Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-22
MORE DELAY :
FOR STATEHOOD
Washington Has Impression
That New Mexico Is Di-
vided on Question
MAY POSTPONE TO NEXT YEAR
Tuesday of Next Week Further
Hearing VIII Be Given
Democrats.
special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, April 22.-The Demo-
Gratis and Prohibitionists secured fur
ther delay of action by the House
committee on territories today on the
New Mexico constitution, the commit
tee adiourning until Tuesday of next
week so as to give R. H. Hanna and
others an opportunity to argue in ia
vor of a change in the New Mexico
constitution to permit its being
amended more easily. It is the con-
sensus of opinion that this apparent
s4uabble among the New MeXicans
at the capital will make statehood
from the hands of the special session
of congress out of the question.
Fall Makes Mastery Argument.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c. April 22-EX-
Governor George Curry before the
House committee on territories stat
ed today that while he would change
some of the features Of the constitu-
ton, yet as it had been adopted by
$4,000 majority, he favored statehood
without any delay and would leave it
to the people to make any changes
they wanted hereafter. Judge A. B.
Fall in an hour and a half gave an
exhaustive review of the resources,
and conditions of the territory, its
wants and needs, explained the ac,
tions of the convention in many de,
tails and the vote in each county. He
promptly and intelligently answered
many questions on all subjects. 1t is
conceded that it was the most instruc'
tive and convincing speech made be.
fore the committee and had a telling
effect. He will conclude on next
Tuesday When the members called
for a vote today, H. B, Ferguson
said that others would appear from
New Mexico to speak on Tuesday
against the constitution, and a vote
therefore postponed indefinitely
May Succeed in Delaying Statehood.
Washington, April 22.-When the
committee on territories met H. 3
Ferguson, A. A. Jones. j. D. Hand and
Judge McGin, a committee OF New
Mexico Democrats, We're present and
argued against any action tha+ would
admit New Mexico as a state under
the constitution as at present framed.
These getnelemen, the committee as
certained, were in favor Of having the
constitution, which was ratified bv
the people of New Mexico las; Janu
ary, amended in several important
particulars. Failing in this the gen
tlemen from New Mexico thought
that the enabling act, under which
the constitutions of both New Mexico
and Arizona were framed, should be
repealed and an entire new act pass.
ed by congress. The New Mexico op-
ponents of the constitution were
strongly reinforced at today's hear
son, national superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon league. Mr.. Nicholson
who has never visited New Mexico
does not believe that the 1900 ma.
jority, with which her people approved
the constitution, is far tes. OF pub.
lie sentiment in that territory. Mr.
Nicholson wants the constitution dis
approved and a new enabling act pass
ed, by the terms of which the people
of New Mexico will be obliged to ac
| cept prohibition with statehood Mr.
Ferguson promised the committee
that several othere gentlemen from
| New Mexico who were anxious TO be
heard in opposition to the constitution
would be in Washington by Tuesda,
and requested the committee to post
pone the hearing until that time. The
committee decided, however, to hole
a session at which the matter will BIZ
further considered. 1t has been gen
orally conceded in we'll informed Gil
cles in Washington that the Hous:
committee on territories was favor
| bic to the immediate admission o
New Mexico and Arizona, and a favpr
able report on the resolution wal
| looked for without debate. The en-
tirely unexpected opposition of tn.
Democratic leaders, however, ha'
changed the situation While favor
able report is still probable, the oppo
nents of the constitution have sue
ceeded in causing sufficient delay t,
make the admission of either state a
this session of congress almost impos
BILE.
| Frank Pierce Resigns.
/ Washington, April 22-Fran
Pierce, assistant secretary of tn
treasury, today rendered his resigns
ton and it was accepted by the pres
dent.