Bisbee daily review., 1910-06-23

In the senate of the United States
 when the bill for the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as states was being considered, Senator Charles J. Hughes of Colorado, a
 member of the committee on terri tories in the senate spoke of the hu- initiation and unjust provisions of the bill which was prepared by Senator
 Beyeridge and which was the one passed and signed by the president The speech of Senator Hughes fol- lows:
 Mir. Presidential view of the spirit manifested in this chamber to-
 ward the pending bill, shall not in- | terpose many minutes between the present and an opportunity for the redemption of the pledges too tardily brought to attention here. I speak especially because these two terrsto- ries are our nelghbors. I know their people know their resources. I know the American fiber that exists
 in them, and know their perfect equipment and qualification for state hood Knowing that. I should view myself with the greatest suspicion if could find harbored in my mind a desire for mere partisan political advantage in the conduct of this leg islation.
 I object 10 the senate committee bill I do this because unusual ex- actions and, in my opinion unjusti-
 fable and hostile provisions are con tained in it. For the first time in the history of state making the con gross of the United States has in vaded the recognized and heretofore unquestiOned and exclusive domain of the sovereignty of the state itself and for fifty years after the creation of these states undertakes to admins ter their property, to conduct their legislation. to tie their hands. limit their sovereignty. and to send the United States attorney general there to do that which in every other state in the Union is done by state of lficials. Never before, while declaring that states were to be admitted on an equality with all the other states, was such a humiliation as this of fered to those who were declared by the act itself to be qualified for state hood. It is unjust. it is unprovoked, and it is not wise even from a polit- ical standpoint
 The politics Of these two territo- ries is and long has been so equally balanced. as the elections have
 shown that two republican delegates
 are here in congress representing
 them. respectively. while the legisla. ture of one territory is democratic
 and that of the other is republican It was said before the committee on
 territories that a few hundred votes in one territory would change the re suit of the election. That is as fail
 and equal a politocal condition a:
 has ever been occupied by stat' when admitted to the Union.
 Why is it that a provision shOulC
 be made in this bill compelling th' proposed state as a precedent con
 dition to, by its own act as to its ad
 mission. put into the constitution pro
 visions which are included in tn
 senate bill which will take away tn equality of statehood and make tha declaration in the bill a patent false hood? Is 1t a redemption of tn honor of two great political partie that when they come through thei members in this body to grant state hood they should brandthe states a unworthy of the admission whic they accord them2 say this i ] view of the statement of the senate ! from Minnesota CMr. Nelson) tha s probably the statehood bill whic s will finally be enacted will be fashioI l l. ed by the conference committee, an which I hope and feel ready to al cept will be friendly to these peOpl that is, the senate bill. l ask th 1 distinguished senator from Minnesot l whose fairness and frankness are e k CT recognized as pre-eminent qualitit of him here, to read the senate cor mittee bill and see the things thi l are done against the dignity and th ] right and the constitutional power { of the proposed states never in a ! our history done or attempted b s fore, and then to inquire as to II ! cause of these departures from o' | uniform course. ! do not believe ti | cause will be found to be friendlinei a to admission
 The matter of citizenship to . determined in the state of Arizon 2 if it had been announced in tim