The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-02
POWER OF PRESIDENT.
He Wanted Battleships ana Sc
cured Them.
THE STATEHOOD BILL is NOT DEAF

Its Friends Expect to Rush IL
Through Congress at the Next Ses-
sion--BOth Gentlemen Were stag.
gered-The jamestown Exposit;on.
Washington, March 1.-[Special. T.
The mourners for the joint statehood
bill say their measure is mot dead, but
sleeping" The programme is to take it
from it's coffin early in the next con
gress, put it through the house at once
and have it speedily reported from the
committee and brought before the SEN
ate. 1t will then be made the unfnish-
ed business and forced to a vote, being
passed in just the form the friends of
the joint measure wanted it passed at
this session. The friends of the Joint
statehood bill feel that they will be
stronger in the next congress thantin
this and will have enough votes to de-
feat all amendments.
Presidents Power.
If there were any doubt about the
power of the president over legislation
it was shown in the naval appropriation
bill. Beyond all question there was a
decided majority in the house against
any increase in the navy at the time
the naval bill was being considered in
the committee. Two weeks before the
vote was taken change began to take
place, and before the bill was taken up
there was a substantial majority for
the battleships "The president wants
the increase of the navy to go on was
the explanation of the change. As
Caring For the Wards.
Senator Stewart had a great deal OF
trouble with his Indian appropriation
bill For weeks he tried to get it per.
fected in a manner satisfactory to the
subcommittee. When that was accom-
plished the full committee wrestled
with it for long time, undoing and
adding to what the subcommittee had
done. When the bill was finally re-
ported to the senate there was still
great deal of trouble, as several SEN
ators criticised it without stint. Stew
art will have one pleasure in leaving
the senate the nations wards will no
longer be under his charge.
The Party "Machine."9
In the course of a tribute to the late
Senator Quay Senator Hansbrough
spoke of the party machine" which
has been denounced SO much. Il speak
now" he said, lin the presence of a
distinguished assemblage of men who
came to the position they occupy here
through the machinery of party pol
itics. This is none the less true Of
our predecessors and our legislative
colleagues at the other end Of the cap
itol 1t Will be true as to our and their
successors. 1t has been so as to all
our presidents. When a man proclaims
that he will accept an office if it comes
to him unincumbered by pledge or
promise the world applauds, as it has a
right to do, for he is a hero, self crown
ed though he be. And yet this is but
another way which this exceptional
candidate has adopted Of saying that
he is in the hands of his friends Who
are these friends? None other than
those who must organize for success,
and this organization is the party ma
chine, no worse, perhaps, and surely
no better than the one that preceded
it,
staggered" or Not.
n,1r:7,rs 1ico,1oc,;o,o of Tho Yix7or o116
harbor bill Representative Baker Of
New York interrupted Representative
Adams of Pennsylvania, saying:
II am staggered at the modesty Of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is not staggered at the
New York delegation" replied Adams.
Then Baker repeated his remark with
a profound bow.
Adams retorted with the same words
and an equally courteous bow.
William Alden Smith, who was pre-
siding as chairman of the committee of
the whole, remarked:
I'm the opinion of the chair both gen
tlemen are staggered
The jamestown Exposition.
The people Of Virginia will not have
to blame their representatives and es-
pecially Representative Maynard, if
they fail to obtain a government APP
preparation to fittingly commemorate the
three hundredth anniversary Of the
first settlement Of English speaking
people in America. Hard and per-
sistent work has been done, butaoon
gress seems to think that it has gone
far enough in the exposition business.
Perhaps something may be done even
yet, but up to the present time there
has been little to encourage the belief
that any large amount will be spent
by the United States upon the exposi-
ton.
Glad to Get Any Seat.
When Senator Carter of Montana
came to Washington after once more
being elected to the senate, he found
that seat had been chosen for him
on the Republican side of the cham
Der. well" he said, II am not partic-8
ular. In fact, any seat looks pretty good
to me after being out four years. NV
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