Arizona republican., 1906-01-25
DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY.
The Brief Debate Proceeding the Adop-
 tion of the Rule.

Washington, Jan. 24.-When the smoke of the liveliest legislative bat tie of the session had cleard up in the house today Speaker Cannon and his organization were in complete control and the joint statehood program of the administration had been adopted.
 Forty-three republican insurgents went down to defeat, having voted Vainly with the democrats to gain con- trol of the rule the terms of which were to govern the statehood bill in its passage through the house. The vote ordering the previous question on the rule was 192 ayes and 165 nays. This clearly defeated the opposition, the full strength of which was boiled and lit tie interest was taken on the vote for the adoption of the rule which was car ried by a n ajority of thirty.
 Previous to the vote the debate on the rule had proceeded under high tension. The speeches were short, but the words uttered were hot and full of sting.
 THE UNkINDEST CUT.
 The veterans, Payne, Dalzen and Grosvenor upheld the organization. Fitted against them were the leaders of the insurgents, Babcock, MondeIl and Jones of Washington. MT. Tawney one of the erstwhile insurgents, arose and announced his acquiescence in the will of the organization and Mark Smith, the veteran delegate from Ari- zona, just as sorrowfully interpreted this action as the most unkind thrust of all"
 The rule adopted provided that the bill granting statehood to Oklahoma and Indian Territory as oklahoma" ," Al. sr zona'' should he debated until three o'clock tomorrow and then voted on without opportunity for amendment The house adjourned at 5:30 o'clock after agreeing to meet at II o'clock to- morrow.
 The text of the rule follows: Resolved that immediately upon the adoption of this order and daily here after Immediately upon the approval of the journal, so long as the bill here in after referred to shall be pending in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union, the house shall resolve itself into the committee l of the whole house for the considera- | tion of the bill to enable the people of | Oklahoma and the Indian Territory to form a constitution and state govern ment and be admitted into the union
 
 states and enable the people of New Mexico and Arizona to form a con- stitution and state government and be | admitted into the union on an equal | footing with the original states. Blu: after the said bill shall have been re- ferred the general debate shall con- tinue until Thursday next at o'clock and at that hour or if the general de- bate be concluded before that hour | immediately upon the conclusion of the said general debate the committee of the whole house on the state of the union. shall rise and refer the bill to | the house whereupon immediately without debate. intervening motion or appeal vote shall be taken on the bill to final passage.
 Provided further that general leave to print remarks On the bill are here by granted for six legislative days af- ter Thursday, Jan. 25.
 THE DEBATE.
 After the reading of the rule which had been agreed upon by the rules committee, MT. Dalzell asked unani- nous consent that debate for one and q half hours be allowed on the rule This was agreed to and Mir. Dalzell ex- plained first the terms of the state hood bill and then stated that if the rule should be adopted a vote on the bill would be had tomorrow. MT Williams stated that the rule in ques- tion denied to the house, the right tC vote on the questions of admitting either of the four territories separately. Il was holding a whip over the house compelling it to agree to admit Ari- zona and New Mexico as one state which was undesirable in order to ad-