The sun., 1903-08-20
DELAY FINANCIAL LEGISLATION
DOUBTFUL BF LEADERS can
AGREE on BILL.
President Roosevelt May Not Urge n Cur
rency Measure at Special Session
Pennsylvania Politicians In Lively

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, Aug. 10. Aug. 10
The sub committee of the Senate Com
mittee on Finance, which was appointed
to study the currency conditions and
frame measure for the relief of the situa-
tion, is, it is learned, as far from agree
ing in anything now as it was at the time
of the conference here a week ago, and Mr..
Roosevelt, it Il said, is by no means GER
tain that the legislation which he desires
will be taken up in the special session.
The leaders in the House, and the Senate
also, it is asserted disagree widely in
their views on the matter and unless they
get together with the subcommittee soon
it will be impossible to draft a bill which
will be at all satisfactory in time for intro
duction in the extra session.
The President, it can be said will not
recommend financial legisla tion in his
message to the special session. unless the
members Of the subcommittee and the
House and the Senate leaders get together
on the subject. Some persons who have
talked with Mr.. Roosevelt on currency
legislation recently say that they will be
surprised if a financial measure comes
up before Congress until after the next
Presidential election.
President Roosevelt had as his guests to-
Kearns and Mrs. Kearns of Utah, Henry l..
day Senator Stoddard of New York, Charles
r. Skinner of the New York State Depart
rnent of Public Inst r,ictcn. John A. Sleicher
of New York and II. H. Kohlsaat of Chicago
Senator kearns was not AT all enthusiastic
about financial legislation and said that he
doubted whether any currency measure
would be put through at the extra session.
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cial legislation with the President
Mr.. Sleicher, during his visit at Saga
more HILL called the Presidents 8 attention
to the attitude of the Chinese Government
toward the reform editors in Shanghai, and
to the protests which have been lodged in
the matter by Great Britain and Japan.
One editor has been killed and others have
been threatened with severe punishment
for advocating certain reforms by the
Chinese Government
The editors are all Chinese sub jects. The
action Of the Government was laid before
the foreign legations in China by the re-
formed editors and an appeal made for pro-
lection. Great Britain and Japan were the
only countries TO enter objections.
The President, ii is understood, told Mr..
Sleicher that the matter had not come
to his attention before. and assured him
that it would be taken up and considered.
Mr. Stoddard and Supt. Skinner were here
merely 10 pay their respects to Mr.. Roose-
Welt
Thirteen Pennsylvania politicians of more
or less Importance composing the Invita-
ton Committee of the State League Of
Republican Clubs, came here this after
noon to invite the President to attend a con-
vention of the league in Wilkes Barre on
Sept. "a, and four Of them got into trouble
with the hackman who drove them to
Sycamore Hill by refusing TO pay the
price asked for the ride
Raprnapnfafiyp Palmer OF the Wiikea-
Barre district, headed the committee. Four
of the delegation rode in Bill Herbert's
rig. Bill Herbert, like other hackmen here,
always charges 81 to carry fare TO
Sycamore Hill and back He says he told
the four Pennsyvanians who got into his
carriage so before starting. Anyway, he
let them know it after they got back TO the
station. and they launched a big kick.
Here take 81, said one, "and be glad
to get that.
Bill Herbert is small. and not built for
fighting. Dave Shaw, who is also in the
livery business, is bigger and stronger
Bill took the 81, drove up town and got
Dave and boarded the car in which the
Pennsylvania delegation was seated, just
as the train was pulling out.
The car contained a lot of other people.
Dave introduced himself to the Keystone
politicians in tone that could be- heard
the length of the car. us follows:
Say, I'm Dave Shaw, an you fellers
are the cheapest skates that hev' struck
Oyster Bay yet TO see the President Are
you chsselers goin' to cough up thet other
two you owe for the rig. or are ye goin
to play the baby act and try to skin us?'
Just then one OF the delegates crushed
a bill into Dawes hand. Dave left the car
at the next station
The President regretted that he would
have TO decline the invitation, but promised
to consider n proposition TO 20 to Wilkes
Barre on the day after the convention and
speak Mr.. Roosevelt said that he did not
care to speak at a political meeting just
now