Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-01-02
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New York. They accepted 1t all as
gospel truth, and they, too, began to
see things at night. (.
The final touch to the burlesque
was given when Candidate Merritt.
1.-THE rival OF Wadsworth for speaker,
OF the assembly, Incorporated most Of
the things the correspondents had
dreamed into one of the numerous Of
fetal statements. After thai, New
Workers. were afradd to turn out the.
light when they went 10 bed. 4. VI
Out In Ohio, too, they began to have
creepy feelings. Solemn statements
were issued on the subject by Cover
nor Herr1ck, Senator Dick and others
who might he considered fair SUP.
jects for the dream-giant's nav.
1t began to look for a time as IL
the whole country might have ue!iyi.
UNI treu1ens. And all because a cor.
respondents Christmas dinner had
Tot agreed with him! :. 4, ~
1t would not do to believe that the
United States Senate also had been
dreaming dreams, but there are &C.
cnnulating indications that tho, sen.
ate lis not going to make the pr.s;.
lent anywhere near ais mach troul,s
as had been anticipated. There arc
yet d:ie:s.rcss in the railroad rate
question, but the insurgents are
not as warlike as they were, and, the
leaders in the senate finally have de-
cided that a break with the adtmdnis-
tration must be prevented at an costs.
It was not so very long ago that
redintions were made, even by re-
pub1icans, that the democrats stood am
excellent chance Of carrying the next
house. The minority in the house al
ready has had a fight along the lines
of the famed conflict between Kilken-
ny cats, and the minority in the sen
ate Is threatened with a break over
the rate measure that is to be framed,
and which will be introduced after the
holidays. The constitutional lawyers
among the democrats are busy, and
they have not hesitated to express
their opinions Of the minority bill as
1T has been outlined to them. Re-
publican leaders will not permit amy
thing to happen in this session that
will In any way be susceptible OF cons
version into capital for the democrats.
Party Loyalty, as well ais selfish ID.
terests, will prompt a great many SEN
ators to faH into line behind the adj
mfnistratton ON most OF the questions
that are now UP for conkdd eration
The railroad rate measure ifs the only
one pregnant Of real trouble for the
administration. The terms Of forty
eight Senators will expire within the
next three years, and nearly all are
candidates for reelection. Realizing
the popular sentiment behind the
president, they are not really look
ing for trouble. The terms OF thirty
senator's will expire March 4, 1907,
and OF these sixteen are republi cana;
| They are: Alger Of Michigan, Alec
LOO Delaware, BIrnhaTn Of New TIanp-
shire, Burton Of Kansas, Crane OF
Massachusetts, Cullom OF Illinois, Dol
liver Of Iowa, Dryden Of New Jersey,
Elkins of West Virginia, Frye Of
Maine, Gamble of South Dakota, Mel.
son OF Minnesota, Warmer Of Wyom.
Ing and Wetmore Of Rhotse Island
The terms Of eighteen republ
senators win expire March 4, 1903,
and they will make their ican1paigns
tor reelection during the last year Of
the Roosevelt administration.
They are: Allison OF Iowa, Ankeny
OF Washington Brandegee OF sConnec.
ticut, Dillingham; Of Vermont, Fora.
ker Of Ohio, Fulton Of Oregon. Calm:
lger Of New Hampshire, Hansbrongh
LOT North Dakota, Hemenway OF Infid'
lana, Hepburn OF Idaho, Hoplins o.
Illinois, Kittredge Of South Dakota.
Long 81 Kansas. Penrose OF Penasya.
wanna, Perkins of California, Plat Oh
New York. snsoot Of Utah and Spoon
Ter Of WISCONSIN.
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Considerable interest a1as been
aroused BY q story that comes from
Manila to the effect that Maior Gen
Ierai Corbin aspires to q seat III the
houss of representative when he IA,
ltires from active service sin the a1aay,
When ne returns frurn the Phillip
pines he viii be promoted To ahe rank
of lieutenant general and then win
shortly he retired.
Gen. Cor9,dni Id al legal resident oi
Brown county, Ohio, and has voted
there wherever HIS army duties would
ALLOW him to return at: election times
This b In itself 30 unusual with ar1ny