Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-25
Telegraphic Briefs


prominent gentle women of Utah, one
a member of the legislature that elect
ed Reed Smoot senator, we're witnes-
ses today in the Smoot inquiry before
the senate committee on privileges
and elections. Both women gave
Smoot an excellent reputation and
tested that they would not vote for a
polygamist. Counsel for Smoot have
exhausted their list of witnesses here,
but expect several will arrive in time
for the hearing tomorrow.
The house of representatives today
completed consideration of the army
appropriation bill and will vote on tie
measure tomorrow. During the debai e
resident Commissioner Degeteau. OF
Porto Rico, made his first speech IN
the house. lie praised the United
States for IT. attitude toward his is
land home. lie said he saw no need
for the maintenance of a provisional
regiment of troops in the island A
vigorous attack was made by Hum
phrey, Of Washington, on the transport
service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The in
tention is to keep the statehood bill
TO the front in the senate during the
present week with hope on the part
of its friends THAT by the end of a
week they may be able TO get an agree
ment to vote on it, Thus far the op-
ponents of the measure have held out
stubbornly against naming a day for
a vote, and while they do not say in
explicit terms that it is their inten-
ton 20 filibuster against the passage
of the bill, it is evident that unless a
compromise can be reached for the
elimination of Arizona from the meas
ure they will make an effort to pre-
vent vote before the close of the
present session.
On this account there is coming to
be more or less discussion of plans for
modification of the bill and most of
the talk gravitates toward the sugges-
ton of Senator Foraker for the sepa-
ration of the votes of Arizona and
New Mexico on the question of admis
sion or that suggesed by Senator Bard
combining the operation of the bill to
the creation of the state of Oklahoma
out of the territory of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory and entirely elimi-
mating Arizona and New Mexico from
the bill A number of republicans
have announced themselves favorable
to either of these suggestions.
In meantime debate will go on, Sen
ator Bate, senior democratic member
of the committee on territories, said
that a number of democratic senators
will be prepared by Monday to take
the floor in opposition to the bill in
its present shape. He would not ad
nit willingness to accept the Foraker
or Bard amendments, but said either
of them would be debated. Other
democrats do not manifest DISPOSE
ton to hold out so stiffly and some
say frankly that they would feel liber-
ally inclined toward a union of Okla
homa and Indian Territory if the bill
is confined to those territories. Sena-
tor Beveridge will be absent from the
city during the greater part of the
week. and the bill will be in charge of
Senator Nelson. Beveridge went to
indianapolis to be present at his re-
election to the senate.
The pure food bill will become IN
finished business till the statehood
bill is disposed Of, but as only one of
the appropriation bills has been pass
ed, the food bill may not be given
much time.
Senator Stone of Missouri occupied
the time of the senate today in OppO-
sition to the measure as reported.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 19.-The
strike situation is causing much IN
easiness. There are indications of its
spreading toward general sympathe-
tic strike. Determined efforts are be-
ing made to call out all factory work
ers in St Petersburg numbering sew
eral hundred thousand.
HOANSHAN, Jan. 9.-Considerable
increase has been noticeable in the
last few days IN the range of the JaPa-
nese artillery. This fact affords the
ground for the belief that part of
the heavy guns used in the siege of
Port Arthur have been sent north. The
Chinese confirm this and even desig
nate the points of the probable con-
centration of the japanese siege guns.
1t is not believed, however, than any
of the nine or eleven inch guns have
arrived and been placed in position.
The last three weeks of mild weather
have favored the japanese. The Japa
nese are utilizing the Sinmie railway
not only for forwarding military sup
plies but also to flood the province Of
Mukden by the aid of the Chinese,
with goods of a japanese and Ameri
can origin, which find a ready sale