Show DECLARED THE CAUCUS G GIns Ins gE lt Republicans Into ding a Conference c on the Statehood Bill 1 TALK OF SPEAKER KER CANNON DECISION REACHED TO STAND PAT Washington March 15 S the result of n a caucus which lasted for two and a half hours today the Republicans of the house voted to 35 to stand by bythe bythe the statehood bill as It passed the house and ask the senate for a con conference conference ference on the meas measure re This vote fol followed followed lowed immedIately after a resolution offered by Mr Mondell of Wyoming representing the Insurgents had been defeated to 43 Mr M reso resolution lution beIng to agree to the senate amendment elIminating Arizona and New Mexico from the bill and aid asking a conference on the minor amendments to the measure Several speeches were made They were wre to five minutes each but butIn In the case of Speaker Cannon arid and Mr lIr Hamilton of Michigan chairman of the committee on territories the time was extended Mr Hamilton opened the thed d debate bate with a plea for the orIginal hOMe houze 1 Mr Monden Mondell in offering his proposition proposition tion for tor concurrence paid a hIgh trIb trIbute tribute ute to the s speaker ker but declared that those who opposed hIs position were only acting in accordance with theIr duty Caucus Is Binding Speaker Cannon followed t first on the bInding effect of both cau caucuses caucuses and conferences He Be took the position that where the party took ac action action tion on any matter of this nature all members participating were bound by that action He made the poInt that there were twenty residents of Oklahoma and In IndIan Indian dIan Territory who objected to being tied together where there was one In Arizona and New ew Mexico He admitted that he was being deluged with tele telegrams telegrams grams on behalf of Oklahoma He Ee con contended contended tended that the effect of admitting Oklahoma and Territory at this time and not disposing of Arizona and New Mexico only meant that there would be four new senators from Ari An Arizona Anzona zona and New Instead of but two senators in case the house stood firm To add four our senators where but two should be added he declared would give the senate too much influence as compared with the house based on population Urged to Stand F Firm rm Reviewing legislation before congress lIe he said the rate nate bill biU would pass that if the house would stand firm finn its state statehood statehood hood bill would also become law and we can stay here for three months he declared Addressing the insurgents he added join the Democracy in order to have your own way The speaker then turned his face to toward toward ward the senate and remarked On Oit what meat doth this our Caesar feed fed that it hath bath grown so great My judgment is that statehood will come orne as the house bill contemplated Plain Talk by Babcock Mr Babcock of Wisconsin followed the speaker He at once accused the leaders wIth being eager enough to join with the Democrats on the PhilippIne bill and nd now crIticising those who in intended intended tended joining them on statehood You have haYe fooled the members by calling it ita ita a conference he continued when you knew if you Jou called it a caucus you could not get a quorum If the bill goes to conference as suggested it will willdie die of Minnesota Da DaYis Davis vis of Wisconsin flede Bede of Minnesota and Reeder Beeder of Kansas complained against being bound by the conference Mr lIr Campbell of Kansas put himself on record in favor of the Mondell proposition proposition Delegate McGuire of Oklahoma made macic a plea for action which would admit the state of Oklahoma Means of Republicans That the defeat of the admission of Oklahoma meant the defeat of the Re ReI I party in that section of the country was advanced as an argument for or the senate bill b by Mr Murdock of Kansas After the vote had been taken on the theto two to propositions Mr Bonynge of Cob Colo Colorado rado asked unanImous consent to offer a resolution declaring th conference not net bInding Mr Watson at once ob objected to this and the session was de dared ended |