Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-31
It is Believed That the Amended
Bill is Likely to
Pass.
THE PHILIPPINE BILL ALSO.
1t Is Emphatically Denied That the
President Has Nc, Defeat on
This Important Measure.
Special corresponding.

washington, March 2I.-Oklnhoma
and her friends are very hopeful and
believe that before this Congress ends
there will be another star in the Tag.
They believe that public sentiment ls
going to force the house into a concur
renee with the senate so as to admit
Oklahoma as a state. no matter what
may become Of Arizona and New Mex
leo. While Speaker Cannon is being
deluged with kilograms from the out
side there is very strong undercur-
rent among HIS close followers I'm the
house In favor OF accepting the senate
bill for one state, Some of those who
have voted steadfastly with the speaker
on every proposition believe that he In
making mistake In trying to make
Oklahoma carry In Arizona and New
Mexico as one state. One thing may
be positively stated--the senate will rot
recede. II may accept the Foraker
amendment TO refer the jointure TO the
territories separately, but that is as far
as II will go.
HAS NOT LOST.
II Is not true, as has been asserted
In some quarters, that the president
has been defeated on the Philippine
tariff bill. He viii not be until Senator
Lodge fails IN his attempt TO discharge
the committee and bring the bill be-
fore the senate. This motion. II is UNI
derstood, Il not to be made until the
railroad rate bill is out of the way.
The Philippine bill IL one Of three
measures advocated by the president
and his friends, which have been turn
cd down" by the senate. But until
Senator Lodge fails II cannot be posi-
lively asserted that the president has
lost the Philippine bill.
ELKINs ONLY THOUGHT"
A bill which has been reported by
the committee on agriculture was be-
fore the senate and Senator Elklns said
that the measure should have been
considered by the committee on inter-
state commerce, adding that 1t would
have been reported by that committee.
A few minutes later Senator Aldrich
asked:
did I understand the chairman Of
the interstate commerce committee to
say that this bill would have been re-
ported fevorably2"
II said I thought It would be report
ed" replied Elkins
IT am glad to hear the modification"
said Aldrich,
III I did not say y thought l went
very far" said Elklns.
Experience has shown" said AID
rich, that the committee is little
uncertain"
And the senator's In whose minds the
railroad rate bill was still fresh
laughed at the aliusion.
WHAT UNCLE JOE SAID.
Thu udros co, crossaa ond m an.
nhons In tha sn.aLer's ro,n, az wy,
s,Iv picL,ng IN ,ha raoaivar ~. s,>anr
or sa,d "uailo y ard rece,vea Nv IN
.nonso INV
~ yo, NAV, r,a,p ,.l,., A..
speaker.
81 don't know" answered the voice In
a bored tone.
who are you7" asked the speaker.
"The government hospital for the In
sane" was the reply.
Then Uncle Joe said dwell it doesn't
matter what he said II expressed his
feelings
MORGAN AND THE ROJJIO DAM
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Nj 1880 "a ne na, ~
pnna, va ,a" "lu s oppos,"e w
,,on,ns u',,na,sas ann,, ~ ,aotvrss
~ ,ha Donan,a rouse ,.,hioi, ho oi,tr,ad
-. sa' ,rs ' 800 n'''n ~,
49,. IT,, ~ , w oNtt,
a., v.,,nh 700 80 ~ non.,r,,c,,, ,,I,t,
view OF preventing the destruction
OF the cahal py me thagres river
During the protracted hearings OH 'ne
cahai Morgan mas Sharply questlonsd
al the engineers 10 prove tnat the
bohlo dam coulu NOT ue pullt ana mas
SHOWN 10 the Satisfaction di most OF
inc ISeners that ms cohtehtlon was
right. Nha'eVer may De zone WIN 'he
eanal now, II ~ NOT peheVeu 'nat I'm