Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-01-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our Regular Correspondent)

by the Senate" /" said Senator Quay
to-day in answer toan inquiry made
by your correspondent "The State
hood bill shall not pass even though
a special session of Congress is
necessitated by the methods we are
compelled to adopt to defeat it, ]"
said Senate Hanna, when an in
quiry was put to him and the re-
marks of the two men illustrate the
present situation in the Senate.
Under the rules of the Senate it is
impossible to secure a vote on any
measure as long as anyone desires
to debate the question. Senator
Quay has by test vote, demon
strated that seventeen republicans
and practically all the democrats
will vote for statehood This has
placed the opposition, which in
cludes the men recognized as lead
ers of the republican party, in the
position of filibusterers attempting
to talk to death measure favored
by the majority of the Senate and
they accept the charge and assert
their intention of continuing fill
clustering and their belief that they
are warranted in so doing.
Senator Hansbrough, who is an
ardent advocate of statehood, said
to-day, "The repu 5licans who sup
port the Statehood bill are acting in
accordance with their belief. They
feel bound by the pledge of the
party platform and reasons, which
are convincing to everyone who will
take the trouble to oinvestigate them
that statehood should be granted
to the territories. 1t 70 the eopposi-
tion that is filibustering and pre-
venting other legislation. We are
ready for a vote and vote would
dispose of the measure in accor-
dance with the will of the majority.
The attempt Of the leaders is con-
trary to the principles of government.
They are endcavoring to make the
minority rule. Every republican
who favors statehood feels that he
has good company. Sixteen other
republicans think and feel as he
does. There is no antitrust bill
before the Senate now. When
there is it will become the certain
duty of the leaders to permit a vote
on the Statehood BILL"
The Administration antitrust
bill is now before the House. 1t
has been carefully framed by the
members of a subcommittee and
the Attorney General and is drawn
upon lines dictated by the eXper-
ience of the latter who has found
the Sherman Law deficient and has
framed the present measure to
supply its deficiencies. The pro-
posed law is not drastic and con
tains no provision capable of infict-
ing the slightest injury on any COR
poration doing legitimate bust
ness. 1t merely prohibits those
discriminates which have, in the
past, served to build up huge mono
poles and provides the government
the means for enforcing the law.
1t is the ardent hope of the Presi-
dent that the bill may become law,
wish which is evidently seconded
by the large majority of the people
Judging by the correspondence of
numerous members of Congress
which your correspondent has been
permitted to see. The bill will
pass the House ut an early date
and it is believed, without opposi-
ton from the democrats.
According to present intentions
the Elkins antitrust bill which en-
bodies one of the Attorney Gen
erals recommendations, that re-
bates and concessions of all kinds
on transportation charges he pro-
hibited, will be reported to the SEN
ate to-day, 1t is said by promin-
cnt sanator~ that the Elkins bill will
probably pa.s The Immigration
bill Is being pushed ia tho Senate
and Senator Fairbanks, who has
the measure ia charge, Il confident
that lac viii secure it, passage.