Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-03-02
TOBREAK DEADLOCK?
Senator Bailey Declares He win
Vote for House Statehood Bill.
INVITING EIELDFOR CORRUPTIONIS1S
Morgan, of Alabama, Says That "a
Bottle Of whisky. Few Pipes
and Some Gewgaws" Would
Control Many Voters.


Washington, Feb. 25.-The reading OF
the naval bill had not been completed
when ten minutes before IL O'Clock
Mr. Beveridge was recognized to re-
new his motion for the appointment
of conferees on the joint statehood
bill. There was at the time no oh
lection to the motion, but Mr.. Teller
said that he would desire Is minutes
time to state some facts which had
recently come to his attention regard
ing conditions in Indian territory.
Mr. Bailey asked that the time for
converting the court be postponed five
minutes. 81 object,' said Mr.. Daniel
sharply Then" responded Mr.. Bailey
in like manner, II shall vote for the
bill as 1t passed the house. | have
opposed the annexation Of Arizona to
New Mexico, but will no longer allow
any vote of mine to stand In the way
Of justice to 100000 people in the In
terest Of 100000 elsewhere"
Mr. Teller then proceeded. He an
nounced that he would interpose no
opposition to the conference, but that
he would feel at liberty later to object
to prevent action contrary to the wish
es of the senate He added that most OF
his time for the past few weeks had
been largely given to service on the
committee on Indian affairs and that
the information gained there had been
of such character as to convince him
that the best course to pursue in the
interests of the people In that terri
tory is to annex 1t to Oklahoma and adj
NIT the two territories as one state,
This he thought should under the cir
cnmsances be done as speedily as pos
sihle.
Mr.. Morgan, in opposition, said that
IL would be better to have the bill go
over to another congress whep there
would be more time for consideration
He charged party pressure to get the
bill through and declared that no
scandals had attached to the passage
of such legislation. mo state should
come into the union with reproaches
upon the character of her people or
of her leading men," he said, and then
intimated that the pressure to secure
the passage of the bill was due to
would-be Office holders. Speaking of
the provision for voting by the In
dams, he said "The pettifogging poll
tician could have no better field than
this. with q bottle Of whisky, q few
pipes and some gewgaws. he Ecan
achieve marvellous results" He pre-
dicted that the scandal that would
come out of these elections would adj
here not only to the new state, but
to the people of the United States.
Mr.. Morgan read magazine article
quotingAGov. .Garvin, of Rhode Is
land OIL political corruption in that
state. That" he said. "is the cul-
tured state of Rhode Island II men go
openly into the market there to buy
votes, what may we expect from a
community like that Of the indian
Territory, unrestricted by safeguards
of any kind?" A quotation made
from the last annual message Of Gov.
Durbin, of Indiana, was similarly
commented on. Mr.. Morgan declared
that II Indian territory is to he con-
verted into a state, there should be a
law making 1t penitentiary ofense
to 60 to the polls with jug OF whisky.
Otherwise, he said, the Indians all
would be drunk before election and
remain so as long as there was
whisky. After the Alabama senator
had spoken for about an hour, Mr
Bate approached him privately, asks
ing him to desist, and saying that
senator's generally desire action. y
don't care" Mr.. Morgan responded, !
am padding my own canoe"
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Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 25.-One fire-