Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-16
STAND BY HOUSE BILL
ACTION OF HOUSE REPUBLICANS
IN CONFERENCE.
Resolution to Agree to Senate Amend
ment on Statehood Defeated
1873 to 40.

from to $50 O'Clock yesterday the repub-
leans of the House voted-126 10 &5-to
stand by the statehood bin as IL passed the
House, and ask the Senate for a confer
ence on the measure This vote followed
Immediately after resolution offered by
Mr.. Mondell OF Wyoming, representing the
insurgents, had been defeated-123 20 81
the Mondell resolution being to agree to tho
Senate amendment eliminating Arizona and
New Mexico from the bill and ascking q
conference on the minor amendments IN The
measure
Several speeches were made They YAro
limited to five minutes each. but in the case
or speaker Cannon and Mr.. Hamilton OF
Michigan, chairman OF tho committee on
territories, the time was extended Mr.
taunton opened the discussion with n
pea Tor the original House bill. He said
II had already been indorsed by the repub-
mean conferences. He discussed and on
posed the Foraker amendment declaring It
TO be In the interest of corpora lions IN The
two territories affected He contended that
the bill was supported by the President and
by Speaker Cannon Let us follow them and
ight It out with the Senate was his clos
ing admonition
Mr.. Mondell. in Offering his proposition
tor concurrence, paid high tribute to the
speaker. but declared that those who OPP
posed his position were only acting In ac-
corGGnce with their duty, He discussed
the binding effect of the caucus and de
CARED ne could not be bound by this one
Binding Effect of the Conference.
The Speaker followed. touching first on
the binding effect of both caucuses and con-
feTences. He took the position that where
the party took action on any matter of this
nature all members participating were
bound by that action.
He made the point that there were twenty
residents of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
rfsFn III FAl 1an4.,
there was one in Arizona and New Mexico
He admitted he was being deluged with tel
egrams on behalf OF Oklahoma. He contend
ed that the effect of admitting Oklahoma
and Indian Territory at this time and not
disposing of ARIZONA and New Mexico meant
only that there would be four new senator's
from Arizona and New Mexico instead of
but two senator's. in case the House stood
firm. Il wish to God" he remarked, the
Senate twice as good as II is. 1t per-
forms its functions fairly well-it Is our
Senate" But to add four senate where
but two should be added, he declared. would
give the Senate too much influence as com
pared with the House, based on population.
Reviewing legislation before Congress he
said the rate bill would pass; that If the
House would stand firm its statehood bill
would also become law, and we can stay
here for three months" he declared. Ad-
dressing the insurgents he added: why
join the democracy in order to have your
own way?" The Speaker then turned his
face toward the Senate and remarked: "On
1t hath grown great?''
MY judgment is that statehood VIII
come as the House bill contemplates."
The Leaders Accused.
Mr.. Babcock of Wisconsin followed the
Speaker. He at once accused the leaders
with being eager enough to Join with the
democrats the Philippine bill and were
now crticising those who intended joining
them on statehood. you have fooled the
members by calling it a conference" he
continued when you knew If You called II
a caucus you could not get a quorum II
the bill goes to conference, as suggested. it
viii die"
Complaint was also made by Mr. Steener-
son of Minnesota against being drawn Into
caucus on the pretense that 1t was con-
ference.
MIR. Davidson of Wisconsin counseled
treating the Senate as an equal He de
clared plainly that ne should not stand by
the House bill Mr.. Reeder of Kansas dis
cussed the meaning of the words conferen
and caucus and complained AGAINST being
bound. Mr. Bede OF Minnesota declared
that the proceeding was ''corkus," at any
rate, that was what was being tried Mr..
Campbell Of Kansas put himself on record
Ill favor Of the Moudell proposition, when
Delegate Mcclure of Oklahoma made a
plea for action which would admit the state
OF Oklahoma.
AIR Waldo Of New York declared that
senators who are anti-rate men have formed
a combination with democrats to defeat the
House rate bill and the Philippine tariff
bill. To meet this combination, he declared.
it would be bad policy for the House to
yield statehood and have nothing with
which to fight.
That the defeat of the admission of O<la-
homa meant the defeat OF the republican
party in that section of the country was adj
yanced as an argument for the Senate bill
by Mr.. Murdoch of Kansas.
After the vote had been taken on the two
propositions Mr.. Bonynge OF Colorado
asked unanimous consent to offer a resolu-
ton declaring the conference not binding.
Mr.. Watson at once objected to this, and
the session was declared ended.