The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-19
STATEHOOD IS
NOW POSSIBLE
Senate Passes the Amended
Resolution and House Will
Follow Suit.
PRESIDENT ARRAIGNED
BY REED OF MISSOURI
Reads Letter From Arizona
Telling of Political Activity
of Postmaster General.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1S.-Statehood
for New Mexico on basis acceptable to
President Taft was approved by the
senate today through the passage OF the
Flood Smith resolution presented by
Senator William Alden Smith. chairman
OF the committee on territories:
The resolution was adopted, 90 to 8.
after a debate In which the house was
charged with evading vote on the presi-
dents statehood veto, and In which the
president was charged with trying TO CO.
cree the people Of Arizona on the pro-
posed recall OF Judges.
The senate measure will be considered
in the house tomorrow and that body VIII
without having to vote first on the re-
passage Of the vetoed resolution,
The new resolution will 20 to the presl-
dent tomorrow or Monday,
The New Resolution.
The new resolution requires that Ari-
stitution the recall OF judges provision
before it shall be admitted to the union.
New Mexico is instructed to vote again
on a change I'm Its constitution designed
10 make that act more easily amendable.
bGt III is not made condition OF New
MeXlco's statehood that the people ap
prove the change,
The vetoed resolution today rested in
the house without action, Senator Bris-
tow of Kansas announced that he would
not support any other resolution until the
C.
Chairman Flood OF the house territories
committee was in the senate chamber
most OF the afternoon, and Ii was gen
orally understood that house Democratic
leaders were anxious for the opportunity
OF voting on the new resolution rather
than 10 be forced TO vote on the vetoed
one.
Reed Arraigns Hitchcock.
During part OF the debate Attorney Gen
erai Wickersham, Postma ster General
n nnk md ortac
Na2el were In the senate chamber Mr..
Hitchcock listened while Senator Reed OF
Missouri. Democrat. criticised the presi
dent for trying TO force Arizona TO give
up It's recall OF Judges and read tele-
gram arraigning Mr.. Hitchcock for his
political activity In Arizona.
The telegram read:
Phoenix. Arz. Aug. -. 1911.
e Il. ONelll, Washington-It is
weil-known fact that Hitchcock during
tho campaign for the election of delegates
over Arizona With different federal Off
ciais holding quiet little receptions at
Wnicn plans were made for the defeat of
progressive constitution. Tafts name
was freely used and insinuations were
made concerning projected federal build
lngs His friends told the Arizona Ca
zette 10 be good or Republican patronage
would cease The Gazette refused to be
coereed and patronage did cease. Prac-
aieally every postmaster in Arizona Inn
progressive candidates. II is well known
mat his visit influence papers In Tucson.
Yuma. Globe and Prescott
IS. II. ACKERS.
Acting Chairman
u. L. IRWIN
Secretary
Mr.. Hitchcock sat through Senator
Reeds speech with an inscrutable smile
Resolution Passed.
The. objection Is not to the recall of
judges. declared Senator Reed The
president. through his satellites and Of
hceholders. was unable 10 dictate the
action OF the people of Arizona and we
md him now using his power to prevent
the people Of that state from being ad-
ntted TO the union
Despite many objections to the resoIu-
ION all Democrats voted for IL except
BAILEY or Texas and Pomerenc of Ohio
The Republicans who voted against il
we're. -
Bourne. Oregon: Brandegee, Counecti
cut: Bristow, Kansas; Clapp. Minnesota:
Cummings, Iowa. and Hepburn Idaho
II was apparent that the vetoed state
nood resolution could not have been
passed by a two-thirds vote In either
house.