The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-18
DEMOCRATIC
 SHOWING WAS
 CRED|IAPLE Lamar and Sh',Sss'd Made SpsctacIss ess,nss|vss
 in the House REPUBLICANS W0RSTEO
 BY THEIR OPPONENTS Senator TlIIman Smoked Administra- ton Out of Its Hole-No Fed eral Quarantine Law Will
 Be Passed.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington, December 17-(Special)- The past week has been highly creditable to the democrats In Congress. Outside the spectacle which Lamar of Florida and Shackleford of Missouri made of them selves, the House democrats have pulled together and contributed some fine speeches on the insurance and railroad questions
 In every tilt they have had the satis- faction of getting away with their re- publican opponents who have had little to say in answer to democratic speeches. What especially hurts most of the re- publicans is the fact that the democrats are plainly telling them that the Presi- dent is trying to steal the democratic thunder on the railroad question and on the Philippine tariff bill pend ing in the ways and means committee. On the other hand, democratic speeches have given the Presidents recommenda- tions for federal control of life insurance severe jolt. Representative Williams Is greatly elated over the pace the party has set in the House during the past week and believes the good work will be kept up during the session.
 On the Senate side the situation has even been worse from republican stand point. By offering a little railroad bill, Senator Tillman smoked out the republi- can side and brought prominently before the country the division of the repub- licans. Then, too, the republicans of the Senate interstate commerce committed openly say that they not only do not know what kind of railroad bill will be reported. but have no idea when the com mittee will take action.
 The bill sent to the committee by the interstate commerce commission Is de- clared to be full of unconstitutional feat ures, and Senator Deliver is now trying to draw up bill for the administration to get itself together upon.
 Disposition to Wait
 The disposition on the same side seems to be to wait until the House passes it's bill and then go to work on that. As for the Panama question. the administration is greatly embarrasse over the predica- ment in which the democratic senators have placed 1t. The commissions press bureau has got to go out of business, and what to do with Press Agent Bishop and his salary of $l000O per annum is causing worry He Is a close personal friend of the President, and the understanding Is that Secretary Taft had in the first place
  Bishop has been occupying. The President wants to keep him on the payroll and the understanding now is that he will be offered a place as one of the regular commissioners.
 There Is vacancy as Stevens, when he was made chief engineer. did not sue ceed Wallace as a commissioner. The salary Is $7500 as a commissioner. How ever, MT. Bishop would have to be con frmed by the Senate and he is very ob- noxious to Senator Platt about whom he has done considerable writing in the past ten years. In addition to canal and rail- road troubles, Senator Carmack of Ten nessee, got through his resolution to in- vestigate hazing at the naval academy so quickly that the majority side did not have time to claim it as republican ini- tiative.
 National Quarantine.
 A national quarantine law will have hard time getting through the present Congress. while as result of the recent Chattanooga conference perhaps a major ity of the southern men will support a bill which will later be introduced. It is becoming evident that even If the meas ,Ire passes the House 1t will have little chance to get through the Senate. Rep resentative Richardson of Alabama is one of the principal opponents of the bill and at the Chattanooga conference advised against It. He believes the states should be left to deal with the matter.
 Representative Richardson will call at the postoffice department tomorrow and introduce to the postmaster general J. D. Chadwick of Huntsville, who is a can didate for the postoffice now held by w. T. Hutchins, who is indorsed by the re- ferees for reappointment. MT Richard son has made no recommendation In the case. There are several other candi-