Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-25
JOINT STATEHOOD
PROGRAM ADOPTED
ADMINISTRATION POLICY IS
UPHELD IN HOUSE
First Battle over Joining Arizona and
New Mexico Results In De-
feat for Democrats and
Insurgents"
BY Associa ted Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-when the
smoke of the liveliest Legislative battle
of the session had cleared up in the
house today Speaker Cannon and his
orga nization were in complete contro'
and the joint statehood program Of the
administration had been adopted.
Forty-three Republican insurgents"
went down to defeat, having voted
vainly with the Democrats to gain con-
troll of the rule, the terms OF which
are to govern the statehood bill in the
passage through the house. The vote
ordering the previous question on the
rule was 1872 ayes and 1876 nays. This
clearly defined the oppositions
strength, the full vote of which was
polled and little interest was taken on
the vote for the adoption of the rule,
which Immediately followed and was
carried by a majority of thirty.
Previous to the vote the debate on
the rule had proceeded under high ten
sion. The speeches were short, but
the words uttered were hot aud full
of sting.
The veterans, Payne, Dalzel and
Grosvenor, upheld the organization.
Fitted against them were the leaders
of the insurgents, Babcock, Mondel
and Jones of Washington. 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 Ari-
IONA, Just as sorrowfully interpreted
this action as the most unkind thrust
of ALL"
The rule adopted provides that the
bill granting statehood to Oklahoma
and the Indian territory as okla
homa," and Arizona and New Mexico
as ARIZONA" should be debated until
. O'Clock tomorrow and then voted on
without opportunity for debate. The
house adjourned at $50 o'clock after
greeting to meet at IL O'Clock.
The rule was adopted by a vote of
1877 to 1877 Mr.. Crumpacker of In
diana took the chair and debate on the
bill at once began in committee of the
whole.
Opposition is Slated
After the reading of the bill, which
consumed an hour, Mr.. Hamilton OF
Michigan. chairman of the committee
on territories, took the floor to make
a. general explanation of its TENS. The
opposition to toirfing Arizona and New
Mexico, he said, was shared by the
railroads. mine owners, lumberlnen ana
cattlemen. The first three interests
opposed 1t because of a possible In
crease in taxation. The cattlemen saw
their grazing ground being cut down.
Stating it to be simply a farce to at
tempt opposition now, Mr.. Reid OF
Arkansas stated the democratic posi-
ton. There was no opposition he said,
| to the admission of Oklahoma and In
| dian Territory as q state. Mr.. Beal or
| Texas declared that to join Arizona
and New Mexico against their protest
| was IAN infamous invasion of their
rights"
Mr.. Mondell of Wyoming, one Of the
republican Insurgents" denied that
the bill was a Republican party mea-
sure, every man, woman and child in
New Mexico was opposed TO being
Joined to Arizona.
A reply to Mr.. Mondell was made by
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio, who main
tanned that the joint statehood bill was
a Republican measure The president
was for 1t, and the house, in caucus.
had endorsed it, That it was partly
question, he said, would be easily
recognized within the next hour and
a half, as every member on the floor
would vote against the rule and the
bill.
Payne Makes Appeal
Appealing for the rights of the people
of the great state of New York, Mr..
Payne of New York, who followed, pro-
tested against the equal representation
in the senate from the territories.
"Should the Providence of God" he
said 'infict the country with Demo-
cratic rule we should have such legis-
lation.'
Mr.. Tawney took the floor and briefly
| explained that in bowling to the leaders
of the house in supporting the rule, he
did so against his own judgment.
Mr. Jones of Washington protested
more love for Speaker Cannon than
any man in the country, and also re-
gard for the president but he absolute
ly refused to go against his conscience
and follow them in this matter. He
had supported the present proposition
two years ago, but since then he had
visited Arizona and after seeing the
splendid civilization there, he would not
vote now to destroy it.
Mr.. Smith, delegate from Arizona,
who spoke for three minutes seemed
somewhat depressed. The action of Mr..
Tawney In taking the floor against
him was, he said, the most "unkind-
est" cut of all.
Mr.. De Almond of Missouri and Mr..
Kahn of California spoke against the
rule, when four minutes and a half
was yielded to Mr.. Babcock of Wis
consin, leader of the insurgents" He
had, he said, always been opposed TO
joint statehood. He considered joining
Arizona and New Mexico as a crime;
he said the argument against single
statehood was I'VE shall have four
Democratic senator's" In this connec
ton he referred to the passage of the
Dingley tariff bill, which he said could
not have passed but for the vote of
Senator Jones of Nevada. whose every
amendment was accepted. He secuted
the idea that those states would be
Democratic.
Debate was closed by Mr. Dalzell in
favor OF the rule. Mr.. Dalzell based his
argument in opposition to single state
hood that 1t was unjust to eastern sec
lions to have senators who represented
nothing but rock and sand" have as
much weight as senators representing
large eastern states. He asserted that
II was a partisan, measure. He gave
the Republican vote in the last con-
gress on the proposition when the rule
was supported almost unanimously by
Republicans.
II am admiring the ingenuity OF the
gentlemen as a party leader" responded
Mr.. Dalzell, "in yielding his time not
10 Democrats, whom he Is going to vote
solldly against the rule. but to Re-
publicans whom he hopes to have fol-
low his leadership"
During the discussion of the rule,