Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-08-17
STATEHOOD BY
SUNDAY NOON
Such Is Confident Prediction
Made at Washington
To-Day
the DEMOCRATS BACK DOWN
Agree to Eliminate Recall, and
Bill Is Placed on Senate
Calendar.

lBy Speclal Leased w Ire TO new MeXlcanD
Washington, D. c., Aug. 1.-THE
Senate and House conferees on the
statehood situation today reached a
complete agreement to eliminate the
judiciary recall feature of the Arizona
constitution and to provide for max.
ing the New Mexico constitution
easier of amendment. This agree
ment is said to conform to President
statehood for the two territories at
this session.
Smith is Confident.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 17-Al.
though unable to see President Taft
today, Chairman Smith of the Senate
territories committee, after a talk
with Secretary Hilles, declared that a
joint resolution introduced in the
Senate Tuesday, providing for the ad'
mission of Arizona and New Mexico,
into the Union with the recall OF
the judges clause eliminated from
the Arizona constitution, would be ac.
ceptable to President Taft.
Bristow Fights Compromise.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 17.-Under
the terms of the new measure, the peo-
pie of Arizona are required as con-
dition precedent to admission to agree
by vote to the elimination of the recall
provision in so far as it pertains to
judges of course, while in the case of
New Mexico, the original Flood provi-
sion, requiring a vote on the question
of rendering the constitution easier
of amendment, was accepted in prac.
| tically all it's details.
The action of the Senate committee
| was not unanimous as was that of the
House and the resolution is expected
to be antagonized on the floor of the
Senate. Senator Bristow of Kansas
advocates the passage of the original
bill over the presidents veto if pos
sible and wants that course tried be-
fore adopting another measure to
meet the executive objections.
May Pass Tomorrow.
Special to the New Mexican.
T Washington, D. c., Aug. 17.-The
Senate and House committees on ter
ritories agreed that Arizona vote to ell
inmate the recall of judges or not be
come a state. In the Senate comit
tee, the "blue ballot won by a close
vote having the prior approval of the
House committee which, under the
pretense of making a great conces
sion of not attempting to override the
presidents statehood veto, which they
could not do in committee or in the
House if the "blue ballot" was accept
ed. Senator Nelson made hard fight
in committee against the "blue ballot
or any other amendment on the New
Mexico constitution but lost by close
vote.
Chairman Smith, after consulta
tion with President Taft believes the
amended resolution will be acceptable
to him. Possibly it will pass thu
q
House and Senate on Friday.
Chairman Smith presented the state
hood report to the Senate and it wal
placed on the calendar. Delegat.
Andrews fought the humiliatint
"blue ballot" to the last ditch.
Delegate Andrews introduced /:
bill appropriating 100000 to purchase
a site and for the erection of pub
lie building at Carlsbad; also $2O0,00'
for the erection of an armory at Carls
bad.
Delegate Andrews secured the ap
pointment of Thomas w. Voetter, tt
the consulate at La Guayra, Vene
zuela. Voetter was formerly a teach
Ter at the U. S. Indian school at SAINT,
Fe.
A telegram was received here toda,
|signed by the governor, the suprem
court judges and others, favorinl
passage of the Flood resolution a!
Iamended.