Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-20
TIME GROWS SHORT
SAYS WASHINGTON
NEWSPAPER
New Mexico viii Have to Hurry
to Get Into Union This Year.;
"Star' Has Poor Dope on
"Split' on Oregon PIanY

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Arizona and New Mexico, the last
territories to be admitted into the
Union, will play on important part in
determining the political complexion
OF the United States senate.
With only a republican majority of
from ten to twelve to go on, it would
be OF vast political advantage to the
democrats 10 nay their number in
/ creased by four senators from Ari-
IONA and New Mexico. This is a pos
sibility.
The acquisition of four democratic
senator's would bring the republican
majority to a close margin. With
some Of the more pronounced insur-
gents, like La Toilette and Bristow,
voting with the democrats. decisions
of momentous import would be car
ried through in the senate. some of
them sent over from the democratic
house.
New Mexico Republican.
The Arizona constitutional conven-
Jion is democratic, The New Mexico
convention is republican. But there
is such 4 split among the delegates
in the latter state as to the adoption
of the oregon system and other fea-
lures of the oregon law that it spells
trouble.
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democratic leaders in both branches
of congress are interesting themselves
to bring about q situation that will
result in the election Of four demo-
cratic senators.
Both new states are now engaged
in framing . constitution, i'm accord
ance with the bills passed at the last
session OF congress. Delegates were
chosen to constitutional conventions.
il they agree on the provisions inn
posed upon them by the enabling
acts. and if the voters of each state
then ratify the constitutions as
adopted, the forthcoming short ses-
sion OF congress will be called upon
to approve the action taken. probably
some time late in February.
If congress should emit to approve
the constitutions submitted by the
new states, President Taft can, by
executive action, endorse what has
been done by the constitutional con-
ventions and certify his approval TO
the governors of Arizona and New
Mexico, who will then be empowered
t. call an election within thirty days
from receipt OF the presidential sane |
ton. for the purpose of selecting rep
r~esentatiVcs in congress, q state lcgis- |
lature n state end county officers.
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Right here it is pointed out that
the wording of the enabling acts is
somewhat ambiguous i'm regard to the |
when the final approval of the |
admission of the two states shall be
made.
Section 4 Of the New Mexico act
provides:
'If congress ana the president APP
prove the constitution. or If congress
fails to %disapprove it during the next
session, then the president
approve and shall certify such
action to the governor. who shall
thirty days issue his proclama-
ton for an election. etc
Delegate Cameron from Arizona
the position that it is lncum-
bent and binding upon the coming
session to act, providing, OF
curse. the two new states send on
heir constitutions TO Washington be-
March a. next. when the Sixty
irst congress viii md. He holds
hat the mex regular session" men
Toned in the bill clearly means the |
iesison that will begin the first Mon
lay of next month. /,
Other members of congres say that
he next regular session means the |
congress-. and that the ,
Ipproval of the constitutions of Ari-
ona and New Mexico should 20 over I
Intil the first session of the new b.,
cnsress. elected last Tuesday. {
Haste Is Necessary. !
Haste must be made by the men in {
barge OF the state constitutions Of ?
Jew Mexico n Arizona il action is Z
o be obtained before March 4th. =
I'm the first place, after the dele g
conventions now in sessi N shall !,
ave adopted a constitution for their 7
aspective states, their action must be {
To the voters of each state
'r ratification. This election canno. r.
e held earlier thar sixty DAYS after d
- constitutional conventions have =
djourned. II the constitutions are I,
iftfied, the returns cannot be can \
assed and certified TO W shigton un- i
| the third Monday after the cleo II
!
So that. il both states form a eonsti-
ltion, say, this month. and the vot- .
: ratify such action at the special Is
it will he mighty close 10 :,
arch LIST before the final returns y
.ach congress n the president. o.