The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-23

self opposed by members Of both sides of the chamber In his endeavor to restrict the White House appropriation so as to eliminate social secretary for the wife of the President
 Large Attendance Present. An unusually large attendance of mem bers and spectators were present when the House met today in contemplation of action on the statehood bill They were not disappointed for as soon as the Jour nal had been read, MT. Dalzell of Penn syivania was recognized and presented a special rule from the rules committee. lt provided that the statehood bill be taken from the speakers table; that in so do- ing the Senate amendments be disagreed to and a conference be asked of the Senate and that the speaker immediately appoint the House eonferees.
 MT. Dalzell, as soon as the rule had been read, demanded the previous ques- tion which If ordered carried with it forty minutes debate to be divided equally | between friends and opponents of the rule On a rising vote 149 votes for the previous question and 124 against On demand of MT. Williams, minority leader, a roll call was ordered The roll resulted in ordering the previous ques- ton, the vote being III to l49, MT. Dal- zell was recognized for twenty minutes and began an explanation of the reason for the special rule
 There was he said but three ways to dispose of the bill One was to send it to committee another to ask unanimous consent and third to send to conference. It was proper to send the bill to confer ence and there could be no just criticism of the orderly course pursued.
 Williams Opposes plan.
 In opposition. MT. Williams, the demo- cratic floor leader, pointed out that vote to adopt the special rule was a vote against concurrence with the Senate amendments. Ordinarily under the rules of the House a motion. to concur would be in order.
 "The usual course of procedure this morning ought to be reversed" he con7 tinued. "We ought to have had first the reading and approval of the journal, then the moving of the previous question on this rule and then an invocation by the chaplain for the mercy of God upon this republican House" (Applause0
 Tn my opinion they will need 1t before they get through monkeying with this proposition" he added. He said if 1t was the purpose to put up a bluff now and yield to the Senate later, the procedure now was chld's play. He refused, he
 
 previously expressed hls opinion.
 A severe castigation of the party organ- zation was made by Mir. Humphrey of Washington. MT. Fulkerson of Missouri following along the same line.
 MT. Foster of Vermont spoke for the rule. Let us not be swayed and blown about by every breath of hot air from the north end of the capitol" he said in con- clusion.
 When MT. Babcock was given three min- utes there was applause. He predicted that today's action sending the bill to con ference was the last that would be heard of it during the present session. The special rule was simply a method of pre- venting a vote on concurrence
 6ede Makes Sho.s Speech.
 Defense of the method adopted was made by MT. Grosvenor, safter which a five-minute speech by MT. Bede of Mime sota kept the House in convulslons of laughter. He was against the rule If there was any member against admitting Oklahoma he wanted him to stand up, If we are in favor of admitting Okla homa, why don't you get busy" he asked You can do it in about eight minutes. Do 1t and not hitch up the proposition with some other" (Applause)
 It reminded him, he said of the time k. numbered the animals two by two. the elephant and kangaroo" The hitching of Oklahoma and New Mexico proposition was like the two Mormon boys who went to school They were of the same name and age The last question asked was if they were twins. ''Yes, on our father's side This applied to Arizona and New Mexico, both from Mexico, but different in all other respects.
 But you say we are against the ad- ministratlon," he continuel q am not. l have been with the administration in everything he has done except this bill and his wife-beating bill" Gaughter)
 In his message a year ago he gave eight lines advocating the whipping post. This year he gave thirteen lines for the two territories.
 'Oh, like the President because he is engaged in great work, does great deeds has high resolves and lofty purposes. Rut don't have to stand for these little in dIHerent things that the leaders of the House got him to put in his message and then ascribe as his policy.
 But l like him most because he ner- mltted member of this House to breaI, Into his private home without soundlng an alarm This sally produced continued laughter as all eyes sought Mr. Long worth who occupied one of the front SeelS ana Jolneu Tn the leVity.
 T like him because when he got ready to give his daughter away he gave her to real American, in every way worthy and not to some degenerate prince. (pro- longed .applause)
 And I like him because when he gave her away he gave her to the House of action and correction at this end of tha capitol and not to the house of detention at the other end of the eapltolp Uaugh- ter).
 As to the statehood matter he said i4 would be better statesman ship to fight the Senate on some matter on which it had made a mistake. In this instance the Senate was right and the House wrong. Never had the country had so able a Senate as today.
 'erhey talk about the Senate holding up the entire country. Why we have strong man in this public who can hold up one hundred thousand square miles more than anybody in the senate,l he declared. Uaughte).
 C.her Members Speak.
 Mir DeArmond of Missouri spoke briefly q peinst the rule and Mr Dalzell closed