The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-03-18

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noying 70 have bis efforts frustra-
ted, still beyond the delay that has
been brought about, be cannot see
in the present situation anything
endangering the success Of his Ter
ritory when Congress meets again.
II is recognized pretty generally |
among Members OF both Houses
that it is an iniustioe to hold up
New Mexico because OF the con-
iroversy that has. been grown up
in relation to the Arizona matter,
and the sense Of fair dealing will
undoubtly prevail, resulting IN the
separation Of the two propositions
and the admission Of New Mexico.
AS for Arizona that Is a matter
that will haveto be fought out, and
the indications are that unless
something Of a surprising nature
happened within the next three or
four weeks that the battle in respect
to that Territory will be long
drawn out, with the ultimate result
very much in the balance.
Canadian reciprocity will take
precedence in the affairs OF the
new Congress when It meets next
month. The persistence, OF the
President has made this policy so
prominent that it is being discus
sed at every freside in the country.
But the interest is not confined
alone to the United States for over
Canada the measure is being just
as vigorously discussed, and push
ed by the Dominion Administration.
Parliament is wrestling with the
problem, and there seems no more
Likelihood Of an early agreement
across the border than in our own
Congress.
Rural delivery of packages up to
the eleven pound limit Of weight
did not succeed in the session OF
Congress just closed, and the
single objection entered by Senator
Bailey caused the item to be strick'
en- out of the post Office appropria'
ton bill. This measure has beer
earnestly advocated by the Post
Office Department, and the oPpo
nents OF a general parcels posi-
flooded Congress with protests
against il. Tens OF thousands o
petitions against any Legislation
looking to the parcels post as a gen
eral part OF the work OF the post
Office, have been sent TO Washing
ton, The friends ol the measure
have given but little evidence o
their support 10 the parcels post
and until they wake up it canno
be expected that Congress will Il,
Into the face II the tremendou
opposition that is being constant
ly brought to their attention.
!, There are many opinions in tn
. Capitol concerning Senator Bailey
!, but these views do not differ In th
! estimate of the very unusal abilit
! possessed by the gentleman troI
Il Texas. All feel that he is th
J. leading figure left in the Senate
o and therefore when he sprang b
.e resignation during the closin
;, hours OF the last session, the onl
70 expression one could hear was or
is OF regret. However the Texa
D, did not keep his admirers in su
At pense many hours, and when Il
D. resignation was Withdrawn most
ly every one was pleased Il is ge
W orally supposed that the eonsta
to strain Of the Senate got on the Tie
he ans NERVES" which accounted 1
e his sensational action.
ne With an extra session OF Co
O. gress due next month Democrat
" leaders are very much concern
ut regarding what is going 70 "a
60 place, as they realize that the l
MS mocratic issues for 1917 must
AS made up. In the closing hours
u- the sixty-frat Congess it beoa
ng evident that there existed a bres
ne among Democratic Senators
sx- wide that il could not be expec
lot that i would be healed. I
he statehood matter threatens 70 Ta