Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-12-07
GOSSIP Al TIE NATIONAL ArfTAL
s~nat e Hut. 10 Cut on Debate Again Being
agitated Secretary Roof ON Cuba.

member of congress 10 make the mis- |
! take Of attempting 10 dictate - sena-
tors and representatives the details 81
the legislation that should be passed al
| this session Of congress, but he talks |
| freely 10 them OF the general legisla-
! ton be thinks Is needed, and he ini-
presses upon their minds that what
ever Is done should be done promptly,
as he is particularly anxious that
nothing should be left undone that
viii make an extra session or the next
congress necessary, and as all the con-
gresslonal party leaders are in thor
ough accord with him everything now
indicates that all necessary legsla-
ton viii be put through at this SEES
sion.
Rev. Dr. r. NJ. Bristol, the presi-
dents pastor, said in replying TO the
toast, THE Mission OF the American
Republic" at the ninth annual ban
quet Of Burnside post, No. 8, depart
mcnt OF the Potomac, G.. A. r.: 1--WE
believe In expansion the expansion
Of freedom and principle. We be-
Iicyc In Imperialism the Imperialism
Of right We believe in sovereignty
the sovereignty Of man. We believe
in royalty--the royalty OF ideas. We
believe In the betterment OF man, the
cnthronement Of man. We believe in
the sovereignty Of man as man, and
, the dignity Of man as man. The
, American principle Is now and ever
will be that man shall no longer be
, treated as chattel, but as "a king in
his own right. We believe in aristoc-
, racy~-the aristocracy OF the common
people the brotherhood Of man."
The fact that the democratic SEMI
: ing rules Of the senate 10 prevent
needed legislation at this session Of
| congress and force an early extra ses-
: sion Of the next congress, II they dare
/ take the responsibility OF exercising it,
= is causing renewed agitation OF the
Z eXpediency Of 50 amending the senate
q rules AS to give the majority a right to
j. cut of debate on bill whenever it Is
delay vote. This agitation isn't new
Y by any means. The same thing has
z been voted down by the senate any
c number Of times and In many shapes
r the last time was when Senator Ma
i sons resolution, providing that after
4 every senator had had an opportunity
l. to speak once on measure the major
;. ity might close the debate, was sent
to the committee ON rules to die, by a
"A vote of j to -. Senator Ilansbrough
4 strongly favors u rule giving senators
Il the right 70 move that vote be taken
# whenever satisfied that delay was pur-
posely being INDUCED in. He said:
"Such IA rule would make 1t impossi-
bile for any individual senator to pre-
. vent vote, as Is now the case, and
4 would give to a me- jority of the senate
! lie right to decide when a vote shall
be had. II this ma jority believed
a that the measure had not been sum-
Il cientlY debated, or that undue haste
i. was being shown In an attempt To
* reach vote, It would vote down the
! motion. Otherwise, we would secure
decisive action without prolonged de-
lay. am sure that no senator would
10 try To press measure To a vote if he
y was shown that such action ought to
ii he postponed for legitimate reasons. =
y From every class In Washington ex-
\ preSaions OF regret for the death Of
y Senator Davis of MINI. are heard.
ie The president will miss him as a
y friend and valued counselor; the SEN
ate will miss him IN every conceivable
way, his wide knowledge, personal
: genialtI and long membership having
made him one OF the leading menu
bers af that body, and he will be
y missed by thousands who loved him
and knew him for true and tried
!, TREND, This Is senator Morgan's tri.
bate TO his memory; 'Gushman X.
Davis vas my iriend genial gentle.
' man, 4 scholar and patriot. As
" chairman % the senate committee ON
foreign relations senator Davis was
!, especially well lifted 10 assume the re-
! spousihlitics ~ such an oflcc, and he
' nohly fulfilled his tasks" With the
: death Of senator Davis, senator FRYE
: ranking republican member became
acting chairman ot the committee on
foreign relations, and he viii be likely
" ~ continue rs such during this session
. ~ congress. tie Is In every way quail.
: lied To hll the position.
SECRETARY Root who returned from
tuba tins week, said If his trim. II
found the people generally peaceful
and enntentcd, and pursuing their Or.
binary asocations, The island is
growing steadily more prosperous and
r The people seem to he satisfied"