Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-16
Cannon Attacked BY
hackleiosd = Alne,i.
cas- Gar and Dsspo(

the gentleman was not recognixet
until he had FIRST surrendered nj,
constitutional rights AZ q representa-
tive OF the people and crept ints
your room. Mr. Speaker. there to SUP
phcate you to extend to him your
grace. No member can submit any
matter TO vote until he has first sought
and found favor In your sight. The
constitution eontemplates that the
speaker shall be the servant OF the
house. IN defiance Of the constitu.
tion You have made yourself It's mas.
yer. You have packed every com.
mittee. Unless You are willing. no
member can move to discharge com.
mittee from consideration OF bin
and take It up In the house. You sit
an enthroned despot, subjecting the
reports and destinies OF this great
people to the dictates Of your own nm.
b7idle will Who stands today he.
tween progressive. enlightened people
and the statehood to which they ara
entitled? You sir, only you. You
crack the whip and the majority az
this house covers at your feet. Yon
turn your thumbs down and the house
deals Il death hlAs.a -a-a~r--.f
hit footdd thst M would NJ permit
fbe horse to concur In thel senate
amendment 81 the statehood bin antki /
proceeded: What a horrible an
nouncement to be made In free
country The confusion IN the hanse
throughout Shacklefori's remarks
was such that very few members
knew what he said, when Tswney
stopped him with an objection.
More of statehood Bill.
Washington, March 16,--Chairman
Hamilton, Of the house committee on
territories, probably will seek tol
send the statehood bill as amended by
the senate directly to conference. Il
there should be an objection TO this
the bill win 80 automatically 70 tne ]
house committee on territories. which
will report 1t to the house with the
recommendation that It so to con-
ference, Consequently the measure
il wholly within the control o. the
territories COMMITTEES and II y not
thought there will be any effort 10
hinder the bill's immediate submis'
sion TO conference. The delay -
consii liberation Of the bill = due to the
agreement to allow statehood to 80
over until the members Of the house
ON the rivers and harb0rs committee
shall return from their southern conn
mittee.
For Rubber Plant.
washington, March ls.--Before pro
ceeding with the legislative bill, the
house today considered the bill per-
mitting the leasing Of 5000 acres q
arid land In La Plata county, Col.
10 the p. r. u. Rubber company foT
/ the purpose Of the cultivation OF rub
| Der plants. Brooks, of Colorado, said
the land IN question was unfit foi
agriculture purposes and had no min
eral value. Graines. Of Tennessee, pro
posed an amendment to prevent TN
rubber trust" from getting control 9
the enterprise.
Takss More Time.
Washington, March 1S.--6ec'.sef
TAFT wins In consultation with Pres
dent Roosevelt for some time today
The president later authorised
statement regarding the retirement 9
Justice Brown, to the effect that p
will NOT retire until June, when IN
supreme court takes . vacation INIT
October. The president VIII take m
ther time to decide the question
his successor.
The directors Of the commerci'
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