Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-03-24
HOUSE ADOPTS SPECIAL RULE
SENDING STATEHOOD BILL
TO CONFERENCE.
MAJORITY ON MOTION ONLY NINETEEN
NEARLY TWO SCORE REPUBLIC
ANS VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS
IN OPPOSITION.

Washington, March 23.-An unus-
sally large attendance of members
and spectators were present when the
house met IN contemplation of action
on the statehood bill They were not
disappointed, for as soon as the jour-
nal had been read Mr.. Dalzell (Pa)
was recognized and presented a spe-
cial rule from the rules committee. 1t
provided that the statehood bill be
taken from the speakers table, that in
SO doing the senate amendments be
asked of the senate and that the
speaker Immediately appoint the house
conferees.
MIR. Dalzell, as soon as the rule had
been read, demanded the previous
question, which, if ordered, carried
with it forty minutes debate to be
divided equally between the friends
and opponents of the rule. On ris-
ing vote 149 voted for the previous
question and 124 against.
On demand of Mr.. Williams, minor
ity leader, a roll call was ordered The
roll call resulted in ordering the pre-
yious question, the vote being III to
140.
The Republicans who voted with the
Democrats against ordering the pre-
vious question were: Adams, Bah
cock, Bannon, Bede, Beidler, Bonynge,
Brown, Calderhead, Cushman, David
son, Esch, French, Fulkerson. Gillette
(Cal), Goebel, Gronna, Hayes, Her
mann, Howell, Humphrey tWash.),
Jones (Wash.l, Kennedy, Knowland,
Mckinley, McCreary, McLachlan Nc
Moran, Marshall, Mondell, Mudd, Muir
ply, Needham, Tyndall, Smith (Cal),
Wachter, Welborn, woodward, Young.
Mr.. Dalzeu was recognized for
twenty minutes and began an explana.
ton OF the reason for the special rule.
Special Rule Discussed.
There We're, Mr.. Dalzell said, but
three ways to dispose of the bill. One
was to send it to committee, another
to ask unanimous consent to send to
conference.-the would be impossible
The third was the method adopted. It
was proper to send the bill to confer
ence and there could be no just criti
cism Of the orderly course pursued.
In opposition MIR Williams, the Dem
ocratic floor leader, pointed out that
vote to adopt the special rule was
1n1if nn
ate amendments. Ordinarily under
the rules of the house a motion to CON
cur would be in order.
A severe castigation of the party
organization was made by Mr.. Hum
phreys (Wash,). Mr.. Fulkerson (Mo)
followed along the same line. Speeches
in support Of the rule we're made by
Messrs. Foster (Vt), Sibley (Pa.) and
GrosVenor (O), after which a five
minute speech by Mr.. Bede Mimi
kept the house in commissions OF
laughter He was against the rule.
He said he had supported the ad-
ministration on everything save the
statehood aud whipping post bills He
praised the president for allowing a
member Of the house (Mr- Longworth)
to break into his private family with
out sounding an alarm, also that when
he gave his daughter away he gave
her to a good American instead Of a
degenerate foreign prince.
BY vote of IT'S to 1876 the house
then adopted the statehood rule and
the speaker appointed Messrs. Hamil-
ton (Mich), Brick Qnd) and Moon
(Tenn) conferees.
Mr.. Williams tried to have the state
hood conferees instructed to concur i'll
the senate amendment emitting Ari-
IONA and New Mexico, but was de-
feated on a point Of order.
RATILE SHLP OE 1900 IONS.