| Show 1101 m the he chairman says it will ba rc ei ported FAVORABLY TO THE HOUSE and ana will become a law in spite of republican opposition washington A G C march 14 mr AN washington said I 1 today to day dav addressing tire chairman of the house territories committee the people of utah as you arc it to aware are arc greatly inter interested esteil in the homo home rule and statehood bills now before YOur committee will you bo be good enough to tell the salt S ailt 1 lake kc herald liow soon you oil pro propose pose taking action upon them thein tile the committee said mr N I 1 r washington will take up the utah hill bill as s soon ion as they have disposed 0 tile the bills for the admission of arizona and new mexico both of which were introduced prior to the utah measure and therefore in regular order have priority in their claim for consideration I 1 think it itis is probable we will be able to reach the utah bill this week eek 1 I assume that your committee will report the home rule bill favorably if I 1 am correct in ill this belief please state any you vou prefer the home rule to the rn enabling abling bill 11 1 I have not lot polled polle d the committee replied mr washington on the question of statehood for utah as yet I 1 ani am inclined to believe that the statehood bill would be reported favorably by the colian committee littee if they believe it a measure which could meet the sarIc sanction tion of if both the house and the senate As we do not believe that statehood is practicable just now the sentiment of the committee so far as I 1 have lave b been en aide able to a bertain ler ertain tain it is 13 that e gr rule under the caine bill bik she certainly is entitled to relief and home rule in the opinion of all is far preferable to the present condition of affairs what will the house do with therome rule bill ilow how soon do 0 you think it wll vill be taken up and corsi considered dered and do you believe that the discussion of it will run along party lines or whether it will b be e considered in a broad and catholic arid and purely nonpartisan non partisan spirit 1 I 1 think the house aig heie ic rule bill will vill pass tile the without any very great opposition some of the republicans I 1 know will support it arid and thus far I 1 have lave seen very little evidence of a disposition to treat it in any way as a partisan question eave you any any idea mr washington what tle senate will do ho bill I 1 asked 1 I am riot not prepared to say what tile the senate will do with either cither the home rule or the statehood bill I 1 can call only judge J by the conversations I 1 have ai had d with several democratic senators all of thurn have lave expressed themselves freely as bein being 9 in bavor of home rule ind and indeed they would be for statehood if they thought such a 1 measure Inell could pass in my judgement jud gement the c ilief chief opposition in ill the ilie senate to both these ceasur measures es will corne come from the republican publican all ride of the chamber |
