Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28
hay VOTE FOR FORAKER AMENDMENT
Thinks Arizona tld New MEXICO Should
Eventually Be Two States.
aIlLao is WITH ADMINISTRATION
Will VO:s for Philippine Tariff, Statehood
and Railroad Bills
RAILROAD NAN GIVES AWAY The PsdSSAu
Letters of Employees sent Under
Dures. and DO Not Represent the
Real sentimeat of Many
of the Mes.


W INV anN"s
(From q stah Correspondent }
WASHINGTON. Jan. E.-CSpeciai Tele-
gram. .g-Senator Burk~tt - not at all satis-
fed with the Joint statehood bin az II
passed the house on Thursday. He Ia en-
Enthusiastically IN favor OF the admission
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as ore
state but Is opposed 10 the admission
Of Arizona and New Mexico into the
brotherhood Of states as single state
Senator Burkett IL inclined to think that
Senator Forsker's amendment. contem-
plating the admission Of but one state -
this time. oklahoma and Indian Territory.
IL the real sentiment % the American
people II a vote could Be taken on tue
proposition. Yet Senator Burkett IS atraid
that " the Foraker amendment carries IN
the senate it might jeopardize statehood
legislation. and should the house instz-
on the bill which passed that body on
Thursday. It might have the effect Of de-
feating all the efforts to bring In Okla
homa Should Senator Burke,t become
convinced that the passage of the Fora
kar amendment would make impossible an
agreement between the house and senate
then Senator Burkett will vote for the oiR
as it passed the house. reluctantly. ot
course. 0uE hgluAIt0 aOieiN bN q bfstN1 W
bring in Oklahoma
With many western senators Senator
Burkett believes that Arizona and New
Mexico should be admitted into the union
when they are ready for statehood. as two
separate states. He h firmly convinced
that any other course would be detrimental
10 the interests OF that great section q
the country lying west Of the Missouri
/ Before he casts his vote on the state
hood proposition Senator Burkstt said to-
day that he would take counsel with the
leaders et both ends Of the capitol and
| II there is a chance OF an agreement tn
| vote for the Foraker amendment. ~
| there appears To be no chance OF an
| agreement he will vote for the bill a.
| 1t comes from the committee on terri
tories. which will be an administration
measure
Willard with Party.
Lately there has been considerable sffcg-
iatfon as to where Senator STHIard vould
Isnd on the Philippine tarin bill. state
| hood hill and railroad rate bill n Is now
| positively stated that Senator NtIlard will
| vote with the administration and with his
| party all three of theSe measures.
ON the Philippine tariff hill Senator NH
lard recalls how ridiculous he and Senator
Dietrich appeared when they voted against
the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Almost the
very day they we're in Washington an
tagonizng the Cuban measure because they
! believed. II passed. II would seriously af-
feet the beet sugar interests Of Nebraska.
The republican state convention In session
az Lincoln passed resolutions urging tho
adoption OF the Cuban reciprocity treaty
with this experience fresh In his mind
Senator Miliard said today he was a psrti-
san and would vote with his party on all
these questions now zgitatinE the country.
Says clay h for Court BHI
Senator Burkett received letter today
from prominent attorney Of Clay Center.
stating that the resolutions purported 70
have been adopted at Hastings recently.
against the federal court bill are mislead-
ing. in that they represent that representa-
tives were present from Clay county. when
In fact. there were none. Continuing the
letter says; The members Of the bar
. from Clay county are strongly in favor
Of the bill il Is. I have gotten an ex-
precision from every member of the Clay
county bar. and also from other leading
and representative men of this county. and
without exception. they are in favor OF a
division Of the state as you seek 70 una ks
Il in your bill-
Letters Not Real Sentiments.
!, The members Of the Nebraska delegation
arr receiving the second round Of letters
from some OF the raIrOad employees whr
wrote them few days ego opposing Ieyts-
Istion as asked for by. the president &c
increase the powers of the Interstate Com.
lmsrce commission. one received totay by
member of the delegation contained the
following statements.
Il was surprised and dispIesSsd to r~ceiv.
letter from you. I signed aud TIsiIef
YOU circular letter at the request ci
our chief contrary Go my better jud snneu
| anI never eNpactfnE IL would come 20 yOtu
personal attention Efforts have been mat
al North Platte aud other points on IN,
! Uni0n Pacifc- system TO organize clubs
. among the Union Pacific employees to op
pos- this -smv 0iii buJ with little or ac
Success"
Commercial club On Postal Rates
Senator Millard has been advised by th'
Commercial club OF Omaha that the elul
has adopted resolutions recommending tha
hrst-elaSs mail matter be reduced 10 1 cen
= an ounce. ard also the opposition OF th'
club to the parcels post
A H. Rowitzsr OF Omaha writes Sen4to
Muilard urSins the reduction OF hrst-eiss'
mail matter TO 1 cent.
mrs. Burkett HonoFed-
: Mrs Burkett. wife OF the junior senate
{ from Nebraska. was lady of honor AZ tn
state dinner given last night al the Whit
House by the president AIRS Burkstt va
escorted into are state dining room by tn
" chief executive and was seated at his right
Ser ator Daniel escorted Mrs Roosevelt
ssSAtor Burkett taking IN Mrs Bennett 0
New York Senator BuTkstt was 81 Mrs
ROoseyslt's left
senator BuFkett will open the ehautAuau
course at Binghamton- y. Y, on the even
ing OF February L. IectuFins on ~Abrahar
Lincoln
status of Rsela naa ton Fund.
The present status OF the reclamatio
FUND Was made public today a. the ge0iOs
lcal survey IL shows the total fund no.
20 the credit os the reclamation service /
the treasury is sIsls,El. OF which saS5.S q
~ wRz received dIring the year Of 1876
Nebraska Eas 70 is credit tsSlioe.
which Ns.iSs Was collected during 10