Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-03-19
USE PARTY WHIP
ON STATEHOOD
CONFERENCE CAUCUS OF HOUSE
REPUBLICANS.
TO OPPOSE THE SENATE
Speaker Cannon Roasts the Upper
Branch and Gets Overwhelming
Vote in Favor of the Measure as
Passed by the House-Babcock
Complains of Party Trick.

Washington, March 16.-As the re-
suit of caucus which lasted two and
half hours yesterday, the repub-
licans OF the house voted, 126 to 35, to
stand by the statehood bill as it
passed the house and ask the senate
for a conference on the measure. This
vote followed Immediately after a res
olution offered by Mr. Mondell OF
Wyoming, representing the 'insur-
gents" had been defeated, 1913 to 43,
the resolution being to agree to the
senate amendment eliminating AriZo-
ma and New Mexico from the bill and
asking a conference on minor amend
ments in the measure.
Several speeches were made. They
were limited to five minutes each,
but in the cases of Speaker Cannon
and MI Hamilton of Michigan, chair
man of the committee on territories.
the time was extended. Mr., Hamil-
ton opened the discussion with a plea
for the original house bill. He said
it had already been endorsed by three
republican conferences. He discussed
and opposed the Foraker amendment,
declaring it to be in the interest OF
corporations in the two territories af-
fected He cOntended that the bill
was supported by the president and
by Speaker Cannon. Let us follow
them and fight it out with the SEN
ate" was his concluding admOnitiOn.
Mr.. Mondell, in offering his propo-
sition for concurrence, paid his trib-
ute to the speaker, but declared that
those who opposed his position were
only acting in accordance with their
duty. He discussed the binding. eff
feet of the caucus and declared that
he should not be bound by this one
Cannon Roasts the Senate
The speaker followed, touching first
on the binding effect of both caucus
es and conferences. He took the pO-
sitiOn that where the party took ac-
ton on any matter OF this measure
all the members participating were
bound by that action. He made the
point that there were 20 residents of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory who
objected TO being tied together where
there was one in Arizona and New
Mexico. He admitted that he was
being deIuged with kilograms on be-
half of Oklahoma. He contender
that the effect of admitting Oklahoma
and Indian Territory at this time and
not disposing of Arizona and New
Mexico only meant that there would
be four new senator's from Arizona
and New Mexico instead of but two
in case the house stood firm.
Il wish to Cod" he remarked, that
the senate was twice as good as it is.
It performs functions fairly well-it is
our senate" But to add four sena-
tors where but two should be added,
he declared, would give the senate
too much influence as compared with
the house, based on population.
Reviewing the legislation before
congress, he said the rate bin would
pass: that if the house would stand
firm, it's statehood bill would also
become law. And we can stay here
three months" he declared. Address
ing the Insurgents" he added:
Why join the democracy in order
to have your own way?" The speaker
then turned his face towards the SEN
ate and remarked, con what meat
doth this our Caesar feed that it has
grown 50 CREATE"
Babcock Complains of Trick.
My judgment is that statehood
will come as the house bill contem-
plates" Mr. Babcock of Wisconsin
followed. He at once accused the
leaders with being eager enough to
join with the democrats on the Phil
ippine. bill; and were now criticising
those who intended joining them on
statehood. "You have fooled the
members by calling this a confer