The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-03
STATEHOOD OUTLOOK.
Probably VIII Be Nothing Done at
This Session.

Washington March 3-On motion
of Senator Bate. whose desire to see
statehood bill enacted has all along
| been suspected. the statehood con-
ferees adjourned at o'clock yester-
day afternoon to meet again at II
O. clock today. There has been moth
ing TO indicate an agreement on the
part of the conferees on any of the
important points of dispute between
the senate and the house.
The impression prevails among the
supporters of statehood for Oklahoma
and Indian territory that the Ten
neSsee senator has been "f1im-f1anA-
med by the house conferees. Sena-
tor Bate representing the Democratic
side and Senator BeVeridge represent
ing the Republicans have from the be-
ginning been outgeneraled by the
house conferees. If the Democrats
We're sincere in their support of state
hood, and there is every political rea-
son why they should be, they have had
a most Indifferent or most stupid
representative in Senator Bate of
Tennessee. The opinion that the house
couferees have never really wanted a
statehood bill has become a convic-
ton during the past few days
Speaker Cannon from the first has
preferred to see the statehood bill
killed rather than have any legislation
which provided for the admission of
more than two states from the west
1t was rumored when the house con-
lCI0eS were appointed LAaJ dgTG6Tl 6ntS
would be delayed from day to day I'M
til it was too late for any compromise
between the two houses. Cannon
wanted two. states of the four terri
rather than permit radical amend
mentS to the house bill. The house
confereeS have not been willing to
make any concessions until Hamilton
could confer with the leaders," The
conference was adjourned yesterday
afternoon on the inSiStence of the
Nllchlgan representative that he must
confer with the house leaders, The
mouse leaders meant Speaker Cannon.
Beverldge was on record as saying
Wnen the senate amended his bill
That beats statehood
MOST OF the actual comforting has
been done by Beveridge. and FIamiIfoT
Neither has ever personally favored
statehood legislation unless the assllr-
ance went with it that only two new
states should be admitted from the
west Their plan is to INTRODUCES a.
two-state bill at the very beginning of
the F'ifty-ninth congress and Thus Sc
cure what they failed to get in the
Fifty eighth congress. It is nossible
but far from probable, that anvthing
can be done during the few hours that
remain of the present session.
The agreement among the conferees
on adjournment was that the house
conferees would submit three prono-
sitions to the leaders in which the
senate conferees would concur. These
propositions were:
F'irst-The admission of New Mex
leo and Arizona with the Foraker
amendment.
second-The admission of Okla
homa and Indian Territory.
Fhirti-The admission of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one state and
of New Mexico as a state.
1t was we'll known at the time that
the Speaker was not inclined to ac-
cept the admission of two territories
without sozne provision for the other
two; that the separate admission of
New Mexico was impossible, and that
Penrose on the senate side would block
in behalf of Bull Andrews the adj
mission of New Mexico and Arizona
with the Foraker amendment
The senate conferees tried to throw
the responsibility on Bailey of Texas,
insisting that his motion to discharge
the conferees made the house leaders
so indignant they would not listen to-
reason. Next in responsibility for the
delay in getting together Senator PEN
rose stands charged. Penrose issued