The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-23

Washington, March 22-An unusually
large attendance of members and spec
tators were present when the house met
today in contemplation OF action On the
statehood bill They were not diSap-
pointed. for as soon as the Journal had
been read Mr.. DalZell of Pennsylvania
was recognized and presented a special
rule from the rules committee II pro-
vided that the statehood bill be taken
from the speakers table, that in so do
ing the senate amendments be dis
agreed to and a conference be asked of
the senate, and that the speaker inn
mediateiy appoint the house conferees.
Mr.. Dalzell. as soon as the rule had
been read, demanded the previous ques-
ton, which, if ordered, carried with it
forty minutes debate to be divided
equally between the friends and op-
ponents Of the rule. On rising vote,
149 voted for the previous question and
124 against.
RoIIcaII Ordered.
On demand of Mr.. Williams of Mis-
sissippi a rollcall was ordered.
The rolICalI resulted in ordering the
previous question, the vote being III
TO 40.
The ReD1 b1icans who voted with the
Democrats against ordering the pre-
viOus questions were
Adams, BabcOck, Bannon, Bede, Beid-
Ter, Bonynge, Brown, Calderhead. Cush-
man. Davidson. Esch, French, F'ulker-
son, Gillett Of California. GOeIet. GTOn-
lau, Hayes, Hermann, Howell, Humph-
rey of Washington, Jones of Washing
ton, Kennedy KnOWland, Mckinley,
McCreary,- McLachlan, McMorran,
Marshall. Mondel Mudd. Murphy,
Needham Lyndall, Smith of California,
WaChter, Welborn. woodward, Young.
DaIzeIVs Speech.
Mr.. DalzeH was recognized for twen-
~ minutes and began an explanation
e the reason for the special rule.
here were, he said, but three ways
dispose of the bill. One was to send
e 10 committee; another to ask unani-
N-lrus consent and send 1t to conference
his would be impossible. The third
y.as the method adopted. It was prop
- TO send the bill to conference, and
there could be no Just criticism of the
orderly course pursued.
Caustic Remarks of Williams.
In opposition, Mr. Williams, the
Democratic floor manager, pointed out
that a vote TO adopt the special rule
was a vote against concurrence in the
senate amendments. Ordinarily under
the rules of the house motion to con-
cur would be in order
THE usual course of procedure this
morning ought to be reversed he con-
-inued We ought TO have had first
the reading and approval Of the jour
nal. then the moving Of the previous
question on this rule. and then an in
vocation by the chaplain for the mercy
of God upon this Republican house"
tApplauseD
IN my opinion. they will need it be
fore they get through monkeying with
this proposition" he added.
He said if it was the purpose to put
ND a bluff now and yield to the senate
later, the procedure now was childs
play He refused. he said, to give any
more advice. He had previously ex-
pressed his opinion.
castigated Their Party.
a severe castigation of the party or
Eanization made by Mr.. Humphrey Of
Washington. Mr.. FulkeTsOn Of Missouri
followed along the same lines.
Mr. Sibley Of Pennsylvania acknOwl-
edged the receipt of many letters and
7eIegrams in favor o. the senate bill
and wanted to say that telegraph tolls
were being wasted These messages
should be sent 10 the other end Of the
ca pitol.
When Mr.. BabcOck was given three
minutes there was applause. He pre-
dicted that tOday's action sending the
6il TO conference was the last that
would be heard of it during the present
session The special rule was simply
2 method Of preventing a vote on con-
CuTTence-
Hunor Of J. Adam 8ede.
Defense Of tire method was made by
MIR. Grosvenor, after which q five-min-
ute speech OF Mr. Bede of Minnesota
kept the house in commissions OF laugh
ter He was against the rule If there
vas any member against admitting
0I-Ts bo7,oa no wanted him ~ stand ac-
cused.
IF we arc in favor of admitting
Oklahoma, why don't YOU get busy -
was asked. You can do il in about
eight minutes. Do It and not hitch Up
the proposition with some other" Gap
plause.)
It reminded him Of the way Noah put
the animals IN the ark.
He numbered the animals two by two,
The elephant and the kangaroo"
Story of Two Mormon Boys.
The hitching of oklahoma and the
New Mexico proposition was like the
two Mormon boys who went east TO
school. They were Of the same name
and age. The last question asked was
if they We're twins.
Yes, on our fathers side
Yes, this applied to Arizona and
New Mexico. both from Mexico, but diff
ferent i'm all other respects.
But you say We are against the ad-
rnInistration,' he continued.
II am not. I have been with the ad-
ministration i'm everything he has done
except this bill and his wife beating
bill (BaughterO
IN his message 4 year ne gave eight
lines advocatin~ the whipping post.
This year he gave thirteen lines for the
two territories.