The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-16
INSURGENTS LOSE
FIGHT IN CAUCUS
Statehood Bill as Amended
by Senate Rejected.
WILL GO TO CONFERENCE
Honferees Will Be Uninstructed, and
it Is Expected Compromise
Will Result.
WILL GO TO CONFERENCE

The House Republican caucus on the
Statehood bill developed a maximum
Showing of forty-three votes for the
opponents of the Joint Statehood bill
On the motion by Mr.. MondelI that the
blouse do concur in the Senate amend
mcnis. this number voted with the gem
tleman from Wyoming. There were I23
votes IN the negative. Then later on a
motion by Chairman Hamilton of the
Committee on Territories that the bill
Do sent 20 conference, with no instruc-
lions 10 the conferees. 136 votes were
east for the organization and only 35
against g.
Out OF the coming conferences will
come some sort of a compromise. This
al least is the common impression. and
II can safely be said that if the House
members had not fully believed that this
would he the end. even the earnest ap-
peals Of the Speaker for regularity
would not have held his forces in line
May Accept Foraker Amendment.
The expected conclusion IS that the
House COnferees will agree TO accept the
Foraker amendment for a referendum. in
New Mexico and Arizona. on the ques-
ton of joint Statehood
caucus. which was held at o'clock yes
Ierday, under the assurance that II was
not to be a binding caucus. but simply
a conference; and after they got there
they repeatedly served notice that they
would not be bound by any expression
adopted. IL was rather disappointing TO
them, after :he assurances they had
Received OF the sympathy of so many
members. that no larger number voted
with them; and in this regard the re-
suit was a striking evidence OF Speaker
Cannons strength with the body OF his
followers
The issue OF the caucus was presented
a. the outset
Speaker Cannon made the speech that
did the business. lie was given exemp-
tion from the fve-minute rule, and pro-
ceeded 10 say that he didn't care
whether they called the meeting a eau
Gus or a conference" or py what
name; il was the council of the party
and every member of the party who
would be considered loyal to the party
would be loyal TO that COUNCIL.
Speaker Assails Senate.
The Speaker. however took the gem
eral ground that if the House yielded
al this time and permitted Arizona and
New Mexico TO be kept in the Terri
torial status. the ultimate solution would
be their admission as separate States
and he submitted that that would be
utterly unfair and undesirable. Then
he turned the guns of his Oratory upon
the Senate. for years his pet aversion,
and made the most effective part OF his
appeal for the honor. credit and inde-
pendenCe OF the House. He delivered
Philippe against the upper body that
N II could nave been preserved and re-
ported. would have been recognized
As the finest in its line that has en-
bnated from the House end in a long
while. He pleaded for the House TO
assert itself. TO make itself once more
fsctor in legislation. il was in
tended to be. He pictured the humilis-
uon OF the House before the Senate,
pine tariff bill being the striking illus
session
Mr.. Babcock Replies.
Mr. Babcock, leader for the insurgents
made a speech that endeavored 20 poin,
put one by one the Inconsistencies or
the Speakers position.
The managers Of the House denouncs
Tor party treason and party irregularity
anybody who would now vote his own
ccnvictions, If those convictions happen
10 coincide with the views of the Dem
pcrats- Yet the same managers were
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