The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-02-23
UNCLE JOE A NEW CZAR|
More Powerful Than Reed and
Henderson.
HIS STAND ON STATEHOOD BILL,

HIS STAND ON STATEHOOD BILL.
Fronc1ad Agreement Made Before the
Measure Could Come Before the
House-Rooseye1t Elk Being Killed
For Their Teeth
Washington, Feb. %. Especial. u
Speaker Cannon can be firm and deter
mined when he makes up his mind.
This was shown in the way he han
died the statehood bill after the senate
had completely changed It's scope and
intention. The speaker refused to al
low the bill to come before the house
until he had an ironclad promise from
the men who wanted New Mexico adj
mitted as a state that they would vote
for rule which would take it out Of
the power of the house to adopt the
senate amendments. He had to have
the promise in writing, too, so that
there could be no question about what
was meant. 1t is doubtful if any other
speaker has been able to WELD any
such power. Certainly Reed, who was
called the "cZar," and Henderson, who
was called the second car never
brought recalcitrant members up with
such short turns as adopted by Uncle
Joe Cannon.
Proposed Bankruptcy Repeal.
No bankruptcy law has ever been al
lowed to remain on the statute books
for any length of time. The present
law was passed little more than six
years ago and has remained without
strong effort for repeal about as long
as any law of the kind. 1t had not
been five years old, however, before
there was movement to secure it's re-
peal Now the effort has gone so far as
the reporting Of bill for the purpose,
but at this late day in the session moth
ing will be done. I should think anoth-
er congress would repeal the law.
Game Preserve.
Away out in the state Of Washing
ton, beyond Puget sound and between
this inland sea and the Pacific ocean,
is the Olympic forest reserve, contain
ing 1,466,880 acres. 1t is the widest
and most inaccessible region of the
United States, some portions of it new
er having been explored There are
glaciers, *snoW capped mountains, i'm
mense forests, deep gorges and noun
sain streams. A bill has been favor
ably reported to take one-third of this
reserve and make game preserve of
It which shall be the home of all the
wild animals in that part Of the coun-
try. The authorities of Washington
have signifed their intention Of CO.
operating with the government to pre-
serve the game. In the proposed res
ervatiOn is a band of the Roosevelt
world. Some of these are now being
butchered by pot hunters for teeth,
but if the bill passes this will be stop
ped. This is all given in detail by the.
report. 1t may sound funny in view of
the prominence cartoonists have given
the presidents teeth to say that
Roosevelt elk are being killed for
their teeth" but this is set forth in the
report made by Representative Shiras.
Won't Stay Late. G1A
There are a number of senators who
do not think there is any necessity for
the senate to remain in session very
late, and it is noticed that their names
are missed at roll calls. They think
that the senate should do it's work in
five hours, and if it prefers to listen to
long Winded speeches instead of acting
promptly upon matters which come be-
fore it which necessitate late work
ing hours it must get along without
them. After a reasonable days work
these senators go home. They claim
that it is unreasonable for the. senate
to spend the day in trivialities and do
the hard work at night.
Two Pennsylvania Reforners.
Representatives Adams and Morrell Of
Philadelphia have achieved a great deal
OF noCoriety by attempting to carry out
reforms advocated by the president.
Adams would have whipping post for
the District Of Columbia, and Morrell
would curb divorces. Neither will get
the bill through which he advocates.
There is a strong sentiment against re-
establishing the whipping post, while