Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-25
POWER VESTED IN
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
--------------------------
Mas Absolute Control Of Legisla-
tion in Lower Branch Of Ma.
tlonal Congress.
OPPOSES TARIFF LEGISLATION
railroad Interests of the Country VIII
Prevent Legislation Affect'
ing Them.

speoial Correspondence.
washington, d. c.. Nov. 2l.-The COM
ing session Of Congress viii produce
many lively colloquies, numerous rasp-
inc. angry debates. and interludes of
various kinds which will make inter-
esting reading for superficial observers.
Rut as d matter of fact, the Congress
,,nl accomplish practically nothing OF
national Importance, excepting the pas
sage of the regular annual approprla-
t,on bills for the expenditures Of the
government.
II will be news TO large majority
of readers and the greater number OF
them will be loathe to believe IL. that
he house of representatives. elected
nv the people, and intended by the Con-
siitutlon TO be the direct mouthplece
NJ the people In their government Is
no longer constitutionally in existence.
on the first Monday OF December, 1856
Intelligent American citizens will as
semhte at noon in the hall OF the house
of representatives, elect speaker,
,dout a set OF rules prepared by that
speaker, and then resign all OF their
lights into the hands OF the speaker
whom they have created, and they Will
do absolutely nothing as independent
individuals for the people whom they
were elected to represent.
NO TARIFF LEGISLATION.
rho statement was bluntly made
abnve that there will be no national
legislation during the session OF the
congress, Speaker Cannon has consult
oh with President Roosevelt and has
given an interview, stating that he, IN
dIyidually. IL opposed to any tarh leg
isIotion, That settles II. The house Of
,'ourescntatives cannot adopt any leg
station. cannot even take UP for con
alteration any legislation, without
the consent OF the speaker
sneaker Cannon having declared nm
salf opposed TO tariff legislation, the
people OF the country may as vel uh-
derstand that he speaks for ms crea-
tures OF the house of representatives,
and that there will be no tariff legis-
lltion.
ONE MAN MAY BLOCK.
With farslghted political judgment
President Roosevelt has won for him
self the PERSONAL regard of the mem
hers on the Democratic side OF the
United states senate. Practically all
Of those senators are ready 10 vote
for railroad rate legislation. To a SUI
perfcial observer It would seem that
the president might thus easily secure
railroad rate legislation, by having a
large majority OF the senate In favor of
that proposition In which he Is so much
Interested. But gentlemen experienced
In national affairs know that one single
senator can block legislation during the
term Of his physical endurance, They
also know that 10 or more senators. UNI
der tho rules Of the senate, can prevent
any legislation to which they are OPP
posed. The organized railroad interests
~ the country, under the direction of
some OF the shrewdest business men of
his republic. aud with the backing OF
their many mighty millions OF dollars,
are counting on the everlasting oppo-
sition of q senators to railroad rate
legislation. Under the existing clrcum-
stances It seems unlikely that there can
be any railroad rate legislation.
Tnasmuch az these two Items are the
most prominent that will be brought
before the Congress, and as they seem
10 be foredoomed to defeat, the state
ment is buntly reiterated that the
coming session OF Congress viii not
enact any legislation OF national inn
portance.