| Show STATEHOOD ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME Washington Nov 20 There are strong Indications that President Taft Tatt will sign the bills bUls admitting the ter territories terrItories of Arizona Arl and New Now Mexico to statehood before the close of the com cam ing session of ot congress He took oc occasion occasion casion while in the west recently to let the people know he ho state hood for the territories Representative Hamilton of Michi Michigan Michigan Michigan gan chairman of the h huse use committee on territories said recently that he would do his hia best to have tho the bill ad admitting admitting the territories reported to the house before the holiday recess and andas as the sentiment In the house Is al most unanimous It Is not improbable that the popular branch of congress will pass the bill so no that It will be in the nature of ot a Christmas gift to the people of Arizona and New Mexico While It is understood there is 18 some opposition In the senate to the admission admission sion slon of the territories it t Is la believed President Taft Tart will be able to over overcome overcome overcome come it and thus have added the first half halt of his administration two stars stare to the flag Friends of the territories say they could have been admitted to the Union in the last congress but for the appo opposition opposition of Senator Beveridge of Indiana chairman of the committee on terri tern tories It is known that the majority of ot the senate committee committe II on territories Is in favor avor of statehood This fact gives encouragement to those who ad the admission of Arizona and New Mexico to the sisterhood of at the states The automobiles authorized at the last session of congress for tor the use of the vice president and the speaker sp aker oi of the house of ot representatives have not yet been purchased According to the provision of the act authorizing the purchase of automobiles was wan ap to pay for tor the machine and for Its Us maintenance for the use of the speaker The same provision applied to the tho machine for the vice president To 10 keep the machines In order which includes maintenance requires some thing like 2000 a year This is ex ox exclusive exclusIve of ot the wages paid the feurs Perhaps this may explain why the automobiles for the vice president anc and the speaker have not been purchased as a machine In keeping with the dig of the office and expenses at thereto would require able more than the amount appropriated appropriated appropriated by congress for far this thi purpose The officials of the house and senate charged with the responsibility of ot purchasing the automobiles have been besieged by representatives from leading automobile many of whom it Is said s have offeree special Inducements because of the value of ot the advertisement It is be Vice President Sherman and anc Speaker Cannon will finally agree on the machines they favor about the time congress convenes t 5 The story tory Is again revived that Sec See Secretary Secretary Wilson of the agricultural de do department department is soon to retire He has completed a longer term turm as cabinet minister than any other cabinet officer in the history of the government Last spring the story was vas was first given currency that the friend of ot the farm farmers farmers ers ens as he is called was soon noon to retire from President Tarts Taits cabinet but Secretary Wilson lost no time in deny denying denyIng denying ing the report which has at intervals appeared since In the newspapers i It Is charged that Secretary Wilsons Wilson department is in a it most expensive one and It Is growing at such much a rate that tha it seems impossible to economize in any of ot Its many bureaus Whether r this thin fact has anything to do with the rumor romor of a change is not known but bu buthe the understanding Is that President Taft Tart feels the time Ume has come wh a anew anew anew new hand might be placed In charge of the agricultural department with good results Secretary Wilson Wilon Is over 75 years old and is the U oldest member in the cab cabInet cabInet Inet met He shows this age and thi this might have a bearing on the case cOole Representative Scott of ot Kansas Kansa Is mos most prominently mentioned as Secretary Wilsons possible successor I |
