The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-26
STATEHOOD BILL IN
WAY OF OTHER
BUSINESS
Contest to Be Continued in
Senate-Fowler Currency
Measure Promises to Pass
This Week-Anti- thrust
Bill Will Not Come Up.

| WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Ok
Inc feature of the week in the senate
VIII pc the continuation Of the contest
over the statehood bill. The lines are
now more closely drawn than thew
nave ever been on this bill. They are
indeed so taut that all onlookers real
lze that they are liable to break be-
Iore a great while, but few unpreju-
diced persons will undertake to saw
positively on which side the disaster
must fall.
The advocates Of statehood were
| much encouraged by the vote Of last
week, and contend1ng that it has been
demonstrated that there is a majority
Oh ine senate In favor of the bill, they
uecIare that 1T is preposterous to ask
them to yield, while the opposition hold
that they do not show the real atti-
tude of the senate.
The bill is standing in the way of
other legislation, and it is contended
IL must get out Of the road and remain
out When the appropriation bills be-
gin to press to the front, as they will
soon do. 1t is probable, however. that.
| with some exceptional times the bill
VIII hold it's place in the front ranks
| during the week,
1t is the intention, however to use
! the appropriation only in case there
| should be an effort to hold night ses-
| slons III order to secure action on the
| statehood bill. Senator QUAY has
more than once indicated his intention
| OF asking the senate to sit "continu-
ouSly,' which means that he is con-
| templating night sessions The general
| understanding among the friends of
| the measure is that the. prolonged ses-
| sion test will come early in the week.
possibly on Tuesday night, but the
pennsylvania senator has so far failed
to make authoritative announcement
| on that point Senator Quay now as
serts his intention to press the bill
| more strenuously than in the past, and
the opposition is just as pronounced in
| its declaration Of intention to resist
| It's passage. They say that the bill
cannot pass, and some Of them an
ncunce that they would rather take
the responsibility for an extra session
of congress than have the statehood
bill become law.
Keane to Follow Burnham.
When the question is again taken up
Senator Burnham will proceed with his
| speech, and it is now the plan to have
4 Senator Keane follow him. Senator
| Beveridge will also be heard in op-
position to the bill. Several senators
will antagonize the bill, and are pre-
pared, If necessary, to- introduce ex-
| traneous matters for the purpose of
| preventing a vote. For instance, one
of them has on his desk a copy of the
encyclopedia speech delivered by SEN
ator Quay during the consideration of
! the Wilson German tariff bill, which
he threatens to read, and another has
at hand a voluminous story 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, 1t is admitted the support
ers- of the bill will take a bold stand
against allowing any other business to
proceed until a vote shall be secured
on the statehood bill Some would
even go to the extent Of excluding ap-
preparation bills. There is some ap-
prehension on the part Of the bills
supporters that there may be an eff
fort to unduly discuss and delay con-
sideration of the appropriation bills in
order to delay the statehood bill, and
such a course will be resented.
The work of the week will begin with
the taking up of the diplomatic appro-
priation bill tomorrow.
This measure is in charge of Senator
Hale, and he will attempt to put it
through with his usual dispatch.
AS the bill stands II Is not caculat-
ed to provoke much debate, but there
is q probability that there win be an
effort to attach to 1t Senator Lodges
consular reform bill as an amendment.
siderable discussion is possible.
There are special orders for the week
which Will consume more or less time
and one of these will require an al
most entire day for it's enforcement.
This is the memorial exercises ordered
for Friday .'at the conclusion Of the
morning business" in honor of the
memory Of the late Senator Mcmillan,
Of Michigan. AS usual in such cafes,
the senate will adjourn after the con-
cIusion of the memorial addresses.
Some time will be devoted Saturday
to exercises connected with accepted
with the statutes Of Charles Carroll
and Charles Hanson, which. have been
presented for places in Statuary hall at
the capitol by the state of Maryland.
Senator Scott also has given notice Of
a speech for Tuesday on the subject
of the pension claws.
Senator Culom will make an effort,
if opportunity offers, to secure the
further consideration of the Cuban
treaty, and will move, If necessary, to
have the senate go into executive ses-
sion during the week, for the purpose
Of taking UP the treaty.
Senator Cullom has. also in charge
the Panama treaty, and expresses a de-
sire to secure early consideration Of
it, but as several Of the members of
the committee on foreign relations be-
fore which the treaty is pending find
II uGC0SScIy VI tt out lnG CITY
ing the week, 1T does not now seem
probable that the canal treaty will
be reported out of committee during
the week.
Fowler Bill to Pass.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 25.-
The coming week will probably wit
ness the passage by the house Of the
Fowler currency bill. The house man
ayers have arranged to bring in a spe-
cial rule making that measure con-
tinuing order until disposed of, begin
ming on Wednesday next. While 1T is
anticipated that the bill will partici-
pate a very lively debate, its friends
believe that its passage is assured. To-
morrow will be District of Columbia
day and Tuesday will be given to the
committee on judiciary, which has quite
a number of measures of minor i'm
portance dealing with court matters
in various sections Of the Union to
present. There are three appropria-
ton bills on the calendar and If any
time should remain they will be press
ed forward as it is the desire of the
leaders to get all appropriation bills
to the senate as seon as possible. The
antitrust bill will not come up until
next week.