Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04

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for creating the states of Oklahoma
and New Mexico.
There was an exceptionally large attend
ance of Senators when the Senate was
called to order today for the resumption OF
business after the Christmas holidays.
President Pro Tempore Frye being still
absent. Senator Perkins presided.
In his opening prayer DIR. Hale addressed
the Senators as fellow workers together
with God and asked them to pray with
him. $50 .-.s
Mr.. Platt IN. W from the committee on
printing reported resolution for the
printing Of 10000 copies of the report of the
commissioner Of corporations and accepted
an amendment suggested by Mr.. Bailey
providing for printing with the report a
decision Of the Supreme Court OF the
United States. which he said. the report
criticises. Mr.. Plat asked for immediate
consideration Of the resolution as reported.
but when objection was made he did not
In reporting the omnibus claims bill. Mr..
Warren from the committee on claims, gave
notice that he would ask early considera-
ton. Of the bill. which he said. represents
LOCO claimants.
A bill authorizing the. city of Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, to construct street bridge
across the Mississippi river within the
city limits was passed.
Mr.. Hepburn introduced his bill for the
regulation of corporations and requested
that it be referred to the committee on
interstate commerce
Mr.. Bacon suggested that as the Dill
necessarily deals with many legal ques-
lions 1t should go to the committee on
the judiciary. ~ .s.N
Mr.. Hepburn accepted the suggestion
and the bill was so referred.
A bill allowing the Minneapolis, Red Ike
and Manitoba Railway Company to acquire
lands in the Red Lake Indian reservation
was passed. 49,.
Statehood Bill Taken Up.
When the morning hour closed Mr.. Bev-
eridge moved that the Senate proceed to
the consideration Of the joint statehood bill.
The motion created a brief stir and several
senators addressed the chair. Mr.. Hepburn
was recognized. and he asked whether the
motion made by him ITO take up the pure
food BILL which was pending when the
Senate adjourned for the holidays, was not
still pending. The chair decided that the
motion had died with that days session OF
the Senate
ON the motion to proceed to consideration,
the vote was 81 yeas to II nays. This was
strictly party division, but MT. HeyDurn
refrained from voting. = -.
The bill will remain the order of business
in the wisdom of the Senate leaders. II
was opposed for plaeesby the pure food bill,
and the republican opponents of the latter
measure were very glad to vote to take up
the statehood bill. although 1t Is claimed
that some Of them are not in favor Of the
pending statehood measure. T.,
The democrats who opposed the statehood
bill confidently assert that 1t will not pass
the Senate at this session. and some of them
say that the advocates of the measure them
selves know that the bill win act principal
ly as buffer against the pure-food bill and
against other legislation which is not de-
sired by the republicans.
Senator Beveridge, however, who is in
charge of the statehood bill. says that as 1t
has the approval of the steering committee
of the majority there is no reason to think
that it will be displaced by any other bill
except appropriation bills, and he believes
that it will pass. 1t is not thought that
there Is any possibility Of the pure-food bill
getting through the Senate this session.