The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-21
From Globe Washington Bureau.

From Globe Washington Bureau.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 20.-The
tie-up in the United States senate is
now complete and predictions Of an
extra session seem to be founded on
good reasons, With Senator Quay
leading a desperate fillibuster on the
statehood bill and Senator Bailey, of
Texas, lending him Democratic
strength, the situation is becoming ev-
cry day more acute. BaiIey's attitude
is explained by his personal enmity
to Beveridge, which dates from the
choking episode last spring. The two
senators have never spoken since and
a bitter feud has been brewing.
Bailey saw his opportunity in the
statehood fight which Beveri.lge is
leading, and he is determined to humil-
late Beveridge and to defeat him if
possible.
Meantime it suits the general Dem
ocratic scheme to obstruct the white
washed trust measure being cooked up
by the Platt- -AIdrich- -Spooner- Allison
big four" combination in the commit
tee on interstate commerce. The Gu
ban reciprocity treaty is also marked
for defeat, together with anything else
which may get in the way Quay has
announced that no business will be
done until he gets a vote on the omni-
bus statehood bill.
Quay Thinks it Will Pass.
He counts enough Republicans ia
pass that measure if he can get a
roll call. The Democrats are all fer
statehood. Beveridge is backed in his
fight on statehood by Hanna, Aldrich,
Spooner, Allison and the more power
ful of the senate ring. The president
is also lending him his influence
The department of commerce bill
was dropped into the pot" yesterday
when it came over from the house
and was referred to Nelson's committee.
The appropriation bills are all being
held off, and there is all kinds of
trouble brewing. The steering COM
nittee chewed over the trouble for sew
eraI hours today, but could not see any
way out.
Committee Deliberations.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan 20
The prospects of a congestion Of busi-
ness in the senate is such that the SEN
ators constituting the Republican com
mfttee on order Of business" met to-
day to adjust the claims of conflict
ing measures. The conference was
without appreciable results except in
the one respect that there was a unan-
lmouS agreement to give precedence to
appropriation bills and conference re-
ports over ali other matters. Beyond
this it was determined that the state
hood bill should continue to occupy the
position is now holds as the unfinished
business, and that the Cuban reciproc-
1ty treaty should be given second place.
There was discussion Of the notice
given In the senate by Mr.. Quay that
tomorrow he would move to take up
the statehood bill at the conclusion of
the morning business. 1t was agreed
that the effect of such a motion, if it
could prevail, would be to advance
consideration an hour or more in the
day, and there was q suggestion by
some Of the opponents of the bill that
such Z motion should be resisted with
The view of confining the debate of the
statehood bill to the time after
o'clock, as prescribed by the unani-
NOUS agreement under which the bill
was given its place of vantage 1t is
even suggested that advantage should
Ne taken OIL senator Quay'S motion ir
order to secure a test vote on the
statehCcd bill. This suggestion did not
prevail, however, and there was no re-
corded opposition to the proposition tC
allow Mr.. Quay's motion to prevail
without protest when made.
Test Vote Preferable.
The opinion Of the opponents Of the
statehood bill was that it would be
preferable to have test vote as be-
tween the statehood bill and some OF
the appropriation bills, if the friends
of the statehood bill should insist upor
the test. 1t was the opinion of most Ct
the senators present that there would
he many times when it would be i'm
POSSIBLE to proceed during the entire
day with the bill for the creation OF
new states, and that intervals should
be aValled of to press the Cuban treaty
al the senators present ten in num-
Der were agreed on the necessity OF
securing the ratification of the treaty.;
and while they were divided upon the
consideration Of it and the appropria-
1on b1lls, the general opinion was thai
the appropriation bills were more i'm
portant, for if the treaty failed II
could be taken up at another sessicr
ar involve only an extra session Of the
senate, while If the appropriation bills
Jalied 1t would involve an extra sesSi n
IF the whole congress.
on the antitrust bill it was not cen.
Hidered desirable to give formal consid.
Grafton to the subject, because nc trus1
measure was before the senate.
QUAY AND BEVERI0GE CLASH.