The Washington times., 1911-03-04
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| together. The Arizona constitution will
| receive the approval of Congress, and
| thereafter 1t will be impossible ever to
deny to another State the privilege of
announcing the same principles accord
ing to the will of the people"
Worked All Night.
The Senate continued it's session all
| night last night. 1t was not until 1
| o'clock this morning that Senator Owen
| found his opportunity to seize the floor
under such circumstances as would as
sure, in his belief, that he could hold it I'D
TO noon today. and force his own terms
| upon the Senate on penalty Of killing
| some or the appropriation bills
senator owen rose quietly and opened
/ with some discussion of the peoples
| rule movement in this country He led
STidyy sShortIy to he controvesy over the New
| urgently in favor Of the immediate ad-
mtttance of both Territories.
There We're Still eleven hours of the
| session before the constitutional hour
for adjournment should arrive, and no.
body suspected for long time that 1t
was senator owens purpose to hold the
floor to the finish.
He kept back that purpose for about
| nine hours, during all of which time he
held the floor, yielding from time TO
time for the consideration of conference
reports and other pressing business.
No Effort to Keep Quorum.
Thus the last hours of the night and
the early hours of the gray morning
wore of. There was no insistent effort
TO maintain a quorum of the Senate,
and Senators dozed in their chairs or
went away to committee and cloak
rooms to take cat-naps, always leaving
a faithful few to look after the prog
ress of business.
And still senator Owen talked on and
on. 1t was not until past the middle
of the forenoon when the galleries had
filled with the great and fashionable
throng that always attends the last
rites of dying Congress that the sus-
picion began to permeate the Senatorial
minds that Mr.. Owen had something up
bis sleeve. In fact ii was not until
shortly after 10 O'Clock this morning,
when time was beginning to press, and
when there were still pending several
conference reports :hat the Senator
made his real purpose known.
Being Interrupted with reminder
that business was pressing. and time
was feCting, Senator Owen said he
was prepared to yield the floor for the
consideration of conference reports on
all bills except the sundry civil. For
that. he would yield, If first the Senate
would pass, and then the House would
accept. resolution providing for the
admittance of both Arizona and New
Mexico.
This was the Oklahoman's ultimatum,
and 1t was delivered with dramatic
force. Senator Money of Mississippi,
the Democratic floor leader. made an
earnest personal appeal to Owen not
to insist on talking the session to
death, but to allow the conference re-
port TO he acted on with the understand
ing that Owen should continue to hold
the floor and should resume his speech
after the acceptance of the conference
report
A Striking Figure.
Although at this time he had been ir
action almost continuously for nine
hours, Senator owen was full of fire,
and he presented a striking figure when,
in response to this appeal, he strobe to
the center of the chamber, crossed the
main aisle to the Republican side. and.
raising his clenched fist made the first
plain statement of his intention.
1T has not been ary part of my de-
sire or intention" he thundered, Ito in (
trude my remarks here as against the
orderly conclusion of the business of
this session. ! am only demanding ac-
ton on a resolution providing for the
admittance of both these proposed
States. It Is hut justice to them, 1t Is
but keeping the faith of Congress, and
IL is only fair to the Democratic party.
The resolution which has been reported
here provides for the admittanCe Of New
Mexico alone, bringing in a Republican
State which will send two Republican .
Senators to this chamber. l am de- |
manding that along with New Mexico !
Arizona shall come, thus admitting TWO
Democratic Senators. 1t Is but fair and !
right, and that is the only proposition
shall advance.
II have heard the appeal of the Sen !
ator from Mississippi. He Is my dear
friend and his appeal is powerful one, !
but it is impossible for me on any per-
sOnaI grounds now to relinquish my !
purpose. | am willing to Yield Tor the |
OF all conference reports |
except on the sundry civil bill. l am !
willing to WELD for that il first this !
body. without taking me off the floor, |
will pass Il resolution admitting both |
the Territories and If that resolution |
shall also pass the House
Retained His Club.
This was the ultimatum. Senator /
Owen did not propose to win any empty |
victory He knew that if, at that late |
hour, the Arizona-New Mexico resolu-
ton passed the Senate it would still !
have little chance in the House unless !
he retained n club with which to force
action of that body. Therefore he in
sisted on controlling the floor until the |
House should have acted on his resolu-
ton.
Senator Carter of Montana proposed |
to accept an amendment to the New |
Mexico resolution, as offered by Mr.. |
owen, coupling the two Territories to-
gether, and to have a vote on it. Sem |
ator owen was still to hold the floor.
unanimous agreement on this SEEM |
ed in sight, but when Vice President |
Sherman stated the agreement for the |
record he did not make 1t include the |
provision that Owen should control the |
floor until after the House had acted on
the Statehood resolution. |
Senator Owen promptly protested that |
he could not accept the agreement in |
this form. He must have assurance that |
the floor would be his. with the privil- |
ege of killing the sundry civil con-
ference report If he desired, before he |
would permit a vote.
When the agreement was stated In |
this way, Senator Hepburn promptly |
objected to it and Senator Hale called |
for the regular order. The regular or