The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-13


Interesting contest Is now on between the
economises and the local statesmen over
the river and harhor appropriation bill.
Speaker Reed cauScd IL 10 become known
some time ago that he was opposed 10 the
| construction OF a river and harbor bill at
this session Of congress. Finally he modi-
fled his views enough 20 give permission
| 10 the committee 10 prepare a littl0 bill,
one carrying a very moderate appropria-
tiun With this as an excuse the commit
| tee has been NJ work for some time as Sc
cretly a. possible framing n bill. The
need of secrecy may ne understood when
the fact j. given that every member OF
| congress with river OF harhor i'm his dis
trict thinks 10 would be monstrous 90 pass
such measure unless his locality were
/ provided for. The hope was 10 keep all
| these statesmen in the dark, in order TO
save the committee a heap Of trouble.
| But the secret leaked out, as such secrets
always do, and now it i said the commit
tee will not he able TO suppress the demand
OF the statesmen for appropriations for
their districts. and that the river and har-
b0r bill, II there is TO he one, will have TO
he framed along the old lines OF barrel
Of pork for every interested man.
'Twixt Rock and Whirlpool.
CRNAhtT hfkA Galt> ntt Ike lIll> Sltut-
tion. He started out ut the beginning Of
this session 10 make record for economy.
He remembered with bitterness the criti.
cism that was passed upon his administra-
tion Of the house four years ago on the
score of billion dollar expenditure He
feared a repetition Of this policy would in
jure his presidential prospects. II he now
permits this bill 10 90 through, with all the
accompanying barrels and kegs Of pork,
he will lose his reputation as a conserya-
tive and economical manager of legisla-
ton. IL. on the other hand, he refuses 20
let 10 60 through, many OF the members Of
the house OF his own political faith will be
angry enough 10 chew up nails. Some of
them might 60 so far as 70 turn against
Mr. Reed for president, so unreasonable |
are statesmen who want local appropria.
lions 20 help them win a denomination and |
another election TO the house There Is |
nothing like a good Fat river aud harbor |
appropriation 10 make one popular with |
MS folks AZ home. These are some of the |
difficulties which speaker who is ar the |
same time q candidate for the presidency |
has 10 struggle along with
Aching Hearts
Next 20 river and harhor appropriations
public building bills are va'ned hy c,n-
greSsmen who think their scats endanger.
ed. Mr. Reud is sitting down on these.
too. and causing many hearts 20 ache /
thereby. On the Republican side ~ the Il
house IL Is no secret that considerable /
number Of members say they are getting Il
tired OF having everything run FOR the /
benefit Of the speaker They think IL all
well enough for the leader 70 look ont for
himself but they want n be looked out
too. II
that might help them are
being kept hack in order TO make rcpu.
tation for economy for the big man from
Maine. While there are now and then
signs OF revolt. il is predicted Mr.. Reed
will manage 70 keep his forces pretty well
in hand. Instead Of "a czar, ruling with
iron will and commanding implicit obedi-
ence. Mr.. Reed has become diplomat He |
Is giving evidence Of possession OF quail
ties a. politician which not many of his |
friends had thought in him.
Senator Dubois was telling n story n few |
nights ago illustrative OF how the public |
building method of pleasing ones con
stituents sometimes works. When was |
IN the house, said he. Il wanted 10 be re-
elected Of course. and it seemed 10 me that |
4 could get a public building for the
thief town in my state would be all |
light. 20 / went 10 work. | sat up nights.
members Of the appropriation |
committees, spent more than my salary for |
thinks and suppers and worked myself thin |
or about two months Finally | succeed.
d in getting a bill through. | think it |
arried an appropriation of 500 600 Then |
thought my fortune was made. | be.
ieYed bad solved the problem. But what
10 you suppose happened to me: Well, no
Ooner had the news of that appropriation
'een noised about in Idaho than every
own In the state with a population OF
more than 5000 at once beset me for a |
public buildiug Of its own. When failed
o get 1t. they turned against me. said
vas no good and made nv life miserable
That iittlepublic building bill has caused |
ne more trouble than all my bad habits ="
still More Trouble.
Another Bit of trouble which the sneaker
las on his hands is the demand of New
lexico and Arizona for admission as |
tates. When the session began. the l ,
riends of these territories were sure they
ould rush bill through congress provid.
ng Tor their admission. But after the |
liver men had shown their strength in |
he senate and demonstrated that the new
tates OF the west were outvoting the older
ections of the country an obstacle sud.
enly appeared in the way Of statehood for
hese two southwestern communities. q
he far western men could not get the
5rritorial committee together For some !
Jason or other there was never quorum
'ben a quorum AT last appeared, the sub |
ct was taken up and postponed. Weeks \
ragged along. and nothing was done.
inally the Arizona and New Mexico men |
included there was a colored man in the |
God pile. They searched for him, and
hen they had smoked him out he proved | h
be none other than the speaker OF the | .
1use. YES" said Mr.. Reed, when I
st my eyes over to the othor end Of the c
'pitol, am forced to the conclusion that | {
e have divided this country up into about !,
lough states 10 last us a few years"
rizona and New Mexico are not likely 10
Z any nearer 70 statehood during This o
ssion OF congress.
During recent debate In the house tie
tonishing statement was made nv Judge |
aguire OF California that the appropria- ! =,
IN for paying the salaries of chaplains
the house and SENATE is uncons,itution. -
being IAN establishment of religion" r
thin the purview Of the constitution. v
yeral members question tho soundness n
Judge Maguire's conclusion, but, on !,
. other hand, some of the ablest consti- III
tional lawyers in congress declare he Is
hit Still there is no danger that con
sss will try TO get along without being OF
syed for. WALTER wEiLMAx. wi