The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-03-08
SENATE WILL DEVOTE WEEK 70
STATEHOOD BILL.
OPPOSE FORAKER AMENDMENT.
Practically all tho interest In tho Bill
centers In This Amendment and
Every Possible Effort is Being
Made Against the Provision.
Wednesday, March z.

Wednesday, March 7.
Washington. -Legislatio by unani
nous consent and under suspension
OF the rules, occupied the attention
of the house and resulted in the pas
sage OF several bills, some of import
ant consequence. Inquiry as to wheth
er any criminal prosecutions have
been begun against individuals in the
Northern Securities Company furnish
cd the text for speech of criticism
by Mr.. Williams, the Democratic
leader, directed against the admins
tration. Brief answers were made by
MIR. jenkins Of Wisconsin and Mr.
Grosvenor of Ohio. Mr.. Jenkins
showed that the statute of limitations
had run against any action that nigh,
be taken in this case, has more effort
to prosecute would be useless.
Fault was found with the rules Of
the house and the concentration OF
power in the speaker by Mr.. Shackle
ford (Mo.), who took occasion to ad
dress the house upon bridge bill
Bills were passed increasing from
$4,000 to 100000 the sum available
to supply metal for the coinage of
nickels and pennies and providing
that these coins may hereafter be
made In the minis at Denver, San
Francisco and New Orleans, as well
as at present in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Adams (Pa.) voiced a vigorous
protest against the measure. The
benefits and necessity Of the bill were
explained by Kahn (Cal.) and others.
President Roosevelt sent message
to congress accompanying plans for
coast defense prepared by joint
board of army and navy officers In
which he emphasized the necessity
for further defenses and reviews the
history of the defensive works in the
country.
The president calls special atten.
ton to the recommendation of the
board that the entrance to Chesa-
peake Bay be added to the list of
places in the United States to be de-
Tended. He says the insular posses
sions cannot be longer neglected If
the United States desires to hold
them. Defenses are recommended for
Manila bay, Pearl harbor, Huanta-
namo, Guam, San Juan and Honolulu,
because Of their strategic locations.
Defenses are recommended for en-
frances to the Panama canal.
Tuesday, March 8.
Washington. - The United States
senate will devote most If not all the
week to the consideration of the state
hood bill. with a view to reaching
vote on it next Friday, in accordance
with the agreement arrived at last
week. There Is possibility that
Senator Culberson may speak today
on the railroad rate question, but If
he does this will be the only inter-
ruption of the consideration of the bill
for the creation of two new states. If
the Texas senator does not speak,
either Senator Nelson or Senator
Kong will take the floor in support of
the statehood bill. If they do not get
an opportunity to speak today they
will find that opportunity Tuesday,
and from that time forward it Is ex-
pected that the subject will be press
ed until the time set for voting to be-
gin, which is Friday at p. m.
Senator Patterson will probably
close the debate for the opposition and
Senator Beveridge for the bill. These
will not be set speeches in the usual
meaning of that word, but are sure
ITO provoke SO much discussion as to
cause the controversy to take on the
character of general debate.
Practically all the interest the bill
icenters in the Foraker amendment,
and every possible effort on both sides
ts being made for and against that
provision.
Even the friends Of the union Of
Arizona and New Mexico admit that
the vote will be close, but the oppon-
ents Of that policy appear more conf
dent Of success Both sides profess
Ito have assurances from the house
friends Of the joint bill that with the
Foraker amendment incorporated In
the measure it will be allowed to die,
and its opponents are insisting that
with the addition made the house will
be so eager to accept 1t that they will
not even allow the bill to go to confer
ence.
Mr. Shackelford. Of Missouri. This
opposition accounted for the small
number of measures considered The
committee reporting the bills failed IN
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VIII Suspend HostlIltIes.
washington, March 7.--Commander
aoutherland has cabled the navy de-
partment from Mont Cristi that both
aides to the revolutionary movement
AZ that place have consented to sus-
,,a,,ainy, If h0gtiIities.