Show FIGHT ON THE STATEHOOD BILL IN THE SENATE I Dec Almost 11 the whole whole- session of ot the Senate Senale yesterday I was given to discussion of ot the omnibus omnibus' Statehood bill The bill came over aa as the tIme unfinished bu business from Crom the last lat i session and by hy agreement today was wae I fixed for tOI c calling It up Earl Early In the morning hour AIm Mr Quay submitted a report of ot his own and Its read reading In oc occupied occupied occupied oc- oc the time of the Senate until 2 o'clock when the Statehood bill was laid before th the Senate Senale Its reading was begun Immediately I thereafter followed b by lh the reading of oC the substitute Mr Ir chairman of ot the committee com corn comI I on Territories then presented I Ithe the committee report giving the reasons reasons rea rca sons eons for recommending Joint Statehood for fr Oklahoma and amI Indian Territory and tot for not favoring ta the omnibus billIn bill In the course of oC the reading of oC the thes s several ver I reports and the Statehood bill the S Senata passed a bill refunding certain cere tain taimi revenue rc taxes 1 to owners of ot private Ij vate dle diel and aiso len a bill hili relieving c certain t t tam lain tain importers from man tho the duty on tea leu plc placed ced I In a hon bonded warehouses e During consideration of ot the Statehood measures Mr Mm II Quay never left cham charn- ber tet For FOI the most part pait he ho remained in hl hll chair only once oneo or twice leaving lea leav ing It f for r the thc Purpose of or conferring with rome come Senator near h by Delegates Rodey of New Mexico and Flynn Finn of or Oklahoma were on do n the floor of ot the Senate Senat and closely followed the pro pro- Just before leforC adjournment Mr Ir Nelson secured permission to withdraw the substitute In iii order to JI perfect it Mr MI Quay promptly insisted that the lut tute tile I If withdrawn should be sent back backI to tl the committee but the chair I against him hini Mr Mi Quay Qua pave gave notice that when the substitute w wa a e a again aln offered he would move to 13 lay It on Iii the table The S Senate at al 31 p. p m ni went Into Inlo executive session and at p. p m. m ad ad- e 5 eThe The action of ot Senator Nelson In withdrawing the substitute fer Ot Cl the omnibus Statehood bill he lie says gas wa for the purpose of ot making sore some amendments needed because of its hl hasty ty drafting It Is la pO possible that the name Jefferson will be substituted for tor Oklahoma Oklahoman The rho withdrawal wal of ot the substitute prevents a test ote vote at present pres pres- onto oat but one will 11 occur Cur as oon as 18 It la Ic again presented according to the notice notice no no- tice tiec given hen by hy Mr Ir Quay Tho The dla delay of ot this te test t vote will afford an un opportunity t I ty for Cor further r can canvassing SlIu among the H Republicans who lire are favoring tt the omnibus omnibus om om- bill while a vote would have committed them on one side or the theOther other which wae vae no not considered d desirable desirable desir desir- able b by the friends of ot the substitute In view o of the majority now In favor of t the tho omnibuS bill |