The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-02-01

clared that he glorfed i'm the fact that
he had never been consistent two terms
in succession: that his~opinions changed
with the times.
Mr.. Payne. Of New York. declared
that he would never give 10 a million
or so people double the power in the
United States Senate now held by the
great State OF New York with her
5000 people. New York had but
two Senators. and in proportion TO the
population of those two Territories she
out to have at least six. That was quite
enough for Adam Bede, OF Minnesota.
who Is some thing of a wag. and also
somewhat Ingalsesque I'm his avidity
to seize upon material for an epigram.
THE gentleman from New York (Mr.
Payne),' he said. mentioned the New
York Senators. Most of us are trying
to forget Them" and then the House
yelled and screamed and howled itself
black in the face with laughter. both
Republicans and Democrats. For fully
three minutes the Speaker raped and
pounded for order He warned Mr.
Rede that he had transgressed very
seriously the rules OF the House In
mentioning names of members of the
other body. Mr.. Bede replied humbly,
"Mr. Speaker. / meant to refer to the
New York Senators in the kindliest
manner and the House howled again:
then he added. land since when did
Senators represent folks" whereat the
gate Smith spoke tragically of
the fact that this awful blow
to the people OF his Territory would
fall upon the anniversary of his birth.
He declared that while the people Of
Arizona wanted Statehood they would
Joined to New Mexico. who were alien
In blood, breeding and education to all
Americans There were many speakers
who said that they did not believe that
those two Territories were ready for
Statehood and who believed that 1t
would be wrong to join them in single
Statehood, but who felt 1t their duty to
vote with their party.
The Speaker of the House went down
on the floor and jollied up the weak
kneed ones. Watson, OF Indinan, the
Republican "whip." kept his flock well
rounded up, and the stand-patters man.
aged to get one Of the most influential
of the insurgents to leave town, 1t is
said, instead of remaining here to vote:
the President saw" quite a number of
new members and it went. Oh.
things were lively and adding from the
first jump out of the box that Wednes-
day morning when the previous question
was demanded on the Rule, but when
that vote was taken. and it was found
gone back inside the party 'expedi-
ency' lines, Arizonas hopes were blast
ed. She had to accept marriage with
New Mexico, whether or no, SO far as
the House was concerned, and the stand
patters won out by about % majority, a
very small margin, and the bill is now
in the hands of the Senate.
Just what the Senate will do with the
bill is problematical. 1t has been in
timated that 1T would divide the bill,
vote to admit the two Southern Terri
tories, and let Arizona and New Mexico
slide. If the Senate should do this
there will be a very pretty waiting game
played, and Mr.. Speaker Cannon will
place upon the Senate the odium of
keeping Indian Territory and Oklahoma
out Of the Union, for he has registered
a mighty VOW in heaven that the Sem
ate shall accept the House bill, or no
new States will be made. Meantime,
there are lots and gobs Of people who
do not believe that adding stars to the
Flag should be done under whip and
spur and that the people of the States
to come in should have chance to say
by direct vote what they want to do.
Where it is not possible to make rural
free delivery routes of sufficient i'm
portance to warrant daily deliveries,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General
De Graw has indicated that the Depart
ment will curtail the service. He has
expressed himself In response to numer-
Gus inquiries regarding the inspection
of routes now being made. Patrons
living on routes being inspected who
have asked for an explanation nave
been Informed that service will be dis
continued in cases where the returns
are not Of sufficient merit. The aver
age must be at least 1000 packages
month.
Judge J. A. Van Orsdel, Of Cheyenne,
Wyo., has been appointed Assistant