The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-19
A FIGHT ON HENDERSON
The Minnesota Delegation Would
Actively Oppose the
Speaker. ..|.

From The journal Bureau, Room So Eos.
Washington, June 19.--Tt is early for
speculation as to what the organization
OF the next house will be, in case the re-
publicans win in the fall elections this
year, but it begins to look as il the
present speaker, General Henderson,
would have to fight to retain his position
He has been pretty roughly handled dur
ing the present session, and on that ac-.
count has not had much pleasure in life
in Washington this season. If the oppo-
sition to Henderson could present some
able and prominent man, it's chances for
success would be very good. In the lack
of available material lies It's weakness
and the speakers strength. Littlefeld of
Maine is the ablest OF the anti Hender-
son men. but Littlefeld is regarded as
being erratic. The house as a whole
would be rather afraid to trust him in
the chair. Next to Lttlefield in point
of ability and general availability stands
Hemenway of Indiana, a comparatively
new man in congress, and not known
widely over the country.
In the opposition to Henderson the Min
nesota delegation may be counted. The
delegation has set the pace at this ses-
sion for independence Of thought within
party lines, and has ruthlessly shattered
good many house precedents. 1t is uni
versally regarded as the strongest dele
cation from any western state, save pos
sibly Iowa, and 1t Is a more harmonious
and better regulated delegation than that
from Iowa. And, too, it carries fewer
handtcaps IN the way of nonentities. In
the reorganization of the next house,
should reorganization be the order of the
day, Minnesota will probably play a star
part.
The 10 Per Cent Bill. .
Representative Stevens of St. Paul has
met a temporary setback in his effort to
secure the passage in the house of the
bill providing subsidy of 10 per cent for
steamers sailing between the Philippines
and Pacific ports. When the bill came UP
last Monday afternoon it was quite unex-
pectedly made a party measure through
the efforts of Messrs. Richardson, Under
wood, Clayton and other democrats, and a
number of members on that side who
originally had intended to support it were
therefore unable to do SO. The bill is
etill on the house calendar, and it is
likely that another opportunity to call it
up will come before the adjournment of
the session: . 49,. ..s f.
The same bill Is in the senate, which
has refererd it to the commerce commit
tee. Senator Frye is the chairman Of this
committee, and it is believed that he is
delaying a report on it, because OF his
desire to use it as club with which to
ers of the house committee toSthe support
of the Frye bill. When an effort was
made recently to get the bill up in the
commerce committee, Senator Frye re-
marked: There Is no particular hurry
about this matter. A bill which came
from this committee, and passed the SEN
ate. has for long time been in the
keeping of the house committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries, and think
that we ought to wait a while and see
what that committee does with it, before
acting on this 10 per cent BILL
Representative Jones Of Washington,
who in the fifty-s sixth congress stood with
Representative Stevens in opposition to
The Hanna Frye subsidy bill, Is this ses-
sion supporting the Frye bill, referred to
In the foregoing quotation. It is possible
that this change of heart has been caused
by his desire to secure the passage of the
ot$per cent bill, which would do a great
deal for the Puget Sound country.
w. w. Jermane.