The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-16
STATEHOOD BILL BARS
OTHER LEGISLATIVE WORK
Cuban Reciprocity Treaty and the Panama Treaty
Likely to Fail in the Senate.
Opponents the Omnibus Bill Determined to Force an Extra SEES
sion of Congress-

VTIASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The SEN
w ate still finds itself burdened
with the statehood bill, and
while just as anxious TO dispose of it
in some way, in order to proceed unim-
peded with other business, it is not
even as confident of being able to do
so as at the beginning of last week.
With only fourteen working days of
the session left, senators generally feel
that the matter must be gotten out of
the way, but when suggestion of this
kind is made the reply invariably is
that Notwithstanding the statehood bill
has held the right of way position
practically during the entire session,
there has been no lack of legislation,
and that all bills to which there has
not been serious opposition have been
passed and that not a single appro-
priation bill has been delayed for A
moment by the statehood bill. The
feeling is none the less strong, how
ever. that the statehood bill viii be
seriously in the way at the close of
the session unless disposed Of very
soon.
On the Anxious Seat.
There are stIll numerous appropria-
ton bills to be considered. Senator
Cullom wants 10 call up various treat
les; Senator Lodge rs anxious over the
fate of the Philippine bills; Senators
Penrose and Fairbanks are clamoring
for time for the immigration bill; Sen
ator AIdFieh wants his international
banking bill considered; Senator Nc
Comas is urging the eight-hour bill;
Senator Quarles the land entry bill, and
Senator Warren mis- omnibus claims
| bill. Indeed, there is scarcely a sena-
tor who has not some measure which
he desires to press, and all feel that
| the statehood bill may be in the way
| of consideration.
Senator Quay. however, yesterday
gave notice that he would insist on
\ having the statehood bill taken up
promptly after the close of routine
morning business each day in order to
cut off other measures All thought of
| compromise on the statehood matter
| apparently has been abandoned and no
course except to fight it out seems to
/ be Open. The Democrats have refused
absolutely to accept a compromise
which could link Arizona with New
Mexico, and Senator Quay has decided
not to make any agreement which
would not be satisfactory to his allies.
His intention, therefore, Is to stay with
the bill to the end. and the question
| AOW dN dlLlliS HIS utNiSlj1 - MAACAAi-L
/ or not to adopt the bold and hazardous
course of pressing the measure as a
| rider or amendment TO one Of the ap-
preparation bills. it being conceded that
some friends of the statehood bill viii
not carry their support to the length
! of voting to attach it TO a supply bill
On Postofdce Bill.
II is now quite definitely decided to
| use the postoffice appropriation bill as
| the vehicle for carrying the statehood
| bill. provided the senate shows a will
| ingness to put the measure on one OF
| the appropria alton bills.
| 1t is expected that the postoffice bill
| as amended by including the statehood
proposition will be reported to the sen
| ate on Tuesday or Wednesday, and
Senator Mason. chairman of the post
| Office committee, announces that 1t IS
his purpose 20 ask for almost imme-
i'diate consideration. When the state
| hood amendment is reported the crit
icaI test is likely TO come. a point oil
order will be made that it is not ger
name 10 the bill to which it is at
/ tached President Pro TEN. Frye viii