The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-12
House Chairman on Territor-
les Reminded of This by Arr
IONA and New Mexico's
Present Efforts.
TEXAS WAS THE ONLY
STATE HAVING CINCH
Representative Charles C..
Washburn Is Known as
House Humorist - Rep.
Kahn Formerly an Actor.
10y Roderick Ciifford)

Washington, March 12-"It is inter-
esting to observe" remarked Repre-
sentative Edward l.. Hamilton of Mich
igan, chairman of the committee on
territories, that in late years, al
though the United States has grown
SO phenomenally there is no particu-
lar hurry to admit the territories into
the sisterhood of states.
IL am reminded of this by the num-
erous obstacles and the insistence on
the performance of certain conditions
before we may take in Arizona and
New Mexico. The house has twice
passed the enabling act. and the ter
ritories have signified their acceptance
of the terms imposed, but it seems
the senate wishes to further dictate to
the territories. Missouri was, I be-
1ieve, the first territory that congress
required conditions of before admit
lance into the union.
Missouri Compromise.
AS recall it. it is known as the Mis-
souri, Compromise, and involved the
slavery issue. Michigan. when apply
ing for statehood, had to agree as a
condition of admittance, not to claim
a strip of land claimed by Ohio. Utah,
would still be territory but that she
accepted the terms of the United States
to give up polygamy. Oklahoma was
admitted on condition that prohibition
should be the law for q years in that
part of the state which was the Indian
Territory.
THE only state ever admitted into
the Union on her own conditions was
Texas. Perhaps that is why she is
called the Lone Star State. We want
ed her and she said she would join us,
but only on conditions that she would
name.
Eyes. l am hopeful for the passage
of the bill to admit Arizona and New
Mexico. but the prospects do not seem
as bright as they did two months ago."
Washburn a Humorist.
To look at Representative Charles c.
Washburn, of Massachusetts,, one
would never think he possessed great
humor. He is the picture of dignity.
but unbends when you know him. The
other day in the corridor of the House
an employee mistook him for Repre-
sentative Hamilton Fish Of New York,
and addressed him as "Mr. Fish"
Without cracking a smile. the states
man from Massachusetts turned on the
employee and said: why do you call
me Fish: why not whale or shark" The
employee almost lost his breath and for
got what he intended to say. Mr..
Washburn continued down the CORR
dor enjoying a quiet laugh.
Has Great Memory.
When it comes to memorizing a
speech Representative Morris Shep-
pard. of the first congressional district
of Texas, is easily the king bee" He
is an entertaining talker and when
he addresses the House is always as
sured of large audience. He has
made several notable speeches that
stamp him as an orator of the first
class Copies of his speech are fur
nished the press in advance, but when
he delivers them he speaks as though
they were purely extemporaneous His
speech in the last congress, protesting
against Roosevelt's order striking from
the coins of the United States the
words I'm God We Trust" was consid-
cred by all who heard it, master
piece. Requests for copies OF the
speech were received from many parts
of the country. When Sheppard was
elected to fill out the unexpired term