Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-26
VICTORY FOR QUAY.
Opponents Of Statehood Bill Forced
to Seek Terms.
WILL VOTE IN FEBRUARY.

n oPONidi uioBoNth W Nv ~ hpuio
Globe Democrat, from Washington,
dated January 23, says:
The opponents of the omnibus state
hood bill are seriously considering an
abandonment of their plan for resist.
ing the effort of Senator Quay to get a
vote on the bill.
Only the assent of perhaps three
prominent senators to the plan nov
stands in the way Of an agreement
to let the vote be taken in the second
or third week of February.
The fight which Quay has made for
the bill has quite disarmed the opposi-
ton.
On good authority 1t was stated to-
day that a definite proposition had
been made to Senator Quay to accept
the second Saturday in February as
the date when the bill should be voted
on. and in return for this agreement
he should withdraw all further oppo-
sition to important legislation.
= Senator Quay is quoted as saying
that he would agree to this If there
was an agreement made on the floor
of the senate to this effect, but he
would not enter into such an agree
ment in cloakroom. His position places
upon the opposition the necessity of
securing an agreement which would
practically involve the entire senate.
Senator Quay is working with al
most the entire democratic side in his
fight. Some elements of his strength
on that side want to use the statehood
fight to vent their displeasure against
the majority.
Notable in this connection Is the
attitude OF Senator Bailey of Texas.
II the agreement can be arranged, IT
will devolve upon the senators oppos-
ing the statehood bill to cur unani-
nous consent to the agreement on the
floor of the senate.
Whatever may be their expressions
for publication, no senator but admits
privately that Senator Quay has made
himself master of the present senate
situation.
Mr.. Quay has manifested a spirit of
fairness and liberation that has quite
disarmed criticism of his methods and
has made the opposition the more i'm
patient and anxious to checkmate him,
Senator Aldrich, Senator Spooner,
| Senator Plat, Of Connecticut and Sen
ator Beveridge are the senators who
are now standing in the way of a vote
on the omnibus bill.
They want to hold off with their
view, It is said, Of securing an agree
ment on a bill which will unite Ari
IONA and New Mexico in a single state
II they find that it will be impossible
to defeat the effort to secure a vote or
the omnibus bill.
Senator Quay has said that they
have been maxim an effort in this di
rection since earl in the session ant
have failed, and hat he is willing t.
only give the OPPOSITION until Monda.
to decide what they will do and wheth
err they will agree to the vote not late
than February 16. He made this state
ment when he agreed with Senate
Fairbanks today that he would not OF
pose a motion tomorrow to take up TIL
immigration bill.
On Monday, unless there is an agree
ment for a vote, he will, he says, us
his parliamentary advantage to bloc
everything but appropriation bills an
will insist on continuous sessions.
Senator Quay today received a telt
gram from Arizona stating that bot
houses of the legislature had indorse
his bill.