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resolution for the admission 0t Arizona and New Mexico. Of course, anything not already part of history may never become so no matter how certain the signs that it will appear to be. At the same time, only something in the nature of a political earthquake can now prevent the submission of this this report, approval of it by the com mittee and approval by the Senate. In other words, statehood is certain-cer- tain, too, at this present extra session Of Congress.
 The following account of what really occurred in the committee. and presenting the real status of the measure, is taken from the Albuquerque Evening Herald of last Saturday:
 Washington, June l7.-For palpably unnecessary reason the senate territories committee in executive session at noon today decided it would not try to hurry out the report on the Flood resolution this afternoon, despite the waiving of all contentious entirely by crowd of New Mexico republicans and democrats present.
 The committee set next Saturday as the definite time for formal action on the resolution. It was generally an- nounced by Chairman Smith and mem- bers of the committee yesterday that an understanding had been reached all around to bring the question to vote this afternoon, as the result of urgent demands and generous conces- sions from the republicans made to ex- pedite statehood. When the forenoon session of the committee was about to be closed today, Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, a member of the committee, arose and asked the crowd of republicans and democrats if there was any objec- tion to the committee taking immediate action on the Flood resolution. Not single objection was made, Judge Fall, Governor Curry and other republicans announcing with the democrats that all objection was waived and asked for an immediate report.
 Then the committee went into execu- tive session, at the close of which the announcement was made by Chairman Smith that decision had been reached to postpone action for one more week. Chairman Smith said that Senators Lippitt and Mclean, both members of the committee who are out of the city, wanted to be on hand when action was taken, and that they could not act earlier than the latter part of next week because Senator Johnston would be ab- sent the first half of next week. There fore, he said, it was decided to have one more meeting to consider possible amendments originating among the committeeman, and the committee ad- journed until next Friday with an agree ment to vote Saturday. In view of the attitude Of interested persons from New Mexico and Arizona, the committees decision was considered uncalled for. The absence or presence of two or three senators is deemed of no consequence. What the possible amendments are like was not intimated.
 The speakers this morning were Judge A. b. Idilj OHdIlSp A' DpltbS Ol haS Vegas, George Curry and J. P. Orme of Phoenix, Ariz., all for prompt action, they told the committee.
 Then all the next week lending June 24th,) daily assurance was sent from Washington that the committee would meet Friday, June 23d, take speedy action and report favorably immediately. Friday the committee met, heard several addresses and adjourned to Saturday. On that day more speeches were heard, and by vote of six to three the committee agreed to report the resolution to the