New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-21
READY FOR INSURGENTS
THEIR DEFEAT CERTAIN.
Statehood Bill to Go to Conference
Under Special Rule To-day.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, March 20.-The "insurgent' Re
publicans in the House OF Representatives will
receive another drubbing tomorrow. when the
Statehood bill viii be sent to conference, under
a rule from the Committee on Rules which will
preclude all dilatory and factious motions The
Insurgents have been defeated every time
they made stand in this statehood fight but
they continue 10 I'D smiling and ready
for another licking
Once in conference, the bill WILL be in limbo
and it viii remain there until there IS a propi-
tious occasion for its temperance on the par
hamentary stage. The House leaders are much
in earnest in opposing the efforts TO stampede
Congress into separating New Mexico and Ari-
IONA The administration is not anxious TO
grant statehood TO these territories. and would
be as we'll satisfied to have them retain their
territorial form if they we're not ridden by cor
porations that fatten of the taxes that should
go 10 the territorial government. However. the
administration is convinced that these two COM
munties should not be permitted TO come into
the union par with Pennsylvania and New
York far their vote in the Senate is con-
cerned and It is thought that this is the time TO
scotch the movement to bring them in sep
arately-
Tomorrow the House will express its posi-
tive non-conourrence in all the Senate amend
Inents to the Statehood bill This action viii
be taken by a vote which should be instructive
as well as conclusive. 1t should serve 70 tell
the Senate that the temper Of the House Is
aveTse to separate statehood, and opposed TO II
in a degree which will not admit Of abatement.
The Committee Rules will bring rule 70
restrict the parliamentary proceedings simply
a vote referring the bill to a conference
committee This will be necessary because OF
the fact that the Democrats are lying in ambush
TO sally forth and embarrass the bill with the
aid Of ''insurgent' Republicans. If the OppOr-
tunitv should offer. The Democrats do not care
anything for the Statehood bill pure and simple,
but they would Ike 70 make some capital out
Of the situation.
The rule Will preclude vote on a motion 20
concur in the Senate amendments. and will bring
the 'insurgent'' Republicans squarely 10 face
the proposition whether they will vote for their
PARTY organization and its caucus resolution rep
resented in the action OF the Committee on Rules.
or lump the reservation" and go off with the
Democrats. 1t viii be a serious proposition for
the insurgents" and the outcome is expected by
the House leaders 70 be a safe majority Tor
sending the bill into conference.
Thirty Insurgents met In Representative
IA bcock's committee room to-day and agreed 10
stand together IN opposition 70 the plan 10 send
the Statehood bill TO conference The "tnsur-
gents" say they favor sending the bill 10 con-
ference but Will not support any rule designed
TO shut of debate and prevent the House from
fnstructiug its members OF the conference 10
how TO vote Representatives BabcOCk. MOndell
and other leaders in the "insurgent" faction in
sist that the Speakers plan Will railroad the bill
TO the conference in such way that the House
members Of the conference must insist on II
practically as it was passed by the House.