The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-02-10

enIS ana resulted III MT. btllSy,
(Dem., Texas), openly characterizing
the entire proceeding as trade. 1t
was to emphatically deny this that the
Utah senator took the floor as soon
as the senate convened. He read a
carefully prepared statement in which
he had voted against the Bard amend
ment admitting New Mexico, and not
in favor of It. A half dozen senators
who had been seated near him, includ-
ing Mr.. Quarles, (Rep, Wis); Mr..
Scott, (Rep., w. VaO and Mr.. Kilt
redge, (Rep., S. Dak) corroborated
him. while Mr.. Foraker, (Rep, Ohio,
MIR. Hansbrough, (Rep,, N. Dak), who
also sat near him at the time and
Mr. Gorman the minority leader, and
others, insisted that if he had intend
ed to vote against the amendment he
had made an unfortunate selection of
word.
Later, Mr.. Bacon, (Dem., Ga.), rails
ed a question as to the accuracy OF
the statehood bill, as 1t had been franz
ed by Clerks for transmission to the
house of representatives. He charged
that the Kearns amendment over
which such a hubbub had been raised,
had been rejected by the senate when
il adopted the Bacon amendment strik-
ing out all reference to New Mexico
and Arizona, after the coup Of the
Beveridge forces in securing Mr..
Kearns' abandonment of his former
position. Notwithstanding this fact,
he declared that the amendment was
in the bill. Several senators opposed
the discussion of the question con-
tending that as the bill had already
passed the senate. it could only be
considered upon a motion to recon-
slider the vote by which it was passed.
While the matter was being discuss
ed rather pointedly, the senate cleared
the galleries and closed the doors for
the consideration of the Hay-Bond
treaty, upon which no agreement had
been reached by adjournment after
two hours discussion.
The New Mexico statehood forces
headed by Mr. Foraker and other Re-
publicans and a united Democracy,
are resentful over the Kearns incident
and are determined to exclude the
Kearns amendment if it can be done.
They do not care, however, to have
reconsideration of the final vote, be-
cause they express confidence in the
belief that the house will concur in
the senate amendments.
The entire incident has created so
much bad blood that some senators
The members are already under an
unusual stress by reason of the pres
sure of business and they are suscepti-
bic to the irritating influence.
The debate in the house on railroad
rate legislation before and after the
electoral canvass occupied the entire
attention of the members under pre-
vious agreement which fixed o'clock
tomorrow as the hour for voting.
Representative James. Kentucky,
who concluded the days discussion
said that it would be pleasure to him
to see some OF the trust people in
stripes instead of automobiles. He de-
clared that President Roosevelt had
stolen Democratic thunder in his de-
mand for railroad rate legislation.
Representative Hamlin, Missouri,
favored the Hearst bill, Representa-
tives Scudder and Vreeland, New York
opposed any and all bills. Represen-
tative Underwood and Representative
Hefiin, Alabama and Representative
Bartlett, Georgia, favored the Davey
bill.
Representative Cochran, Missouri,
charged that the Republicans had no
intention of passing the bill this sea-
son. Mr.. Esch, Wisconsin, pointed to
the fact that railroal stocks had be-
come firmer since it became known
that his bill was to be passed.