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,mnibus Statehood Bill May
Suffer Defeat.
.IDER ATTACHMENT UNPOPULAR.

CONTRARY to Rules of senate Pro-
cedure-LittIeGcid Antitrust Meas
ure May &c sidctrackcd-The SEM
nte Kodakcd
Washington. Feb. G.-lSpecial Even
if the men behind the omnibus state
1000 bill succeed in having the meas
ure made n part Of some of the appro-
priation bills it does not mean that the
territories will be admitted. 1t is not
at all probable. in the first place, that
such a proposition will succeed. 1t ia
acknowledged everywhere that it IL
contrary to the rules of the senate, and
it is only under great stress that such
violations are Countenanccd. Many
senators, some of them friends of the
omnibus bill, are OIL record by speech
and vote against attaching riders to
appropriation bills. Several of them
have determined to remain consistent.
But should Senator Quay succeed in
lis present effort the appropriation bill
TO which the statehood bill was at
tached would fail, as the opposition is
determined TO defeat it even if the APP
preparation bills should not be passed.
May Be Sidetraeked.
IL seems to be more than likely hat
the trust legislation will be formulated
by the III committees rather
than by the judiciary committees Of
congress. This will mean s~idetracking
the Littleficld bill, an event which its
authors are not wholly unprepared for.
The committee of the senate
took a part of the bill into the depart.
ment of commerce bill. and, by passing
the Elkins bill reported from the inter.
state commerce committee, the proposi-
tons in the Littlcfcld bill have been
divided and made more mild and
more acceptable TO the business inter-
estS of the country. In fact, they are
in such shape that they receive the
support of the senate, while it is known
positively that any severe or drastic
legislation could not pass the upper
branch OF congress. There is some
suggestion that since the Elkins bill
passed the senate an effort would be-
made TO substitute the Littlefeld bill
for it. aud the latter measure has met
with so much favor in the house that
it might carry. This might deadlock
the two houses, but in the end the SEN
ate would probably win.
Senator Clark's Indian Bill.
Senator Clark Of Montana is fre-
quently seen on the house side consult.
ing with Democratic leaders and in
an earnest manner presenting some
situation to them. 1t is all about the
Crow Indian reservation in his state.
The senate passed a bill last year ced-
ing something over Il million acres of
land Of the Crow reservation to tue
government. Like all similar bills, it
Is hanging up in the house. 1t meana
an appropriation of something like a
million and a quarter dollars, and the
men who run the house do not take
kindly to the idea of appropriating that
AMOUNT.
Denied by Beveridge.
Senator Beverage felt called upon
recently to deny that he had made any
agreement. secret or open. with Sem
ator Quay for d vote on the omnibus
statehood bill.
he ScllllOT IIOH IuNidud' IL"
marked Quay, will rest assured that
| shall never accuse him of cndcayor-
ing TO facilitate the passage of the
bill
But the senator will admit retort-
ed B%everidgc. earnest efforts on my
part to facilitate debate
The Joneses Disappear.
After the Attn of next March the name
Jones will be absent from the senate
roll call. This will be the first time in
thirty years that such is the case, for
ever since March t. 1913, when The roll
has been called the name of Jones OF
Nevada has been there. For eighteen
years there have been We JoucSes, for
the Arkansas senator of that name has
been Il senator for that length of time.
As the Jonescs disappear the Clarks
increase. There are two DOW, ana IN
the next senate there will he Clark
of Arkansas. Clark of Montana and
Clark Of Wyoming.
Dillineham's Judgment.
Senator Bard of California had just
concluded a speech which occupied
parts of two days. Nit. Bard has
just finished reading one OF the best
speeches OH the statehood bill that have
been made in the senate remarked
Senator Dillingham;. lie took up the
matter with II mind wholly unpreju-
diced and studied the subject with a
view to determining what was best 10
do. Living in southern California, near
enough TO obtain personal experience