Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-24
INSURGENTS OF
THE HOUSE ROUTED
Passage of Joint Statehood Bill
Virtually Assured.
TEST VOTE THIS AFTERNOON
Adoption of the Rule by 1Sz to
157.
PREVIOUS QUESTION ORDERED
On That Proposition the Vote Was 1o2
to 165-Crowds at the
Capitol.
Adoption of the Rule by 1Sz to
157.
PREVIOUS QUESTION ORDERED

this afternoon. The vote on the rule brought
IN oy Chairman Dalzell of the committee
on rules was adopted by a vote OF 1872 to
l65. The insurgents numbered forty.
This means, briefly stated that the state
hood bill will be passed by approximately
that vote
The insurgents realized at IL o'clock this
morning that they We're hopelessly out of
the race.
The Hopping of various insurgent republic
cans back to the organization is stated by
them to be one of the reasons for the sad
affair, but "absenteeism'' on the part OF
republicans is set down at the top of tho
Es..
The republican members of the House who
stood up to their guns and went down
smiling, voting more less cheerfully
against the bill. were Messrs Babcock
Bonynge, Brown. Cushman. Calderhead
Darragan, Davidson, Doris of Minnesota,
Esch. French: Fulkerson, Gillette OF Cali
fornia. Goebel Gronna, Hayes. Hermann.
Howell of Utah. Humphrey of Washington
Jones of Washington, Kahn Kennedy of
Ohio. Knowland. Loud, McCreary of Penn
syivania Mckinlay of California. McI.ach-
Ian. Ian. McMorran. Marshall Meyer. Minor.
Mondell Mudd. Murphy, Needham Often,
Reeder of Kansas Slemp, Smith of Cali
fornla, Steenerson, Thomas of Ohio and
Wachter of Maryland.
Throngs of Spectators.
Long before the Speakers gavel fell CALI
ing the House of Representatives to or.
der this morning. the card and public gall
lcries were crowded with spectators who
lad evidently been attracted to the CapI-
tol by the belief that the proceedings on
the floor would be well worth seeing. and
Trey were not disappointed Shortly be-
fcre the House convened Mrs Roosevelt
and Miss Alice Roosevelt entered the Cap
ltoi Dy the eastern entrance, preceded and
followed by a squad of four policemen.
a 1ct
the corridor TO the elevator and thence to
the executive gallery. Later Representa-
tive Longworth Joined them there and as
the House was not yet in session the gall
lery spectators, having nothing else 20 do,
locked their fill al the Presidents daugh-
ter and her affianced
When Speaker Cannon ascended the ros-
trum and picked up the ivory gavel there
was not a vacant seat in any one of the
galleries. public or private, and the corri-
dors were crowded with late arrivals wait
ing in the hope of obtaining admission On
the floor things had been lively for some
little time prior to the converting of the
House. There had been frequent consul
tations among the stalwarts. and Repre-
sentative Babcock, the insurgent leader
was busy all morning receiving reports
from his lieutenants and aids. There were
not so many republican absentees as was
expected, and the democrats also showed
up in good numbers.
Immediately after prayer and the read
ing of the journal, Representative DalzeH
of Pennsylvania sent to the Speakers desk
the all-important resolution from the COM
mittee rules, and the fight was on Mr..
DalZell explained briefly the provisions OF
the rule-whfch was designed to prevent
the amendment of the statehood bill and TO
insure the passage of the measure in its
entfrety-and after some little discussion
ii was agreed by Mr.. Dalzell and John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi, the minority
floor leader, that debate on the resolution
should be limited to ninety minutes equally
divided between the two sides and con-
trolled by the gentlemen named
Opposition to the Rule.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming, one
of the insurgent lieutenants, spoke earnest
ly against the adoption of the rule urging
that the statehood bill was not a party
measure that the rule deprived members
of the right to handle the question as they
might desire, and juggled the situation so
that under the rule the bill must be passed
with all its Objectionable features or not
passed at all.
Mr.. Williams, In reply to Representative
DalZell, had already explained that at
tempts had been made in the committee on
rules to secure a modification of the resolu-
tion. but without success, and he urged
the defeat of the rule. He pointed out,
briefly, that under the rule the defeat of the
obnoxious feature of the bill would defeat
it's beneficent portion as we'll claiming that
the republicans were endeavoring TO hold
this a whip over the insurgents. Mr..
Williams said the proposition must be swal-
lowed one mouthful or not swallowed at
all. There couldn't be two bites.
Gen. Grosvenor Replies.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio, men,
Der of the rules committee. replied on behalf
of the stalwarts. He used his usual method
on Mr.. Mondell, in the deadly parallel.
informing the House that the gentleman
from Wyoming had, in the Fffty-seventh
fax sin fiar Fflie
Mr.. Grosvenor wanted to know what had
caused such quick change in sentiment
''The light that was shed on st. Paul on
a certain interesting OCCASION" remarked
Mr.. Grosvenor wasn't a circumstance to
that which had suddenly illuminated the
gentleman from Wyoming" Assisted by
Representative Dalzell. Mr.. Grosvenor
scored Mondell for four separate acts OF
Inconsistency in connection with his atd-
tude on the statehood question.
The world was benefited by the ray of
light that reached st. Paul." said Mr.. Mon
dell, warmly
.sThe House has not been greatly BEN
Gifted by the light shed upon this question
this morning by the gentleman from Wy
oming" remarked Mr. Grosvenor, dryIy,
amid the laughter of the stalwarts.
Continuing Mr. Grosvenor said that the
statehood bill was a party measure; thar
ever since the entrance of Vermont as one
of the original states the admission OF
states had been result of party investi-
cation and party work Ohio he said. had
been dragged into the Union by the heels.
The people did not particularly want state
hood; they were satisfied at the time with
existing conditions. But the territory was
created into state just the same.
The revolt looked mighty dangerous. In
Mr.. Grosvenor's opinion, IL for other
reason than that the solid denocratic
strength would be aligned against the res
olution and the bill. This. II nothing else.
said the Ohio representative. impressively,
should serve to make republicans wary.
Pardon" interrupted Mr.. MondeIi. but
did not the gentleman from Ohio vote w1kh