The National tribune., 1906-06-21

There was no Craftsmanship for Sem
ator Benson, of Iowa. but a Senator
without a Craftsmanship is not to be
thought of for moment. so the Senate
simply went about to make new COM
mittee. 1t is named THE Committee
on the Examination and Disposition of
Documents" Senator Benson is Chair
man, and his associates are Senators
Alice, Kean, Hopkins. Gearin and
Whyte. Three comparatively new men
are upon it, Whyte. Alice and Benson.
An order has been issued by the War
Department for Co. B of the 26th Inf. to
abandon Fort Ringgold, Tex. as soon
after July l as practicable and take sta
| ton at Fort Sam Houston. Upon the
| departure of the garrison from Fort
Ringgold it will be placed in charge OF
caretakers.
| This comes directly from an official In
the Department of State:
Although many informal conferences
have been had between the powers. and
the domicile and expulsion questions
have been the subject of many ex-
changes of views and of notes between
| the various chanceliorieS, the stubborn
fact remains that the problem presents
a harder nut to crack to-day than ever
before. The indisposition to assume the
| initiative on the part of any one of the
| powers Is one of the main obstacles %
a continental agreement.
"Once concerted effort were made
it would be possible for the secret police
of every continental country, including
England, to round up Anarchists found
! within their boundaries and escort or
| drive them hence. And with concerted
action there would then be no haven Of
another nationality TO which they could
| flee and remain with immunity from ar
rest. These men are confessed outlaws,
and deserve only the treatment accord
ed to those beyond the pale of the law.
] at was recently stated by an fmrli-
/ grafton official at New York that the
| laws of this country were at present
adequate to deal with Anarchists in the
event of the doors of Europe being
closed to them; that additional legisia-
ton was unnecessary to this end. IL
such is the case. and I have no reason
to doubt the accuracy of this statement,
1t would appear that the countries men
aced by these men would have it much
| in their own hands to rid themselves Of
this class of persons"
Speaker Cannon won out in the State
hood fight, and won against his ancient
enemy. the Senate, but the episode was
not to close without its dramatic scene,
such as has not been enacted in the
House in many a long day. Delegate
Marcus Aurelius Smith, of Arizona, had
charged that Speaker Cannon had been
fighting the coming in of Arizona as a
matter of politics In fact. that Is the
charge that has been made good many
times since the Statehood fight came up.
but Speaker Cannon has kept silent. On
Flag Day, however. just before the vote
was to be taken which would decide
Oklahoma'S fate, Speaker Cannon called
Representative DalZell to the Chair, and
proceeding deliberately to the floor took
his own seat and asked recognition for
five minutes. OF course, there was in
tense surprise and interest. for it is sell
dom that a Speaker takes the floor.
Speaker Cannon was evidently at white
heat.
Thunders of applause greeted the
Speaker as he stood with hand upfifted,
his head shaking, waiting for quiet in
the House. Again and again waves of
applause swept over the chamber. Dem
ocrats and Republicans participating.
Finally order was restored and then.
measuring every word, Speaker Cannon
said:
MIR. Speaker, as member of the
House of Representatives during this
session. as at all other sessions, / have
represented my constituents and acted
for the whole people according to my
best judgment. The coming into the
Union of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory meets my approval If / had any
choice and were supreme l would inf
nitely prefer to see Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory come separately with
an aggregate population of two and al
most one-half millions. with four Sem
ators. rather than to see New Mexico
and Arizona come together. and God
knows, rather than to see them come
singly with about 100000 population.
with four Senators. 1t is no secret as to
my views as a Representative. I have
sought to the best of my belief to voice
my views You have the result before
you. Although every man in the In
dian Territory should vote against State
hood for the new proposed State of
Oklahoma. Notwithstanding that protest.
the State would be and will be formed
under this enabling act"
Mr.. Smith, of Arizona, arose as II to
speak.
Mr. Cannon: 'I do not yield at this
moment. There is no separate vote
there. There is a separate vote. how
ever, as to the other two. So much for
that. / do not propose to go into the
merits of this proposition. 1 would not
have taken the floor had not the honor
able gentleman. the Delegate from Arf-
zona (Mr. smith, made the remark that