The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-22
1t Is Liable to Fail, in Spite of
the Fond Anticipa-
tiOnS.
OPPOSITION DEVELOPED
WHICH Is DANGEROUS
ArizOna'S Protest Against Being
YOked to New Mexico Is
Needed.
Special TO Tho Tribune.

Special 10 Tho Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Jan ro-whcn tho nifty
eighth Congress closed thero seemed little
doubt that n bill creating two Staten
would early pass both houses OF tho present
Congrcsa Friends OF OklNhornn and Indian
Territory. bitterly disappointed because the
opponents OF Joint statehood OF Arizona and
New MoXico had succecded in killing all hope
OF passing either measure. announced that
they would. in this Congress. longer hold
tho two populous Territories out OF the Union.
but would support even the two State pro-
Grammo in order TO secure the admission OF
oklahoma and Indian Territory. But men who
made these assertions less than a year ngo
arc ma strongly opposed TO tying New Mexico
and Arizona together they ever were, They
viii not consent to what they call In
Justice 10 the people Of these Territories. The
change which has taken place has caused mo
TO revise my idea about Two now Stntca.
rather expect 10 State now and
Arizona and Now Mexico left Territories
Tor some time to come. l am supported In
this connection by a remark OF Senator Bcv-
cridgc. chairman OF the Committee Ter
rltorlcs, who said that tho admission OF
Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one State
and allowing tho others TO wait was his orig
Enl proposition Now, that may have meant
that ne saw tho impending fate Of the two
state bill. Opposition to tho measure is
strong and II would not stand any chance II
IL were not for the pressure from the Ad-
mlniBtration. Everybody realizes that the
House would not have been debatablc ground
II Speaker Cannon and the Administration
had not been intensely insistcnt Men dislike
very much 10 differ with their own odmlnlB-
tr1tlon and theiT own party leaders In Con-
Srcss- and that is why the two-State bill had
support that warranted favorable considcra-
tOp.
Last spring when tho session expired II
seemed that Congress was weary OF the state
hood contention and desired 10 get rid OF tho
Territories and tho constant discussion that
has occurred in every ocsSion. But with the
l.s NFFN n
seem 10 be tho least desire TO avoid the sub
Ject. and men who before stood out against
the bill are ready TO do again. So there
Is long and tortuous channel ahead for the
joint statehood bill. unless tho intimation by
Senator Bcycrdge may havo a deep meaning
and that he he's dcspaircd Of getting any
thing through except for State, and that
he VIII accept that alternative II IL becomes
apparent that nothing clso can be done. II
tho singlc state proposition Is not accepted.
there is going 10 be a lOng-drawn-out debate
In the Senate. with tho probabilities OF no
Dill passing Tho change In the situation has
been brought about during tho fall and since
Congress convened. What seemed Ike plain
calling for the joint statehood bill originally
has developed Into heavy sca which may
swamp It unless somo OF tho weight Is
thrown oyerbcerd-thnt weight being tho Ari-
zona and New Mexico end OF tho proposition
Sugar "reminiscences.
It has been long time since tho House OF
such rare treat as when Champ Clark Of
Missouri! spoke on the Philippines. To read
the speech Is TO enjoy IT. but the hear tho
words OF the Mlssourlan stlll better,
When talking about tho night which tho beet
sugar men made against tho Cuban reciprocity
bill and by voting 10 cut on the dlnerential
on refined sugar defeated that bill, Clark
said.
Il want to refresh tho memory OF como OF
you gentlemen upon what done hero somo
two or three Year, ago. They had up a
Cuban reciprocity bill here sugar. One OF
the grandest sights I have witnessed since I
have been In Congress was to enough beot
sugar Republicans. led by the Marshal Ney
OF the beet sugar forces Mr.. William Alden
Smith OF Michigan OauEhter) walk down this
nisle and walk between the tclsrs with the
O smclt"
Then he had a colloquy with Dalzcll OF Penn
sylvania Clark told how Smith had boen