Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-26
BITTER CONTEST ON
GOVERNMENTS
MEASURE
MUSKOGEE CONGRESS
SCENE OF BATTLE
Hard Work and Hard Talking
Required Before Convention
Declares in Favor of Certifi-
Gates; Prince Heads Con-
gressional Committee.
(By VIII c. Barnes.)

closing days of the Transmissfssippi
congress have been busy mes indeed,
but when the session of today closed
at noon practically the entire four
days program had been completed,
and the great assemblage dispersed.
leaving the newly elected Officers and
a new executive committee TO meet
in the afternoon and plan out the
work for the coming year.
The debate upon the question of
endorsing the administrations plan of
selling bonds and certificates brought
out an intensely exciting and at times
bitter discussion. The resolution OF
endorsement was introduced by ex-
Governor Francis, of Missouri.
The committee on resolutions. re-
fused to act on 1t and sent it back to
the house without any report.
Nj. Francis was anxious to leave
town on an early train, so the matter
was taken up at once to accommodate
him.
Governor Francis speech in favor
of the bill vas a mastery support Of
the administration. Democrat though
] am" said he. Il love to honor a
man who can meet such an emer-
gency as Roosevelt has this"
Quick TO jump to his feet was eX-
Governor Alya Adams, of Colorado.
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee. In "A splendidly eloquent speech
he as bitterly denounced the bond and
certificate issue as had Francis de-
Tended il. Adams said that the one
blot on Cleveland's whole administra-
ton was his famous bond issue.
Speaker after speaker rose, n the
majority democrats-some to support,
others to d%enounce. Governor Francis
n his train didn't connect. 1t was
no time for him to leave. and he was
In the thick of the fight for three
hours. Loud calls for the blind sena-
tor from Oklahoma brought Senator
Gore out, who took the president to
task for the bond business, n plain
ly set forth his opposition, The dele
gates from the Indian Territory end
of the new state shouted for Senator
owen. who is their guide and minis
ter. To the surprise of all, he took
the administrations side in a SPLEEN
did speech.
Il hate dirty water" said he, but
when my house is on fire / care not
what kim of water they use so the
fire is put out"
His speech turned the tide, IND at
$3.50 p. m. a tired and very excited
crowd of 1000 people saw the vote
counted that carried the endorsement
of the administration by a majority of
three to one.
1t was a splendid fight. and one
worth the whole trip here to witness.
But Francis missed his train.
stone ON the Philippines.
Senator william j. stone, of Mis-
souri,, told us in the morning of his
trip TO the Philippines this summer.
His speech was a grand tribute to the
administration and its policy in the
islands. He frankly said he went there
pretudiced against the whole ques-
ton. He old how, when he heard of
the battle in the Datto crater, where
men n women were shot down. he
felt the American army was forever
disgraced. But after seeing the peo-
pie against whom they fought, after
climbing up the almost perpendicular
walls to the crater. he realized that
he was wrong; that the army was
right and that no one but an Amer
Jean soldier could have climbed up
there in the face of such a deadly fire
and up such sleeps.
AS for General Wood he said he al
ways disliked him. felt he was a poser,
"A fakir and unjustly promoted over
drawer and better men.
But, he said. after being a month
with Wood he Was not only proud of
him as an officer and man. but knew
him to be a bi~g-hearted. gentleman
an officer and soldier in every sense
Of the word and a man whom he and
all Americans should be proud TO
honor.
He found nothing 20 c~ritieise in the
management of affairs In the islands,
praised the Ftlipinos and said they
should be granted the right Of self
government just as soon as 1t was pos
sible.
Senator stone is a splendid speak
er. rapid in his delivery and forcible
In his language. He has a long lock
of hair that continually falls across
his face. and which he as continually
pushes back after the manner Of
womankind the world over. and one
is forced to wonder If he would lose
his inspiration II by chance the long
foretop should, unknown TO him, be
cut off some day. Just as he stepped
upon the stage to speak.
Prince ON Statehood.
Ex-Governor Prince made a twenty
minute speech upon statehood for
New Mexico. which met with much
favor. The governor Is well known
20 an the members OF the congress.
having been its fourth president years
ago and its first vice president at the
present time.
He came here right from New
York, and leaves tonight for Kansas
city.
Shy on railroad Talk.
one thing ina lmprtSStu me graf
IA was The absolute desire 10 avoid
any resolutions aimed at the railroads
Resolution after resolution was tabled
by the committee on the subject Of
lower fares. higher taxation. control.
etc. OF the railroads. The general
sentiment was that enough along those
lines had been lone. and II was best
to let things settle Town a bit and lind
out just where we were on the whole
proposition.
remarked upon his sentiment IN
the committee rooms. n Governor
Adams said u was all the more re-
markabie in that probably not a man
OF the twenty-five members had a
railroad pass-Which. upon a show
down. proved 10 be the truth.
Travel is light these days FOR very
obvious reasons. and II times had been
better this town couldn't ave held
the crowd.