Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-07-12
IS
ABOUT REACHED
Delegate W.. H. Andrews
Brings Opposing Fac.
tons Together
WILL SETTLE STATEHOOD NOW
Original Resolution by Delegate
to Be Basis of Agree.
ment.
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= Special to the New Mexican.
: Washington, D. c., July 12.-
= Delegate W. H. Andrews has
: about succeeded in bringing
: the warning factions on state
: hood together on compro-
= mise which has the sanction
= of President Taft, Senator
y Smithj Senator Penrose and
: Senator Nelson. Under this
: compromise, Senator Nelson
y will present a substitute for
= the Flood resolution, which
= will embody the original re-
= solution as introduced by Dele
= gate Andrews providing for
= the approval of the New Mex
< leo constitution and the admis-
= sion of the Territory without
y any conditions or special vote
= on the amending clause of its
y constitution. AS to Arizona,
y the resolution will provide
= that Arizona shall vote on the
y recall of judges at the lection
= for state officers and if the
= voters reject the recall, Ari-
y zona shall be admitted at the
= same time as New Mexico.
= Senators Owen, Shively and
y Chamberlain have agreed re-
y luctantly to this resolution,
y but admit that it is the quick
y est method of letting in Arizo-
y ma and New Mexico.
\ Under this arrangement,
= President Taft can order Gov
s ernor Mills to issue a procla-
= nation for a state election the
= moment that the resolution
= reaches him. The minority
s report of the Senate Commit
= tee will be adopted, Senator
= Smith explaining that this is
= necessary to prevent a veto
s which would delay New Mex
= ico's admission until it came
= in automatically next year.
y He wants the statehood ques-
= tion disposed of at this session
s and wants to see Arizona
s come in at the same time as
s New Mexico, which would not
= happen if New Mexico comes
y I'm automatically next June.
= Senator Nelson declares that
s the President will sign his
s substitute and Senator Pen
s rose will consent to vote on
X statehood if it can be had with
s out delaying reciprocity.
= 1t is possible therefore that
s the resolution will be passed
s within the next two weeks,
= and signed by the President.
s s s S S S S s s s s s s s s
Railroads Father Sugar Trust.
Washington, D. c., July 12.-"If t
tariff is the mother of trusts, t
trunk line railroads OF the count
constitute the father, and the Tru
Line Association the grandfather" {
clared Frank L. Neal, of Phliadelph
a steamship and railroad shippi
broker. in protesting to the House s
gar investigationg committee tod
against what he termed a discrimin
ion in freight rates against the Phi
delphia sugar business. He did I
lay this discrimination expressly
the door of any interest. He contel
ed that distance from refineries shot
control the freight and consequen
the selling price of sugar.
Railroad Rates Honest.
Washington, D. c., July IN
Neale said he believed railroad ra,
now were honestly adhered to but
was not SO sure as to what was dc
where the trust" had lighterage
rangements.
The witness said artificial reasc
"led the sugar trust" to transfer
large percentage of the sugar refini
business from Philadelphia to N
York, although Philadelphia receiy
an advantage in freight rates to
West. got coal cheaper and had b
ter water facilities. He referred
the Brooklyn terminal company "oy
ed by the Havemeyers, reaping en-
nous profits in lightering sugar
New York harbor," and to the OPP
tunity to commit customs frauds
possible reasons.