Arizona republican., 1903-02-16

statehood bill and not even as confident of being able to dispose of it as at the beginning of last week With only four teen working days of the session left. senators generally feel that the matter must be gotten out Of the way. as t will be seriously in the way at the close of the session unless disposed of vers- soon. There is scarcely q senator who
 has not some measure which he desires
 to press and which is being interfered with by the statehood bill.
 All thought of a compromise on the statehood matter has apparently been abandoned and no course except to fight it out now seems to be open. The democrats have refused absolutely to accept a compromise which would link Arizona with New Mexico, and Mr Quay has decided not to make any agreement which will not be satisfac- tory to his allies.
 His intention, therefore, is to "stay with the bill to the end" and the ques- ton now awaiting his decision is whether or not he shall adopt the bold ard hazardous course of pressing the measure as 9 rider or an amendment to one of the appropriation bills, il be- ing conceded that some of the friends
 of the statehood bill will not carry their
 support to the length of voting to at tach it to 9 supply bill.
 It is now quite definitely decided to
 use the pest office appropriation bill IS
 a vehicle for carrying the statehood | bill provided the senate shows will linSness to put the measure on one Of the appropriation bills. It is expected i that the post office bill as amended by
 including the statehood proposition will
 be reported to the senate on Tuesday ar
 Wednesday, and Mir. Mason, chairman ! of the post office committee. states that i it is his purpose to ask for an almost | immediate consideration.
 ! When the statehood amendment is reported the critical test is likely 1t, i come. A point of order will be made
 that it is not getmane to the bill to which it is attached. President pro tein
 Frye will sustain the point if he passes
 on the question at all, but the sup
 porters of statehood contend that under i the senate rules he can and should give
 the decision Of the matter to the senate
 itself without passing on it from the
 chair. \ large number of senators adj
 vocating the omnibus statehood bill re-
 gently signed a petition to Fir Frye
 asking that this course be taken. He
 asked. however. that the paper should
 not be presented to him, and accord ingly it was rot formally laid before
 him. but such a suggestion may De
 rroffered later.
 If the amendment should be carried the statehood fight will be transferred to the post office bill, with the resultant danger of an extra session if the fight becomes protracted. If the amend ment does not prevail. the general opln-
 ion is that the statehood advocates i. either will have to accept q compromise or allow the entire measure to fall with he expiration of the session, for thc opponents of statehood show no dis position 10 yield.
 The chief supporters of the two in4- portant treaties BOW before the sen ate, the Panama canal treaty and tn, Cuban reciprocity treaty, are greatly puzzled over the situation. The state hood bill stands squareIy across thefl respective pathways.