The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1903-08-28
Washington Letter.
Regular correspondent.

WAsnINGToN, d. C.. Aug. 20, 1908.
Reports coming from Oyster Bay re-
garding the special session u Congress
the financial bill, etu., have been cx-
tremely conflicting this week and are
taken to indicate that there is lack
OF harmony among the republican
leaders as TO the form Of financial
measure which might be most effect
I've for the welfare OF the country.
1t may be said, however, on the au-
thority Of a member Of the cabinet
who has recently been in conference
with the President, that unless the
republican leaders get together and
agree upon measure which has some
promise OF succeeding, the President
Will not mention the subject of flnan-
cial legislation In his message to the
Congress called in extraordinary ses-
sion and with only the Cuban treaty
enabling resolution to be adopted the
converting OF the special session may
possibly be deferred even later than
November 9, s
In the meantime. Senator Allison,
the great harmonixer, has been sent
west with the mission OF converting
Speaker to- be Cannon and Other west.
ern heretics to the gospel OF increased
bank circulation. That Mr.. Allison
did not accomplish much with the H.
linOis statesman at their FIRST confer
ence is evident from the fact that
immediately after leaving Mr.. Allison
Mr.. Cannon, while protesting his in.
tention OF leaving the entire subject
to the Judgment Of a majority of the
House, added quickly, the statement
that, as be had already said, the bank
ers were now making fair per cent
on their money and in so far as he
could see there was no demand for an
increased circulation. In this con.
nectiOn II Is worthy OF note that the
President has never committed him
self to the AldriGh scheme but, on
the contrary, has urged merely that
some measure whereby elasticity
might be impaired to the currency In
emergencies, be enacted. EEg
The news received this week from
Bogota, that the Senate has unani.
mously rejected the Panama canal
treaty, filled the friends Of that route
with apprehension as IL was annOun.
iced as final defeat for. the treaty by
the majority of metropolitan news
papers. More mature reflection, how.
ever. revealed the fact that this &C
ton Of the Colombian Senate was by
no means final. Under the Colon.
bian constitution treaties must be rat.
lied by both houses of Congress and
defeat by the Senate, followed by ac-
ceptance Of the House, would leave
the measure In precisely the same sit.
uation as ordinary legislation passed
by one house aud rejected by the 9th.
er in the Congress OF the United
States. There has also come rumor
from Bogota that the Senate, In re-
jecting the treaty, has authorized
President .Marroq,iin to perfect a
treaty, with some slight amendments
without further action OF the Con.
gress. This course might defeat the
treaty here, but even then program
may be rejected by the Colombian
House and the friends Of the Panama
route are still hopeful OF the cyentful
ratification Of the present treaty.
Senator SpoOner, who was IN Wash
ington today, said that he did not re-
gard the treaty as lost, by any means.
1t has just come to light that the
President has instituted a systematic
Investigation In all the government
departments TO asce rtain II there are
other cases similar to that Of Miller,
the bO0kblnder who was discharged
from the Government Printing Office
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