Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-16
NFAvOROF HH|NENWAY
For Chairman Of House Ap-
preparations Committee.
GEN. BINGHAM'S STAND
WOULD MUCH RATHER DO WITH
OUT THE HONOR.
Prefers to Devote His Time and Atten-
ton to Looking After the Interests
of Philadelphia.
GEN. BINGHAM'S STAND

is the ranking member of the committee on
appropriations after Chairman Cannon,
who will become Speaker of the House and
retire from that position. Mr.. Hemenway
is the next member on the committee, and
ii has been generally understood that the
latter would be made chairman of the COM
mittee
Mr. Cannon understands my position On
the subject of the craftsmanship very well, "
said Gen. Bingham today when seen by a
Star reporter In the second session of
the last Congress he was told just how 1
felt about taking that place. l hope that
Mr.. Hemenway will get the craftsmanship.
THE fact is, there are no attractions i'd
that craftsmanship for me. have been On
the committee and have seen how hard MI.
Cannon has to work in filling those duties.
His thorough familiarity with the work of
the committee made it comparatively easy
for him. l have had no desire to assume
such responsibilities.
Will Look After Philadelphia.
"The demands of Philadelphia are very
great, and l will have my time fully taken
up in looking after them"
1t was suggested that ne weuld be in as
gcod a position to look after the interests
Of his city a member of the committee
as well as if he was chairman.
Much better he replied. 'The fact is,
the craftsmanship would be embarrassing
in that respect.
II am getting along in years" he con-
tinued, and l have abundant examples OF
what has happened to men who have at
tempted too much at my time of life.
have no sentimental ambition for the
ctairma nship, and will be fully satisfied
in looking after the interests of Phila dbl
phia and general matters that must come
before every member of the House"
Only Cuba in Special Session.
When asked as to what Congress would
do in the special session, Gen. Bingham
promptly replied that nothing except the
Cuban question would be taken up.
'If the session had been called for some
time in October he said, there might
have been time to consider other matters,
and the financial question might nave come
up. Now there is no chance for that. The
fact is think the sentiment of the country
is now against any banking legislation
The crops are being moved in the regular
way, and no difficulty is experienced There
is an abundance of available money. and
il is cheap. In financial circles l think 1T
is felt that Secretary Shaw's course in
respect to 'the banks has been such as to
assure sound conditions. No, do not think
Mr.. Shaw'S course in depositing money IN
the banks of the country on the security
OF bonds will be criticised. OF course there
might be some captiouS criticism, but that
will be partisan, and 1t will come from
quarters that would seek to show that
man had cloven feet, even If he were an
angel
No Tariff or Trust Legislation.
"TEere will be no tariff tinkering in the
coming Congress- The protectionist mem
bers will see to that. We will make
positive stand against any such attempt
if it should be made. In fact, that seems
to have been given up, even in Iowa. The
Iowa idea, whatever that may be inter-
preted to mean. Is not being pressed to the
front now, and L do not expect to it
put forward prominently again.
THE fact is when we take general view
at this time of what thereis for Congress to
do it is plain that there was never a time
when there seemed to be SO little need Of
legislation as is the case now.
$50 far as the trusts are concerned they
are now in the hands of the courts. The
legislation of the last Congress has been
pronounced constitutional by the lower
court and the cases brought under that
legislation are to come before the United
States Supreme Court on appeal. Until
that court has acted and fixed the consti-
tutionality of the acts of the last Congress
there Is nothing more to do. There is
every prospect that that legislation will
meet the situation SO far as the trusts are
concerned"
Pennsylvania for Roosevelt.
Gen. Bingham said that there is no
change of sentiment in Pennsylvania in
respect to the nomination to be made by
the next republican national convention.
1.-The delegation of that state Will be for
President Roosevelt for the nomination."
he aid. "If the convention should meet
tomorrow have no doubt that Mr.. Roose-
welt would be nominated He has the
nomination now, practically"
Situation in Pennsylvania.
1.-THE political situation In Pennsylvania
Is quiet he said. There wiz be the usual
republican plurality in an OFF year. Next
year there will be fight. A legislature
will be elected that will choose a successor
to Senator Quay.
IF President Roosevelt runs in the state,
as we think he WILL we viii elect thirty
one out of the thirty-two representatives in
Congress. We now have twenty Eight men,
bers, and 1t Is more than likely that We will
have an additional one inSthe Congress that
meets In November when thesc Of Con-
nell against Howell in the Scranton district
is settled. Connell assures me he can proO,
that Howell was elected by fraud and If
he does this the seat will be given to Con-
nell"