The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-20
STATEHOOD AWAITS
 l TAFT'S SIGNATURE
Judiciary Recall Eliminated
 From New Bill
PASSES HOUSE EASILY
Admits New Mexico Into Union Provided Constitution Is Made Easier to Amend-Recall App
 plies to All But Judges


 i Washington. August is--statehood | for Arizona ard New Mexico now only
 nw.,its the psrfunctory approval of President Taft. The F'lood-smith reso- luton admitting these territories Into the union with the Judiciary recall fea- ture of the Arizona constitution elimi- mated to meet the objection which
 caused President Taft to veto the orig inal statehood bill, was passed by the House today without the formalty of
 roll call. Having been passed by the resolution will go to the White
 House as soon as the vice president and
 speaker attach their signatures to the measure No attempt was made in the
 House to pass the original bill over the Presidents veto.
 The joint resolution provides for Arizonas admission with the constitu- ton adopted by the convention of June | 20, 1910 and later ratified by the Ari- zona voters upon the fundamental con- dition" that article of the constitu- ton, relating to the recall of public officers shall be held an dconstrued not to apply to judicial officers and that
 the Arizona people shall give their as- sent to that construction.
 The President Is required within 30 days after approval of the measure to certify the fact to the governor of Arizona, who within 30 days thereafter
 must proclaim an election to be held l between 60 days and 90 days after the proclamation, to vote upon article 8 and to vote for state and other of- ficers. If majority of the voters rati- l fly this judicial recall construction that l is, to except Judicial officers from the recall, such a construction shall become
 part of the Arizona constitution.
 l The result of the election must be certified to the President and if the proposed construction of article has
 been adopted. the President will issue l a proclamation. Upon its issuance Arizona will become state.
 New Mexico Provision
 l The resolution admits New Mexico
 into the union with provisions making
 It's constitution easier of amendment.
 The resolution was passed after a spr-
 ited two hours debate. Representative | Flood of Virginia, chairman of the ter
 ritores committee. declared the demo- crats favored passing the original bill over the Presidents veto. but knowing such en attempt would be useless they | had decided to take the step that would Insure immediate admission of the ter | ritories to the union. He and the other democratic speakers insisted the question was not the judicial recall but whether the people had the right to make laws to suit themselves so long as they did not violate the federal constitution. He said | that before the original bill was drafted 1 the subcommittee having 1t in charge had called upon the President and he had given them no intimaton that he would disapprove any of the provisions later | included in the measure.
 The republicans headed by Leader Mann and Former Speaker Cannon laud- ed President Tafts veto and denounced the Judiciary recall as destructive of a | republican form of government. Repre- sentative Lenroot of Wisconsin, a re- publican insursent. said the democratic
 majority would be blamed as much as
 the President for the failure of the peo-
 pie of Arizona to get the constitution to which they were entitled because no at tempt was made to pass the original bill over the veto.
 Representatives Sims of Tennessee and l Baker of California also favored vote
 on a motion to override the veto.
 Chairman Flood explained that if the | Arizona people still wanted the judiciary
 recall after coming into the union. they could have if by their own initiative | within a few weeks and after Arzona becomes state in spite of the opposi- 1 tion of the President or anybody else He read telegranls from Arizona democratic Headers urging that the objection oi | ~~--~~~-->>--~~~~>>~>~>~
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