The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-05
STATEHOOD BILL
Is TO BE PUSHED
Friends of Measure Will insist
on Consideration.
TIE OPPOSITION IS ACTIVE
BEET SUGAR MEN MAY REQUEST
HEARING ON TREATY.

Washington, Jan 4.--Many of the
senators who left Washington for the
Christmas holidays are still absent ana
the present Indications are thai whcu
business is resumed at noon tomorrow
there win be not a very full attcniau.@-
Before the week IS far advanced. how
ever. the senate win again be ~ regU-
lar working order and there viii be lit
tie cessation Of work before The an Of
MARCH. The prediction is general that
the remainder of the session Will be
exceedingly busy because of the mum
Der of important questions which VIII
be presented for consideration before
final adjournment.
During the present week and For some
time to come the omnibus statehood
bill viii be the chief topic of discussion
on the floor, but under the unanimous
agreement by which the bill was made
the unfinished business. il cannot be
taken up any day before 2 o'clock II
is the purpose of the friends of the bill
to press consideration and not to allow
the bill to be side-tracked unless under
great pressure. The present purpose
is to give way only for appropriation
bills. but there are now no apprOpria-
ton bills on the senate calendar. It
is the purpose of the senatorial leaders
and especially of those who oppose the
statehood bill to press appropriation
bills to the front as much as possible.
The committee on pensions will imme
diately take UP the executive, legisla-
tive and judicial appropriation bill and
it viii be reported to the senate as soon
as possible. 1t is a bill which demands
considerable Investigation and it is not
probable that l. will reach the senate
much before the middle of the month.
hon L. h
seek to secure its immediate cOnsidera-
ton
Nelson to Oppose Bill.
According to the arrangement made
before the holidays, the debate on the
statehood bill will be resumed at
o'clock tomorrow, Senator Nelson of
Minnesota being the first speaker on
the list. He is a member of the com
mittee on territories, and in addition
to his opposition of the admission of
the territories of New Mexico and Ari-
IONA he is a staunch advocate for the
admission of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritOry as one state, which was reported
by the majority of the committee as a
substitute for the omnibus bill. He
has carefully prepared a speech and its
delivery proba bly, will require the
greater part of two days.
Senator Durham viii be heard next
and he will probably speak for two days
or more. Other Republican senators
have agreed to speak in opposition TO
the bill and it is now expected that
there win be no fewer than fifteen anti
statehood speeches before consideration
OF the measure is concluded. Some
speeches in support of the bill are
promised, but the indications are some
what against delivery of any of them
during the present week, though it is
possible that Senator Foraker, who is
an earnest advocate of the omnibus
bill, may be heard some time within the
next few days.
Other Measures Pending.
The time of the senate each day be-
fore o'clock will be earnestly contest
ed for, among the measures seeking
early attention being the militia bill.
the eight-hour bill, the immigration
bill and the Philippine currency mea-
sure.
Senator Proctor has given notice that
he will call UP the militia bill Monday
morning as soon as the routine bust
ness is disposed Of and he will try to
keep this bill to the front until action
can be secured. Some features Of the
measure are sharply antasonized, so
that il may provoke considerable de-
bate. There also is a disposition to
amend the immigration bill. The sup
porters of this measure do not yet seem
inclined to concede the charges de-
Senator Lodge. as chairman
of the committee on Philippines, has
given notice that he viii press the cur
rency bill as rapidly as possible. and
expresses confidence in its passage be-
fore the session grows much older
Senator McComas viii urge consider
alton of the eight-hOur bill.
Await Beet Sugar Meeting.
The committee on foreign relations. it
is expected. viii take up the Cuban
treaty at its meeting this week. but it
is doubtful whether it will be reported
during the week. 1t has not been de-
cided whether there will be any hear
ings on the treaty. Thus far no for
NAL request for them has been made
and probably none viii be sought until
after the beet sugar convention. which !
is to be held in this city during the
week. Senator Cullom says he will
ask the senate 10 give the treaty its
at as early day as prac-
ticable after it shall be reported
A large number of new bills and reso-
buttons will be introduced at the be-