Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-29
SPEAKER CANNON TALKS He Tells the Senator's Just What He Wants in Regard to Statehood Bill.

Washington, D. C., May 29.- Speaker Cannon has handed out an ultimatum to the senate leaders as to what he will stand for in connection with the statehood bill. He has yielded far enough from his original position, which was most vehement one, to let President Roosevelt and the republican leaders know that he will agree to the statehood bill going through as passed by the senate. if 1t contains the amendment introduced by Senator Foraker at the last ses- sion of congress. This amendment provided that New Mexico and Ari- zona should hold constitutional con vention and arrange to be consoli- dated into one state, the constitution passed by the convention to be sub mitted to the people of both terri tories in an election to determine whether they would ratify it and agree to becoming a joint state. In the event that either territory voted against the consolidation then the whole thing was to be void and no state organized.
 There are variety of reports as to what is to become of the state hood bill. Senator Foraker and other senate leaders threaten to attach the bill as 1t was passed by the senate to one of the principal appropriation bills, forcing the house to accept 1t | that way or be responsible for the failure of passage of an appropria- tion bill. The president, however, has given an intimation that he will not be satisfied with that sort of thing. The intimation goes so far as to declare that he would probably veto the appropriation bill that con tained a statehood rider of this sort, especially as the bill is not in the form he had desired statehood. Whether he would go that far no one seems authorized to say. The fact that the senate failed to carry out ms wishes as to statehood anyhow would not make him so we'll disposed to a measure q that kind At the same time the' veto of an appropriation bill containing statehood rider would be q most serious affair, as 1t would mean an extra session of con gress to provide an appropriation bill to carry on certain branches of the government service during the next fiscal year. It is regarded as doubt full if the president would go that far, and the chances are that he will use his influence in the senate to pre- vent that sort of a program being carried out.
 If the statehood bill goes through as a rider 1t will make no reference to Arizona or New Mexico and will leave them out of consideration en- tireIy. simply creating Oklahoma and Indian Territory into the state Of Oklahoma.
 The republican leaders of the senate and house are in somewhat of snarl over the matter and are try ing hard to work out solution The democrats are taking a hand through the leadership of John Sharp Will Hams. who is. by various processes of objection in the house. seeking to force the senate and house conferees to report an agreement They have been trying to do this for two months but have so far failed
 As the republican leaders in both houses are rushing things to try to bring about adjournment by the mid de Of June they may get together ia satisfactory manner upon the statehood bill within the next ten days or. two reeks They ars try1ng