Show STATEHOOD BILLS H HI I ARE NOW COMPLETE Pathway of Arizona and New Mexico Hedged to a Certain tain tam Extent Washington Jan Arizona nd New Mexico statehood bills are arenow now practicallY complete and Senator chairman ot of the Senate corn com committee on territories spent halt half an hour today with the PresIdent going over the drafts The senator has had the assistance ot of four experts from varIous executIve de departments departments for several w weeks eks In the ot of the bills which have re received the Presidents approval and which will be Introduced In the Senate Monday A new feature In both bills bUls Is the sep separation of the popular vote on the con constitution from the election of state olli officers cers cera The constitution being adopted by the must then be submitted for the approval ot of the President and Congress It If thIs approval Is had the election of state officers will take place one year after the adoption of the constitution It If the approval Is withheld another constitution must be prepared and voted on onIt It is 15 also aim provIded that the schools of the new states state shan shall be conducted in inthe Inthe the English language Particular attention has been given to the disposition of public lands and every safeguard has been thrown thron about them to make sure that they shall not fall Into tha hands ot of Improper persons or corporations Senator Beveridge says that the bill will be referred at once to the commit committee tee on territories reported back Imme Immediately and pushed as rapidly as possible ble bie in the Senate Postmaster General Hitchcock par partIcIpated participated In the conference For the tle ast sIx summers he has baa spent some sometime sometime time In the two territorIes and Is tak takIng takIng Ing a particular Interest In the subject of statehood for tor them |