Arizona republican., 1902-04-21

 Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
 is held up in the house THE UNWISE of representatives by SPEAKER. the Hon. David Brem-
 ner Henderson, the speaker. What Mir Henderson's mo- tives or objections are, does not ap- pear. A special dispatch from Wash ington to the St. Louis Globe Democrat under date of April 16 says;
 The bill granting statehood to Okla homa, Arizona and New Mexico is in the air again, and friends of the meas ure are alarmed at the latest switch of Speaker Henderson on the proposl- tion. It was announced yesterday that the speaker had agreed to fix April eS as the date for the consideration of the measure in the house. The delegates from the territories were highly elated over the prospects for an early vote on their bill. Today they are in the dumps over the announcement by the speaker that he will not be able to fix April 2S or any other date for a certainty.
 In a conversation this morning with Delegates Flynn and Rodey the speaker stated that he had intended to have the statehood bill taken up next week, but that he had been forced by the press of business to defer the consideration to later date. He insisted that he would fix date for the bill, but that he could not at this time, state just when he would have the measure brought up. Every effort was made to induce him to indicate the position of the bill, whether it would be taken up after the oleomargarine bill, the army fortifica- tions bill or what position it had with reference to any of the important measures that are to be considered by the house. The speaker declined to fur nish the information.
 The delegates from the three terri tories will meet tomorrow to decide upon a plan of action. They are very much disappointed over the speakers attitude and realize thoroughly that the chances for the passage of the measure at this term of congress are being materially lessened. They are placed in the position of choosing be- tween allowing the bill to remain on the calendar until too late for consid- eration, or antagoniZing the speaker by calling it up as privileged bill. as they have right to do, under the rules of the house. There is another objec- tion to calling the bill up as a privi- legged measure. and one that the speak CT and the other opponents of the bill fully appreciate. If the bill is called up as a privileged measure it will be at the expense of whatever is slated for consideration by the house at the | time. This might cost the statehood bill a number of votes, although the delegates are determined to take this chance. unless they are assured of early consideration of their measure by appointment of the speaker.
 There are votes enough in the house pledged to the bill to assure it's pass consideration.
 There is a clear majority in the house for statehood for all three territories, and MT. Henderson is exceedingly fool ish to set up his Judgment against this majority Many of the leading citi- zens of Arizona are from Iowa and some Of them are well acquainted with the speaker We advise them to communicate with Mir 1 Henderson without delay. He should be informed that the republicans oi J the territories as we'll as the western states generally will be disposed to hold him responsible, so far as possible, for the obstruction of the statehood move ment-