Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-20
STATEHOOD BILL
TO THE PRESIDENT
SENATE coNcURs IN CONFER.
ENcE REPORT.
DE M0CRATS NOT PLEASED
Declare That Constellation of Okla
homa and Indian Territory Will
Help Republican Party-Senator
Morgan Wants Investigation of
Panama Railroad

Washington, June 1.-THE senate
adopted without division the confer
ence report on the statehood bill at
$50 last evening The report was
debated by Senators Foraker, Bailey,
Patterson, Money, Dubois, Morgan,
Stone, McCumber and others. Sew
eral democratic senators intimated
that the consolidation of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory would inure TO
the advantage of the republican party,
and Senator Money declared that such
was the intent, and charged further
that the legislation is influenced by
sectionalism. He declared that one
western man is equal in all the quail
ties of manhood to five eastern men.
Senator Dubois announced his in
tention to vote against the acceptance
of the report because of the omission
of the anti-polygamy provision in
serted by the senate, and in doing so
took occasion to review his own polit-
ical experience in dealing with Nor
moss, saying he knew that his stand
on the question would result in his
enforced retirement from the senate.
Wants isthmian Road Investigated.
Senator Morgan introduced in the
senate resolution directing senate
committee on interoceanic canals
TO make inquiry as to whether the
control of the Panama Railroad COM
pany should continue in the New York
company or be transferred to he
isthmian canal commission; whether
the United States should assume the
outstanding debts of the railroad
company; whether the directors OF
the company hold their offices under
lawful tenure, and also whether the
United States has any right to the
stock in the new Panama COMPANY
representing five million francs is.
sued to the government of Columbia.
He made an effort to secure immedi
ate consideration of the resolution,
but Senator Hopkins objected.
Bankers Want More Currency.
Senator Bacon presented a memoir
ial from the joint convention of the
Georgia and Florida Bankers associa.
tons, in session at Atlanta. asking
for larger issue of 81, 81 and IS
bills and the passage of the bill for
that purpose pending in the house
Mr.. Bacon said the shortage is due TO
the fact that gold certificates cannot
be issued in smaller denominations
than $40, and suggested that a more
elastic system is neces sary.
Applause Greets Report.
There was round of applause
from both sides of the chamber! when
Mr.. Hamilton of Michigan reported
10 the house that the conferees on the
statehood bill had reached an agree
ment and asked that it be printed in
the record.
The day was spent on the sundrv
civil appropriation bill and with the
exception OF an hour occupied in con-
slderlng the question of the abolish
ment OF the Offices of receivers Of
land offices, which proposed abolish.
ment the house refused to sanction
the entire day was taken up with
consideration of appropriations for the
United States geological survey, mem.
bers OF the appropriations committee
Delng exceedingly severe in their con.
demnation of the methods used nv
officials of the survey to secure in.
creased sums for various branches If
the survey.