Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
Unable to Block Speaker Cannon $
Programme for New State
hood Bill
BATTLE WAS LIVELY One
First Vote showed Defcnt OF the OppOs-
itiOn-Vetcrans Of House Upheld
the Organization While PRONE
incnt Members Were PIT.
ted against Them.

Washington. Jan. 24.-When the smoke
of the liveliest legislative battle of the
session had cleared in the House to-day,
Speaker Cannon and his organiza ton
we're in complete control and the joint
| statehood programme of the admins
tration had been adopted
Forty-three republican insurgents"
went down to defeat having voted vanly
with the democrats to gain control of
the rule. the terms OF which are to govern
the statehood bill in it's passage through
the House. Tho vote ordering tho pre-
vious question on the rule was 1872 ayes
and 1s5 nays. This clearly defeated the
opposition. the full strength of which
was pollcd, and little interest was taken
on the vote for the adoption of the rule
which Immediately followed and was car
ried by majority of thirty.
| Previous TO the vote, the debate on
the rule had proceeded under high ten
sion. The speeches were short but the
words uttered were hot and full of sting
Every member who could be brought t.
the city by special summons, was in his
place the galleries were packed and
participated with evident relish in the
succession of laughter and applause.
! The veterans, Payne. Dalzell and eros
venor, upheld the organization. Pitted
against them were the leaders of the in
surgents Babcock. Mondel and Jones OF
Washington. The humorous speech %
the day was delivered by j. Adam .,edc
who filled five minutes with an address
that evoked applause and merrment.
| Mr. Tawncy. one of the erstwhile insur-
gents. arose and announced his acques
Mark Smith. the veteran delegate from
Arizona, just as sorrowfully interpreted
this action as tho most unkind thrust o.
all"
The rule adopted provided that the bill
granting statehood to Oklahoma and TIL
Indian Territory as "Oklahoma' and Ari
IONA and New Mexico as "Arizona'
should be debated until three o'clock to
morrow and then voted without opportu
Unity for amendment.
After the rule had been adopted genera
debate proceeded on the measure until II
o'clock but because of the foregOnc con
clusion. made clear by the vote on tn
rule, the debate lost practically all of it
Interest.
The rule was adopted 1s1 70 157, MI
Crumpacker Of Indiana took the chat
and debate on the bill began in commit
tee of the whole.
After reading the bil! Mr.. Hamilton G
Michigan, chairman Of the committee o
territories, made general cXpanatio
of it's terms. The opposition to joinin
Arizona and New Mexico, he said, Wa
shared by the railroads, mine owner
!, lumbermen and cattlemcn. The first tire
interests opposed because of a possib
increase in taxation. The cattlcmcn sa
their grazing ground being cut down. +
, touched on the minor argument, decla
ing there was nothing in any OF them.
Stating it to be simply a farce to a
tempt opposition now. Mr.. Reid of A
kansas stated the democratic posito
There was no objection he said, to II
admission of oklahoma and the lla
Territory as State. Mr.. Beall Of Tex;
declared that to join Arizona and Ne
Mexico against their protest was "a
infamous invasion of their rights.
: The House adjourned at $50 o'cloe
7 after agreeing to meet at eleven o'cloI
| to-n,orrOW.