Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-24

that the people OF Arizona were against
= joint statehood
Mr., Adams charged that the rule was un-
republican In that 1t was being driven
through the House against the wishes of
more than q ma ority of the House. He
declared that every one was aware of how
this was being done; IL was because the
republicans loved the Speaker Of the House
as a brother and loved the President be-
cause he is true and they intend to vote
for the rule against their convictions be-
cause they love these two men.
Mr.. Payne of New York said he was UNI
willing that Arizona with her 100000 popu
latlon should have the same representa-
tlon in the Senate as New york. r. In the
providence of God the democratic party IS
again inflicted upon the country, he does
not want two democratic senators from
Arizona.
Mr.. Bede Stirs Up the House.
Mr.. Bede of Minnesota said that if the
democratic party is again inflicted upon the
country it will not be due to the provi-
dencc of God, but to the mistakes of the
leaders OF the republican party.
The gentlemen talk of the senators from
New York" said Mr.. Bede; most of US
are trying to forget them"
This sally brought forth "a storm of
laughter applause and shouts from the
chamber and the galleries which the
Speaker repressed by vigorously pounding
with his eavel
Speaker Cannon in severe tones said the
remark of Mr.. Bede was out of order and
violated every parliamentary rule
Il only intended the remark in the kind
les manner" said Mr.. Bede with a grim
and went on with his speech
Mr.. Bede pleaded for the great west He
said the casts ignorance of the west was
as that of the Kentucky girl. daughter OF
an unreCoustructed rebel, who said she
was TWEEN y-one years old before she knew
that damned Yankee was not one word.
You say there arc not folks enough in
the west" said Mr. Bede when lid
senators ever represent folks?'
Mr.. Bede said that when the east wants
TO get something it invokes the great name
Of the President of the United States but
when II Is opposed to his policies it calls
him the "broncho statesman
Representative Tawney favored the rule.
He declared his opposition to the admission
OF Arizona and New Mexico, but added
that ours is government governed by
party AS a member of the party now
controlling he said. II bow 10 the judg-
ment Of the majority, and propose to sup
port this resolution"
Delegate Smiths Impassioned Speech.
Mark Smith the delegate from Arizona,
VIZ given two minutes. He spoke in an
impassioned manner. prefacing his remarks
with this statement: 1T is rather singular
that the anniversary day of my birth
should have been selected for the sacrifice
of the people in whose service L have de-
voted my life"
Addressing himself to Mr.. Tawney he
referred 10 that gentlemans change of
front on the question of statehood.
Mr. Smith quoted from the Old Testament
the story of the man who kissed his friend
upon the cheek while he smote him in the
RIB with his sword
His face flushed with anger, and, point
In n Is
accused him of having delivered the IN
k!ndest and cruelest cut Of all.
Mr.. Jones of Washington said that Pres
dent Roosevelt would not support this rule
IL lie should stand for such a rule all that
he has said about square deaI' is as
sounding brass and tinkling cymbal
Mr.. Babcock Voices the Opposition.
Mr.. DeArmond CMo) and Mr. Kahn tcaD.
spoke against the rule, when four and one
half minutes were yielded to Mr.. Babcock
tWis,) leader of the insurgents" He had
he said. always been opposed to Joint state
hood. He considered joining Arizona and
New Mexico as a crime He said the ar
gument against single statehood was. I'VE
shall have four democratic senators" In
TINS connection he referred to the massage
or the Dngley tariff bill which he said
SolId not have passed but for the vote of
senator Jones of Nevada whose a,.,ry
amendment was accepted He scented tne
idea that these states would be Democratic
Mr.. c. Il. Lands asked how il happened
a democrat
II was the personality and the statehooa
reply was 'he
Debate was closed by Mr.. Dalzer in favor
OF the rule Seventeen times. he said, one
or the other branches of Congress had mass
ed laws admitting New Mexico into tbe
Union Mr.. Dalzell based his argument in
fHaaVR 60, =H -
unjust to eastern sections to have senators
VINO represented nothing but rocks and
sand have as much weight as senators
representinth large eastern states He as
serted that II was a partisan question BOT n
parties by caucuses had made Il a party
measure =
He gave the republican vote in the last
Congress on the proposition when the
by republicans.
When Mr. Dalzell asserted that every
republican who had spoken against the
rule l, mad done so at the courtesy OF the
Would you have yielded them timer
would not, answered Mr.. Dalzell.
Then the gentleman Is not going to
blame me for allowing the representa-
tives OF the people to address the Hovse, -
continued Mr.. Williams
Il am admlring the ingenuity of the
gentleman as n party leader" responded
Mr.. Dalzell. in yielding his time, not 10
democrats whom he is going to vote sol
idly against the rule, but to republicans
whom he hopes to have follow his leader
ship"
Mr.. Dalzen said he would here leave
the subject. He demanded a roll-call on
ordering the previous question on the
adoption OF the rule.
Adoption of the Rule.
The roll call began at 1:45 o'clock
Speaker Cannon requested the call OF his
own name and voted for the rule
The rule was adopted, the vote being I92
ayes. leo nays.
Mr. Williams asked for recapituIation
NJ the vote, which was granted after some
objection by the Speaker, who stated that
the rule had been carried by a large ma
JOrity and such action was not usual.
On the motion for the adoption OF the rule
Mt Williams demand another roH cali,
which was ordered. As the vote on the
previous question was practically the
adoption of the rule many members left
the chamber for lunch during the call and
'''any PERSONS departed from the galleries