Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-17
FEELING CONFIDENT
SENTIMENT OF "INSURGENTs"
ON STATEHOOD QUESTION.

The 'inusrgent" republicans in the House
were feeling very confident today. They
| were not cast down by the vote on the Phil
ippine tarin bill yesterday. but We're in-
chned to take encouragement from it. That
vote showed seventy-three republicans
against the bill. but not all of those who
voted against that measure can be counted
upon as insurgents upon the statehood bill
AT the same time it was claimed that some
of the republicans who voted with the or
ganization yesterday on the Philippines will
vote against the organization on statehood
The insurgent leaders claimed today that
they would have more than seventy votes
against the statehood rule.
The House managers boot at the claim of
the insurgents that they have more than
seventy votes. One of the House leaders
said today that the insurgents will not be
able to rally more than forty votes, and he
added: I'VE have strings on several of
those"
Sparring Contest in Committee.
For two hours today the House commit
tee on territories and the delegation Of the
Anti-Joint Statehood League of Arizona en-
gagged in a '.sparring contest" which culmi-
mated In a personal clash between Repre-
sentative Powers CMe.) and Delegate Smith
tAriz), that ended with an apology by Mr..
Smith. The break came while r. a. Morri-
son OF Prescott, Ariz., was addressing the
committee. Chairman Hamilton (MichD had
asked Mr.. Morrison many questions about
inadequate taxation of mines and railways
IN Arizona, to which Mr.. Smith objected.
w men MIR. Powers began questioning Mr..
Morrison as to the proportion of Mexican
population in Arizona and New Mexico Mr..
Smith again objected.
Mr.. Powers resented the interruption and
and fa11i fl.a
sitiveness of this delegation concerning
these questions L know whom they repre-
sent and all about them"
Il have seen enough of this, and I de-
nounce the charge as false" Mr.. Smith re-
torted.
You may impugn the motives of the
chairman. but when you impugn my mo-
tives l shall resist Mr. Powers replied
emphatically. II shall ask all the ques-
tons / want to-"
The committee room was in an uproar
by this time. and after Chairman Hamilton
called order and asked the members to be
more calm. Mr.. Smith offered an apology,
saying that perhaps he was mistaken, but
that Mr.. Powers questions struck him as
though inspired by partisanship and not
designed by a desire for information.
Not to Be Interrupted.
On account of the frequent interruptions
by members of the committee and prompt
ings and Interruptions by members of the
Arizona delegation, Mr.. Morrison was UNI
able to make an extended argument The
feeling was so intense and the hearing so
unsatisfactory that the committee decided
that at the hearing to be held tomorrow
morning all speakers shall be permitted to
complete their argument before they are
subjected to questions by members OF the
committee.
The Arizonans at the hearing were
Dwight B. Heard, former governor of Ari-
iona: Roy 8. Goodrich, General A. ]. Samp-
son, n. Q. Murphy, former governor of
Arizona; E. B. ONeil, Phoenix; c. c. Ran
dolph, A. j. Doran, Father Questa, f. r.
Stewart, Prescott; Rev. Harvey NJ. Shields,
Bisbee; A. j. Chandler. Mesa; j. ]. Riggs
Los Cabasas; Lee Crandall, Globe; George
French, Nogales; W. S. Sturges, Pima
county.