Evening star., 1911-08-20
SURE OF STATEHOOD
Flood Smith Resolution Passed
by the House.
AWAITS TAFT'S SIGNATURE
Judiciary Recall Feature of Arizona
Constitution Eliminated.
NO EFFORT TO OVERRIDE VETO
Republicans Laud President for Dis
approving of Provisions of
the Original Measure.
AWAITS TAFT'S SIGNATURE
NO EFFORT TO OVERRIDE VETO

statehood for Arizona and New Mexico
now only awaits the perfunctory approval
OF PRESIDENT Taft The Flood-Smith reso-
iutien' admitting these territories INTO
the Union with the judiciary recall fea-
ture OF tie Arizona constitution eliminate
ed TO meet the objection which caused
PRESIDENT TAFT to veto the original state
hood Dill. was PASSED by the House yes
terday without the formali;y OF a roll
call. Having been passed by the Senate
In the Identical language. the resolution
VIII go to the White House as soon a.
the vice President and Speaker formally
attach their signatures TO the measure
NO attempt was made I'm the House TO
pass over the Presidents veto the original
Dill, which contained the judicial recall
provision.
Ihe joint resolution provides for Ari-
zona admission with the constitution
ADOPTED by the convention of June ~
l9io, and later ratified by the Arizona
voters. upon the fundamental condition.
that article eight OF the constitution, re-
lating to the recall of public officers, shall
be held and construed not to apply to
judicial officers, and that the Arizona
people shall give their assent to that
construction.
Election to Be Held.
The President is required within thirty
days after approval OF the measure to
certify the fact to the Governor of Ari-
zona. who within thirty days thereafter
must proclaim an election to be held be-
tween sixty and ninety days after the
proclamation, to vote upon article eight,
and to vote for state and. other officers.
Ii majority OF the voters ratify this
Judicial recall construction--that is, TO eA-
cept JUDICIAL ofncers from the recall
sucn a construction snail become part OF
the Arizona constitution.
The result of the election must be certi-
ned TO the Freslueht, and II the pro-
posed construction o. article eigat' mas
oeen auopteu, the tresIuent VIA Issue a
proclamation. Lpon It's ISSUANCE ArIzona
VIII pecoiue a state.
Ine resolution aiso admits New Mex
leo INTO the LhIon, wan provisions
making Its conStilulIon easier uI amenu-
ment.
1ne resolution was passed after "A
Spirited two-hour oeDate. hepresenta-
Ave rlood OF virginia, cnairnian OF the
territories cominitee, declared tnat Inc
oemocratS favored passing the uriginal
Dill over the Iresiuenls Nelo, uui,
knowing sucn an attempt Nouiu ue
useless, tney hau decideu 10 lake the
slep mat Woulu insure Immediate ad-
mission OF the territories 10 the Lnion
Question at Issue.
He and the other democratic speak
ers insisted that the question at issue
was not the judiciary recall; out wheth-
the people mad the right to make laws
10 suit themselves as long as they did
not violate the section OF the federal
He said that before tn,
original bill was drafted the subcom-
mittee having ii in charge had called
upon the President, and he had given
it no intimation he would disapprove
any of the provisions later included in
the measure.
The republicans. headed by Leader
Mann and former Speaker Cannon. laud-
ded President Tafts veto and denounced
the judiciary recall as destructive OF =
form of government.
Representative Lenroot of Wisconsin,
a republican insurgent, said the demo-
cratic ma jority would be blamed as much
as the President for the failure of the
people of Arizona to get the constitution
to which they were entitled, because no
attempt was made to pass the original
bill over the veto. Representatives
Sims Of Tennessee and Baker OF Cali
formal also favored a vote on a motion
to override the Veto
People Can Take Action. ,
Chairman Flood explained that IL the
Arizona people still wanted the judiciary
recall after coming into the Union, they
could have 1t by their own initiative
with I'm few weeks after Arizona be-
came a state, in spite OF the opposition
I,ra. apyhQdy oil Ha
cad telegrams from Arizona democratic
a,raiIaar fhat the ahie1aiaaa iha