Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-05-11
WILL DEBATE
THREE DAYS
New Mexico to Be Topic in
House Greater Part of
Next Week
VOTE PROBABLE ON FRIDAY
Senator Stone Is Less Belligerent
Since Rebels Won Battle
of Juarez.


port of the committee on territories
recommending statehood for Arizona
and New Mexico, after the people OF
| the territories have voted on the pro-
posed constitutional amendments.
Adjournment until Monday then
will be taken and statehood will be
called up Tuesday to be debated three
days. The minority membership OF
the committee will submit report
urging that New Mexico be admitted
without the requirement of voting
4 on an amendment. The vote is to be
taken on Friday of next week.
The Senate convened this after
noon, direct election of senators be-
! ing the unfinished business.
Special to The New Mexican.
Will Never Reach the President.
Washington, May 11.-Before the
house committe on territories.
Chairman Flood to Delegate An
dreWs: will you consent to the house
committee amendments to the New
Mexico constitutions"
Andrews: 81 am opposed to any
amendment to the constitution adopt
ed by $4,000 majority. Don't overlook
the fact that New Mexico is in the
union. The president has approved
its constitution"
Chairman Flood: "Do you think
the president will approve the house
committee amendment to the New
Mexico constitution"
Andrews: Il most assuredly do not
You have the votes to pass it through
> this committee. Possibly you have
!; the votes to pass it through the house
But it will never reach the president
as adopted by this committee"
Gum Shoe Bill SINNERS Down.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., May 11.-Sen-
ator Stone of Missouri, who on Tues.
day in speech in the Senate de.
. clared that the United States would
intervene in Mexico. said today at the
White House that the victory Of the
insurrectos at Juarez and the move.
ment of the federal troops toward the
interior had relieved the embarrass-
ment and removed the immediate ne.
cessity for Intervention. Mr. Stone
said that so long as the factions kept
: away from the border they should be
allowed to fight the war out
The Majority Resolution.
Washington, D. c., May 1.-THE
majority statehood resolution, which
will be reported to the House tomor-
row, reads as follows:
Resolved, by the Senate and the
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in con-
gress assembled, that the territories
of New Mexico and Arizona are here
by admitted into the Union upon an
!. equal footing with original states in
accordance with the terms OF the en-
abling act upon the terms and condi-
tons hereinafter set forth. The ad-
mission herein provided for shall take
effect upon the proclamation of the
president of the United States when
the conditions explicitly set forth in
this joint resolution shall have been
complied with, which proclama tion
shall issue at the earliest practicable
time after the results of the election
herein provided for shall have been
certified to the president, and also
after evidence shall have beel sub.
mitted to him Of the compliance with
, the terms and conditions of this res
: olution.
: The president is authorized and
directed to certify the adoption OF
this resolution to the governor of
each territory as soon as practicable
: after the adoption hereof, and each
: of said governors shall issue his
: proclamation for the noldtng Of the
first general election as provided for
!. in the constitutions respectively here.
: tofore adopted by eacn territory and
! for the submission = a vote of the
: electors of said terri ories If the
amendments of the constitutions Of
said states respectively herein set
forth in accordance with the terms
, and conditions of this joint resolution.
The results of said election shall be
!. certified to the president by the gov.
ernor of each of the territories If the
, terms and conditions Of this Joint
resolution shall have been compiled
with, the proclamation shall immedi.
ately issue by the president announc.
ing the result OF said elections SO as.
certained, and upon the issuance OF
, said proclamation, the proposed states
shall be deemed admitted by congress
!. into the Union on an equal footing
) with the other states.
! Before the proclamation of the
president shall issue announcing the
result of said election In New Mexi.
/. CO, and at the same time that the
state election aforesaid is held. the
, electors of New Mexico shall vote up
( on the following proposed amendment
81 to their state constitution as condi
Al tion precedent to the admission Of
T said state, to-wit.''
81 Here follows the amendment pro.
: posed which Is substituted for section
XIX Of the present constitution. This