New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
INSURGENTS WEAKER.
Good Prospects for Philippine and
Statehood Bills.
From The Tribune Rnreau.l

Washington, Jan. 10-Speaker Cannon was
inclined to be somewhat gleeful to-day over his
victory in the contest with Representative Bab-
cock-a victory which is becoming almost hourly
greater. The Speaker said he had rounded up
almost all the colts" but must devote few
hours to corralling "a small parcel of the more
obstreperous youngsters"
When asked 10 name the striplngs he referred
TO the Speaker replied that there young
Nehemiah Sperry of Connecticut; the youthful
General Ketcham, of New-York, and that
youngster, Keifer' of Ohio. When the Speaker
has brought these lost sheep into the fold he will
feel that his work as a shepherd is practically
completed. and that the remainder of the boys"
may be counted to return to the reservation
and get in line for the general distribution of
ratons without much more work on the part Of
the whip, Mr.. Watson.
The purpose of Representative Payne to move
to close the general debate the Philippine
Tariff bill on Friday was abandoned this morn
ing at conference between the Republican floor
leader and the Speaker. 1t was found that there
were q good many Republicans who desired to
discuss the bill further. and as the insurgents
walking in and throwing down their arms
almost hourly it was deemed good politics to ex-
tend the time for the debate and "let the boys
talk" as long they held to their text. 1t is
believed that the debate can be closed next
Monday, but definite programme has been
determined upon, and no effort will be made
to set a day for vote until it is evident that
the orators have practically exhausted the SUBJ
ject
AS soon as the Philippine till is disposed of
the Statehood measure will be taken up, and the
leaders now have every confidence that the COM
mittee measure will pass ithout amendment.
Representative Babcock, however. has not been
letting the grass grow under his feet in the
Statehood affair. He has apparently abandoned
all hope of defeating the Philippine BILL and is
concentrating his fire the Statehood rule
which the leaders intend TO bring in with the
bill Mr. Babcock is circulating paper pledg-
i'm its signers to vote against any rule which
would prevent amendment of the Statehood bill,
and he processes to haYe forty-seVen signatures
already although the leaders are somewhat
skeptical regarding the number.
A vigorous speech in favor of the Philippine
tariff bill by Mr.. Dalzell. of Pennsylvania,
opened the proceedings in the House to-day. 1t
was followed by several others against the
measure, the most notable Of which was an ad-
dress by the veteran Mr.. Keifer, of Ohio. an
ex-Speaker, who returns to the House after
retirement of twenty years. Mr. Keifer ex-
pressed stand pat doctrine of the strongest
type and said he should oppose the pending bill
because 1t was a concession to Democratic prn-
cples His speech was Tepete with recOilec-
tons of earlier days, and received close atten-
ton and liberal applause from both sides of the
chamber.
Just before the session closed the incident of
Minor Morris made the subject of discus
sion by Mr.. Sheppard, of Texas. brief reply
was made by Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio. who dep
recated sending out sensational reports