Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-15
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, March 10.

block in the path of those House repub-
icans who are content to concur IN the
bill as amended by The Senate, granting
statehood to Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory. but leaving New Mexico aud
Arizona out in the cold, is Speaker
Cannon, who insists that the dignity OF
the House is Mt stake and that there
should be no submission to Senate die
tation. He has been very positive in
his opposition to the suggestion that
the House adopt the Senate bill, but 80
n uch pressure has, been and is being
brought on him, that the hope is ex-
pressed that he will gracefully recede
from his proposition this afternoon. 1t
is said that he may g. so far as to con-
cur in statehood for Oklahoma and
Indian Territory on condition that the
Senate readopt the provision leaving
the question of joint statehood Of New
Mexico and Arizona to a vote OF the
people of the two territories. Senator
Foraker is quoted as saying that the
Senate will go no further than it has
gone and that the surrender of the
Speaker and his organization must be
complete. In any other event no new
States will be admitted by this Congress.
Representative Bsbcock, of Wisconsin,
leader of the House 'insurgents" who
from the beginning have been opposed to
the admission Of Arizona and New Mex
leo will call meeting before the confer
ence is called to determine their course OF
action. They will not permit the eau
Gus or conference, to bind them against
concurring in the Senate bill. They de-
clare emphatically that Speaker Cannon
cannot hold his former adherents on the
statehood question in line and that
Oklahoma and Indian Territory will be
admitted when the House takes the
matter up next week, no matter what
the Speakers personal attitude may be.
President Roosevelt received a call to-
day from delegation of cement manu-
facturers and dealers CT Pennsylvania
who laid before him n petition asking
for an executive order which shall COM
pei all contractors upon government
work to use American cement exclus-
lively. Representative Schneebelli pre-
sented the visitors who assured the
President that there is no reason 10 the
matter of price or Of quality why the
American product should not be used
wherever cement is needess
President Roosevelt received visit
today from Frank J. Boudenot, a Chero-
kee Indian who claims TO have been
elected principal chief of his tribe last
November bat who has not been able to
assume the duties of his position on &C.
cunt of the influence of w. G. Rogers,
the old chief, who still hangs onto the
lob. 81 was elected under the law Great
ing legislature" said Boudenot, "bul
i'm spite of the fact that all the govern
| menps regulations have been complied
with, the Interior Department refuses to
recognize my claims" The President
referred Boudenot to Indian Commits
sioner Leupp and promised 10 investigate
his case. Boudenot was accompanied to
the White House by another Cherokee,
Richard Wolf, who showed the Presi-
dent flag presented by the ladies' of
Philadelphia to the keetoOwah society
for the services of its members in the
federal cause during the civil war. The
flag bears the words, Friends of the
Union."
Senator Buckley, of Connecticut, an
nounced this morning, that if opportuni-
ty offered he would vote against the
Philippine tariff bill. He has sent
letter TO each of dozen leading business
men of that State, who had petiiioned
him to support the measure, informing
them of his intention. Senator Brande-
gee announces that he fully endorses the
position taken by his colleague.
The President today nominated George
Eugene Eager, of Illinois, to be Consul
of the United States at Barmon, Ger
many.
The House insurgents on the state
hood bill held meeting this afternoon
at the room of their leader Mr.. BabcOck.
They decided to enter the caucus of the
republicans this afternoon but with the
understanding that they we're not to be
bound by its decision. They will favor a
proposition to end the statehood bill TO
conference with the Senate, but with
the proviso of the question of the state
hood for Arizona and New Mexico be
eliminated and that only the amend
meuts to the Oklahoma statehood propO-
stion be considered.
There is now being prepared In the State
Department brief of the differences between
the United States and Canada ON the subjects
which for many years have been in cOntro-
verSy between the two countries The settle
ment of the long standing fisheries and seal
ing questions, the establishment of the Alas
kan boundary under the award of the joint
high commission, merchandise customs regu-
latlOns, vessel inspection OH the Great Lakes,
mining laws conveyance Of prisoners through
each others territory and other such matters
are not the only purpose Mr.. Root IS said to
have in view. These matters will be settled,
together with the water right controversies IN
the Sault Ste. Marie, the Niagara, st. Johns
and Milk rivers. now in the hands Of the In
ternational Waterways Commission. Mr..
Root. however, is looking toward a more
complete uni6cation Of interest between Can
ada and the United States. Not only does he
wish differences adjusted, but he wants the
two sections of the continent to pull together
for mutual beRe6. and advance along lines of
improvement for both.
In addition TO the names of American sol
dies killed at Mount Dajo, which were re-
ported last Monday, General Wood today
cabled that Harry b. Rosebrough, Of the
hospital corps, was killed II. also cabled
that Roderick Mel onald. hospital corps.
was killed in action at Toledo, Cebu, on March
s. This is the first intimation received here
that there had been an actiOn at that place
After a conference with James Ii. Vahey,
counsel for Charles L. Tucker, convicted OF
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