The copper era., 1911-04-28
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON
Current News of the Week and Some of The Events of importance in
 Which Arizona Figures.

I connection with the statehood con- troversy. One report is that the citizsns' delegation from Arizona ex acted a promise from President Taft to the effect that the Enabling Act may be so amended as to leave the approval of the constitution entirely in the hands of Congress, but this condition has been changed by the latest letter of the President to MT. Flood. Upon the converting of Cong troduced for both Arizona and New Mexico, providing for separate ad- mission, but Chairman Flood of the Committee on Territories, took it upon himself to introduce another resolution which provided for joint admission of the two territories. MT. Floods action is in line with the ex- pression of the Democratic majority of the House, and while there will unquestionably be a warm contest in the tower branch of Congress, it ap
 pears reasonable to suppose that the resolution will meet with favor, it will be passed and sent to the senate, in which body the line of division is very strongly marked. It is in this branch of Congress that the real fight will take place. The President will maintain a policy of "han1s off" Just at present New Mexico is pass i've but what the position of the peo- pie in that territory, and their friends in the Senate, will be here after, will depend upon future events. The question of the recall of judges has been so thoroughly discussed in the national capitol that most of the best informed on-lookers who are generally supposed to form disinter- ested opinions, generally believe that the United States senate will not approve of the Arizona constitu- tion. There are those, however, who take the opposite view, and assert that the House program as indicated in the resolution of Chairman Flood, will prevail in the senate. It may be, however, noted that most of these people are thoroughly partisan, and are firm believers in the disputed features of the constitution. There has been such a storm of objections that the only feature in the whole controversy that has been clear since tee big fight of March 4th, is the cer- tainty that the whole question is go- ing to be fought out to definite fin ish in the halls of Congress, independ- ant of the Administration. It is known that President TaIt and his cabinet have gone oyer the matter very thoroughly. and that there is absolute opposition to the Arizona fconstitution in that quarter. Wheth- CT the influence of MT. Taft and his advisors will be used to finally settle the question in the senate, no man can say, but it is certain that the op- position from the Executive and his cabinet has not been and will not be changed. If the Arizona constitu- tion is approved by the Senate, most of the people in Washington who keep closely in touch with affairs, will be greatly surprised.
 Numerous instances of the difficult ties of American citizens with the Mexican government, are finding their way into Washington and it appears that some of our people liv- ing on the border are not entirely safe when they cross the line and ex- press themselves too freely upon Mexican affairs. A case in point is that of Abraham H. Saleeby, of No gales, Arizona. MT. Saleeby was soldier in the Spanish-American war and it has been his custom to transact business across. the border at Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. During one of his frequent trips, he expressed himself very freely in favor of the insurrec- tionists, and on March 18th he was aIaested by the soldiers of the Mex icau National government under the charge of attempting to interest members of the regular army to de- sert. The American authorities pro- tested, but Saleeby was quietly trans ferred by the federal soldiers to Her. mosillo, Sonora, where he is being held in prison. The matter has just been placed in shape and Delegate Cameron has been importuned to use his offices with the State department to secure the release of Saleeby.
 Delegate Cameron has been as- signed to four different committees, all being positions of importance. These committees are Territories, Postoffices and Post Roads, Indian Affairs and Mines and Mining. No other man in Congress has been more signally honored in the makeup of committees than Mir. Cameron which is shown in the above assignments given to the Arizonan.
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