Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-15
Delegate Smith Insinuates that Speaker
Intsrfered with Measure.
CANNON MAKES STATEMENT FROM FLOOR
Says Bill Does Not Meet His Views and
Denounoes Charge ss False.
SENATE WILL VOTE ON CANAL BILL
Agreement Made to Take FinRI
Action on Matter of Determine
inE Level ON Thurs


WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE house a
500 adopted the conference report on the
statehood bill, which will go to the presi-
dent for his signature.
Not in years has the house Of representa-
| tives witnessed "A more dramatic scene than
it witnessed today incident to the adop-
tion OF the conference report on statehood.
| At the close Of wearisome days debate
on the sundry civil bill. the geological sur
vey discussion occupying the major portion
\ of the time, Mr., Hamilton of Michigan,
| chairman Of the committee on territories,
! called up tho conference report on the
statehood bill In anticipation of something
unusual, most Of the members were in their
seats, while the galleries were comfortably
! filled
| Mr.. Moon of Tennessee, the ranking mem
! ber OF the minority on the committee on
territories had made statement in rela-
| tion to the position of the democrats on
the compromise agreed to in conference.
! He was frequently interrupted with APP
plause and was followed by Mr.. Marcus
A. Smith, the delegate from Arizona, who
! took occasion in guarded way to In
sinuate that there had been undue influence
used in postponing an agreement.
| Smarting under what he believed to be
]
| Cannon impetuously left the chair, calling
Mr. Dalzell to the desk and taking a posi-
! tion, unconsciousy. in the aisle opposite
! the seat which he occupied for many years
until chosen speaker. he asked the speaker
pro tempore for five minutes to explain his
! position. Thunders of applause greeted the
speaker he stood with hand upifted his
head shaking, waiting for quiet In the
house Again and again waves Of applause
| swept over the chamber, democrats and
republicans participating.
what Cannon said.
Finally order was restored, and then,
measuring every word, Speaker Cannon
said
Mr.. Speaker: As a member of the house
| of representatives during this session, as
! at ali other sessions, ] have represented
my constituents and acted for the whole
people according TO my best judgment
and Indian Territory meets my approval
II I had my choice and were supreme |
! would infinitely prefer TO see Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory come separately
with an aggregate population of 2,5O0000,
| with four senators, rather than to see New
| Mexico and Arizona come together and
God knows rather than to see them come
slnSly with about 100000 population ana four
senators.
the honorable gentleman the delegate from
Arizona CMr. Smith, made the remark that
there was high penalty for the governor
of that territory to attempt to influence
legislation or for one legislative body or
it's membership to attempt to trafhc IN
the legislation with the other inorder to
secure other legislation, II l correctly state
him.
That remark could not have had but one
motive and one meaning and that meaning
is that someone I'm the house has sought
to affect legislation in the house as a
matter Of trac IN 9Tder b no secure That aet1 m
putation. implied so far as 1t reflects upon
the speaker OF this house, and, so far as
of this house, is unworthy of the gentle
man that uttered it and without founda-
tion in fact. cloud applause);
When Speaker Cannon finished the mouse
was in an uproar. 1t could not be con-
trolled nor did the presiding officer make
any effort to do so. Members who had
sat in silence during the delivery OF the
speech democrats end republicans alike
crowded around the speaker to shake him
by the hand and tell him how glad they
were that the long-drawn-out fight for
statehood had been happily ended In 4
compromise and that his speech voiced the
sentiment of the members.
Delegate smiths speech.
Delegate Smith in his speech, to which
the speaker took umbrage, said:
Mr.. Speaker. Three times through the
house OF representatives, twice demo
I cratic and once republican, we have sue
, ceeded In passing bills for the creation OF
separate states out of New Mexico and
Arizona The less said about the way this
bill has Jared the better for the the history
of this congress.
There is law in Arizona that II one
| legislature trades with another on the
I legislation before that body he Is quilts
: OF a very high misdemeanor and II the
, governor shall attempt in that benightst
land to influence legislation by prom So.
Of a veto or the Withholding OF a veto t.
secure other legislation, he goes 20 th'
ii penitcntiary.
I congratulate Arizona, thanking IN,
house for what is has ultimately done, and
we shall at the next session of this con
gress. when the election. returns are shown
/ demonstrate to this house whether in sptti
of what I conceive 60 be a bribe Of S. doc
100 in this bill-and / rejected that before
the committee-he have people above
such considerations. / hvae no doubt W,
shall come back with such a veto on IN,
proposed proceedings that this will be th'
last we shall hear OF Joint statehood foi
ARIZONA and New Mexico. (Applause' or