Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-22
STATEHOOD CAUCUS.
Republicans Of House Vote to Stand
by Their Bill.
MUST co TO SENATE CONFERENCE.
Members said They Were Fooled
into Attending by Calling Meet
ing a HCOnference"-speaker
CannOn,s Remarks.

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CannOn's RemaFkS'
washington, March 1e-As the r.
sult Of caucus which lasted for TWO
and a half hours Thursday, the repuo-
licans Of the house voted 1S6 to % 70
stand BY the statehood bill as i passed I
The house and ask the senate Tor q
conference on the measure THIS vote
followed Immediately after q resolution
ofrered by Mr.. Mondell Of wyoming
represeuting the insurgents, had Deen
defeated 1928 to 4S, the Mondelrs resoiu-
tion being to agree to the senave
amendment eliminating Arizona anu
New Mexico from the bill and asking
conference on the minor amendments
in the measure.
Several speeches were maue' ~. ~,
were limited to five minutes eacn, put
IN the case of Speaker Cannon and Mr.
Hamilton Of Michigan, chairman OF
The committee on territories. the time
was extended. Mr.. Hamilton opened
the discussion with plea for the or
iginal house bill.
, Mr.. Mondell, in Offering his propo-
sition for concurrence, paid a nlgn
tribute to the speaker, but declared
that those who opposed his position
were only acting in accordance Win
their duty.
The speaker followed, touching first
on the binding effect of both caucuses
and conferences. He took the position
that where the party took action on
any matter of this nature all members
participating were bound by that ac-
ton.
He made the point that there were
20 residents Of Oklahoma and indian
territory whol objected to being tied
together where there was one In Ar
iona and New Mexico. He admitted
he was being deluged with kilograms
ON behalf of Oklahoma. He contend
ed that the effect Of admitting Okla
homa and Indian Territory at this
time and not disposing of Arizona and
New Mexico only meant that there
would be four new senators from Ari-
iona and New Mexico instead Of but
two senators in case the house stoo1
firm. To add four senators where but
two should be added, he declared
would give the senate too much In
fluence as compared with the house
based on population.
Reviewing legislation before con
gress, he said that the rate bill woulC
pass; that II the house would stanf
Arm its statehood bill would also be
come law; land we can stay here fol
three months" he declared. Address
ing the insurgents, he added:
why Join the democracy In ordel
to have your own way?"
The speaker then turned his face to
ward the senate and remarked: "OI
what meat doth this our Caesar feet
that it hath grown SO great?"
my Judgment is that statehood will
come as the house bill contemplates.
Mr.. Babcock of Wisconsin followed
the speaker. He at once accused thu
leaders with being eager enough Il
Join with the democrats on the Philip
pine bill, and were now criticisini
those who intended Joining them OF
statehood. "You have fooled the mem
bers by calling It conference" h
continued, when you knew IL yol
called 1t a caucus you would not get
quorum. If the bill goes to conferenc'
as suggested it will die"
Messrs. Stevenson of Minnesota
Davis of Wisconsin, Bede of Mime
sofa and Reeder Of Kansas complained
against being bound by the confer
ence. Mr.. Campbell Of Kansas pu
himself on record in favor Of the Mon
dell proposition, when Delegate Nc
CURE of Oklahoma made a plea 70
action which would admit the stat
Of Oklahoma
That the defeat Of the admission o
Oklahoma meant the defeat Of the re
publican party in that section Of tn
country was advanced as an argumen