Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-16
MUCH HARD FEELING
Never More Bitterness in Con-
greSS Than Now.
SITUATION ON MEAT BILL
Just About as Bad as It Can
Be at Present.
THE WADSW0RTH EPISODE
Republicans Furious With the Presi-
dent Over It-Alleged Executive
1nterference-Record So Far.
SITUATION ON MEAT BILL
WADSWORTH
EPISODE

Veterans in Congress say they cannot re-
call time when there was more bitterness
and hard feeling in Congress than exists
now. The present situation goes the old
Cleveland feud one better, and harks back
to the period of Andy johnson, the gray
boards say. The Senate and the House are
mad with each other; democrats and re-
publicans are fussing over the railroad rate
bill and calling each other hard names;
many House REPUBLICANS are furious with
the President over the Wadsworth episode
Speaker Cannon Is indignant and resentfui
over misrepresentation as to his attitude
on the pure-food bill. and some of his
friends are wondering who Is responsible
for them
Taken by and large, the situation on the
hill is just about as nasty as can be. Ad-
1ournment day, which, earlier In the week.
seemed to be in sight, is remote Absentee
senators and representatives who thought
legislation was ''all buttoned -up," as
speaker cannon says. are coming back to
washington, and European bookings are
being Cancelled. Aldrich. Allison and the
other pacifiers' are bestirring themselves.
however In efforts to pour oil on the trou-
bled waters.
Alleged Executive Interference.
The Senate and House are becoming so
sensitive on the subject of alleged execu-
tive interference in legislation that repub-
licans OF prominence in both branches are
becoming very much estranged from the
President, while democrats are fairly
frothing at the mouth.
Speaker Cannon's friends were in q white
heat of rage today over the misrepresenta-
ton Of the Speakers position toward the
pure-food bill The Chicago Tribune which
came today says the Speaker has been
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low a rule for the pure-food bill The
Speakers friends say the Speaker has not
been opposed to the pure-food bill, and
told its promoters weeks ago that If they
would help them get rule. The President
has not made unusual efforts to forward
the pure-food bill nor to force the Speaker
to take action.
The President has, however, made most
earnest efforts to have the Speaker jam
through the immigration bill under rule.
80 that the Lodge amendment as TO head
tax and educational test should not be ex-
posed to a separate vote in the House. He
has urged and urged the Speaker to put the
immigration bill ahead of the pure-food
bill.
Inc Misrepresentation Of the Speakers
position toward the pure food bill which
started a couple Of weeks ago have pro-
duced results already. The Speaker has
been receiving letters threatening personal
violence to him. and the missives have
been turned over to the postal authorities
for action. The situation over the railroad
rate bill is very ugly. The conferees, spent
nearly all of yesterday in bitter wran-
Cling the democrats. so 1t Is reported
making charges of bad faith against the
republicans. 1t will probably be very late
in the session when the conferees report.
The Record So Far.
Up to this time Congress has been very
Independent about legislation. and It's ac-
tions have not justified the idea that the
President has been very successful in i'm
posing his will upon the legislative branch.
A resume of the legislation shows:
That the President was utterly defeated
on the Santo Domingo treaty.
That he failed by a long shot in getting
all he demanded in the railroad rate bill
That the statehood bill finally passed
was very different from the measure he
recommended.
That ne will not get his Philippine tarin
bill through.