Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-04
No Longer Doubt That Lick
EN- In the Senate" Plan Is
Administration Policy Toward
New Mexico,
ONLY THIRTY MINUTES
NEEDED FOR ADMISSION
Chairman of Senate Committee
Still Has Report In His Head
and Outlook Is DiSCOuraging
Especial Correspondence to Morning ..-rnsll

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Especial Correspondence TO Morning '.-rnsIl
Washington, ID. c., July 3.-What
might happen in the statehood mat
ter no man can tell. No one aban-
dons all hope of statehood this ses-
sion for there are several ways in
which it might be brought about, but
there is no denying that the develop
ments Of the past few days hqvc been
anything but favorable to the cause
which means so much to tho citizens
of the two territories
In the first place the policy Of the
administration Republicans To pre-
vent vote this session, has never
been abandoned, statements to the
contrary Notwithstanding, in the hope
that New Mexico might be brought III
automatically and Arizona kept out
The action of Chairman Smith In de-
laying his report on the statehood res"
olution, after he had been instructed
by the committee by vote of to
3, to report it and recommend It's
passage, shows how sin ere he was IN
his statements before the committee
favoring statehood. AT another time,
but in the near future, New MeXlcans
win have an opportunity OF reading
in one paragraph just what char
man Smith said before the commit
tee on territories, and In the para
graph below it, will be described his
actions in carrying out his IDEAS. The
remarks as they will appear in the
printed record will be about as taN-
orabe to the cause ut statehood as
Qbe colld hope for. witle the actions
In 40
fectiye hope killers.
The cause of statehood has further
been set back by the condition of at
fairs in the senate regarding the reel
proeity bill. The upper house has
Just plunged into a long and bitter
war OF aebate on this subject which
bids ialr To run on until no man
knows when. Senators for recipro-
city and senator's against reciprocity
have entered into siege, in which
victory win go to the one who endures
longest and who docs not go to sleep
ON the job. This means that an IN
terminable debate is on during which
no eXtraneous matters cah be intro
duced without unanimous consent
and YOU can depend on it that there
will always be an administration Re
publican present TO object to taking
fifteen minutes to call the roll on the
Flood resolution.
lecause its hot. and the senator's
have already been detained In WASH
ington longer than they wished, II IS
safe guess that when once the ret-
procity bin is disposed Of the senate
viii not remain in session longer thah
ii takes to adjourn until December.
The senators did not call the extra
session, did not want it, and were
forced to spend the summer in WASH
ington and they are not going TO
spend one minute in passing house
bills and generally cleaning up t1e
legislative calendar, after reciproct'H
for the consideration OF which TIE
extra session was called, is disposed
Of.
There Is one ray OF hope in the la't
that the Flood resolution is a house
bill, one OF the things named III the
Democratic program at the beginning
OF the extra session was statehood,
the Democrats In the house are relclc-
ing in the majority poWe" given TO
them and they will proba3.y resent
any attempt on the part O. The sem
ate to cast aside one Of their pet
measures. Hence 1t might be 'ngl-
neered so that the house Wou' | Win
hold its ratification OF some ineasrrc
coming from the senate, unless as
sured that there would be vote on
the statehood resolution. Legislation
could be effectively blocked this way
and as majority in both houses irV-
or statehood for the territories, 1t
would seem that a vote could 1c cas-
lily arranged for if that were all tnat
were needed to break the deadlock
And a vote Is all New Mexlcans nceo
ask for, for it will pass if it ever comes
to vote.
1t would be such a small matter
too, to vote ON the statehood resolu-
tion, The prediction is made that n
congress were after record, within
thirty minutes from the time Senator
Eacon's name is called At the begin
ming of senate roll call, the bin
could be passed by the senate, sent
to the house, where the senate amend
ments could and would be concurred
in, ongrossed. signed by the proper
officers of both houses. and sent on
its way to the White House for presi-
dental action.
That's how close the territories are
TO statehood now, II but the proper
action were taken. To anyone, even
but slightly interested In the sub
ject it would appear that there is
nothing left for the territories to do
but to start such carpaign for
thirty minutes consideration, that th 2
request must be complied with No
one who is familiar with the situa-
ton will deny that thirty minutes IS
all that is needed and coming so close
as that there should be some way OF
closing the gap.
Whatever course is pursued, activ-
tiles among the citizens OF the terri
tories for statehood from now on
should take one of two courses, an1
both courses would he even safer than
either one alone. First let the sen8-
tors know the territories must have
thirty minutes consideration be ore
the session closes. Second, insist lla'
The house stand fast Tor statehood