Arizona republican., 1903-01-21
OUAY'S THREAT
 STIRS SENATOR'S
4 Gathering in Behalf of FaV-
 Orite Measures.
The Order of Business Committee e Decline to Give the Pennsylvania Senator a Chance to Secure Test Vote His Motion Will Not Be Opposed.

Washington, January 20.-The pros pect of a congestion of business In the senate is such the senators constituting the republican committee on "orGer O: business" met today to adjust the claims of conflicting measures. The conference was attended by all the members Of the committee but without apprecia5le results. except in one re spect that there was a unanimous agreement to give precedence to the appropriation bills and conference re- ports over all other matters.
 Beyond this it was decided that the statehood bill should continue 60 oc- cupy the position it now holds as un- finished business of the senate. and that the Cuban reciprocity treaty should be given second place. There was a discussion of the notice given in the senate by Senator SraY that to- ! statehood bill at the conclusion or the statehod bill at the conclusion of tine ! morning business. It was agreed that 1 the effect of such motion, if it should prevail, would be to advance it's con sideration an hour or more in the day, | and there was a suggestion on the part | of some of the opponents of the bil! ] that such a motion should be resisted with view to confning the debate of ! the statehood bill to a time after . | o'clock. as prescribed by the unan.- nous agreement under which this bill 1 was given its place of vantage.
 ! Ii was even suggested that advantage | should be taken of MT. Quay's motion | in order to secure a test vote on the ! statehood bill. This suggestion did not ! prevail, however. and there was no rc- ] corded opposition to the proposition ,o | allow MT. Quays motion to prevail | without a protest. It was the opinion | of the staunchest opponents of the ! statehood bill that t.would be prefera- ble to have a test vote as between the statehood bill and some one of tine ap- Dropriation bills if the friends of the . statehood bill should invite such a test ! While the Cuban treaty was given second place. the understanding wa- distinct that it's consideration should not be postponed until the app.opria- ton bills were out of the way but oz the concrary, every russfble opportunity should be availed Of to take it UT
 while the statehood bill is still before
 the senate. It was the opinion of mos
 of the senators that there will be many
 times when it will be impossible 10 pro-
 ceed during the entire day with the bii
 for the creation of new states. and that
 such moments should be availed O. {,
 press the Cuban treaty.
 All the senators present. ten in mum.
 Der, agreed as to the importance o
 securing the ratification of the treaty
 but they also agreed that as betweeI
 it and the appl opriation biiis promp
 consideration of the latter was nor,
 important for the reason that if tn,
 treaty should fail it's consideration
 ,ou3 be continued by extra session O
 the senate alone. while a failure of tin.
 appropriation bills would involve ur
 extra session of the entire congress
 There was briei reference to the neces
 sity Of getting through an anti-trua
 bill, but the committee did not seer.
 inclined to give formal attention to th,
 subject. in view of the fact that n,
 trust bill is before the senate.