenix, Arizona.
 At tine White House the party was met by Postmaster General Hitch cock, James T. Williams of the Tue son Citizen, and Ira NJ. Bond, your All were at once ad- mitted to the office of the President where cordial reetings were exehang- ed as the President gave each one a warm and hearty hand shake
 As the President prepared to sign l the bill; Postmaster General Hitch sOek handed him a pretty and vaiu- lble gold pen; and Delegate Andrews handed him an American eagle quill | pen with gold bands around it. The President, with the gold pen wrote: Approved: June 2Oth, H. w" and with the quill pen: Craft"
 As the President signed the first ,art with the gold pen he handed hat pen over to Postmaster General and as he signed "Taft" with the quill pen he handed that zen to Delegate Andrews; and as he lid so said: "NOw I have tried to 'lease all as to signing the bill."
 Delegate Andrews returned the uill pen to the long leather box. Ir. Norton, the secretary to the Pres dent, held a blOtter. with which he dotted the signature; saying as he id so: CT take great pleasure Hi resenting the blotter to my kind riend Delegate Cameron, who at one ime did me a great personal service"
 As all were again shaking the and of the President upon signing he bill and pleasant words were eing exchanged; Mir. Bond unexpeet- 1ly drew the President out by say lg as ne shook him by the hand: S MT. President I have worked for . le signing of this Statehood bill for bout forty years'' The President ! uiekly replied: 'Now all must ork hard to secure a good eonstitu- 1; on. with no freaks in it. And I '. 1pe it will not be necessary to send t IT. Bryan out there to write the con itution." All very promptly, from Q Dth Territories, earnestly assureA e President that there would be no eaks in either constitution; that ' ey would be equal to the best in {. e Union. And with these assur- ices the President was specially TT eased.
 At this time an artist appeared. Id the President taking the gold m, as when signing the Statehood 7: Il; all in the room formed a semi rcle to the left of the President. Id two pictures were taken of all esent. ti