The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-09
House Organization Has Been
 Seized With Panic
BEET SUGAR MEN IRE BUSY
Statehood Measure Will Probably He Defeated as Result of the Comhina- tion on Philippine Tariff
 Amendment.

Washington, January S.-(Special.)- Something of 8 panic has seized the House organization. New members who are carried on the lists of the insurgents as favorable to the defeat of the Philip pine tariff and statehood bills are be- ing sent for by the speaker and pleaded with to stay in line for the administra- ton bills.
 The republican whip of the House Representative Watson of Indiana, is busy bringing old and new members to the speaker in whose room takes place every few minutes heated arguments for sustaining the House leadership. The organization is working day and night to get in line a sufficient num- Der of republicans to carry out it's pro- gramme, the passage of the Philippine bill and the joint statehood bill, admit ting Arizona and New Mexico combined as we'll as Oklahoma and Indian Ter ritory
 Revolt Grows More Serious. The republican revolt grows more se- rious. The beet sugar republicans say
  favor of an amendment striking off the differental on refined sugar and In this they will have the support of the demo- crats who, while they are almost unanl- nous in favor of the passage of the Phil ippine bill. are willing to place on the Senate the odium of killing in commt- tee a meritorious measure because 1t contains a provision aimed at the sugar trust.
 In no way, the democrats claim, can the defeat of tho Philippine bill be charged to them. They are in favor of absolute free trade with the islands and are also in favor of striking out the provision accorded to the sugar trust by the terms of the Dingley tariff law. If MT. Aldrich and his followers in the Senate reject the bill with this palpably democratic ity.
 Reform Wave Strikes House.
 The victories won in the cause of re- form are entering in no small degree as factor in the present rebellion. Said beet sugar republican today:
 "All over the country reform has won great victories. It is now time that something of the same nature takes place in the House. Surely there never were more despotc bosses than the speaker and the committee on rules. They rule every thing and it is up to the house to en- force the principle of reform as an complication of the feeling prevalent over the country"
 The republican opposition to the state hood proposition is daily gaining ground and Representative Babcock of Wiscon- sin says the administration programme cannot get through. Evidently the House organization is not yet ready for a test of strength. The statehood bill was to have been reported today, but 1t devel- oped that the organization was afraid to risk it's being brought before the body. The plan is to hold 1t in committee until it is assured that enough republican votes are forthcoming to pass it.
 Not Yet Sure of Control.
 Delegate Mark Smith of Arizona was told Saturday that the bill would likely be brought up today and was asked by the republican anti-administration people to prepare his minority report MT. Smith sat up all Sunday night doing so, but this morning learned that the organiza- tion, fearful of it's ability to control the organization, had decided to hold the statehood bill in committee until assured of sufficient number of votes uniting Arizona and New Mexico. In the mean time debate will continue on the stan bill until it develops that Speaker Can- non can control the organization.