Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-18
GOES OVER TO MONDAY
Senate's Action on the State
hood Question.
SELECTING CONfEREE :
MIR. BEVERIDGE YIELDS TO DE-
SIRE FOR PosTPoNEMFNT.
Opponents of the House Bill Wanted
Time for Observation-Disclosures
bility of Agreement.

bility of Agreement.
Statehood occupied the Senate for an hour
today. with tie result that the motion that
was made to appoint conferees and allow
the statehood bill to go to conference went
over until Monday. wien the matter will be
discussed and IT,. bill Will be thrown into
conference.
As soon a tie measure was brought up
in the Senate and Mr.. Bcveridge had made
a motion to send it to conference the
friends of the bill in the form In which 1t
passed, giving New Mexico statehood
and leaving Arizona out of consideration. at
once proceeded to secure delay until Mon
day. for the reason. as they said, that they
would like to have opportunity to con-
slider the matter.
Senator German wanted the bill to so
over matter of right. He claimed that
under the rules of the Senate it would have
to go Senator Frye. in the chair,
ruled that in this case, in which message
came from the House asking conference,
the question WAS one to receive immediate
consideration unless by unanimous consent
they should decide otherwise.
Several senators spoke taking this ciew
Several senator's spoke. taking this view
course of his remarks said that he would
ask unanimous consent that Senator Beyer-
dges motion to appoint conferees go over
until Monday.
Senator Beverjdge said that as he had ob-
jected to that course being taken when the
request made by Senator German he
felt that he ought to object in this case
Would Force Over the Motion.
Senator Foraker in an instant. and with
a show of impatience at the failure of the
Senate to grant such request declared
that the motion would go over until Mon
IaV all the and that if n
that end. he would undertake to talk on it.
as would others. and adGlng that his desire
to have it go over by unanimous consent
was the desire to forward the consideration
of the bill and to secure some sort of an
agreement as to tae course that would be
adopted. He added
IF compelled to consider the matter now
We Will consider it. and will keep on con-
sIderlng 1t, asking no favor and granting
none
1t was evident from the utterances which
came from other opponents of joint state
mood moo, that they We're in hearty accord.
That's what we'll do" said Mr. Teller.
Let's so on with the fight" echoed Mr..
Blackburn
Mr.. Beveridge then yielded. He said that
ms only object had been to get the two
houses closer together.
Mr.. Nelson said that while he was willing
the bill should go over he objected to the
threat contained in Mr.. Foraker's remark
Mr.. Foraker replied that he chose ris
own words. ana further recalled the fact
that the statehood bill two years ago was
held up by senators who We're now exhibit
ing haste.
And under threats" remarked Mr.. Gal
lnger.
Yes" assented Mr. Foraker. threats
that the bill could not pass"
There being no other objection. further
consideration OF the bill was postponed IN
til Monday.
No Wen-Defned Plan.
There is at this time no well-defined plan
on either side of the Senate There is a
growing feeling that whatever is done in re-
lation to statehood, at this late day, must
come through some sort of mutual agree
ment. The friends of the bill as it was
finally passed by the Senate realize that the
House bill may be concurred in by vote of
the Senate. If the matter comes to vote
1t is well understood that the absence of
Senator Plat of New York and the failure
in arranging a pair for Senator Perkins
gave to the advocates of the Bard amend
ment a majority of one.
With Senator Plat voting and Senator
Perkins paired there would be a majority of
one in favor of the bill as 1t was reported
to the Senate.
This being the case there is disposition
to compromise on the part of the oppo-
nents to the committee bill. But on the
other hand, with so few days of the session
remaining and with several important ap-
preparation bills pending together with the
SWa yne impeachment proceedings and other
measures of importance. it would be a very
simple matter for even a few senators to
occupy sufficient time of the Senate in dis
cussion TO prevent any statehood legislation
by this Congress.
Selection of Ccnferees
There will be an effort on the part of
the friends Of tie Bard amendment which
made d state Of New Mexico alone, in oppo-
siton to the committee proposition
and Of the proposition as embodied in
the House bill to join New Mexico
and Arizona as one state to have as
two of the three Senate conferees men who
are known to favor the Bard amendment.
If they had their way they would allow
Senator Beverage, as a matter of course,
in his capacity chairman of the commit
tee or territories in charge of the bill TO be
chairman of the conference COMMITTEE. But
after that they would make Bard "a member
of the committee together with Bate of Ten
nessee, who in any event will doubtless DE
a member of the conference committee to
| represent the minority.
But there is no disposition the part of
senators who support the committee bill to
| grant any such concession. With Bard and
| Bate making majority of the committee
| on conference, SO strongly opposed to any
4 thing except the bill with the amendments
| that were put on it in the Senate, they feel
| that there never could be agreement
| They will demand that the conference COM
| Dllttee De mace up, DIS is customary, with
| the chairman of the committee on terrific
| ries, who is in this case Senator Beveridge
| with the second ranking member of the ma
| jority of that committee, who Is Senator
| Dillingham;, and with Senator Bate repre-
| senting the minority. Both Senators Bev-
| eridge and Dillingham; favor the committee
| BILL but their duty as conferees would be sc
| far as possible to stand UP in the meeting
| of the conferees for the bill as passed by
| the Senate. Eli L.
| But either way the conference COMMITTEES
| is made up it will be, in the judgment OF
| senator's, naturally biased either for Oh
| against the bill as passed by the Senate.
Conferences at the Capitol.
| There were many conferences about the
Capitol today on the subject of statehood
| and it is hoped by many senators that i,
| will be possible to have some sort of ar
| agreement that will permit of disposition
of this matter without long and rancorou.
debate. 1t is quite well understood thai
| while the minority of the Senate will bt
| willing to have the bill go to conference
| Monday, at the same time should the con
| ferees bring in report of an agreement
! in favor of the adoption of the House bill
| there will be long debate In store fol
| the measure. with the result in all proba
| hjIity "a this will adjourn wi n