The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-02-17
PRESSURE IS GROWING
Senators Excited Over Railroad
Rate Legislation.
BEyERIDGE COMES UP SMILING.
As BuOynnt as Ever the Day After
Defeat-signs Of Big Deals In the
senate--Eoralser Rebulses spooner.
vermont's Independence.

few men i'm the house were bold enough
to oppose the railroad rate legislation
as being too drastic and i'll advised at
this time. The same number in the SEN
ate, if determined. could defeat the bill
there 1t now resolves itself into a
question of whether those who do not
want the railroad legislation will be
able to resist the pressure that is grow
ing stronger daily. Some of the wisest
and most conservative senators are
positive nothing can be done, but a bill
can be passed in a day if there is no de-
termination among a number of sena-
tors TO defeat ii.
Beveridge, the Buoyant.
We can take off our hats to Senator
Beveridge of Indiana. The opponents
of his statehood bill gave him a very
severe defeat. They amended his bill
by giving the territories of Arizona and
New Mexico the right to vote separate
ly on being joined as one state. Then
they eliminated both the territories and
later provided for the admission of New
Mexico as a state. All of these PROPOSE
tions were opposed by Beveridge, and
the bill as passed was far from what
he wanted. But he came up smiling
and buoyant the next day. No one
would have imagined that he had been
worsted in one of the prettiest contests
we have had in the senate for many a
long day That kind of man is not
born for any lasting defeat.
Groups In the Senate.
Occasionally a group is seen in the
senate that attracts more than ordinary
interest. For instance, when Senators
Elkins of West Virginia, Clark of Mon
tana and Kearns Of Utah are seen in
very earnest conversation it is general
ly guessed that some big deals in
western mines or western railroads are
on, because they are all largely inter-
ested in these properties. Probably no
other three men in the senate have
such sure and large incomes as these
three men.
New Mexico Names.
Senator SpOOner i'm discussing the
statehood bill last week was making
particular reference to the population
of New Mexico and Remarked:
II hold in " hard a list of the men,
bers of the legislature of New Mexico"
"Read it," said Senator Cullom.
Il am not a Spanish scholar, and
cannot" remarked Spooner contemptu-
ously
This nettled Senator Foraker. who
was friend Of the New Mexico provi-
sion. and when he got the floor he read
dozen or more names Of members Of
the New Mexico legislature and gave
them all high character.
''The legislature of New Mexico
said Foraker. "have been enactng laws
for fifty years, and, although congress
has the right to do so. it has never
any of these laws. 1t is unjust to
pass such criticism upon these people"
Hansbroueh Speaks Sharply.
A suggestion that the appropriation
bills should be returned to the appro-
priations committee in the senate, as
was the custom some years ago,
brought tart rejoinder from Senator
Hansbrough Of North Dakota, who has
always been rather independent in his
views and has never been known as one
of the men who always Ego long" with
powers that run the senate. "There
are number of senator's" he said,
''who will recall the quiet struggle we
had TO bring about the distribution Of
these bills. Many of us used TO sit
here week after week waiting for the
great appropriations committee to re-
port these bills. Somehow the senate
rules were always in such a condition
that none of us could have an amend
ferent since"
Another thing the senator might have
added was that the power of the SEN
ate is no longer lodged in the appro-
priations committee, as it was in the
days gone by.
New York and Vermont.
Senator Bailey was discussing differ
ences that existed between New York
and Vermont in the old days when
New York claimed jurisdiction over
the Green Mountain country. "Ver-
monters used to administer the beech
tree seal on the bare backs Of the New
York officers" said Bailey.
ut was the beech seal with twigs
Of the Wilderness" corrected Senator
Proctor. "They left out the word
tree"
II am surprised that Vermont left
out anything on that or any other oc-
casion,r said Bailey.
vermont maintained her independ-
ence against the world for fourteen
years" remarked Proctor Loyalty.
"And against New York in particu-
lar" retorted Bailey.
They Would Hear of II.
Although CONGRESS- in solemn joint
convention counted the electoral votes
and declared Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles w. Fairbanks duly elected
president and vice president. there
was no official method of notifying
them of the result. They are simply
expected TO take notice" and present
themselves on March 4 to be sworn i'm
and inaugurated. Some one mentioned
this fact during the progress of the
count. and n wag replied: