The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-16
A BITTER CONTEST.
All Thought Of Compromise Oh State.
hood Bill Abandoned.
QUAY is MOI UNMlNDFUL
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Of His Superior Advantage win ciliS!ii
Press 1t. i iSssss. = i Is
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DEMOCRATS REFUSE AdREEMLNet
That Would Link Arizona with New
Mexico in the Settlement.
1T WILL BE PRESENTED AS RIDER
To One Of the Appropriation Bills, There
by Placing It's Opponents in Much
Dreaded rtedaanent.
That Would Link Arizona with New
Mexico in the Settlement.
IT WILL BE PRESENTED AS RIDER
To One Of the Appropriation Bills, There
by Placing It's Opponents in Much
Dreaded Ted lament.

Washington, February IL The senate
still finds itself burdened With the state.
hood bill. and while Just as anxious 10
dispose Of 1t in some way, In order to
proceed unimpedcd With other 'siucss, It
is not even Us confident OF bel TO
do 50 MS at tho beginning of ~.
with only four 20 working days Of the
session lcft, sen Is feel that the matter
must be gotten ou. Of the way. but when
u suggestion of this Llnd is made the
reply inrari ely is that notwithstanding
the Statehood bill has held the rightof'
way position practically curing the entire
session, Nerc Mas been no lacA of legs
lation ana IN bills to there
mas not beef opposition pa ~
pass d, aud uhat not Il s 2laG'a don
Uilf has been delayed Toe =. 'oine.ll By
the statehood bill. Ihe feeling Is none
the less Sktungs however, that inc Stutc-
hood bin will be seriously IN the way
at the close OF the session unless disposed
of very soon. ihcre are still numerous
appropt.. on bills to be considered SEN
aIor Cullom wants TO call up various
the late OF the Philippine bills; senator
Warren bis omuihns bill. Indeed, there
Is scarcely senator who has not some
measure wnlch le desires 10 press, anu
MI feel that the Statehood bill may DE
ia the way Of consideration Senutor quay,
moreover, yesterday announced thpt ne
Wohau insist on NdNlNH tue cAuLEHbNA DllA
taken M promptly after those Of the ron
tine business each morning. In order 10
cut off other measures. All thought OF
compromise in the Statehood matter appaft
emily has been abandoned and no course
except 10 ught ID ont now seems open.
The democrats have refused absolutely to
ANzona with New Mexico. and senator
Quay has decided not TO make any agree
ment which would not be satisfactory to
his allies His intention therefore. Is to
Ct vtstTh 10 lil1 tn fhp pud ~ md fNn
question now awaiting his decision IS
whether 10 adopt the bold aud hazardous
course cf pressing the measure Us Rider
or amendment tn one OF the appropriation
bills. IL is now quite definitely declded
To use the postoQicc appropriation hill -
tho vehicle row carrying tbQs f3s iehood bill,
TO put thch measure on one of the appro
II is expected that the postorce bill,
rs amended by including the Statehood
propOsit ion. viii be reported TO the senate
on Tuesday or Wednesday, and q demand
viii be made for almost immediate con
ment is reached the critical test Is likely
20 come s point of order against II Will
be that IL IS not germanc 10 the bill to
which II Is attached President Pro TEN
pore Frye will sustain the point II he rules
on the question at all, but the Supporters
Of Statehood contend that he can and
should leave the decision Of the matter
10 the senate itself, without passing on
It from the chair IL the amendment should
he carried the Statehood fight would be
transferred 10 the postonicc bill, with the
the fight became protractrd. II the amend
ment does not prevail the general opinion
is that the Statehood advocates either will
have 10 accept q compromise or all OF
the entire measure fsl With the expiration
Of the session, for the opponents of State
hood show no disposition to yield.
The chief supporters OF the two impor
tant treaties now before the senate the
Panama canal treaty and the Cuban recip-
rocity treaty. are greatly puzzled over the
squarely across their respective pathways.
Senator Quay has declined TO Yield any
moro time and Senator Cullom, who 10 in
I charge Of both treaties, finds the end OF
way clear to get either treaty ratified
The one day given to the Panama treaty
has served merely to demonstrate that IL
viii reuuirc considerable time to secure
talked most ~ the day. Thursday last he
told some Of his senatorial friends that he
had only begun hts Discourse and it was
uOde evident that there would be sui.
ficient opposition on the part OF other SEN
atOrs TO prevent the success of the treaty
| take up tho Cuban u the Panama
treaty Is out Of ray vote can
he reached on the oI-ler II IS believed II
Will be ratified
will be taken mp and It's consideration
probably concluded. Senator Tillman has
announced his intention TO sneak during
( the day In reply 10 Senator Spooner's re.
cent speech on the race question In the
| South, and II Is not improbable that quite
! general debate will ensue, regardless OF
| the fact that time in the senate is quite
precious Just now. On Saturday a part
| Of the day Will he devoted to eulogtes
Of the late Representative Burke Of