Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-03-26
baby Ia the Interest Of the Panama
lobby.

y" e@e 'ett'N'f W wv e"ese
lobby.
That republican revolt 10 the
House against the administration
and the bosses 10 red both sand
and leader; heno, lls failure was
Natural.
Mr.. Roosevelt entertained Frod
Funston Al lunch, and " that failed
10 discnss "What the war did for
u.s." they lose an opportunity to do
a fitting thing,
ftbe republicans are not fright
oned over the Congressional out
look, they are putting up an imi'
tAtion that would DO worth money
on the vaudeville stage.
Boss Hanna's hold up Of the Mo.
aragua Canal bin In the Senate IL
one Of the nerviest things be ever
did, showing as h does an utter dis.
regard for public sentiment
No amount Of Congressional leg
jsallpu will ever add anything 20
the salty OF our Presidents, and,
msah of that proposed 10 thorough
ly diatastinl 10 Ne average Ameri'
can.
Perhaps, after I'll, Hanna would
Just as soon conllone 10 be the con-
troller OF the President as 10 be an
unsuccessful candidate for tho Office.
Ifso. the firm OF Mark 4 Ted wall be
started.
The speciality OF the Rooseyelts
Is music, and one member or the
family is IN a fair way TO turn out
some that will make that Of Q newly
organized brass band seem classical
by comparison.
Phe Senate at least debated the
Ship Subsidy Job before passing H.,
bat the country can now prepare
10 zee the vicious job shot through
the House With out any pretsose Of
discussion.
Br'er Roosevelt Is finding the Gu
ban reciprocity game a much more
fatIgueing affair than he expected.
He wins in the House only TO
dpd that new opponOnts await him
10 the Senate.
The Houss has been breaking The
record again 10 the passage Of pri-
yate pension bills. 229 were put
through in a single session the 9th
or day. Where was Representative
Talbert, of S. or
Beet sugar will be a dangerous
subject to introduce IN republican
Congressional circles for a long
time 10 come, and ihe seeker Of
White House favors who mentions
it will blast his hopes.
Senator Spooner bad the nerve
to sayIthst the subsidies carried by
the Ship Subs,dy bill were gifts Of
public money 10 private individuals
but that didn't prevent the passage
of the bill by republican votes.
Boston had a big time With itS
combination of Evacuation Dav,St
Patrick's Day, and Admiral Schley
and gave Mr.. Roosevelt another
hint that the country does not re
gard the Schley case as settled.
April l is regular Capinst day
and Mr.. Roosevelt might spring
fine joke by asking on that day toI
the resignation of those members
of tho Cabinet who are so cock
sure they are not going to retire.
Why all the other members Of
the House don't go home instead Of
remaining in Washington. like SO
many knots on logs, to see the pom
mittee on Rules run the machine
IS the most puzzling conundrum Of
the hour.
Members of Congress who have
received neither chairmanshlps MOI
favors from the powers that be are
getting no end Of fun out of the Tan
talus Club, organization formed fol
the sole purpose Of having oceaslo
nal dinners.
F P. Sargent would have been
wiser to have remained at the head
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen than to have accepted Office
under the Federal administration
as Terrence Powderly, who IS to be
booted out of the Office gwen him BY
Mr.. Mckindly for his supposed w
fiuence with organized labor, coulc
tell him,
Senator Penrose's attempt tt
head Of the movement for popular
election of Senators by proposing
an increase of Senator's, based OF
population, was too transparent Y
amount TO anything. The people
of this county demand popular cleo
tions of Senators, and they will ge
it some day, but they will neye
stand for giving the big States
larger representation in the Senate
| than the small ones.
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