The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-22

CANNON is ANXIOUS
Says He VIII Break the
Power Of Insurgents
tBy Associated Pressl

Washington D. c., Jan. 22-spealS-
er Cannon says the omnibus statehood
bill will be reported to the House and
that the issue win be fought out by a
vote on rule Wednesday
Representative Babcock of wiscon-
sin. when he heard this news, on be-
half of the insurgents. said
Il have Hfty-eight pledges in black
and white to vote against statehood
rule. and am sure that the number
win be sixty-seven or more"
On the other hand, Speaker Cannon
authorizes the assertion that at the
test the insurgents will not number
more than forty. The results Of his
special canvass, made recently, are
said to assure him definitely of his
victory. He has declared all along
that the statehood bill would sleep in
committee the rest of this congress
unless he could be assured OF votes
enough to pass it as it stands. His
friends now say that he is able to
make his blum good
Inquiry among various delegations
does not discover where the deserters
from the insurgent cause are. In the
speakers room it is ss!d osry one in
surgent will be found in Missouri. Two
hae promised to stand by Babcock-
Murphy and Fulxerson--and probably
three. II KanBas the speaker counts
on one, and there are two. The belief
preails that unless courage fails at a
very rapid rate between now and next
"Wednesday. the insurgents will win.
rhey viii have united Democratic co
operation.
The bill was under coLstieration to-
day in the Senate committee on ter
ritories Minor changes were discuss
ed. principally as to how the prohlbi-
tion clause shall read. AS the meas
ure passed the Senate iast year. the
prohibition clause applied to the entire
proposed state Of Oklahoma. The
House bill last year provided and win
this year provide that prohibition shall
apply only to the present territory of
Indian Territory No final decision on
the point was reached in the Senate
committee today, but the senators
seemed inclined TO adopt the provision
as inserted In the House,
The session OF the House commit
tee today was enliyened by the at
tendance Of Senator William A. Clark,
of Montana, who is said to be the
richest msn in the world" in the pos
session OF cash resources. He is the
owner of Cape Verde mine. the prop
erty for which an English syndicate
offered $25.OOO,OOO cash Mr. Clark
addressed the committee IN opposi-
lion to the proposed union OF Arizona
lylth New Mexico.
Chairman Hamilton inquired into
the general charge that mining prop
erty in Arizona is greatly underas
sessed He read extracts from publ.
cations which stated that Clarks in
come from the Cape veras n.:.-,- - I
approximately 81 100000 a month. lie
then cited agpres showing that the
mine Is assessed at sS9i,oOO, of which
100000 is upon Improvements aud the
remainder on tho mine.
Senator Clark said thst these fig-
ures may be approximately correct,
though he was under the impression
that the mine is assessed at over 81
100000. He argued that mines can
not be assessed on the usual basis be-
cause their profits are uncertain, be-
cause the sall,s Of the product constant
ly fuctuates; because by food or iire
the value of the orc IN sight may be
changed from a high to low figure;
because the cost Of getting out ore
varies under different conditions. and
because the ore may be exhausted at
any time. He escaped the necessity
Of saying whether his income is
million month from this one mine by
declaring that there was no authority
given by him for the figures In the
publication from which Mr. Hamilton
quoted and also denying the authen-
ticity Of an interview With him used
BY the writer
In the course Of his remarks he de-
clared that the services Of the miner
should be esteemed. since ne Is engag-
ed IN the business Of putting wealth
into the world
William n, Andrews. delegate TO
congress from New Mexico, appeared
before tho House committees on terri
tories loasF at 'ts hearlna On joint
statehood He said although there is
some opposition ia New Mexico W
joint statehood. he believed tho propo-
sitlon voeld carry py good vote II
Submitted % the pcoplG tIeN Mexico
would pFsfhr singlo statehood. bot