The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-07
WILL SURELY PASS
some TRUST LAWS
Crumpacker Has Lite Hope OF
Getting HIS Bill Through.
EDGAR ALLAN TO WRITE BOOK
is SAID He VIII Spare the Dead, but
Score The Living-Other Wash
inston News and
Gossip.
EDGAR ALLAN TO WRITE BOOK

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| Gossip.
E! (Specia: 7 spatch to The Times)
WASHINGTON. D. c., December g.
The first week of the second session OF
! The flfty-seventh Congress has been net
! Their busy nor an eventful one from the
| standpoint OF the general public. With
| the exception of the bringing up Of the
omnibus statehood bill in the Senate and
| the Introduction of the Taylor resolution
| III the House TO investigate the election
OF the Hon. Garter Glass. the intern1it-
! cent sessions Of the two branches OF the
! National Legislature have been devoid
| of anything approaching the exciting.
| The Senate has been in session only
! four days. having adjourned on Thurs
Gay to meet again on Monday, and the
/ House has sat an equal length Of time.
! The House was not in session on Thurs
| day ana adjourned Friday to meet Mon
( day. Regular routine matters took up the
greater part OF the time in both houses.
! Tie general outlook for the remainder
OF the session is far from promising The
usual number of necessary appropriation
bills must of necessity be taken up and
passed. It is generally understood that
there Will be no regular river and harbor
hi this year. Last year was a record
III lser with Representative Burton's
committee in the way Of hearings and
! delegations and all sorts OF internal dis
sensions, and they Will probably rest this
session.
OF course a certain number Of projects
viii be taken up and considered but the
committee will not start out with the
view OF putting through any big measure.
The question of a public buildings bill
Is in fIp'rl,t Dave has
several increased approximations on hand,
and there may be an omnibus measure
before he gets through. but nothing has
been decided as vet. nor will be until the
session is well advanced.
Som tru tie I1'ioo.
OF course, the trusts will be dealt with
ir some shape or form. The opening
%cdge was entered on Friday, when, in
tie Committee on the judiciary OF the
House, a favorable report was had from
the subcommittee appointed 10 consider
tie LittlefeId publicity bill The full
committee also decided that there are SO
many antitrust bills on hand that it was
necessary TO increase the membership OF
the subcommittee from three to five.
Littlefe!d. OF Maine. is chairman of the
subcommittee. and Powers. Republican,
Of Massachusetts. and DeArmond. Dem
ocrat, Of Missouri, are the additions
l.ittieteld's bill provides that every cor
yoration doing interstate business shall
make an annual report Of its business to
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Ihis is with the view to sive the general
public. when il is about 10 invest money
in any company, the opportunity To re-
Ter 10 the reports Of the commission for
the standing OF the company in question
t further requi.es that the commission
may call for q report from co1npanv
s,r my +trop., J,s,-
OF the pubic 10 90 So
The probabilities are that this bill will
receive Favorable consideration by the
Committee on Judiciary, and that that
committee will report it TO the House
Then viii come the show down" There
is G good deal of interest manifested
az TO the probable attitude Of the Re.
publican leaders on this matter. No one
seems 10 know if they Will even allow
tle bill TO pass the House although thay
would be safe in doing so. secure in the
know edge that the Senate would Kill It
IN short order.
Tnc run1packer Resolution
During the last few days there have
been renewed rltm9rs concerning the
CrUmpa cker resolution. providing for the
reduction of South5n Representation in
tho House The latest story is to the eff
feet that the Committee on Rules has
definitely lecid d to report it to the
ElCuse with the idea of passing it at this
session.
This old ghost has stalked abroad for
several sessions now, and has grown inn
nitely less Formidable with age. tn.
general bellies at present is that tie C,o,1-
mittee on hules. if it does report the
I'LL. Will DO so in order to satisfy Crunl-
packer ma those who are anxious 10 see.
suc12 bill pass. but with no serious in
tcnt:on OF letting IT go through. Tie
leaders OF the Republican party are de7d
against it. but C~umpacler is from IN
diana. ard Indiana is sometimes a very
cIcse S:a-e There are hordas OF negroes
there, ard they ho'd the balance Of power
when things are doubtful. Crur1nac1zer
has asnirat lions toward the eovernorslf1,
of the State and that tolls the story. He
refused to have anything to do with
Jolinnie Wise hare the other Gav. how
y 81. when the New Yorker vas tying
to get him 10 protest the seating of Mr..
Glass and there are those who are OF