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WILLIAM p. FAVE.

United States Senator from Mains.
Northwest are concerned, will be the
promotion of Senator Knute Nelson to
the Craftsmanship Of the committee on
commerce of the senate. The death Of
Mr.. Frye means loss of one senator
to the Republicans, the Maine legisla-
ture being Democratic.
The Republican majority in the SEN
ate Is now so small that the change Of
only three or four votes, such as fire.
auently are cast by the progressive Re-
publicans, transforms the Republican
majority into Democratic control of
the upper house of congress. This has
been prevented during the present ses-
sion by the fact that although Senator
Frye has not been In his seat during
the special session, the rule as to
pairs" has protected his vote. and
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, who has
been paired with the Maine senator,
has not voted at any time when he
could not furnish another Democratic
senator to pair with Frye during his
absence.
Senator Frye belonged to the old
school of Republican statesmen, and
Tor many years he was power in the
senate, often being chosen president Of
that body. pro tempore, in the absence
Z Of the vice president. He resigned that
position at the beginning of the pres
snt session, and the controversy over
the election of his successor. the choice
Of the Republicans having fallen by
caucus agreement upon Senator Gal
linger, of New Hampshire, brought
about the first definite contest over the
control Of the senate, the insurgent Re-
publicans uniting to defeat the elec-
ton Of Senator Gallinger.
The transfer of Senator Nelson to
the commerce committee will necessi.
tate REIMBURSEMENT by the Minnesota
senator of the public lands committee
craftsmanship, which may go either to
Mr.. Dixon. of Montana, or Mr.. Hepburn,
Of Idaho
Senator Cullom now becomes the
ranking senator in point of long serv.
Ice.
Senator Frye was one of the last
two of that remarkable coterie of
Maine statesmen which began with
Hannibal Hamlin and ended with him.
self and Senator Hale, who retired at
the close of the last session of con.
gress and included James G. Blaine,
William Pitt Fessenden, Thomas B.
Reed, and Nelson Dingley.
Both he and Hale began service in
the senate in 1881, and served the ma.
ton side by side for 80 years, much
longer tie than any other two men
ever sat together in the senate, wheth.
Or from the same state or not
Statehood Bill Passed.
The bill granting statehood to New
Mexico and ADMINISTRATION that
has been for many years the dream of
the people of those territories-was
passed by the senate SO to 10, after re-
lection of the Nelson amendment which
prOposed' striking out of the Arizona
constitution its judiciary recall provi.
sion.
The bill as passed by the senate diff
fern only slightly from the house meas.
tife, and 1t is said, may be unsatisfac.
tory to President Taft He has con.
tended all along that he would be glad
TO Sign the statehood bill If the Nelson
amendment prevailed, but that it was
= grave question whether he would be
willing to sign 1t If the amendment
were defeated. as 1t was by AZ to ~.
The indications are that the bill will
become law without his signature.
The senate amended the house bill
with two minor changes regarding the
manner of voting in New Mexico ON
proposed amendments to its constitu.
ton. These undoubtedly will be nc.
cepted by the house and the bill ex-
0edited to the White House.
The bill as passed, compels Arizona
~ condition, precedent to entry into
the union, to submit the recall propo.
sition to the voters for final decision
Is to whether it shall remain in their
constitution. - ~-> --'-> 49,