Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
INSURGENTS DEFEATED
CONTEST IN THE HOUSE PRACTI-
CALLY WON.

The contest between the Insurgents and
stalwarts of the House of Representatives
was practically unchanged today. The in
eurgents claim that they have about forty
five votes sure with twenty in sight. The
House managers insist that the insurgents
cannot count upon more than twenty-seven
who Will go to the last ditch against tho
rule.
Mr.. watson of Indiana, the republican
whip of the House, reported to the man
ayers today that there is no question that
the insurgents are beaten and that the rule
will be adopted He said that daily re-
cruits are being obtained to the stalwart
ranks and that the insurgent forces are
disntegrating rapidly. The insurgents de-
sire that the rules shall be divided so that
a vote can be taken upon the admission of
Oklahoma and Indian territory, and also
upon the question Of whether Arizona and
New Mexico shall enter as one state.
1t was practically conceded today that
the Philippine tariff bill will pass the
House. The democrats appear to be hope
lessly divided upon the subject and the
beet sugar republicans have about given up
hope of defeating the bill.
Program Outlined.
According to the program outlined to the
President today by Representative Watson,
republican whip of the House. the state
hood bill will not be reported to the House
before the end of the week, by which time
the expectation is that the band of repub-
lican insurgents will have melted away so
fast that 1t will be perfectly safe to put the
Philippine tariff and statehood bills to a
vote.
How about the insurgents?" Mr.. Watson
was asked as he came out from the Presi-
dents room
''1'll tell you this about them. They are
not near as strong numerically as they were
at th1 slime yesterday morning, and they
wont De as strong tomorrow morning as
they are this morning. By the end of the
week there will absolutely be no danger of
the passage of either the statehood bill or
the Philippine tariff bill"
Among the White House callers today the
general opinion seemed to be that the
House insurgents are being picked off one
by one. That was the feeling however. of
the regulars, as the insurgents had no rep
resentatives at the White House
The Statehood Dissatisfaction.
While the House organization believes it
will pass the statehood bill as reported by
the committee, and while Delegate Mcguire
of Oklahoma is hopeful that the bill will go
through both bodies without trouble, the
statement Is made by a number of senators
that the prospect of joint statehood is grow
ing worse In that body every day
1t is learned today that the Hamilton bill,
as agreed upon by the House committee
and which is ready to report so soon as the
insurgents are picked off one by one pro-
vldes for prohibition for a number of years
in the Indian Territory and In the Usage
Indian reservation of Oklahoma.
1t is admitted that this feature is OBJ
1ectionable in both the House and Senate,
the statehood BILL Delegate Mcguire ad-
mits that the leaders of Oklahoma are op-
posed to having prohibition thrust by Con-
gress upon even portion of the proposed
state. huf he has pforn1p6 roop
Of the committee that If this is not put in
there will be a tremendous fight against
the bill. He is willing to accept statehood
no matter what conditions surround it.
A member of the House committee on ter
ritories who was at the White House to-
day; declared that the majority OF the
prohibiting the sale Of intoxicants to In
dams only, but was advised that this would
be unconstitutional. as the supreme court
had recently decided that an Indian who
is a citizen Of the country, as most terri
tory Indians are, cannot be denied the
right to purchase whisky if 1t is permitted
SALE Consequently, the prohibitionsts have
argued. there should be prohibition.
1t has also been argued that a prohibition
requirement would be constitutional, de-
spite the fact that many lawyers declare
that the new state can proceed. in a short
time after admittance, to do as It pleases
in regard to prohibition, regardless of the
requirement of Congress The view is that
while the state might have to adopt prohi-
bltion FOR the Indian Territory portion in
order to be admitted it could Immediately
after admittance, force an election and
overturn the whole thing, g. sovereign state
having the right to enact it's own police
laws.
At any rate the promise is made that
there will be big fight in the Senate against
anything more than a requirement that
the sale of whisky to Indians. by reason
of treaties in the past, be refused. and that
the majority of people in the territory will
resent any provision that forces them to
do something against their will