The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
REVOLT IN HOUSE
LIKE vV|LDFIRE
big Stick Tried On the
Insurgents Without
Result.
PROBABILITY OF NEW
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Committee Will Make a Favor
able Report and Although
Speaker Cannon is Not
Committed, It Looks
F. Good for Vir-
GINA Cities.
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WARRINGTON. D. c.. January 13.-It
is learned to-day that the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds will re-
port n bill making appropriations for the
erection of Federal buildings In various
cities OF the country.
The bill will carry q total appropriation
OF 100000. Speaker Cannon has not
Indicated whether he will allow such q
bill to be consIderes at this session, but
1t is predicted that II the bill Is unani-
mously reported from the committee 1t
will stand an excellent chance OF passage
IL the bill is passed, one, and probably
two, new public buildings for Virginia
will be erected. The committee has de-
cided that the buildings to be erected
shall be located In towns where there is
free delivery of mail. This would give to
Winchester new building. Mr.. Hay
has introduced bill providing for a
building In that city. TO cost $lOa002 1t
Is possible that Manchester would get
new building under the bill. az Repre-
sentative Lamb has pending bill to ap-
propriate 10000 for the erection of q
Federal building In that city. II is prob
able that II Manchester is annexed to
Richmond. as Is now contemplated, the
building would not be built. Representa-
tive Glass has introduced bill which
makes an appropriation of $S5, 900 for the
Improvement OF the Federal building at
Roanoke, but 1t is not certain that the
committee will allow appropriations for
improvements as well az for new build
ings.
Representative Flood has bill for n
new public building at Clifton Forge, but
as there is not free delivery OF mail in
that city there will be no appropriation
for that city.
Griggs Favors Flood.
Thus far, opposition to the election OF
Representative Flood to the chairman
ship of the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee has not ma,eria-
lied II was thought that Judge GrigKs,
of Georgia. who was elected to the com
mittee few days ago by his colleagues
from the Cracker State, would be eau
didate. but he announced to-day that he
would not stand for the position, and that
ha was for. Mr.. Flood. The friends OF the
latter still insist that enough members
of the old committee, who are sure OF re-
election. have promised to support Mr..
Flood to make his election to the chair
manship assured.
1IS SOkc Oil liiS Olli ISouCIu6 llc
tariff on sugar and tobacco grown in
the Philippines Will be taken Monday.
The Insurgents" as those Republicans
who will not support the bill are termed
claim they will be able to defeat the bill.
but this Is hardly likely. Representative
Babcock, OF Wisconsin. the acknowledged
leader of the insurgents, insists the bill
will be defeated. The regulars are strain
ing every nerve to whip the insurgents
\, tSntv, Ia1
by President Roosevelt in every way
possible.
The President has been sending for Re-
publican representatives who were OPP
posed to the bill and giving them long
talks on the evils OF the course they were
pursuing. 1t is admitted that such work
on the part OF the Chief Executive Is
having its effect. but 1t is also true that
the activity OF the President Ia hurting
the bill.
"Big Stick" Didn't Work.
representative from West Virginia,
Mr.. woodward. went to the White House
this morning to see tho President on a
matter affecting constituent. The con-
versation changed to the Philippine tar
III bill, and the President launched such
a TRADE against the Republicans OF the
House who are opposing the bill that the
West Virginian began to feel wave OF
/, sympathy rushing over him for the recall
oitrants Mr.. woodward had all along
| intended voting for the BILL but when he
came away he was an insurgent out-and-
out, and so announced to his colleagues
| In the House this morning.
The bill will receive the bulk of the
Republican and Democratic vote. Tariff
reduction, even of a halfway character.
I to ofvjy, Int lie n nOyytga
| Republican. There Is no doubt that the
| 'insurgents'' on the Republican side are
| in line with party policy and polity, while
the regulars. so-called, are distinctly out
| of line.
| But there will be more opposition tc
the bill than the Republican leaders ex-
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