Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-14
FURTHER UtLAy
ENCOUNTERED
Illness of Chairman HamiI-
ton lnterferes With State
hood Plans
SALARY INCREASES FAVORED
House Could Reach No Agree
ment on Reciprocity
Treaty.
Special to tie New Mexican

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 14.-Owing
to the continued illness of Chairman
Hamilton, the New Mexican statehood
report probably will be delayed until
friday, or even later. The House
conferees reported to the senate an
increase in salaries of the governors
OF New Mexico and Arizona to $3,.
oOO year and the secretaries to
$1,000. The constitution of New Mex
leo and certified copy of the vote
was ordered printed today by the
House.
May Vote Tonight.
Washington, Feb. 14-Although no
agreement on time for vote could be
reached, still the chance is that the
Canadian reciprocity agreement will
be passed by the House before ad-
journment tonight. A motion to cut
off general debate will be made about
o'clock and the advocates of the
to put it through.
Mills is Confident.
Washington, Feb. 14-Governor w.
J. Mills of New Mexico, who came
here to officially lay before the Presi-
dent and Congress certified copies of
the New Mexico constitution, be-
lieves that the measure will be
promptly approved, and that it will
soon become the organic law Of the
people of the territory.
AS soon as this approval is given,
the constitution automatically goes
into effect and by the same process
the territory is admitted to the Union.
Senators Will Be Republican.
"Of course" said the governor, -
am not prepared to- say who will re,
ceive the honor of representing New
Mexico in the United States Senate,
but it is quite certain that they will
be Republicans President Taft is
very popular in our section of the
country and every indication points
to his denomination for this office in
1912" .
Smooth Sailing Expected.
The indications are as pointed out
today by Governor Mills and Dele
gate Andrews, that the constitution
will have smooth sailing. They can
not foresee any ground upon which
serious opposition either at the White
House or at the capitol can be based
The governor said, in discussing the
matter
"New Mexicans expect the Presi-
dent and Congress to approve OF their
constitution without unnecessary de-
Law. It is rational in its provisions;
it is conservative, as we understand
conservatism in the west; it is strong
in it's powers for self government, and
it meets the important needs OF the
people of that great territory.
I'VE entertain no fear for the fate
of the constitution" continued the
governor. "It was ratified by ma
iority Of $4,000 at the polls, when
shows that our people believe in It,
It is the best product of the pest
brains in the territory. 1t contains
no revolutionary measures, but on the
contrary throws safeguards around
all our property and the other inter-
ests of our people"
AS soon as President Taft returned
from his western trip yesterday ne
G<1
took up the constitution and notlneo
the governor and the delegates that
he would give it his most careful con-
sideration. AS for Congress, the doc
ument has been referred to the COM
mittees on territories of the TWO
bodies and will soon be reported out
with recommendations for its approx
al or disapproval by the House ana
Senate.
Had to Wait for Mr.. Taft.
The President was not in Washlng'
ton when the governor first arrived
This fact headed off the large delega-
ton of New Mexican politicians WHO
had originally decided to accompany
the executive here and join MIN IN
defending the provisions of the con-
stitution should it be found necessar!
to offer any defense.
Canadian Reciprocity.
Washington, Feb. 14.-lt ma! pe
two days before the House votes Oh
Canadian reciprocity. When the con-
sideration of the Mccall bill was re-
sumed today, the announced proposed
agreement to end the general debate
at 5 o'clock this afternoon had failed
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