Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-16
STANDS BY STATEHOOD BILL
Caucus Of House Republicans Decides to
Fight Senate Amendments,
EXTENDED ADDRESS BY SPEAKER CANNON
says senate a. Already Too Large
and Appeals to Representa-
tives 20 Assert Their
Rights.

WASHINGTON, March 15-As the result
OF caucus which lasted for two and a
half hours today, the, republicans of the
house voted 126 to SO to stand by the state
hood bill as It passed the house and ask the
senate for conference on the measure
This vote followed Immediately after a
resolution offered by Mr.. Mondell OF Wyom-
ing, representing the insurgents. had been
defeated 12S to 49, the Mondell resolution be-
ing to agree to the senate amendment elm
mating ARIZONA and New Mexico from the
bill and asking a conference on the minor
amendments in the measure. Several
speeches were made. They were limited to
Ave minutes each, but in the case OF
Speaker Cannon and Mr.. Hamilton of Mich.
igan, chairman Of the committee on terri
tories, the time was extended. Mr.. Hamil-
ton opened the discussion with a plea fol
the original house bill.
Cannon's Appeal for HOuse Bill.
Mr.. Mondell, in offering his proposition for
concurrence. paid high tribute to the
speaker but declared that those who OBJ
posed his position were only acting in &C.
cordance with their duty. The speaker fol.
lowed, touching first on the binding effect
of both caucusses and conferences. lie
took the position that where the party took
action on any matter of this nature ali
members participating were bound by that
action.
He made the point that there were twenty
residents Of Oklahoma and Indian Terri.
tory who objected It'd being tied together
where there was one in Arizona and New
Mexico He admitted he was being deluged
with kilograms on behalf Of Oklahoma. He
contended that the effect Of admitting Ok.
lahoma and Indian Territory at this TIME
and not disposing OF Arizona and N Mex
leo only meant that. there would Be -four
new senators from Arizona and New Mex.
leo instead Of but two senators in case ths
house stood firm. To add four senators
where but two should be added, he declared
would give the senate too much influence
as compared with Il ef house based upor
population.
Reviewing Legislation before congress, he
said the rate bill Would pass il the house
would stand arm, its statehood bill would
also become law ana we can stay here fol-
three months, he declared.
Addressing the insurgents he added
why join the democracy? In order tc
have your own way?'
The speaker then turned his face TOWARD
the senate and remarked: ION what nea'
doth this our Caesar feed that it hath
grown so great7
my Judgment is that statehood will
become law, ss the, .hvuse bill contem
plates"
RaboOcks Replies to Cannon.
Mr.. Babcock OF Wisconsin followed the
speaker He at once accused the leaders
with being eager enough 90 join with tn,
democrats on the Philippine bill and are
! now crlticising those who intended joining
! them on statehood You hays fooled tn,
members, by (oslltns Il a conference" h,
said, when yods Know II you called II
! caucus yen could not. sse. a quorum. Il
the bill goes to conference, as suggested
1 1t will die" rEo&f soH1T ~ X !" ,t-
Messrs. Steenerson -(AAlnn.D, Davis (Wis)
Bede Mimi and Reeuer (kan.) com
/ planned against being bound BY the con
ference. Mr.. Campbell OF Kansas pu
himself OH record in favor Of the Mondel
proposition when Delegate Mcguire Of Ok
lahoma made a plea for action which
would admit ths stats Of Oklahoma.
mat the defeat OF the admission of Ok
lahoma meant defeat OF the republican
party in that section was advanced as al
argument for the senate bill by Mr.. Muir
dock OF Kansas
After the vote had been taken on the TIVE
propositions Mr.. Bonynge Of Colorado
asked unanimous consent to offer a resolu
ton declaring the conference not binding
Mr.. Watson objected TO this and the ses
sion was declared ended.