The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-02-05
1HE STATEHOOD FIGHT
Senator Quay to Press the Bill More
Strenuousiy Than Ever.
OTHER LEGISLATION HELD UP
Opponents to Omnibus Measure Are
Prepared q "Talk It to Death and
Will Resist Night sessions-Lines
Are Closely Drawn.

- GIN - ~ SSlN' e'S
Will Resist Night sessions-Lines
Are Closely Drawn.
Washington, Jan. 26.-The feature
of this week in the senate will be the
continuation of the contest over the
statehood bill. The lines are now
more closely drawn than they have
ever been on this bill. They are, in
deed. so taut that all onlookers real
ize that they are apt to break before
great while: but few unprejudiced per.
sons would undertake to say positively
on which side the disaster must befall.
The advocates of statehood were much
encouraged by the vote of last week,
and, contending that it has been DEM
onstrated that there is 4 majority OF
the senate favorable to the bill, they
declare that it is prCpO2terous to ask
them to yield, while the opposition
urge that the vote was not a test at
all and no real indication of the atti-
tude of the senate. They say that the
bill is standing in the way of other
legislation, and contend that 1t must
get out of the road and remain out
when the appropriation bills begin to
press to the front, as they will very
soon do.
1t is the intention, however, to use
the appropriation bills only in case
there should be an effort to hold night
sessions in order to secure action on
the statehood bill Senator Quay he's
more than once indicated his intent Of
asking the senate to sit continuously"
which means that ne is contemplating
night sessions. Senator Quay asserts his
intention to press the bill more strenu-
ously than in the past, and tho Opposi-
ton is Just as pronounced in its
declaration of intention to recist its
passage. They say that the bill can
not pass, and some Of them announce
that they would rather tie the re.
sponsibility for an extra gassion of
congress than have the stG,-h bill
become law.
Senator Burnham proceeded with
his speech today, and it is the plan
to have Senator Kcan follow him.
Senator Beyeridge also will be fre.
quently EC-rd in opposition to the bill.
Several other senators who antagonize
the bill are prepared if necessary to
introduce eXtraneouS matter for the
purpose of preventing vote. For in
stance, one of them has on his desk
q copy OF the encyclopedia speech de.
livered by Senator Quay during the
consideration of the Wilson-Gorman
tariff bill, which he threatens TO fead
! and another has at hand volumin
GUS history of New Mexico.
If night sessions are attempted, the
opponents of the bill will resort to the
| usual methods to kill time. On the
| other hand it is intimatod that the
| supporters of the bill will take bold
stand against allowing any other bust.
| ness to proceed until a vote shall be
| secured on the statehood bill. Some
/ would even 20 to the extent of eXclud.
! Ing appropriation bills. There is some
| apprehension on the part of the bills
/ supporters that there may bn an eff.
fort to unduly discuss and delay con,
sderation OF the appropriation bills in
order to delay the statehood bill, and
such course will be resented,