The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-15
EXCITING
VACILATION
EXHIBITED In THE MAT
TER .OF STATEHOOD
LEGISLATION
ADMINISTRATION IS FIRM
BIT is Meetinc With Il, RNr
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lentIeSS Opposition


Special to The B2ily Leader.
Washington, Jan 15.-There has been
no measure before congreAs In years
which has furnished such exciting vac
ilations as has the present statehood
hill There seems to be but one element
OF certainty connected with this piece
of legislation. and that is the determina-
tion of the administration. with the
strong bacAing OF legislative machin-
cry behind Il, TO put the bin through
In the house the main source of danger
that developed and that could not be
foreseen at the opening OF congress, was
the combination of obstreoerous repub-
IIcans developed by the Philippine tarin
Daill. and inc democrats who are op-
posed to the Joint admission Of Arizona
and New Mexico. This combination,
once so Formidable that Speaker Cannon
oeemed II advisable to hold back the
statehood BILL has split on the very sub
ject that was to be made the basis Of
the union against the administration. IL
developed that the democrats could not
deliver the goods on the subject of Phil
ippiue tariff, and the beet sugar men
seeing their fight lost because Of lack
OF unanimity on the part OF the demo-
Gratis on the Philippine tariff, are scam
pering back TO cover, thus leaving the
outlook for statehood much brighter at
the end Of the week than at the begin
ming. The dire straits 10 which Speaker
Cannon was at one time driven in the
course OF this see-saw fight can be sur
missed when 1t is considered that he per
mitted his iieutenants 10 hold ont 10
the republican snsurgen,s the promise
Of public building bill II they would
line up with the administration IN favor
OF statehood and the Philippine tarif.
With the danger Of strong coalition
between republicans and democrats
against these two measures out Of the
way, the friendy OF statehood are
breathing freef. though they are look
ing for desultory fighting against the'I
bill The opponents are now trying tc
whip up a fight over the prohi itiion
clause as contained in the Hamilton
Mcclure bin which the committee will
report On this subject the Washington
Evening star which has been keepme
well abreast with the Kaleidoscope
changes IN the exciting career Of the
present statehood legislation. makes THIS
statement
1T is admitted that this feature
prohibition clause Of the bill is obiec-
tionable in both he house and the SEN
ate, and that il may add to the malcon-
tents on the statehood bill Delegate Nc
Guire admits that the leaders Of ONla-
homa are opposed 10 having prohibition
thrust by congress upon even portion
OF the proposed new state but he has
Informed che members Of the committee
that II this Is not put in there win be
"A tremendous dght against the bin TIC
Is willing TO accept statehood. no mat
ter VT conditions surround it,
The Insertion Of the prohibition clause
10 the bll was done since the holidays
: and after many conferences betwe m
Hamilton, MeGuife and the republican
leaders and after the committed had
been advised that h would be moonsu-
iutopai 20 prohibit the sale Of liquor
only 20 the lneans rs at first agreed
upon. The conmttca accordingly took
the horn 81 the dilemma which prom
ised the smallest amount OF nehtlng. and
grated into the blu the prohibition
clause, tn ehght against the prohibit
zion clause win be made most strongly
IN the senate, as with the regular re-
publican organizatiin in the house again
in fun control there win probably be no
amendments 10 The hlll permitted
Fraud Order Issued.
Washington. Jan 15.-The appoint
inent Of John A. Collier as postmaster
AZ Bright, Coinanche county Okla
homa, vice J. II Borden. resigned. Is