Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-16
STATEHOOD DEBATE
IN HOUSE OPENS
TODAY OVER
RESOLUTION
Report of Committee on Ter.
ritories is Taken Up; Three
Days Will Be Divided
Among Orators of Parties.
FLOOD FOR DEMOCRATS
FIRES OPENING GUN
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shiurtnus MN tG statehood
for N,W Mexico auu Arizona are the
topic. n,for. th' house today aud the
indication. ~, that the debating on
th -r .uHJ,,r Wtli c"ntinu, for AT
l.ast three dvt.. u.iutp. lounge.
Tdc opening shot wl. urpd Naru
Mr. Flood. chairman OF tu, house
committee on tcrritortas. called up
thr ipint resolution recommended hS
hIs committee q copy of which WIS
published in this correspondence yes.
t,rdu>
tn. dobJi us time has been equal
Is di'td. Il Dotoc,n the Democrats aud
E,publicuus amt Wil De apportioncd
81 IA, 'ari"us sp,a~c's during IA
ncNi three dSys du,tug which time
Stat' hood viii likolN b, the ouy ls.
sue hcfor, this bodS
IsnghUm of Prnu-Nitunit. Is in
cuargc ut ia. time ulr the E,pubH.
can. while Chairman Flood has
ihk'u command oi Do Democratic
forces Nh Martin of colorado op,u-
rd tbs debate for tho Democrats to-
day II favored the repor, submit.
I'D hy th Democratic majority of the
hons" committee ON torritoric. and
recommend, ,hai the house pass the
joint resolution providing for the sub.
inission ot amendments to the people
of h"th territories
Tn next speaker VIII be MIR Wills
ot ohio who viii uphold the Rojmb-
licnu minority report calling for tho
imm'diaiy admission of New Mexico
under ms, present constitution
tense situation has arisen here as
q result 81 tn" wording OF tho iDin,
resolution undcr witch IL Il proposed
:" mike tdc people oi New Mexico
vote on constitutional amendments
tn, radical dirrtcnrp IN "a. system
ut issuing ballots th' voting rcstric.
tiun- ana ~, fact that colorrd 1nl-
lots nrr dcsig gnltcd Tor Nrw Mexico,
has Arous Il . sitter Ncht Th, con.
uaat with ,hc provision. mldc in
Arizona, Nhrrr Il Democratic major.
itr is assured. hls mpdc il ,Nidnn,
that discrimination against N,v
Mexico iH Tao object ui tn, - mocrnts
tr'm that territory Who are aow here.
Tho Democrats iu tho house assert
thhi the haN' votes enough o. pass
thD inipt resolution af % stands with
lmvndn"Hts and voting discrimins
Tons included ana tlnt they ntoud
I" o." II regardless of any danger 20
stat hood that IL may entail
" 's hnrdiv probable that IN ~,
present form. such n resolution viii
~ passed Dy The sclatr II Is as
serted los sono congressman tLut
were this Joint resolution tp pass 4
would prov" % disHpproyjn Of IA, New
MrNlc" constitution and m approval
of IN" Nr<"n1 constitution. thereby
positively disQualifymg Now Mexico
Tor st1tohond ~ nny cvcnt aud al.
! W''inR Arizona without New Mexico.
In fact ihc Joint resolution 4. 81
draWn that i h open - soy, raj IN.
i"rprciaiions ana II hne r,ilc chance
Of meeting With approval of this con.
gross
Thc stat'hood situation at this time
looks NOR" complicated than before
nnd tie most enthusiastic support RS
OF Ia" admission ~ the territories
VII not predict that they viii get In
10 IL" nnion during this special Sos
! sion
Thu hshl stirred up here by ,he
so called progressive Democrats ~
New Mexico D. lisrly nov. 10 delay
action indefinitely upon the admits.
SION ~ that territory.