The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
THE STATEHOOD BILL. .
AIdrich, Lodge and Others Are Placed /
in Peculiar Position.
THEY ARE FILIBUSTERING
But Have a ClOture TO Prevent Dem
Ocrats Doing So.
QUAY MADE A NEW MOVE
Tackled The Statehood Amendment TO
the Appropriation Bills.
WANTED IT SENT TO HIS COMMITTEE
Sure Of the Report Though the Body
Has Not Held Meeting In
Several Years.
Tackled The Statehood Amendment TO
the appropriation Bills.
IT SENT TO HIS COMMITTEE
Sure Of the Report Though the Body
Has Not Held Meeting in
Several Years.
(speeIal 70 The pnnt.A

Washington. January 2s.--Among othc-
anomalies furnished by the statehood n.ht
in the senate is the embarrassing positlon
OF certain influential republican senator's
Aldrloh, the king of the upper legislative
body, IL a strong believer In cloture for tho
purpose OF stopping debate whenever ma-
jority OF The senate wishes Il stopped In
order to permit vote 20 be taken. Plat
of Connecticut has cloture resolution
pending ia committee. Lodge Ia a strong
advocate OF the idea and frequently said
last session during the Philippines dabata
that he wished II were possible to stop tho
democratic minority from making speeches
Ia order that vote might be had without
the ioss OF 30 much time Now all thres
of these men, with others who have agreed
with them regarding cloture, ind them
selves In the minority on tho statehood
question. They snRrl at every effort to our
tail their speecheH, do everything In thalr
power TO kill time aud then put the cap
on their Assurance by charging the other
Bdo with filibustorlng. The other side. as
a matter OF fact, Is ready and anxious Tor
a vote and " one Ia not reached at thia sea-
sion It win be tho fault OF the repuhlican
minority headed by Aldrich and tthe ethera
mentioned.
There IL no sign OF a let-up inst the aitua-
tion today, and predictions of a special sea.
sion OF the senate and possibly OF the whole
congress are being made even more fire.
quently than before.
few minutes before Senator Lodge sus-
pended his speech In oppoztion TO the ON
nlbus statehood bill today, Senator Quay.
| In charge of that bill, introduced the state.
| hood measure ny an amendment to each OF
! two appropriation bills, the agricultural
and the sundry civil bills. The document
was handed In very quietly and the oconr-
renee attracted no attention at the time
| The amendments contained. In each case,
| all the provisions Of the bill as II came
from the house, ana provided for the ad-
mission Of Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona as States OF the Union
Senator Quay would rot discuss the pur-
pose OF this step but his friends practically
admit that 1t is the Intention 80 to join tina
measure with the bills providing money for
the conduct Of the business OF the govern
ment as 10 render II necessary 70 accept
statehood in order TO secure the passage Of
the appropriation bills.
That this is the purpose Is made more
evident by The fact that Mr.. Quay request
committee on organization and conduct OF
the legislative departments, OF which he is
chairman. rule pf the senate requires
that, In order 70 avoid being thrown out on
point OF order, an amendment to an APP
preparation bill must have been reported
by some committee OF the senate. Senator
Qnay's committee Is composed OF nine men,
beers, a large majority of whom are friendly
To- The admission of all the Territories as
states, and, although Il ls committee
which has not had meeting for years.. il
Is commended that II Is perfectly competanr
to pass on any measure that may be re-
ferred to It for consideration. la the usual
order OF business the amendment 10 tine
sundry civil bill would have been referred
10 Che committee on appropriations and
the amendment 70 the agricultural bill 10
the committee on agriculture, bat this was
not done, because those committees are not
80 certainly favorable to the statehood
propositions, II favorable at all to It.
Hence, Mr. Quay decided 60 have the meas
ures 40 TO his own committee, where he
feels sure Of securing the action he seeks.
The intention Is 70 nave the committee
called together at an early date TO consider
the amendments.
! 1t Is understood the decision TO take this
step accounts for Mr. Quays motion 70 adj
journ at an unusually carly hour today In
the face OF the notice given by him yes
terday that he would ask the senate today
| 10 sit IN continuous session until the state
hood bill should be disposed Of