Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-02-01

stances, contending that our repre-
sentation at the Moroccan conference
was essential to the protection OF
American commercial interests, and
Santo Domingo could foreign nations
be prevented from Selling the Gus
toms houses of that country and Sc
| curing a position there which might
threaten the approaches to the Pana-
ma canal. Senator Teller made
brief speech in support of the senate's
prerogatives in treaty making.
When the smoke of the liveliest
legislative battle of the session had
cleared up in the house, Speaker Can
non and his organization were in com
plete control and the joint statehood
been adopted. Forty-three republi-
caL insurgents" went down to defeat,
having voted vainly with the demo
Gratis to gain control of the rule. the
terms Of which are to govern the
statehood bill in its passage through
previous question on the rule was
1872 ayes and 165 nays. This clearly
defeated the opposition, the full
strength of which was polled, and
little interest was taken on the vote
adoption of the rule, which inn
mediately followed and was carried
by majority of 80. Previous to the
vote, debate on the rule had proceed
ed under high tension. The veterans,
Messrs. Payne, Dalzell and Grosvenor,
upheld the organization. Pitted against
them were the leaders of the 'in-
surgents," Messrs. Babcock, Mondell
and Jones of Washington. Mr.. Taw
ney, one of the erstwhile insurgents"
arose and announced his acquiescence
in the will of the organization and Mr..
Smith, the veteran delegate from
Arizona, just as sorrowfully inter-
preted this action as the most unkind
thrust of ALL"
The rule adopted provided that the
bill granting statehood to Oklahoma
and Indian Territory, as oklahoma"
and Arizona and New Mexico as "Ari-
zona," should be debated until
o'clock tomorrow and then voted on
without opportunity for amendments.
The following republicans, voted
with the democrats on the test vote
ordering the previous question on the
rule:
Messrs Adams (Wis.), Babcock,
al
(Col), Brown, Calderhead, Cushman,
Darrah, Davidson, Esch, French, Full
kerson, Gillett (Cal.), Goebel Gronna,
Hayes, Hermann. Howell, (Utah),
Humphrey (Wash.), Jones (Wash.),
Kahn, Kennedy (Ohio), Knowland,
Loud, McCreary (Pa), Mckinley
(Cal), McLachlan, McMorran, Mar
shall, Miner, Mondell, Mudd, Murphy,
Needham, Often, Reeder, Slemp,
Smith (Cal), Stevenson. Thomas
(Ohio), and Wacnter.
Washington, Jan. 25.-The house
passed the statehood bill according to
schedule. The republican opposition
TO the measure spent its entire force
Wednesday and no effort was made to
defeat the bill on it's final passage,
only 33 of the insurgents voting
against the measure The bill passed
by vote of 1874 to $50. The debate
which preceded the vote was prac-
tically featureless. The bill provides
that Oklahoma and Indian Territory
oh A,Ifn cto
under the name of Oklahoma and that
Arizona and New Mexico shall con-
stitute one state under the name of
Arizona. Should the terms of adj
mission be rated by the residents of
the territories in question, their re-
spective state constitutions must con-
tain clauses prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating liquors and plural mar
riages. The constitution of Arizona
must prohibit the sale OF liquor to
Indians forever and thai or OKIanC,na
for II years. Thirty-three repub-
BILL They were: Messrs. Adams
(Wis> Babcock, Bede, Beidler, Bon
ynge, Brown, Calderhead, Cushman.
Davidson, Esch, French, Gillett (Cal),
Goebel, Hayes, Hermann, Howell
(Utahl, Humphrey (Wash.), Jones
(Wash.). Kahn, Knowland, Loud, Nc
Creary (PaD, Mckinley (Cal) Mar
shall, Minor, Mondell, Mudd, Murphy,
Needham, Reedersmith (Cal), Thomas
CO., and Wachter.
Foreign affairs continued to hold