The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-25
j. Adam Btdc Called Down for
His Biting Hunor
INSURGENTS ARE DEFEATED
Joint Statehood Bill Will Go Through
and the Republican Organization
Headed BY Cannon Comes
Forth In Triumph.

Washington, January 24.-When the
smoke of the liveliest legislative battle
of the session had cleared in the House
today. Speaker Cannon and his organi-
alton were In complete control. and the
joint statehood programme of the ad-
minlstration had been adopted.
Forty-three republican insurgents"
went down to defeat. having voted vain
ly with the democrats to gain control
OF the rule, the terms of which are to
govern the statehood bill In its passage
through the House. The vote ordering
the previous question on the rule was
1872 20 165 nays. This clearly defeated the
opposition, the full strength of which was
polled and little interest was taken In
the vote for the adoption of the rule
which Immediately followed and was car
rled by a majority of thirty.
Previous to the vote the debate on the
rule had proceeded under high tension.
The speeches were short but the words
uttered were hot and full Of sting. Every
member who could be brought to the city
by special summons. was In his place:
the galleries were packed and participant
ed with evident relish in the succession
of laughter and applause.
DalzeI uphoIds Organization.
The veterans, Dalzell and Grosvenor up
held the organization. Pitted against them
were the leaders of the insurgents, Bab-
cock, Mondell and Jones of Washington.
The humorous speech of the day was de-
livered by j. Adam Bede. who filled five
minutes with an address that evoked ap-
plause and merriment Mr.. Tawney, one
of the erstwhile insurgents. arose and
announced his acquiescence In the will of
the organization and Mark Smith, the
veteran delegate from Arizona, just as
sorrowfully Interpreted this action as the
''most unl<ind Of ALL"
The rule adopted provided that the
bill granting statehood to Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory as "Okahoma." and
Arizona and New Mexico as Arizona"
should be debated until o'clock tomorrow
and then voted on, without opportunity
for amendment.
After the rule had been adopted general
debate proceeded on the measure until 6:15
clock. but because of the foregone con-
clusion made clear by the vote on tho
rule, the debate lost practically all Of Its
interest.
The House adjourned at $40 after agree-
ing to meet at II O'Clock tomorrow.
Debate Allowed on Rule.
Mr. Dalzell presented the rule which
had Just been agreed on by the rules
committee. When il had been read, Mr..
Dalzell after consultation with Mr. Will
liams, the minority leader, asked unanl-
nous consent that debate for one and one
half hours be allowed on the rule. This
was agreed to and Mr.. Dalzell explained
first the terms of the statehood bill and
then he stated that II the rules should
be adopted a vote on the bill would come
tomorrow Mr.. Williams stated that the
rule in question denied to the House the
right to vote on the question Of admitting
either of the four territories separately
Il was holding a whip over the House.
compelling 1t TO agree to admit Arizona
and New Mexico as one state. which was
undesirable I'm order TO admit Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory, to which no
one had objection.
He would move, he said, to amend the
rule by striking out the stipulation that
there should be no amendment on the bill
To accomplish this. he said. IT would be
necessary TO vote down the demand for
the previous question.
Mr.. Williams yielded ten minutes to Mr.
Mondell Of Wyoming, one of the republi-
can 'insurgents' who expressed the hope
that the demand for the previous question
would be voted down.
Reply to Mr.. Mondell was made by Mr.
Grosvenor of Ohio 'T should like to
know" he said what light the gentle
figured in on his way down to Damascus
was not a circumstance to the light tho
gentleman has seen" Mr. Grosvenor
maintained the joint statehood bill was a
republican measure.
President Favors Measure.
The President was in favor of 1t and
the House caucus has endorsed II. That
1t was a party question. he said, would
be easily recognized within the next hour
and a half as every democrat on the floor
would vote against the rule and the bill.
II want to ask the gentleman IL last
week he did not vote with the democrats
on the Philippine nll?" asked Mr. Mon
dell.
Il did not" calculated Mr.. Grosvenor,
and then after a dead pause, 'the demo-
Gratis voted with me- daughter convulsed
both sides and then burst forth again.
Mr. Mondell declared that following the
gentleman's example the democrats were
going to follow him (MondelD this time.
Answering a question of Mr.. F1nlay OF
South Carolina Mr.. Grosvenor said he had
voted for separate statehood several wears
ago He then repeated TO the amusement
of the House his statement on the Phil
ippine bill that II there was one record
he was proud of It was that he had not
been inconsistent during any. two years
of his public service.
Mr.. williams asked IL Mr.. Grosvenor did
not admit that 1t was by democratic votes
the Philippine bill was passed.
mo / don't was the reply. 1T would
not have failed II there had not been one
democratic vote for it
Mr.. Williams insisted that the roll call
would show that II was democratic votes
which passed the bill
When Mr. Grosyenor had concluded Mr..
T1llman protested with great warmth
against Mr. Grosvenor's effort to make
this a partisan question. The question
of the permanent welfare of the people
of two territories should never be "A par
tisan measure. Opposition to the rule
was made by Mr., Adams OF Wisconsin.
one OF the republican insurgents At his
conclusion Mr.. Grosvenor was allowed one
minute to change his answer TO Mr..
Finleys question. On looking up tho
record he found that he mad not only
voted against single statehood at that
time. but had made a speech against IL.
This explanation was the cause of great
merriment. Appealing for the rights OF
the people OF the great state of New
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