Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-25
IN THE HOUSE.
Continued from Page One.)
Thursday the 25th day of January

next.
When If had been read. Dalzell af-
for consultation with Williams. the
minority leader. asked unanimous con-
sent that debate for one and one-half
hours be allowed on the rule. This was
agreed to and Dalzell stated that If the
rule should be adopted vote on the
bill would come tomor1 ow.
Williams stated that the rule denie1
to the House the right TO vote on the
question of admitting either OF the four
territories separately. II was holding
a whip over the House. compelling 1t
to agree to admit Arizona and New
MEXICO as one state which was unda-
SRA BILE in order to admit Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory to which no one had
objection.
He should move, he said, to amend the
rule by striking out the stipulation that
there should be no amendment on the bill
To accomplish this. he said. it would be
necessary to vote down the demand for
the previous question"
Mendell, Wyo, one of the Republican
insurgents" expressed the hope that tn"
demand for the previous question would
be voted down. He denied that the bill
was a Republican party measure. Every
one in New Mexico was opposed to being
Joined to Arizona.
(;rosvcnor, Ohio, maintained that the
Joint statehood bill was Republican
measure Grosvenor said he had voted
for separate statehood several years ago.
When Grosvenor Had concluded. Williams
protested against Grosvenor's efforts to
make this a partisan question.
Grosvenor was then allowed one minute
to change his answer to Finley'~ ques-
ton. On looking up the record he had
found he had not only voted against sin
gle statehood 1T that time but had made
a speech against 1t.
This explanation was the cause of great
merrlment.
Payne, N. Y, protested against the
equal representation in the Senate from
the territories. Should the providence
of God" he said. "inflict the country
with Democratic rule we should have
such legislation"
]. Adam Bede. Mimi, who followed. be-
gan:
eff we have Democratic rule it won't
be the providence of God; it will be mis-
takes Of Republican leaders" uaughter).
"Why," he continued. ''he PaEne)
speaks about the New York senators
most people are trying to forget them
1t was several minutes after this state
ment before the vigorous efforts of Speak
err Cannon awaited against the laughter
and applause.
"The gentleman from Minnesota"
warned the Speaker, does know, or
he ought to know. that his remark is
against the rules of the House and
against all parliamentary usage"
II only intended my reference in the
kindliest spirit" remarked Bede, who
proceeded. He was tired, he said, if the
treatment accorded the West. generally
designated "the wild and woollv West"
It was usual he said. when they want
to whip us into line to use the name of
the great President but when the Pres
fdent is opposing something the East
wants he is the broncho statesman.
Reverting to the early days in New
England, Bede convulsed the House again
by declaring that the Pilgrim Fathers
would not have landed there had they not
been seasick.
Tawney took the floor and briefly ex-
planned that in bowling to the leaders Of
the House in supporting the rule he did
so against his own judgment.
Smith. delegate from Arizona. who
spoke briefly, seemed somewhat depress-
ed. The action of Tawney in taking tn.
floor against him was. he said, the most
unkind cut of all
DeArmond. Mo-, and Kahn. Cal. spoke
against the rule. when four and one-half
minutes was yielded to Babcock Wis.
leader of the insurgents" He said he
had always been opposed to joint state
hood He considered joining Arizona and
New Mexico as 4 crime. He said the ar
Cument against a single statehood was
1--WE shall have four Democratic sena-
tors" He secuted the idea that these
states would be Democratic.
Debate was closed by Dalzell in favor
of the bill.
other branch of Congress had passed
laws admitting New Mexico into the
Union. Dalzell based his argument in OPP
position to single statehood on the ground
that it was unjust to Eastern sections to
have senator's who represented nothing
but rock and sands have as much
weight as senators representing large
Eastern states. He asserted that it was
partisan question. Both parties by
caucuses had made it a party measure.
He gave the Republican vote in the last
yr-1,n l,n
rule was supported almost unanimously
by Republicans.
Dalzell demanded a roll call on order
ing the previous question on the aiop-
ton of the rule. The roll call began at
1.i5 o'cock
Sneaker Cannon reoueSted the call of