Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-10

no greater share of public attention. The
l|ryanite control has passed away in the
Senate, and with the retirement of Mr..
Jones of Arkansas syndicate or cotcrie
Of Senate leaders has come to the front,
Just as on the death of John Kelly Tam
many was ruled by a syndicate until the
strongest man in it assumed the leadership
by right of strength. The developments of
the session point to Mr. Bailey of Texas
a the Croker of the Senate. the future
leader of the democrats there by right of
his position as the strongest among the
cotcrie of democratic leaders.
These developments and number Of mi
nor ones such the relcgation of Chair
man Babcock from his position of con-
structive statesman TO his real position Of
Congressional manager and able wire pull
er, characterize the session as important
in politics, but in legislation 1t is distinct
ly unimportant. Here are the achieve
ments of the first session of the Fifty
seventh Congress, hcraldcd as epoch
naked among Congressional sessions:
The Panama canal bill.
The Philippine civil government bill.
The irrigation bill.
The census bill.
The Chinese exclusion bill.
The war tax repeal bill.
At the beginning of the session the great
subjects of speculation and confident pre-
diCtion were:
The Nicaragua mot Panama) canal.
Cuban reciprocity.
Reform in the currency.
The suppression of anarchism and pro-
lection of the President.
\ subsidy for ships.
\ new seat in the cabinet
The popular election Of senatora-
The reorganization of the army
The great Eabcock reform of the tariff
g. reform Of the tariff by its friends
The bill eoualizing the pay and rank OF
officers In the revenue cutter service pass
cd the House and is tied up in the Senate.
1t is a bill urgently desired by friends Of
the service, and it passed the House by
a large majority.
The Hill franchise currency bill passed
the House. and is tied UP. 1t will not he
reported in the Senate.
The Fowler currency bill made noise
for a while, and Mr.. Fowler did his best to
get action on It In the House and make 1t
Il party measure-its only chance OF sue
cess He failed, after a couple of eau
cuses. It never passed the House, and is
dead.
The "anti-anarchy" bill is the one Of all
others which was expected to have easy
passage, in view of the popular ferment
about such legislation when Congress con-
vcned, SO soon after the death of President
Mckinley. 1t passed the Senate, but the
popular clamor had already begun to die
down There is now little demand for it.;
1t is dead. This bill is the one which is
more justly entitled the bill for protcc-
ton OF the President" The real anti.
anarchy bill one which was designed to
suppress the propaganda, never got out of
committee.
The immigration bill passed the House,
md is tied up in the Senate.
STATUS OF SEVERAL. BILLS
The Statehood bill, providing for the adj
mission of Arizona. New Mexico, and ok
l4hOma passed the House. 1t will not pass
the Senate at this session; but il is in bet
tl,o
Quay has made it the unfinished business
for December ~. and the present indica-
tons show that he will be able to pass it.
The pure food hill is hung up in the in
ter-State commerce committee of the
House, and has not been reported to the
Senate
The subsidy bill passed the Senate and
IS now in the House committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries. Chairman
(irosvenor has been promising to report 1t
day By day. hut 1t is dead for this session,
and Its ultimate fate depends on whether
tho Republican party gets a majority at
the fall election or not.
The bill for the creation Of n new cabi-
net portfolio. that of secretary OF com
merce, passed the Senate and is hung VI
in the House. 1t is dead for this session
There are rumors that n very important
tontriSutory cause to its defeat was tho
belief of a number OF prominent represcn-
tatlves that the President could not lie
held to an agreement to appoint Repro
sentative Littauer TO the place
The resolution for the popular election oi
senator's passed the House. In the Senate
It was hamstrung by Senator Depew's
amendment providing for the federal SUI
pervison of SUCH elections II would prob
ably come before the Senate but for that
The Cuban reciprocity bill passed tho
House with an amendment tackled on by
democrats and beet sugar men, whereby
the sugar trust would have heen deprived
Of any benefit from this legislation. The
Presidents supporters in the Senate re
fused to consent to the passage of the bill
with this amendment. 1t is dead for the
session.
The army reorganization bill never hai
much chance OF passage, owing to the Oh
position of the military committee Of tn,
Senate, but what chance II had was killcC
by the attitude of the President and Sec
rotary Root toward Gen. Miles. The belle
became general in the Senate that tn,
President and Mr.. Root were determine
to punish Gen. Miles for testifying agains
the bill before the military affairs com
mittee. and whether this belief was cor
rect or not It reused Gen. Miles's friend,
10 oppose the bill. He has more friends
in the Senate than any other army officer
The feeling was intensified when the Prosi
dent threatened to retire Gen. Miles from
the army, and from that day the bill wa
doomed.
The Rabcock tariff reform bill occupied
greater share of newspaper attention
prior to the converting of Congress thai
any other measure that was talked of, Mi
Babcock himself talked freely about II
He did unquestonably represent consid
erahle republican sentiment in the North
west, which is red-hot for the removal .
the iron and steel duties. The men VIII
represent that sentiment are mainly wha
are known as beet sugar men" When |
came to the test, Babcock weakened.
number OF attempts have been made
mainly by democrats, to hitch the Babcocl
bill on to the Cuban reciprocity bill o
some other as an amendments but the
have all failed. Rahcock himself threat
ened to attach 1t to the Cuban reciprocit
bill. but enough pressure was put upo
him by Chairman Payne and others Of tn