The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-09
THE STATEROD BILL.
GrOsvenOr Told Why \ Republicans
Are Opposed 10 the sasure.
1T is HARDLY LIKELY TO PA, SENATE
Even II Il Gets Through the Mouse.
Though There Is No Organize
Opposition TO It.


Washington, May S-The consideration |
the omnibus Statehood bill progressed tot
day along the lines forshadowed 10 these
dispatches last night No organized oppo-
sition was In evidence but Grosvenor and
some Of the other republicans opposed the
bill IN toto. while attempts to amend the
Including Indian Territory with Oklahoma
aud combining New Mexico and Arizona
were made by an element In which both
republicans and democrats were interested.
The first named amendment was defeated.
me second was pending business when the
mouse adjourned. II will be voted down
tomorrow and unless something unforeseen
happens the bin will be passed during the
day. The democrats have been successful
AZ prolonging the debate to such uu eX-
tent as TO allow those who attended tde
Ctey and Salmon funerals to return IN
time 10 vote. The general impression at
this time is that the bill will not get
through the senate.
Mr. Grosvenor (oho) spoke In opposi.
tlon to the measure. He said the weak
point in the bill was that 1t was an omnl-
bus measure. The claims Of each Terri
tory to admission, he argued, should be
considered separately. In effect he de.
ciared this was n logrollng proposition.
From the time OF the admission OF Ken
luc6y, he said, political considerations had
y
one he said, could deny that Nevada was
admitted Tor purely political purposes.
'Did not the republican platform Of 1909
declare in favor Of the admission OF the
IerlitorleSF asked Mir stephens trcxas),
Yes, replied Mr.. GroSyeuor but /
venture TO say that hardly score OF men
on the floor Of the Philadelphia convention
knew that MIR. Quinn had smuggled il into
the platform"
Was 1t smusgled into the platform of
lSA6j asked Nh Knox.
II win come TO that" responded Mn.
MIR. Grosvenor avowed that he had votea
TOR the admission Of the Dakotas for ste
same reason that the democrats hadf-n /
posed tt-hecause II would strengthentie
republican party
why does the gentleman assume that
cratic Statcs?" asked MIR Thayer8NaseI
Are not two Of the three delegate rcpnb-
lican and would not another Omission
place four republicans in the senat /"
The gentleman is n democrat rcpliei
Mr., Grosvenor. Does he say9.s district
is deWocraticf"
Tho people Of the district ar pretty wei
contcntcd,' retorted Mr.. ThEsr
'"Ihcu they are easily SaiHed
lie was willing, he said,No vote FOR tho /.
admission Of oklahoma. algFucb he Thought f.
and two democratic rercSentativcs, Int 7
he was not willing to Flmi, New Mexico .
and Arizona, which b Thought not wei
nlted Tor Statehood.E II the pending bin I
n legislative body q ninety and only four /
representatives toll legislative body Of
1913, should Newbicxico and Arizona be-
Nv" J p%T'I ,n9 "a " senate equal to that Of I
At the conclusin Of Mr.. Grosvenor's re.
MARKS Ine nlI1 taS temporarily laid aside .
, I" i,o'nl, N' iPyton CW Val to ask unani'
nous consent 3 offer n resolution relative
10 me Ny",s Y Rear Admiral Sampson and I
providing ihAf q COMMITTEES NJ seven mem
I',, n' appsntcd 90 join $,e senate com
Mllts ".,ttcpd the funeral &c the de. 4
ceaSea' lcrc were no objections and the /
resolution was unanimously adopted. The
SPeaAer Ipolntcd the following committee
9 l!S-s,.rr Dayton Nv. va. Payne a.. W
M, hooker (Missl and Bartlett tGal
.t debate on the Statehood bill was then
f'Smcd.
fr smith. delegate from Arizona. who /
said, preserved his consistency by being
"WayS wrong, spoke Of the growth and
population Of the Territory in reply 10
Mr. Grosvenor.
Delegate Flynn 20, IT, made a feryid plea
For tho hill and stimulated attention by de
raring that the "so-ca.led leaders Of the
house were trying to throttle the Statehood
measure. Amid applause Mr.. Flynn as
serted Tint he had 10000 more voters In his
district than the gentleman from Ohio
N.r. Grosvenorl or any of the other So
Mir McRac (ArkN offered HIS amen1ment
10 consolidate oklahoma and the Indian
Territory and admit them as the state OF
MIR Lloyd (Nicl made the point OF order
that the amendment was not germane, but
tho chair overrulcd Mr.. L.oyd's point OF
order, Mr. Flynn. the delegate from Okla
homa. said he never would consent 10 The
of the two Territories unless
money and school lands were provided for
a foot Of public highway, an acre Of school
land and not an acre OF taxable property
In an area MS large MS the State Of Indiana.
The McRae amendment was defeated
81 10 i03
MIR. Roberts CMassA offered an amend
mcnt which was adopted, providing that
nothing In the act should be construed TO
lcCalize polygamy.
MIR. overstreet Und) offered an amend.
mcnt to consolidate the Territories OF New
Mexico and Arizona and admit them as the
single State Of Moniezuma. or such other
name as might he agreed upon.
With this pending the house at sos p.
a3torrnpd