The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22
PRESIDENT
IN ILL HUM0R
Failure to Pass Cuban Bill at
Extra Session Anything But
Pleasing to Him.
THE SPEAKER is ANGRY ALSO
Extra Session Will Adjourn
Wednesday, Having Accom-
plsl,cd Nothing.
THE SPEAKER is ANGRY ALSO
(spocInl 70 The Times. Dlspatcl,.)

Especial to Tho Times Dspntcll.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 2i.-The
Democratic Senator's have agreed to al.
low the Cuban reciprocity bill to- come
10 q vote December 10TH, and to vote
Tor adjournment on next Wednesday I'M.
vi the regular gcss Ion, the first Monday
In December. rho administration and
the leaders OF the Republicans In the
House are bitterly opposed to any adj
journment until the Cuban bill Is dis
posed Of
Speaker Cannon and Representatives
Payne and Dalzel were IN conference
Il this afternoon, and the subject OF I'D.
journinent vas chiefly discussed.
The Speaker is said 10 be angry mt
the proposition, aud th.,rc lis a gentle
i man at the White House ut the other
end OF the Avenue who is III anything
but a good huinor at the prospect Of an
Instruction and the complete disregard
OF his wishes.
.s MADE A MISTAKE.
John Sharp Willnme, the Dmocratc
leader OF tho House, expects adjournment
early next week. and has gone to New
York 10 remain a week or more. He
took his secretary with him. and while
in the metropolis will make out the COM
mlttee assignments for the Democrats.
lie found 1t impossible to do the work.
here.
IL, was never seen unless being pur-
sued by some mem Der Of the minority
who wanted TO consult with him on some
subject, and he found It necessary to
leave town In order TO get the opportun-
ity TO make up the list which Speaker
Cannon had requested.
have not yet mot a. Democrat who
does not think Mr.. Williams made a
mistake In accepting the responsibility
OF selecting the minority mem bcrship
OF the committees. 1t is the duty Of
the Speaker to do this work. It may be
regarded as a gracious act on the part Of
Speaker Cannon 10 allow the minority
leader to nalno tn, men from his side
for the various committee places. and
then, again. there lis another way OF
looking at IT,. There are going to DC
many heartburnings xhen tho member
ship OF the committees Is announced
early In the regular session. and the
hard feelings will not be toward Uncle
Joe. it Is their own Leader whom the
Democrats Will cuss out. Mr.. Cannon is
one of the shrewdcst men who ever
welded the gayel In the House OF Rep
r.sentatlves.
TO CORRECT EVIL.
Representative Hnrdwick, OF Georgia,
contemplatcs Introducing a blu which he
believes will do much II enacted to cor
rect evils In the appointment OF Federal
officials In Southern States especially
postmastcrs. Ills bill proposes TO make
It a criminal offcnse for any man to sell
an endorsement for ofrlcs. It Is the prac-2
tice of even white men In the Southern
Stetes TO seek the endorsement Of negro
politicians when they apply for an office
under Republican administration. for
It Is the negro who controls Southern
delegations to the national convention
which nominated thc Republican candl-
date for the presidency
Tho negro to whom the application for
endorsement Is mace almost invariably
soils his o. x. to tt.s man who will
nay most for IT, The result Is that the
by the negro. and one who Is appointed
with sole refer,ncet TO his ability to pay
the darkey for his approval
Mr.. Hnrdwick has conferred with
President Roosevelt on tho subject, and
the President was much Interested, Hc
faid that he would probably refer to the
matter In his message to Congress.
VIRGINIA. DELEGATION.
All the Virginia delegation were absent
from the Capitol to-day except Represen-
tative Lamb. who was writing some let
tiers and sending some literature to his
constituents. Mr.. Glass and Mr.. May
nard have gone home. Mr.. Maynard is
not much seen at the Capitol these days,
owing to tn, fact that he Is hard at
work on the Jamestown Exposition en-
terprise. Tho great effort OF this term.
so far as he Is concerned. will be to-
wards securing an appropriation from
the national government for thu pro-
jccted show. He will have to fight
against some odds. bur II IS believed TINT
tt he can show that Norfolk has already
done a great deal to help herself he will
have good chance OF securing help.
Senator Mitchell. OF Oregon. has intro
tlucetr bill providing for the appropria-
tlon Of two millions In aid OF the exposl-
tion to be held at Portland In 1905, In
comnsn,orattoni OF the one hundredth an
nversary If the arrival OF the Lewis and
Clark expedition on the Pncific coast.
and It may be that tho Virginia dele
gat'o~ and the DELEGATION from Oregon
can unite and In this way help each
other, 1t would appear as though the
South and the West would have to stand
together II they are to get the appro-
,priat,ons for their exnositions.
REPRESENTATIVE Lamb will return to
Richmond and remain at home until the
REGULAR session. and Mr.. Glass and Mr..
MAYNARD and Mr.. Sltrp will do the
same, Aressrs. Jones. Rixev and Swan.
son reside here Mr.. Southall will 20
home during tn, recess, and so will Mr.
FLOOD.
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