The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-13
new BILL WILL
BENEFIT ARIZONA
Senator William Alden Smith
Hopes to Meet the Prcsi-
+ dents Views.

Washington. August IA new
statehood bill for the admission OF
Arizona into the Union will be pre-
scented by Senator William Alden
Smith. OF Michigan, when 1T becomes
apparent that there is no chance to
overruling the Presidents veto OF the
present statehood bill now on its way
to the White House. The proba hilities
are that after the present bin is We
toed Senator Smith. who is chairman
of the Senate Committee on Terri
tories. will introdue in the Senate
resolution providing for the passage
of a similar bill with the judiciary
recall provision eliminated.
Requires Unanimous Consent.
Without the unanimous consent of
the Senate, no motion to overrule the
Presidents veto could he voted upon
at this time" said senator Smith to-
day. "A motion to pass the bill over
the Presidents veto is debstable. and
the Senators who are consclentiously
opposed to the provision of the Ari
coma Constitution which provides Tor
the recall of the judiciary, under the
rules Of the Senate. could debate tho
matter until doomsday,"
The opportunities for n tillibuster on
q resolution proposing to pass the bill
over the presidential veto appear un
limited, therefore. Not only the OPP
ponents of tho recall OF tho judiciary.
but the friends OF the President. who,
even If they were willing TO permit
the passage of the bill with the ju
dietary recall provision. would violent
" oppose the everything of his veto.
could be counted upon 10 raise strenu-
Gus objection to the passage OF such
a resolution.
Senator smith said the date agreed
upon for voting on the statehood bill
had passed. and without unanimous
consent no more votes could he had on
the matter.
To Meet Presidents Objections.
Senator Smith. however. is still
hopeful OF having bill passed at tho
present session or Congress which will
be satisfactory to the President. and
which will enable Arizona 10 become
O State He has stood the friend OF
Rev Mexico and Arizona In the long
fight which has been waged over their
admission
On four separate occasions he has
voted for the admission of the Terri
tories. believing that those Territories
had the right to become part of the
Union. no matter what their political
inclinatons. lust before the vote was
taken last Tuesday on the statehood
bill he warned the Senate and indi-
Gated the course which should he
adopted II Arizona was TO be admitted
Senator Smith said to-day that he
had received hundreds OF kilograms
from Arizona-from Boards Of Trade.
Chambers of Commerce. Mayors Of
cities and business men-asking that
bill be passed which would he signed
by President Taft. even II the bill did
not contain the provision for the re-
call of the judiciary.
Situation Becomes Acute.
The situation in Ari2ano has be-
rome acute from business standpoint.
due to the holding up OF the admission
OF the Territory as a state. II IS said
The suggestion has been made that
even II the bill We're passed over the
Presidents veto, he could withhold
Issuing q ?rocla adm!ttinf Ari-
IONA to statehood as the enabling
act provides he must do to complete
the formal admission OF the Territory
10 statehood