The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
MORGAN IS GETTING READY
Old Roman of Senate Preparing His "Few Remarks" on CanaI-Strong
 Showing for German In Con-
 eress-Washineto Gossip.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

house can do next week when the CupaH reciprocity treaty Is up is to talk. Under the unfair rules of the house all amend ments have been cut off. which leaves the minority powerless. However the ratlfi- cation of the treaty is assured and the minority in their speeches can move to strike out a line here and there in the measure pending, and make some telling points against the republican administra- ton.
 Senator Morgan, the noble old Roman of the senate. is preparing his flew re- marks" on the conspiracy of the ad- minlstratlon to dig the canal ditch in Panama in violation of law, decency. and the rights of the people.
 The negro is carrying his gun with deadly effect in the north. The murder yesterday of the venerable A. H. Green, the intimate friend and companion of the late Samuel J. Tilden, has created deep impression here. In addition to this a negro desperado emptied his gun at three white men in this city last night and the reports from the weapon were distinctly heard in the White House as the shoot Ing occurred only square from the executive mansion.
 Two-thirds if not more of the demo- cratic members of the fifty-eighth con- 'sress have declared for Senator German for President in 1904.
 Representatives Richardson of Alabama and Richardson of Tennessee are having trouble with their mail It seems that the postmaster of the house, or his clerks, mix those up so that 1t causes great confusion Each has filed a protest with the postmaster.
 Of ninety members of the senate the republicans have fifty-three and the dem- oerats thirty-seven There are no popu lists or independents. now for tn first time in YegIrs. The democrats haze q good fighting chance to gain nine sen- ators in the elections next year.
 It is now understood from Tammany circles that ex-Senator Charles A. Towne, ,farnerly of Minnesota but now of New en .'k will succeed Representative Me ob.rs~. Mr Towne is now for peace and Ioss-s' fiif among democrats of all shades oss-Sl ,nion and line up to defeat the enne ,rn enemy
 Tho President will urge libe 'p- prwiations for army sites Whes V army or the navy Is mentioned at white house the President shows his large and beautiful white teeth and calculates "de-lighted." He is a bold and mighty warrior who would employ the treasury for the army and navy.
 There are strong indications here that no river and harbor bill will be passed until the short session of congress. Then 1t and the subsidy bill will go through.
 The Texas delegation in congress will next week visit New York and Boston to interest cotton mill men and operators on the exchange in the efforts to secure an appropriation from congress for reward to any one. who can devise a method or exterminating the boil weevil pest.
 The prediction by Secretary Wilson that "within two or three years the boil weevil will be in the cotton fields of North and South Carolina" has aroused members of congress representing cotton growing dis tricts. The Texas delegation, naturally. is taking the initiative and will bend every energy to secure some congressional &C., ton that will tend to relieve the disaster that threatens the whole cotton region.