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Show 580 LEADING for the democrats FACTS on the OF NEW committee, MEXICAN opposed HISTORY the senate 1880 TO eee because it sought to fix the qualifications of voters in — Ri tor Hughes also advocated the house bill because it di say many restrictions on the new states as were contained ie p _ ven ae bill. Senator Smoot insisted on immediate admission a ete even if both new states were to be democratic he would favo ission as a right. ree only aieision was as to preference for the Se ne house bill. The vote on this question was by strict par _ a a republicans voting for the senate bill and the democrats oa house bill, the result being 42 to 19 in favor of the former. | final vote on the passage of the bill, the vote was bina ‘While this result was extremely gratifying, there was 7 nd Hp apprehension felt as to the result in case the house declined cur in the senate amendments and insisted on to a a conference. pi latter was the usual course of procedure, and it was freely asse a that the two houses would never agree. In that the action of the senate would not ro for the general belief that the house would fact, it was ae been so ae non-concur. ‘Here again the president did good service to New ae a held conferences with several influential members of the eae ie cluding Chairman Hamilton, and urged that the senate em pa should be concurred in without conference. His influence w : Ae i effective, and many who preferred the house bill agreed to Se ; personal desires in order to avoid any risk as to the oe i. on th the bill. The president was also anxious to have early a winvindle order that the bill might be signed before his contemplated j fail to the Yale commencement on Monday, the 20th. paneer that contributed to this action was the desire for an a ee ae ment of congress, and the certainty that a conference, fol nt sani disagreement, would bring about a long debate that would g retard the close of the session. a ‘‘Mr. Andrews, upon whose judgment many relied, pair that now that success was actually within its grasp, 1t ule Aine the territory to accept the senate amendments and end eit forever, than to run any risk of failure through a oT ree the house. Governor Mills, who was in Washington at ; ae concurred in this view and telegraphed on the 17 th ae alee ae would probably accept the action of the senate. On t bill still lay on the table of the speaker, not yet announce : Jone ‘‘Shortly after two o’clock ion the afternoon of Satur Sa ee 18th, Speaker Cannon laid the bill as amended in the sena a en the house. There was a moment of suppressed xan ie Mr. Lloyd of Missouri, the senior democratic member of ee atte tee, rose and said that while he was n not entirely satisfied W : 1912 081 senate bill, yet in order to insure immed iate statehood for the territories he would not oppose it. Instan tly, Mr. Hamilton, the committee chairman, moved to concur in the senate amendments. Shouts of ‘vote, vote,’ arose from al] sides of the house. The question was put, viva voce, there being no deman d for a roll call, and the house concurred by a unanimous vote! ‘‘The deed was done! The long confli ct of sixty years was over! Members crowded around Delegate Andrews to offer congratulations. All knew that the passage of this bill had been the object of his labors for years and that this was the happiest moment of his life. ‘The good news was flashed to Santa Fé, and in a moment by direction of acting Governor Jaffa, the national flag was unfurled on the tall staff at the corner of the historic Palace, and following the lead of the New M exican, where the news was first received, all the buildings on the Plaza were quickl y covered with red, white and blue. “That was on Saturday. “The president had signified his desir e to affix the signature which would give legal vitality to the bill and transform it into a law, before leaving Washington on Mond ay; so, all the preceding formalities were hastened. ‘‘On Monday morning, notwithstanding its length, the statehood bill was properly enrolled and ready for the official signatures. As Soon as the house assembled it was signe d by Speaker Cannon; then it was hurried to the Senate chamber, where the vice-president affixed, his autograph at exactly half past twelve. ‘‘F'rom the capitol it was quickly conveyed to the White House, Where the president was ready to act. Here were assembled several of those who had been most active in achie ving its success, with such representatives ‘of the two territories as were in the national capital. he house committee was represented by Chairman Hamilton, whose Self-abnegation in allowing the senate bill to be substituted for his Own should not soon be forgotten, and by Representatives Guernsey and Cole. The Senate committee was appropriat ely represented by its chairman, Senator Beveridge. Postmaster General Hitcheoek, Who had rendered efficient aid, represente d the cabinet. Delegate Andrews from New Mexico, and Delegate Cameron from Arizona, the actual representatives of the newly enfranchised commonWealths, were prominent, and besid e them were Thomas B. Catron, of Santa Fé, H. I. Latham, of Phoenix, and J. T. Williams, of TucSon, with Ira M. Bond, the well known New Mexi can correspondent, and others interested, ‘The president said a few words of congr atulation, and then proPosed to affix his official signature. The postmaster general pre- |