The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-23
STATEHOOD BILL UP
LEADERS OF THE HOUSE HAVE
 THEIR OWN WAY.
Request Made of the Senate for n Con- ference on the RisagreeinE Votes
 of the Two Houses.

Washington, March 22.-The state- hood bill was taken from the Speakers table in the House today, placed in the hands of three selected conferees and q request made of the Senate for a conference on the dlsagreeing votes of the two Houses. This action was not accomplished without many words and votes. It was developed at once, however, that there were votes enough to carry out the program of the lead OTIS. Then followed forty minutes of fiery speeches, some of which provok- ed the amusement of the large attend ance of members and the crowded gal leries Then came the final vote on the adoption of the rule. which 1T5 members approved and 156 opposed.
 The features of the debate were re- marks by J. Adam Bede, of Minnesota, during which he told of his approval of the President, partially because he had given his daughter in marriage to a member of the House of Representa- tives and not to a degenerate Prince or to a Repres snt'tt!ve of that Hous c of detention at the other cnd of the capitol"
 MT. DalzelI, of Pennsylvania, cham pioned the special rule ani Mr Wi Hams, the minority leader suggested that Republicans would neei h. spe- cial prayer of the Chaplain alter the: had made their record on st1teh pod
 Several short speeches Followed
 The Legislative appropriation bill constituted tho subject for the re- mainder of the day. Criticism was made of the management: os ths library of Congress and Mir. Chadwick of Georgia, found himself opposed by members nf both sid es of the chamber in his endeavor to restrict the White House appropriation so as to eliminate a social secretary for the wife of the President,
 When recognized MT. Williams pre- sented a motion instructing the con- ferees to accept the Senate amendment emitting Arizona and New Mexico from the bill.
 Both Messrs. Payne and Dalzell made the point of order that this mo- ton was now in order, the rule hav- ing been adopted and the conferees ap- pointed. The speaker s stained this point after Mir. WillianAs had argued briefly against 1t. He then took an appeal from the decision of the chair MT. Dalzell moved to lay the appeal on the table. which motion was su3- tained on a rising vote 146 10 91. This ended the statehood procedure. rae snecia1 order to consider war claims was postponed until Friday next week and the Legislative bill was taken pp,
 Mir. Underwood, Alabama, took he flood in criticism of the lack of oppor- tunity of members to properly exercise their functions
 When that portion of the bill pro- viding for the library Of Congress was reached. a somewhat intense debate was indulged In. MT. Hepburn. Iowa, took the floor In criticism of Is nan aeement and cost of maintenance which amounted to nearly $So0.O99 u year. When the interest of the cost nf the building was figured the total would aggregate $I.2O0,oOO. At this poin- he diverted to criticisc the efficiency of the library.
 An anamated defense was made by Mir Burton, ohio. by Mir. Perkins, New Ycrk and by Littlefield, Maine
 In mentioning the rare books pos