Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-07
WHERE Is WILLIAM ALDEN.
SENATOR'S INDIGNANT QUERY

Washington, ID. G., July 6.-When
Senator sutherland of Utah announc-
ed in the senate today that he would
speak on the initiative, referendum
ana recall as found in the Arizona
constitution on Tuesday next it de-
Veloped that the statehood resolution
had not been reported to the senate
yet.
Senator Bristow asked Nelson If he
knew when the resolution would be
reported and Nelson replied that he
was only one Of the minority on the
committee and knew nothing about
It, Chairman Smith was not present
not having returned from Michigan
yet, and at his office ii was announced
no one knew when he would return.
Senator Shively volunteered the in.
formation to the senate that ON June
2ith, the senate territories commit
lee had By q majority vote instructed
Chairman Smith to report the Flood
resolution taVorably to the senate
and he was surprised that it had not
been done. That closed the matter
as FAR as the senate discussion was
concerned, but there is no doubt that
II came as surprise to most of the
senators who will watch it more
closely IN the future. In an inter-
view later senator Bristow said he
dld not believe a vote on the Flood
resolution would really be prevented
IN the senate and he felt sure it
would pass If voted on. He declared
further that there were interests op-
posing the admission of both Arizona
ana New Mexico, who were not con
cerned in political phases of the sit
tuition, that is, he did not believe 1t
was being done for republican poliu-
eal advantage, although he admitted
lh'fe was strong opposition to admit
tl1g either territory. He said so far
us he could recall never before had
the committee chairman refused to
90 as instructed by the vote of the
committee as in this case, and he did
not believe Smith would fail to re-
port the resolution as soon rs he re-
turned. Asked il majority of the
committee, having voted in favor Of
the resolution, could not introduce the
OIL into the senate over the chair
man head. he said it probably could
De zone, although he had never hearG
ot such an action When told that
smith had not even written the re-
port to the senate yet, which VIII
nave to be printed by the time the
resolution is presented, and that 1t
was announced at his office that the
uate of his return was unknown, he
seemed very much concerned, and al
though lie did not express himself,
gave The impression that he situation
was rapidly getting to point where
drastic measures were necessary. He
sud he believed the best course for
the people OF the territories would be
10 petition the house to refuse to adj
1ourn until the senate had voted on
statehood
senator Sutherland, in a talk with
YOUR correspondent, said he believed
poth territories should be given state
mood and that although personally he
was opposed to the initiative and ref
efendum. he would subordinate his
personal views and vote to bring them
IN were 1t not for the recall of ju
uiolary in the Arizona constitution;
put that he could never vote for such
measure. He said he believed how
ever, that two or three strong
speeches against the recall OF the 1u-
ulclary in the senate might convince
AflHona that II was retarding their