The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-25
Withdrawal of the Statehood Rider
to BE Announced by Repub-
Iicans To-Day.
PLAN TO EXPEDITE MAILS
PROPOSITION To DO AWAY WITH DE-
LIVERY WAGONS IN NEW YORK.
Construction Of Two Postoffices Over
Underground Railways Considered
by Cabfnet-Tillman Again.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The order of
: business'i in the Senate for the remainder Of
the session has been quite definitely de-
clded on. Appropriation bills will be given
the right of way, and the Panama canal
treaty will be considered while the appro-
priation bills are in conference. There will
be an effort made to get through other
bills. including Senator Aldrich's bond de-
posit bill. Notice of the withdrawal of the
statehood rider from the appropriation bill
will be given tomorrow.
The Democratic senatorial caucus has re-
Jected the two-state proposition for the ad-
mission Of new States submitted by the
Republicans. The minority will not accept
anything on a basis of two States.
Speeches were made in the caucus by Sem
ators Clay. Bacon. Teller. Dubois. Sim
mons. Foster of Louisiana, Bate, Morgan,
Pettus and Others. All the speakers took
positive grounds against the compromise
proposition. and several of them spoke
emphatically against the proposition to put
the statehood bill on any OF the appropria-
ton bills a rider. At the same time they
favored placing the future course of the
party with reference to the statehood bill
such and also as rider I'm the hands
mittee on postoffices. A Democratic sena-
tor, who is a member OF the committee on
Territories. on being asked for a state
ment of the reasons for rejecting the
compromise proposition. wrote the follow
: t1s. which. after submitting to several of
his colleagues, he gave out for publication:
THE Democratic caucus rejected the
proposed compromise statehood bill for the
following reasons: When Arizona and New
Mexico were made Territories their areas
were established for ultimate statehood
purposes and all the interests and expecta-
tions OF the people of the two Territories
have been In anticipation of the two States.
1t would be gross injustice TO the people
OF both to join them in one State. From
east to west railroads must be built II
would be LOO miles across them. The
proposed State would be as large as Texas
and Texas is too large for its convenient
Many Democrats feel that the Repub-
lican fight for statehood has not been sim
cere. they having used the statehood bill
buffer to prevent trust discussion and
legislation. For Democrats now, having
stood, almost as solid body for the adj
the proposed consolidation would be to
have played into the hands of the Repub-
Hcan antitrust cabal.
The people of Arizona are unanimously
opposed to consolidation with New Mexico
and the people of both the Territories
consolidation bill for ultimate statehood are
snare. The question of separation into
two States must be submitted to the voters
or the entire State, and experience has
taught that after the interests of any area
have been consolidated as a single State, a
majority cannot be secured
THE Democrats have stood for the state
hood bill as it passed the House. They
believe that each is entitled to statehood
and they have stood loyalty by the Repub-
lican minority In their efforts to give them
statehood: but they will not infiict the in
justice, that probably never can be re-
paired. OF forcing the people of the two
Territories into a State so large that II
would forever continue a burden they
should not bear"
After the adjournment of the caucus the
Democratic members of the committee on
postof1ces met the Republican members OF
that committee who have be n friendly
10 statehood They decided to ask the
chairmen of the two committees on post
Offices and agriculture TO withdraw the
placed on two appropriation bills. They
also decided TO continue the fight for the
omnibus bill as IL came from the House
without amendment, but not to antagonize
appropriation bills or executive business
with It, The Republicans have decided 70
present their compromise bill to the SEN
ate. The indications are very strong that
the question will receive very little, Ii any
more consideration during the session. and
even the best friends of statehood gen.
orally admit that there is no chance for
success at this time.