The age-herald., 1900-04-10
For the Final Action on Porto
 Rico Bill.
INTEREST IN ALABAMA AFFAIRS
Prominent Bryen Democrat Express the Hope That Tomlinson Will be Nominated - Morgan Will
 Push the Canal Bill

Washington, April 9.-(Special) )-Much ir1- l dignation exists among the democratic
 leaders over the persistent absence of sev- | eral democratic representatives, notable | among whom Is MT Stallings of Alabama. | The Porto Rican tariff bill Is to be finally voted upon in the house Wednesday. Eight republicans will vote with the democrats
 against the bill. If every democrat and every republican is present, there will be ? majority for the bill but several re- publicans are i'll and cannot get here from
 their homes. Therefore, if every democrat is present, this infamous bill can be de- | feated.
 MT. Underwood the democratic manager, has wired every democratic absentee to be
 here. Ut is the duty of every democrat to be here," said MT. Underwood today.
 "The result of the presidential election may depend upon this vote, and every democratic member who can be here owes | it to his party and the people he repre- sents to be present"
 1 Mr. Underwood has heard from MT. 1 Bankhead, stating that he will be here l Wednesday morning. He has not heard | from MT. stallings, but is hopeful that he I will be here Wednesday,
 1 Interest in Alabama Affairs I Much interest is manifested here in both the senatorial and gubernatorial contests in Alabama. Almost without exception the democratic leaders are earnest in the hope
 that Senator Morgan will be returned.
 They are likewise much interested in the
 gubernatorial contest, and every follower of Mr. Bryan and the Chicago platform is enthusiastic in expressing the hope that John W. Tomlinson will be nominated for governor. They look upon Tomlinson as one of the ablest young democrats in this country. O. w. Underwood, of Alabama, demo- cratic whip, said today that any democrat who was not present at the vote on ths Porto Rican bill Wednesday would be guilty of a serious neglect of party dutys that the Porto Rican business was to be @ great issue in the campaign, and absence could not be pardoned.
 A southern democrat now in town was
 about to pair himself for this week, when
 he was informed by certain democratic
 party leaders that they would state in in-
 terviews that he ought not to be renomi-
 mated because he absented himself at
 critical time He remains in town This shows the sentiment on the democratic side about absenteeism
 CormacI and staIlings Two important absentees are Carmack, | Tennessee, and Stallings, Alabama. It is expected that MT. Carmack will be back to vote Wednesday, but it is not expected that Stallings will get here. Senator Morgan of Alabama said today of his purposes in connection with the Nicaragua canal bill: T certainly do not intend to let any grass grow under my feet. I intend to push the Nicaragua canal bill at every opportunity, but not of course, so as to hurt it by arousing party antagonism. I have much confidence that I will succeed in securing action at this session though it will not be an easy task"
 A postofice has been established at Mortimer, Escambia county, and one has been discontinued at Grammar, Mobile county.
 The United States supreme court today
 denied the petition of the Tennessee Coal
 and Iron company for a writ of certiorari
 in the suit against Frank H. Pierce, of
 Jefferson county, Alabama. The Tennes-
 see company sought to have the circuit
 court of appeals for the Fiftn ordered to
 certify this case to the supreme court for
 review and determination on the ground
 that the decision of the lower court was erroneous in construing the opinion of the
 supreme court. This decision is in favor
 of Pierce.
 Authority has been asked of the comp
 troller of the currency to organize the
 First National bank at Andalusia with a
 capital of $5O,0O0. The applicants are C. A.
 O'Neal, Montgomery, c. S. O'Neal Richard
 Tillis, William J. Hall and G. F. Emer-
 son. A. H.