Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-12
INSURGENT SITUATION
REVOLT IN THE HOUSE NOT YET
CRUSHED.

The situation In the House over the state
hood bill has reached very serious stage.
which threatens some sharp division among
the republicans. Up to this time the House
managers have not been able to crush the
revolt against the rule for consideration of
the bill and It has become necessary for
Speaker Cannon to enter into the fight with
unusual vigor.
It was stated today by one Of the House
managers that the Speaker proposes. since
the insurgents have shown such obstinate
determination to oppose the rule. to go into
the struggle and make 1t q fight to finish.
| It was said that the Speaker Is causing II
to be made known that the contest has de-
veloped to q stage where It cannot be over
looked by the party management and that
somebody will have to go under.
The republicans who are opposing the
statehood rule were just as 'fnsistent today
as ever that they will win, and just as de-
termined. From this time on there will be
no quarter asked or given on either side
Representative Babcock of Wisconsin, who
Is prominent among the republicans oppos-
ing the statehood plan. said to q Star man
this afternoon:
Mr.. Babcock's Statement.
"At this moment the rule Is as good a.
defeated. The men who are opposing the
rule have the signatures of fifty-one re-
publican representatives to a paper piedg-
ing themselves TO vote against the rule.
That number wild be sufficient to defeat
It, as not a full membership of the House
Will be present to vote. But In addition
to that number there are twenty other
republicans who have not signed the paper,
but who will vote against the rule.
The position OF the opponents Is that
they simply ask for q division of the rule
so that the House may vote upon the add
mission Of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
as one proposition and upon the proposed
admission of Arizona and New Mexico to
joint statehood as another.
The republicans who are taking part IN
this opposition movement consider that 1t
Is rank injustice to coerce the people OF
Arizona territory. citizenship composed
Of Americans with American ideals and as
pirations, into statehood with the popula-
ton of New Meico, a people with whom
the Arizona citizens have no racial SYM
pathy."
Mr.. Watson at the White House.
Representative Watson hurried into the
White House today while the cabinet was
in session. but his business was evidently
regarded by Secretary Loeb as of sufficient
importance to report to the President. who
saw Mr.. Watson and conferred with him
for short time. The conference undoubt-
edly related to some developments in the
fight Of the House insurgents against the
Philippine tariff bill. Mr.. Watson would
not talk about what happened, but he adj
mitted that the numerical strength OF the
insurgents was considerable and that the
passage of the Philippine bill would be ac-
complished by democratic votes.
According to my calculations" he said.
there will be about sixty-five or seventy
republicans against the measure when It
is called to vote next Monday, but to
offset these we will have the support of 100
democrats. I do not yet know what our
majority will be, but 1t will be sufficient. :"
Mr.. Watson said the bill would have been
voted upon today but for the fact that a
large number Of members wanted to speak.
AS to statehood, Mr.. Watson said: State
hood is just as sure to pass as the Philip
pine tariff bill Things LOOK better every
day, although I will admit the growth 10
somewhat slow. The bill. however, will
probably not come up for week yet.