The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-02-16
Republican Leaders May Accept State
hood Amendment.
FIRST STEP TO AGREEMENT
Should The Senate Yield There VIII
Be a Possible Chance For Oklaho'
ma Statehood-Leaders Still Have
Confidence.

| Washington, D. G.. Feb. 15.--The
Republican leaders of the house to-
day took the first step towards get.
ting the statehood bill into confer
cnce. In accordance with the plan
previously decided upon, Delegates
Rodey and Mcclure Of New Mexico
and Oklahoma respectively, began
the circulation of a paper among the
Republican members for signatures.
At the head of this paper is the fol-
lowing statement.
I'm the endeavor OF the house to
secure the final passage of H. b.
14,749 and tho admission Of 0klaho'
ma and Indian Territory as one state
and the territories of New Mexico and
Arizona as one state by conference
Of the two houses, or otherwise, tho
undersigned members of the house
will support the parliamentary pro-
cedure deemed necessary for that
purpose by the committee on terri.
tories, the committee on rules or any
conference committee. -
II Is deemed necessary to secure
only the signatures of the thirty'three
Republicans who voted against the
resolution adopted, expressing prac.
tcally the same idea. 1t is stated |
that this will DO done. The next step
will be the introduction Of the neces.
sary rule in the forn Of resolution
which will provide that the statehood
bill shall be taken from the commit
lee on territories and sent direct to
the conference without action BY the
committee or opportunity for a mo.
ton to concur in the senate amend
ments.
This activity on the part Of those
interested in getting the bill through
Is taken to indicate confidence that
the senate ultimately will yield to the
house provisions. In this connection
1t is understood that the house Is will
Ing to accept the amendment offered
in the senate by Mr.. Foraker, which
permits Arizona and New Mexico to
vote separately on the question Of
statehood. Should either Of these
territories reject the proposition the
provision for one state out of the ter
ritories Of Arizona and New Mexico
would fail, but the union and admis'
sion of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory would be secured.
Washington, Feb. 1i,-The attorney
general has requested Senators Long
and Stone and Representatives Bow
ersocl and Curtis to confer with him
as to conditions existing at the mouth
of the Kaw river and the practicable
ity of bringing suits against indi-
yiduals and corporations for encroach' {
ing upon the river front and obstruct- |
ing its flow into the Missouri river
The question Of jurisdiction in the j
premises will be discussed,
That the government will ever lend I
its aid toward improving the Kaw to
prevent a recurrence of flood damage
is considered lost cause by the Kan u
sas delegation. Representative Bow
ersock said:
1.-THE government takes cognizance q
only in instances where there is navi' d
CATION As it has been determined u
that the Kaw is not a navigable stream h
it cannot be expected that congress
will appropriate money to protect life
and property along this river any more
than it would to protect against light s
ming or wndstorms.
Forty years ago the state Of Kan
sas declared the river not nayigable
and has since permitted the construc- ii
lion of numerous bridges, having COT T.
lerS, which amount practically to "
lang. Besides this condition the !.
river at Kansas City has been en- "a
,roached upon more than 100 feet on d
10Th sides, making the channel at - ..
hat point narrower than the river Is -
fifty or more miles west. "
at may be said that the govern. %
nent intends to force the bridge own. :"
,rs to remove the Golfers and install v
Travis, and otherwise make the r
ridges conform with standard bridges o. q,
throughout the country. AS to en- =,
,roachments upon the river the mat a
er of vested rights is now being con- =,
;idered vt
"My idea, which l believe will solve 4,
he problem to prevent further dam
lges by floods at Kansas City Is to cut b,
channel above the mouth Of the Kaw y,
10 as to permit Its flow with the cur h,
ent of the Missouri river. As 1t Is
low the Kaw emptles against the cur
ent Of the Missouri. causing, OF In
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