The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-13
CAPITOL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Pressure From senator Jones'

Pressure From senator Jones'
Senator Jones almost daily gives evidence
or the resOurcefulness with which he Is
blessed. When he arose a day or so ago
and remarked casually that he intended
to ask that the antitrust legislation
should be taken out CT the hands of the
judiciary Committee and placed before the
Senate, he administered a shock to the
Administrationists that startled them,
ami sent them into hurried conference
The Senator from Arkansas was merely
giving an of-hand evidence that his am
munition for defence as well as offence
was by no means exhausted. and that he
had plenty of shot and she'll in store. if
he was obliged to use it against the Ad-
ministration forces entrenched behind
their majority.
the effect upon the Republicans of pro-
posing that some action be taken upon
trusts startled the Republican leaders.
and brought to their minds that there 10
something more to platform than words.
Wrapped up in their attempt to get
through subsidy legislation. the ReDub-
licans seemed to have forgotten that there
was a great deal said during the CAM
paign concer-.ing the willingness OF their
party to do something to make the large
aggresations Of capital less dangerous,
and that the short session of Congress
was nearly all gone. and not word had
been said or thing done to show the
sincerity OF their ante-election position.
A Morning acknowledgements
tive King of Utah has peculiar coustitu-
ent. who is seeking something. Mr.. King
does not yet know what. 1t is certain
that he is after something for he makes
it point every day to bring an Offering
to the Utah Representative. Each morn
ing when Mr.. King steps out of the ele-
! vator he finds waiting for him al old
man, not, perhaps, SO spruce looking as
he might have been in his early days. He
has an overcoat hung on his arm. and as
Mr.. King appears he delves into one OF
the pockets and brings up an apple. With
a cheerful Good morning he presents it
TO MIR. King. and receives cordial Good
day." or How are you from the young
WeSterner That ends the transaction
or has ended it thus far Mr.. King, how
ever, is puzzled to know just what sort
of request is to be finally presented.
a Republican FiIibuster.-The Ad-
ministration members of the Senate nave
made a practically open declaration
I that the fate of the River and Harbor
! bill is bound up with that of the ship
| Subsidy bill. There is now no doubt that
the Republicans. and especially Mr.. Frye,
1 will not permit any action on the former
! IL they are not allowed to have their way
! and pass the latter In other words, they
expect to use a club. but veil their inten-
! ton under several more or less caSuiStlc
/ explanations. The excuse given most /. e.
! quently yesterday for the frank admission
/ that the River and HaTbor bill would fail,
was that the so-called dilatory tactics CT
| the Democratic side had rendered it i'm
/ possible to get any sufficient debate uPCn
the appropriation measure. The ltepub-
licans said that they would be unwilling
! to stand responsible before the people for
I an expenditure of so many millions Of dol
lars unless they. were able TO show that
it had been adequately discussed, and an
| Opportunity given to the Democrats to
take at least a share of the responsibility.
] There was advanced also as an excuse
1 the fact that the River and Harbor bill
] will be much increased in size when it
lei, res the hands of the Commerce Com
. mittee. This fact has been more or less
| the subject of much speculation. but it
was suggested yesterday by members OF
the committee that If the bill for 10 i'm
provement of waterways is reported at all
it will be in a form providing for great
| er appropriation than that provided for
in the House bill. This loading lSYn CT
| the measure is said to be planned wssi
the direct inISntien of making it impossi-
BILE of acceptance by the conservatives CT
either party thus leading of course, to
its defeat.
These plausible explanations, while dis
cussed by the gossips, are recognized to be
| wide of the mark and merely cloak for
the threat to hold up the bill. Seen in its
nakcdness the Republican position is adj
mi:tedly one Of hlibuster. At present the
biggest lever in the hands of the Repub-
llcan party on the floor OF the Senate is
the River and Harbor bill. II has moth
ing else with which 1t can so readily ap-
ply the screws 10 the opponents Of lis pet
measure. There is however. no conceal
n1ent possible. and the advocates OF the
ship Subsidy bill can be honestly accused
of blocking legislation. Senator Frye is
quoted as having said one day in the COM
mittee when the River and Harbor bill
was under discussion: IF it is a matter OF
fIibusterlng two can play at that game.
Ii he is correctly quoted there can be no
doubt for what purpose it is intended to
use the River and Harbor bill.
Flowers for the Presidcnt.-San
Jose, Cal. is making most extensive prep
arations for the entertainment } Presi-
dent Mckinley when he comes to the coast
to be present al the launching OF the bat
tleship Ohio. The citizens of San Jose are
not going to be content with an ordinary
floral display. They intend to Guido every