The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-09
BEVERIDGE BALKED
LITTLE LIKELIIsOOD OF STATEHOOD
 LEGISLATION.
Senator Tiifman, Who of Late Has Been Greatly In the Public Eye,
 Has Fun h Making Scrap
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 Washington, April S--tSpecial.)-If Senator Beveridge correctly under- stands the situation there will be no statehood Legislation during the pres- ent session. As is we'll known the In- diana Senator is chairman of the Sem ate Committee on Territories and heads the list of Senate conferees who have been trying to patch up an agreement with the House conferees. s'I think We will be unable to reach an agreement" said Senator Beveridgo when he was asked what the outlook was.
 There are six conferees--three on the part of each branch of Congress. and four of the number are Republicans of the. stand nat. variety. The Rcpubli. cans so far do not appear to be vii. ling to yield a single point. They have evidently made up their minds to force the people of Arizona and New Mexico to accept the Hamilton bill as it passed the House or nothing. The inhabitants of those territories are confident they have enough strong friends in Congres to prevent any leg islation that would yoke the territor. ies and make them one State. If notl-' ing is done the Arizonians and New Mexicans will be reasonably satisfied. for it would leave them just where they now stand.
 But the people of Oklahoma and 1n- dian Territory are fretting very much. If the conferences are not able to agree they will be kept out of the Un- ion for an indefinite period. Their agents who have been in Washington eve rsince Congress assembled are indignant at the stubborn Senators and Representatives who are not willing to accept compromise. The pressure from the States of the Central West for leg islation that will bring Oklahoma and Indian Territory into the Union at an early date is strong and general, and if the Republican managers Of the Dill now in dispute will not yield it is pro- bable that a movement will be start ed before the close of the ession to discharge the conferee sand bring the measure up in each branch of Con- gress so that Senators and Represen- tatives can vote upon the proposition. In spite of what Mir. Beveridge says there ara other Senators who insist that before many weeks have rolled by something will be done. Republican Congressmen In the West fear the re- suit on the election to be held in No- vember.
 Aside from the political issues there is commercial sidS to the question: Oklahoma and Indian Territory have large population which is increasing at wonderful rate. and the resources or the territories are also to be taken into consideration. The business men fully nderstand that If statehood, which is so important to these thriving and progressive communities, is postponed the Republicans in Congress will be held responsible. The Democrats have been almost unite for the peoposit or most acceptable than people of the territories. Their leaders believe the record made by the party will result | in Democratic gains throughout the West when the Congressional elections are held.
 Senator Tilman, who has been so much in the public eye since the Re- lpublicans thrust upon the leadership | in the contest for railroad rate legis- lation, will soon have scrap book of enormous size. The South Carolinan | is chairman of the Senate committee on the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians. Of course, like all other chairmen Of Senate committees he has private secretary, clerk of the committee and a messenger is also assigned there for duty from time to time. For the past month the clerk has been making a collection of the cartoons and pictures of the senator. and as MT Tillman subscribes to the clipping bureaus he gets pretty much eve: ything that Is printed about him in both the daily and weekly papers or note, as well as