The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
SENATE WAS TOO SLOW
How Action on Statehood Bill Was
Again Delayed.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Efforts to
harmonize' the differences over the
statehood bill continued. fruitlessly in
the senate today. There seemed to be
no disposition on the part of friends
of the proposition for two states to be
made of four territories to accept a
compromise permitting Oklahoma and
Indian Territory to come in at the
present session and compelling the
other territories to wait. When this
was proposed today it was insisted
that the house would not agree to
such an arrangement. While the ap-
pointment of conferees was prevented
by Senator Morgan, several other sem
ators who oppose the house bill were
ready to agree to these appointments,
but evidenced opposition to the adop-
ton of conference report which pro-
poses to bring into statehood the ter
ritorieS of New Mexico and Arizona
jointly. A disposition to debate at any
length the adoption of such a report
would be fatal to the passage of any
statehood measure at this session.
Washington, Feb. 24-The senate be-
gan proceedings today by adopting a
resolution report by Mr.. Lodge from
the committee on rules, directing the
Sergeant-at-arnS not to permit flowers
to be brought into the senate chamber.
The senate then took up the naval
appropriation bill to secure at this time
is no objection.
The reading of the naval bill had not
been completed when ten minutes be-
fore II O'Clock Mr. Beveridge was rec
ognized to renew his motion for the APP
pointment of conferees on the joint
statehood bill. There was at the time
no objection to the motion, but Mr. Tel
Ter said that he would desire 10 minutes
time to state some facts which had re-
Gently come to his attention regarding
conditions in Indian Territory.
Mr.. Bailey asked that the time for
converting the court be postponed five
minutes.
I object" said Mr. Daniel sharply.
Then responded Mr.. Bailey in like
manner, "L 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 interest of 100000
else where"
Mr. Teller then proceeded. He an
nounced that he would interpose no OPP
position to the conference but that he
should feel at liberty later to object to
prevent action contrary to the wishes
of the senate. He added that most of
his time for the past few weeks had
largely been 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 territory
Is TO annex TO OkIdnODld anu aCtLAl
the two territories as one state. This
he thought should under the circum-
stances be done as speedily as posi-
BILE.
Mr.. Teller concluded three minutes be-
fore the time for the court to convene
The chair announced that his original
intention had been to appoint Messrs
Beveridge, Dillingham;, and Bate as the
conferees on the part of the senate ana
was proceeding to say that on account
of Mr. DiIiinghanl's absence he would
su bstitute Mr.. Nelson's name when MI
Morgan asked if the motion to appoint
conferees had been put.
The chair said no, and was putting it
as the hands of the clock pointed sharp
" at the noon figures
Il desire to be heard on that motion,
said the ALBANIA senator This meant
that the motion must go over and
caused manifest disappointment TO the
friends of the bill. When at noon the
consideration of the Swayne case was
resumed, Mr. Perkins on behalf OF the
house managers was recognized to con-
tinue the argument in support of the
articles of Impeachment. He devoted
himself to the point of residence, claim
ing that nonresidence on the part of
Judge Swayne in his district had been
absolutely established.
In the House.
washington, Feb 24-The house met
today and Immediately thereafter Mr..
Hull 0a) presented a further confer
ence report on the army appropriation
bill which under the rule was ordered to
be printed before being taking up.
A number of pension bills from the
senate was considered, 125 being passed
By unanimous consent the following
bills were passed:
Amending the revised statutes so that
stockholders holding five shares of stock
in any national bank with $4,000 cap