The Washington times., 1902-06-25
Senator Quay Objects to
Jockeying to Crowd Out
Statehood Bill.
TACTICS SUCCEED YESTERDAY
Agreement Reached by Which Measure
Will Be Taken Up in December
Pennsylvania Legislator Unable to
Call Up the Measure.

Another obstacle IN the way of ad-
journment ws.s removed yesterday wher
an agreement was reached last evening
between Senator Quay and the Senate
leaders that the omnibus statehood bill
should be up for consideration in the
Senate early in December.
The Senate Committee on Territories
received the bill from the House a week
OF more ago, and decided that there
was not time to consider and pass il
before adjournment. Then Senator Quay
started a campaign to discharge the COM
mittee from consideration of it, and en-
listed the solid support of the Democrats
and sufficient Republicans to make a
bare majority of the Senate.
Monday he made the motion to relieve
the committee OF the bill, but vote
was prevented by parliamentary tactics.
Yesterday the Appalachian Park bill was
used to fill in the morning hour and the
Chocktaw and Chickasaw Indian treaty
bill had the right of way as unfinished
business.
Although Senator Quay remained in his
seat nearly all the time he did not have
an opportunity to renew his motion.
Near the close of the session Mr.. Quay
gave notice that he would not only make
the motion today, but further would OBJ
1ect to the transaction of any business
by unanimous consent until his motion
was disposed Of.
He also referred to the tactics by
which a vote on his motion had been
prevented, and reminded the Senators
that he still had an unfinished speech on
the tariff question which he could utilize
TO prevent the passage Of other busi-
ness.
This threat was effective, and an
agreement was soon reached whereby
Mr.. Quay's motion will he withdrawn
and a time will be fixed next session
for taking up the Arizona, New Mexico,
and Oklahoma statehood bill.
Senator Quay Blocked.
Senator Quay made valiant effort to
get his statehood bill up yesterday
morning ahead of the Appalachian Park
Diil, DuI ldlleu.
A pretty exhibition was given of a
sparring match for time by the opponents
of his bill. No one was particularly
interested In the Appalachian Park bill,
but Messrs. Aldrich and Spooner and
Nelson began to consume time on it.
Mr.. Spooner delivered a facetious
speech. saying that the proposition was
C. unique one, the breadth and depth OF
which had only then begun to dawn on
him.
voluminous Report Read.
Mr.. Nelson had dug up long report
on foods made by some committee and
he read voluminous extracts from It,
But Mr.. Aldrich was even more pro-
ductive Of time consuming expedients.
He asked for the reading OF the re-
port of the committee on the bill and
then for the report OF the Secretary OF
About midway in this report Mr.. Quay
showed his keen appreciation OF the
situation.
II would like 10 say" he interrupted
Gryiy, that / have a storebox full of
u partially uUucllNeTeO speech on lUc
taris bill of 1894. which may perhaps
be more interesting than this report"
This speech was the famous three
Gays effort OF Mr.. Quay, by which
he held up the Senate in that year.
Some people thought yesterday that he
implied a threat to pull this speech
again on the Senate II his bill was not
to come up for a vote.
Choctaw Treaty Taken Up.
Tho Appalachian bill was argued I'M
til exactly o'clock. the hour when
the Choctaw treaty was to be taken up.
Then It was passed with only one dis
senting vote. that cast ty Il Democrat
Mr.. Spooner voted for It, But the
statehood bill had been crowded out.
Later in the day. during the considera-
ton OF the treaty bill the same tactics
were again resorted to by the Repub-
lican leaders. The bill was argued for
nearly three hours. and with broad
smiles on their faces Mr.. Aldrich. Mr.
Spooner, and others jocieyed away the
minutes by motions and objections and
suggestions.
When o'clock had been nearly
reached, Mr.. Teller arose with a Col
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