The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-29
t,e story that has just become public
SHOWS. 1t happened when Mr. Lever
nrst took his seat. The House official.

Az AhppeneU Wlen Mr. Lever
first took his seat. The House official.
who gives notice to those not entitled
to the privilege Of the floor to get out
Just before the opening of the sessions.
nao noticed o boyish- looking fellow
1or several days who didn't raw the
slGhtest attention to the notice. FL
nnaily the official approached Amos
cummings, remarkl2g in q nettled
soas: "lf that boy don't get out of
mere peT0re !? o'clocl, I'll throw him
"S;; "S;tt;na What boyf" ae.:ed Cummings.
cial. pointing to Mr.. Lever. "iwo,;lSn,t
throw him out" said Cummings. "Whv
n9Il Hecause, you might lose your
JoD. re ls member of the House."
"A oMegatlon OF Texans made an
argument before the House COMMITTEES
on Rivers and Harbors last week in
favor o. an appropriation for the con-
sIEocGion or ship canal from the
mouth of Sabine and Neeches Rivers
70 Ssnine Pess, project that has been
cl9i organizations in Texas.
IL ls to be hoped that the Senate will
get the facts asked for in the reeoin-
ton adopted calling on the Secretarv
OF War for full information as In tha
number OF vessels, ownership. and coat
Of the United States transport system.
~ " does, somebody will have lively
ume, as there is little doubt that there
nave 3een some scandalous things con-
Ferhaps Secretary Root hasn't known
or them, and perhaps he has. At any
rate several Senators. including Mr..
I1lir r,an, have intimeted on the floor of
the senate that tn ay knew of them and
II Secretary Root fails to supplv the
information they may do so. ''
Ex-SenatoE Faulkner, of w. Va.
when asked what he thought of the
pollelcai outlook. said: 81 think that
lG Will not be very much longer before
me pendulum will swing back and
racy to power. This will depend to a
large degree on the conduct Of the
party in Congress. If, in their opposi-
tion to the Republicans, they aiiopi q
course too radical to suit the solid
business interests, they will not be en-
trusted with the reins of government.
AFTER all, the people who have the saw
IN determining party supremacy are
those who control the finances Of the
country. The Democrats have gOl-
0en opportunity but to gain the sup
port OF this class they must be conser-
Henry F.. Oxnard, president of the
American Beet Sugar ASSOCIATION. who
Was before the House Ways and Means
Committee to oppose removal Of the
farlif from Cuban sugar. denounced
d. o. Havemeyer, head of the SMEAR
trust, as the ..instigator- in chief of ali
this Cuban free sugar scheme.n He
also said that to encourage an increase
IN the production of Cuban sugar would
result in bringing the American farm
era into competition with Chinese
Cooiie labor, which the Cuban sugar
planters would get as soon as Cuba was
an independent government.
me delegates in Congress from New
Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma threat
en- to resign their seats if the House
goes not pass the bills giving statehood
Democratic Senators are making the
Philippine tariff bill the text for a gen
erai raking over of the Republican
Phllippine policy, and the broadsides
are likely to grow warmer as the de-
bate goes on.