Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
STATEHOOD BILL
WINS IN SENATE;
IS IN CONFERENCE
Differs Widely from the House
Measure, but Agreement
Is Hoped For
AMENDMENTS ARE RADICAL
Provisions May Delay the Matter
Becoming Effective for
Over Two Years
AMENDMENTS ARE RADICAL

WASHINGTON. June 16-After re-
naming on the senate calendar for al
most three months, the bill providing
| for the admission of the territories of
New Mexico and Arizona to separate
statehood was taken up by the senate
today and passed after debate last
ing little more than two hours.
The measure was called up by Sena-
tor BeVeridge, chairman of the COM
mittee on territories, and was PASSED
after speeches by Senators Beveridge,
Frazier, Nelson, Hughes and Smoot
All the speeches We're 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 voted
solidly for the passage of the bill.
The senate substitute was adopted
as an amendment to the house measure
by strictly party vote, the vote
standing AZ to 49,
AS amended, the bill provides for the
admission as states of the two terri
tories, but not until after a constitu-
tion had been adopted by each of them,
approved by the president and ratified
by congress.
FEAR CONFERENCE TIE-UP
Much apprehension has been felt
that the bill would tie up in confer
ence in the house, but during the 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 Minnesota senator said he would
do all he could to bring about an
| agreement with the house during the
present session.
Senators Carter and Borah thought
| if Ollpht tO he 6lSnnSn6 Of in nr~
| three days.
There are two reasons why we
should reach an agreement" Mr.. Borah
said. "One is that we won't go home
until we get it, and the other is that
it is getting too hot to stay here
long"
Saying he would prefer the senate
bill to no statehood legislation, Sena-
tor Bailey asserted it would be some
time before congress adjourned if the
conference committee did not reach
an agreement.
Speaking for the Democrats of the
| committee on territories, Senator Fra
zer contended that both Arizona and
! New Mexico We're prepared for state
! hood He said that $4,000, 900 tons
of coal are estimated to be in New
Mexico.
Mr.. Frazer advocated the house bill
| in preference to the senate measure.
| lie IOunQ ldulL Will Tie ldllGI lH6dS-
ure, he said because it undertook to
fix the qualification of voters in Ari-
| zona.
LONG DELAY POSSIBLE
Senator Nelson favored the senate
bill, but said he was not strongly par
tial to it. On the other hand, Mr..
Hughes favored the house bill because,
he said, the senate bill compels the
| proposed states to tie their own hands
so as to deprive them of the equality
| that should be accorded to all states.
Advocating the bill, Senator Smoot
| said that even if both states were to
! be Democratic, they should be admit
ted. He believes that ultimately Ari-
zona would be Republican.
! Mr.. Hamilton of Michigan, chairman
of the house committee on territories,
| said he had no doubt now of the pas
sage of a statehood bill at this session
of congress. He is confident that the
house will adopt the conference report.
He said there were some good features
! in the bill put in by the senate, for in
stance, the educational requirement
provision; but that there were some
| features that could be improved, the
part relating to the time when state
| hood is to be effective being among
| them.
Under the bill as mended by the
| senate, it might be two and half
years before the statehood law would
! become operative, and the house con-
ferees want to shorten the time to the
spring of 1911.