The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-15
House Won't Stand For 1t.

House Won't Stand For It.
The Statehood question will not be
taken up by the House until the re-
turn Of the members Of the rivers and
harbors committee who are making
a trip of inspection through the South.
These members will not return until
March 10Th. Before they left an ag-
reement was reached that nothing
should be done with statehood until
their return.
House leaders who represented the
administration view of the statehood
problem are positive that the House
will not concur in the amendment OF
the Senate eliminating Arizona and
New Mexico from the bill. The posi-
tive assertion is made that the "stal-
warts" that the insurgents have
not gained a single vote since the bill
left the House and consequently VIII
be unable to carry a motion to con-
| cur in the Senate amendments to the
| measure.
When the bill over from the
Senate the program contemplates a
motion to diagree and ask for a CON
| ference. This motion will be made by
| Mr.. Hamilton. 1t is thought that Mr..
! Babcock will interpOse a motion TO
concur in the Senate amendments. The
vote will come on this motion first and
the result of the vote Will reveal the
strength of the respective sides.
Those opposing statehood for Ar
IONA and New Mexico III the House
have maintained all along that IL oP-
portunity was given for a direct vote
on the specific question and not, as
was the case on the necessity OF de-
f~eatinp a rule direct from the speak
er's room, that they had plenty OF
votes to defeat JOINT statehood.
"There is no change i'll the temper
of the House, so far as / can see,1
This was the statement made by
Speaker Cannon at the White i1ous'
regarding the statehood Legislation.
Statehood legislation was dlscusse'
bv the President with several OF HI
callers besides Speaker Cannon. heP
r~esentative Hamilton, OF Michigan
chairman of the House committee o.
territories, declared the House Woul'
not accept the Senate amendment
Former Delegate Dodey, OF New Mex
leo. who has been advocating JOIN
statehood for Arizona and New Mex
co expressed great disappointment a
the action of the Senate. Senate
Beveridee, Chairman Of the Senat
Committee on territories, talked
fine President about tie statehoo
LEGISLATION, but made no comments o
it. a.
Tt is learned that a vigorous eito
will be made to induce the House l
concur in the Senate amendment
The movement will be supported l
the Oklahoma and Indian Terl1tol
advocates Of statehood.
The Fertilization Bill.
The Senate Committee, on appr
priations, which has the fortlhcatlo
hill under consideration, heard Ge
Crozier, chief of the ordinance bure;
of the war department, and Robert
Waddell of the Peoria, H., concer
ING the ACCESSIBILITY OF the constru
ton of a government powder Plai
Two bills providing for such a pla
!, have been introduced III the hou'
One is by Representative Hull Of lo'
i, anpropriating 100000 for a pla
with a minimum output OF IL
pounds of powder a day, and the OF
/ err is by Representative Williams
Mississippi, appropriating $75o,o'
: With no stated capacity. The SEM
> committee appears not to favor
! construction of a plant which Will
ter into competition with priv;
i manufactures, but leans toward l
i erection of a small-plant for the p
l nose of instructing the ordinance
: partment and officers of the army a
navy and in all the details -of poW'
making. The committee has not
> determined what recommendation
- Will make.