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Show So Declares Senator Poindexter on Arizona Ari-zona Constitution Washington, Aug 7 The joint resolution, res-olution, providing for the admission of Ailzona and New Mexico as states of the union under the enabling act of last congress, was taken up immediately im-mediately after the senate met toda. Senate Nolson promptly offered his substitute for the house measure Tho substitute was framed to meet the wishes of the President, and i had been stated that it has received the Indorsement of a sufficient number num-ber of membors to Insure Its passage The President has taken a determined position against the Inclusion of judges In tho recall provision of the Arizona constitution The NelBon substitute requires the electors of Arizona to vote that provision out of the document, as "a fundamental condition," of admission. The resolution merely provides for thc re-submission of this feature to the people. Tho Nelson substitute also differs from the house resolution resolu-tion In that It makes no requirement that the people of New Mexico shall provide an easier way of amending the constitution. In behalf of the Nelson provision regarding Arizona Judges, It was argued ar-gued that, if the people of that territory ter-ritory so desired, they can re-enact It through their legislature any time as a statute Tho debate promised to bo a lengthv one Tho agreement lor a voto today la for the "legislative" and not the calendar day, which means that, by recessing each evening, the senate can carry the discussion throush several calendar days Senator Sen-ator Poindexter, of Washington, spoke In defense of thc Initiative, referendum referend-um and recall features of the Arizona constitution. "All these arguments against tnis constitution," he said, "resolve themselves them-selves into this proposition, that the people of the state are given too much power." "" He contended that the people could be Crusted with full rowe" He declared It was n "travesty on, self-government to try to compel the people of Arizona to adopt a constitution con-stitution which thev themselves do not want, but which the people of other states think they should have. |