The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-25
GAG RULE IS PUT ON
FIGHT OF DEMOCRATS AND INsUR-
 GENTS UNAvAILING.
Denied at the White House That Col onel Clnrkson VIII Lose His Job of New York Port
 Surveyor.

Washington. Jan. 24--(Special) )-- House Democrats made a gallant fight today to prevent, the Republicans from applying the gag rule for the rushing through of the joint statehood bll., which proposes to make one common wealth of the present territories of Arizona and New Mexico. All the members Of the Alabama delegation were in their seats and cast their votes against ordering the previous question. but none of the Alabama members took part in the discussions.
 Leader Williams, of the minority, made a thrilling opening speech of six minutes. Most of the time con- trolled by the Mississippian was yield ed In small allotments to ''insurgent'' Republicans. who did their utmost to storm the works of the regular organ ization but met with defeat.
 The Southern Democrats kept in the background so far as the speech mak- ing was concerned.
 Only three of the Southern Republi- can congressman had the nerve to buck against the speaker and the adminis- tration. They were Mudd and Wach- ter, of Maryland, and Slenfp. of Vir- ginia. They do not believe in gag rule and expressed regret that the insurgent strength fell short of the calculation made up to the adjournment of the House yesterday.
 The House judiciary committee to- day authorized Representative Clay ton to report the bill to prevent and penalize the premature divulgcnce of statistical and the like information gathered by the agricultural and other departments by officials or employees of the government. This measure is primarily aimed at any possible future leakage in the cotton reports such as occurred when Holmes was discharged from the department of agriculture and which caused Hyde to leave the country MT. Clayton is also instruc- ted by the committee to take charge of the bill on the floor of the House and secure its passage.
 The farmers of the South are very much interested in this matter. The President in his anuaI message to con- gress especially recommends that &C., tion should be taken. It is also in &C., cordance with the demands of the Southern Cotton Growers Association, that organization insisting that there should be legislative restrictions so that the guns of reckless spectators may in future be spiked.
 Some of the Alabama Republicans who were rejoicing over the published reports that J. S. Clarkson might lose his job in New York city appears to have laughed too soon. The friends of ClaFkson claim that he will be reap pointed surveyor of the port after all. At any rate the White House denies the story that he is to be turned down. Mir. Clarkson is expected here soon and the opponents of Erastus J. Par sons will be apt to conlude that while in Washington he may give the ease a little more of his attention before if is deposed of by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
 Congressman Wiley has presented to the President and attorney general an application of John W. Pace, of Talla- posa county. supported by strong en- dorsements of neighbors and friends l for executive clemency. Pace was convicted in the peonage cases. Col onel Wiley is doing his best to secure l d pardon for the old man and hopes to 1 secure favorable action at the depart ment of justice. Alfred J. Stofer