The copper era., 1911-06-30
Committee on Territories Makes
Favorable Report by a Vote
of Two to One on Flood
Resolution.
INDICATIONS VERY FAVORABLE
FOR ACTION AT THIS SESSION
DELEGATE Cameron Told Senate CON-
mittee in His Opinion President
Would Not Approve Flood
Joint Resolution.

Washington, juno 24.-By vote of
6to the senate committee on terri
tories. today agreed to report favor
ably the house resolution for the ad-
mission of Arizona and New Mexico
as states
The resolution was subjected to two
unimportant amendments, one at the
instance of representatives of New
Mexico, changing the manner OF vot-
ing on the proposition to make the
constitution of that state easier of
amendment.
A motion to eliminate Arizona from
the bill was made by Senator Nelson,
on the ground that the constitution
adopted by the people of that terri
tory severely Disseminated against
the Mexican element of the popula-
ton, but was defeated.
Delegate Cameron's suggestion for
an amendent to the Arizona consti-
tuition so as to eliminate the provision
for the recall of judges, failed to re-
ceive any consideration. The sugges-
tiou was regarded as beyond the
power of the committee. If the sen
ate accepts the resolution and it be
comes law, the people of the two
territories will be assured of state
hood. The resubmission of portions
of the two constitutions is intended
only to give the voters another OPP
portunity to say whether in the case
of Arizona they desire the right to
REG >heir judges, and in that of
N Mexico, if they are satisfied
W the strict provisions against
amendents.
1t Is provided that whatever the
vote, the constitutions shall become
effective Chairman Alden Smith of
the committee believes the senate
will act before adjournment.
Hearings upon the statehood matter
before the senate committee were
concluded on Friday, and the session
was a decidedly interesting one in
veiw of the fact that both of the
delegates from Arizona and New
Mexico made statements to the COM
mittee. Mr.. Andrews followed Judge
Fall and Mr.. Jones, who had their
theories to advance, and he briefly
told the committee that he was not
favorable to any amendents to the
original document approved by the
people of New Mexico. He also de-
clared emphatically that he did not
approve the Flood resolution, and
gave his hearers distinctly to under
stand tn 1T his position had not
changed since the day the people of
the Territory expressed their wishes
at the polls. He made a plea for
statehood along these lines, and at
the conclusion of his remarks said
that while he was opposed to the
Flood resolution that he wanted the
committee of the senate to give %
New Mexico statehood, and he added
that "no matter what you do so long
as you accomplish this purpose, we
will call it good"
Delegate Cameron of Arizona had
something of red letter day before
the committee. He told the commit
tee very plainly that he knew and
they knew that the Flood resolution
which had been passed by the house,
If adopted by the senate, would not
secure statehood for Arizona, as there
was no probability that this measure
would be enacted into law. OF course
the reference was to the well known
position of President Taft. Mr..
Cameron further went to say that
former Delegate Mark Smith had
stated before the committee that
every person who had signed the
minority report was an enemyto.state-
hood, and he charged Mr.. Smith, who
was present, with deliberately falls
flying and m;srepresenting the posi-
tion of both Mr.. Cameron, MIR. An
drews and other republican members
of the Committee on Territories of
the house. At the conclusion of the
delegates remarks, Mr.. Smith made
a statement to the com nIttee in
which he apologized, and said his
position had been misinterpreted
and misunderstood, and that in order
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