The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1901-12-07

remaining dead-looked the year
around. Senator Elkins, who has
been reported to he opposed to any
reform, has just stated that he will
soon introduce a bill amending the
law. He declines TO say for what
this will provide, further than that
1t vii be on different lines from
those of the so called Culiom bill OF
the last Congress. Probably it will
be compromise measure, permit
ing pooling by the roads IN return
for legislation allowing the Inter
state commerce TO decide, not only
that any given rate is "unreason-
able" out also to declare what rate
Is reasonable, aud to enforce its de-
cislo in the court.
Pugnacious as President Roose-
welt is generally supposed to be, hs
has had his fill Of fighting during
the past week and has fairly run
away for a few days cruise on
Chesapeake Bay, where he can fill bis
lungs with fresh air AMI make ready
for the strain that will Inevitably
attend the opening Of Congress.
The bitter polIlcAl contests that
have be.n waged in New York, lii
DelaWare, IN several sonlhern states
aud specially III Missouri, have en-
tlreiy satisfied the Presidents love
OF combat. Then, too, the brief
escape from official cares Will enable
him to consider his course in what
il generally expected 10 be bitter
struggle between himself and SEN
atorlal proerogauye. This may come
about in several ways but it will
come sooner or later, no one here
Questions. For instance, only this
week, Mr.. Roosevelt announced
t1at he shoul select officers for
promotion to high rauk Iii the amy
so.ely on their records and that
political iffl ,enca would cut no
figure IN the ~ tier. The senators
to whom he mate this statement
could hardly believa their ears. One
Republican Senator, who fairly re
presents others, as feeling is con
lceTned, al once rttorted sharply.
"V cry well, Mr.. Pr resident'' e said
ssthis is declaration of yeur pur
pose Bet | would femIt d you, sir.
that The Senate il also part of The
| appointing power of tins govern
!. ment;r,hat Ii must confirm al no
minatlons made by you; and III 1t i
| may have something very different
to ssy on the subject later on.'.
This, Of course, was practically ;
declaration of war; whether it viii
resnIt IN b head-on collision OF no
remains TO be seen. If public opib
ion supports Mr.. Roosevelt. he vii
win; there are now baif'a doz sen
ators who will dare TO stand agaVns
it.
According to gossips. Mr.. Roose
velt had yet another object in leay
ing the city just at this time. Th
Rev. III. D. Van Broekhulzen, e2
chaplain of the Boer Volksraad, ha
announced that he would pr ach o
existing conditions in Boeiland, i
Graee Dutch Reformed Church
where Mr.. Ro ,sevelt reoul lrly al
tends. While Americans would read
lily un lerstand that no lmportanc
: was to be attached 10 Mr.. Rooss
|yelt's presence on such an occasion
there IS ne telling IN what shap
the incident might be served u
labroad. Hence, it was argued thu
1t might lie we'll for the Presider
to remain away, and it was sugges
ed that this bad something TO d
with this departure. However,
4 Mr.. Roosevelt really left town f
Isich a reason, he must have chaEl
ed his avs exceedingly, indifferent
to public criticism having ever bee
his most strongly marked char
: 9 -ris'ic.
The wall be many attemp
made lis winter TO rel cal or fnrtt
educe war Ia Fl items lett standn
latter the redu etion of last yea
p rficularly this tie case In !
CARDS to those on liquors, beer al
leck exchange transactions. 10
because these are the main itef
I4ha4 ara cs1il htohor fhau hafor.At