The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03
From the Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

resentatives has been made up, SO |
far as the republican members of 1T |
are concerned, with reference to Sc
curing such action on the statehood
bills as the administration may desire.
In other words the committee, to !
use word commonly used in such a |
connection, has been packed. This
is done so frequently in both houses
of congress as to excite little COM
ment, but in view of the wide interest
in the statehood proposition it will
perhaps be alluded to many times be-
fore the close Of the session which
will open Dec. z.
Speaker Cannon stands squarely
| with the administration and is him.
! self a true party man. The senate
/, does not stand so squarely; in fact,
| many Of its leading republicans at
| heart are opposed to the president,
and would be glad Of a safe oppor-
| tunity to voice that opposition in
undoubtedly push the statehood bill
during the regular session, and the
| probabilities favor it's passage thru
| the upper house, as was the case last
congress. This being true, it is of
course necessary that the territories
committee of the house be packed"
in the interest Of what the adminis-
tration wants.
practical Politics" Rule.
Every republican on that commit
/ tee, 1t may be stated without fear Of
successful contradiction, was sounded
carefully in advance of appointment.
His views were found to be in har-
mony with the practical politics" of
the situation, whence it may easily
be inferred that there will be no state
hood legislation during the present
session, unless the administration
should think it desirable. After pass
ing the senate the bill will go to the
bn1 nd hn tn t1,n ~
tee on territories, which will hang
onto it indefinitely, and in the end, if
need be, report it in such a way as to
harmonic with administration poll
ctes.
/ These policies are being dictated
almost entirely by practical politics."
Of one thing the country may be GER
tain. Arizona and New Mexico will
not be admitted as two states. They
may be admitted as one, If in the end
this is regarded as proper. Eventual
ly, if action is too long deferred, the
territories must come in separately,
and therefore it may be the desirable
thing, perhaps, during this congress,
to, consolidate and bring them togeth-
ef, III this way saving the creation Of
two democratic senators and four
democratic votes in the electoral coll
lege. Oklahoma and Indian Terri
, tory will be consolidated In similar
: way. But the passage of any state
hood bill will be deferred as long as
possible.
The feeling that probably all of
these territories will be democratic is
so strong as to dominate the situation
and compel it's discussion by trepub-
! licans from a partizan ground.
Quay's Selfish Motives.
} Senator Quay's motives continue to
be purely selfish. He has large inter-
ests in Arizona and in New Mexico.
) His friends have large interests there.
Once the territories are admitted,
their legislatures will be clothed with
full constitutional powers. One of
the first things these legislatures
would be called on for would be law
e guaranteeing certain railroad bonds.
It is Quay's desire to open up the ter
ritories to settlement, which would
i, enormously increase the value of his
1 holdings and those Of his friends. A
: territorial legislature cannot guaran-
tee bonds; hence, Quay's interest in
statehood. The democrats in both
$ the politics of the case. They want
+ to add democratic. votes to the senate,
i house and electoral college.
n Opposition to McCumbmer Bill.
Quay wants not only railroads, but
J, irrigation, and his phalanx will stand
t solidly in opposition to any SUCH bill
f as has been introduced by Senator Nc
y
that the funds raised for the reclama-
i ton fund in particular state shall
s be expended on irrigation work in thai
e state. There is no more chance fol-
a such bill to become a law than there
q is for Senator McCumber to jump over
>, the capitol dome In addition to the
r Quay forces, many other members OF
each house stand ready to vote against
! it. George H. Maxwell of the nation.
n al irrigation executive committee, who
= favors the McCumber bill, has no hope
. that it can be passed. He wants the
government eventually to make direc
appropriation for irrigation, and thi:
may be done in years to come, but /
cannot be brought about at present
r. The government is just getting dowr
IS to work under new ana untrled lrf1 l
e cation law and two or three years viii
!. elapse before any single project undel
is it can be completed. To begin an agf
# tation in favor Of new irrigation
policy, while one already new is still
being tried, and before anybody cal
:, show, either for or against the polio.
:, now in operation, is said by officials o
- the department to be folly of the wors
- sort.
Alaskan Committees Likely.
The interests Of Alaska are develop
ing at SO rapid a rate that 1t Is onl.
a a question of time when there vii
be a standing committee in each hous
of congress, charged especially wit
the care of legislation applying to tha
I'd territory. Talk Of it is already bein
to heard. The committee on territorie
el is to be kept in charge@of Porto Ric
1t and the small islands pf the Pacific
~ including Hawaii, whose interest
1t combined are not as pressing at thi
Ill time, and will not be for many years
n as those of Alaska.
w. w. Jermane.
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20 20 UNION MAN SHOT
lie,
he Cot Into Row with NonunionIst and WI