The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-05
HELPING THE SPEAKER
Cannon Amused by the Busy
Slate Makers.
THE ISLE OF PINES QUESTION
Cuba Will Doubtless Get the island
From Uncle sam-DeIegate Rodey
Wants congressman to Tell Where
Their Election Money Is Spent.


Washington, Jan. 4.-[Special. Nat
urally the Anglo-Saxon is a land grab
Der, and wherever he has lived he has
tried individually and as a nation to
acquire land, but it is very doubtful
whether the United States is so hungry
for land that she will insist that the
Isle of Pines is separate territory from
the island of Cuba. 1t is true that the
Isle of Pines was specifically excepted
in the cession of Cuba to the Cuban
people by Spain and left for later ne
g0tiation, but the Isle of Pines is and
always has been as much part of
Cuba as Nantucket and Long Island
are part of this country. When the
senate finally gets around to it the
treaty will be ratified, and the Ameri-
cans who have gone down there and
taken up large tracts of sugar lands
will find themselves Cuban property
owners. If the Isle of Pines should be
declared United States territory these
spectators would secure free entry
for their products, but that is not go
ing to happen.
Helping the Speaker.
While Speaker Cannon has been
spending the Christmas holidays in Illi-
nois some of his friends here have been
helping him to organize the next house
and have even gone SO far as to shake
up the committees in way to bring
about many changes. OF course most
Of these changes have been made in the
newspapers but they have been such
as to amuse if not to inform Uncle joe
SWELL cross that bridge when we come
to it," was an oft repeated remark Of
the speaker when he was debating
some proposition in the house, and that
is what he will do about the commit
tees in the next congress. Meanwhile
he enjoys the suggestions which he has
been receiving so freely.
They Taught Antisubsidy.
The attempt to pass another subsidy
bill in congress recalled to mind that
when the last bill was under consider
alton quite an active campaign was in
augurated against it by various people.
One opponent of the measure prepared
a pamphlet against subsidies, which he
circulated broadcast over the country,
sending copies to schoolteachers as
well as to business men, In some To-
calities where the teachers were strong
" antisubsidy they used the circulars
as a text book and actually taught the
children that such a thing was a per-
version Of the rights conferred upon
congress by the constitution.
Wants the Facts.
Evidently Delegate Rodey thinks
some one has been spending money in
New Mexico for politics. He has in
troduced a bill which provides that a
statement shall be made and published
of all money expended in behalf of any
candidate for congress, for delegate or
for presidential elector. He would
make the person failing to rive the
required statement guilty of Felony.
Rodey is not the only man who thinks
that expenditures for members of con-
gress should be published. Many of
the states require such statements,
which are supposed to prevent corrup-
ton. When a large amount is given
by candidate there is supposition
that it is used for corrupt purposes.
Yet some of the reformers in the late
campaign were known to contribute
most largely for their own elections.
To Consume Time.
To hear some of the senate leaders
talk you would believe that one great
object they have is to consume time so
that there will be no legislation, save
the appropriation bills, at this session.
They evidently believe that great good
would be accomplished if all the vari-
GUS bills that have been prepared for
passage should fail. heard one Of the
most experienced men counting up the
days that would be consumed between
now and the 4th of March, and he
seemed to be highly pleased. He point
ed out that day would be given for
counting the presidential vote, two
days for eulogies for the late Senators
Quay and Hoar, a day to accept a
statue Of John j. ingalls,, which, to-
gether with the appropriation bills,
would leave little time for anything
else this session. He then enumerated
the several measures which are strug-
Cling for right Of way and to which
there is great deal Of opposition and
chuckled as he said, "Of course If there
is no debate on these measures or any
Of them they cannot be passed" The
sly old fox knew that all of them would
be debated to DEATH
SchooIma'ams' Holiday.
The capitol building would be al
most deserted during the holiday re-
cess if the excursionists were not so
numerous. These visitors are largely
made up Of schoolteachers, who come
In large numbers and are conducted
about the great building and shown all
the sights. 1t is an interesting expe-
rience for them, and no doubt their pu-
nils Dr0fit nv the knowledge thew ,ac-