Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-19
INSURANCE TALK
JUST ABOUT OVER
Agitation Of Question Of the Hour
Has Been Dropped by
Congress.
GERMANY AND HER GRIEVANCE
Opposition to American Tariff Caused
by Cuban Rcciprocity---Joc
Blackburn.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, Jan. lj.--Agitation for
insurance legislation has disappeared
from view. Isn't It strange" remark
ed Representative Boutell of Illinois,
Ito see how suddenly this talk about IN
surance ceased? When we first assem-
bled II seemed as II we were to tear the
insurance companies TO pieces and en-
act the most drastic legislation. Then
for days we talked insurance and the
method of dealing with those great cor
porations. We returned after the holt
day recess. and we passed a resolution
disposing Of the whole insurance bust
ness, and half the members did not
know what they were voting for. We
evidently have heard the last OF insur-
ance legislation for the session" l3ou-
tell Is probably right in the main The
debate showed that there was very lit.
tie to- be done with insurance COM
panes, SO the whole matter was bun.
died off to the Judiciary committee
where all disagreeable things are sent
and where they can find an early grave
GERMANY's GRIEVANCE.
This German agitation against our
tariff and the attempt to favor other
nations" said Representative Stevens
OF Minnesota, rs caused by our reci-
procity treaty with cuba. When we
admitted Cuban sugar at 20 per cent
below that OF other countries we dis
eliminated against Germany. | knUV
that the Germans resent IL, as can be
learned by talking with Germans in
this country. Germany sends a consiu
cradle quantity Of sugar TO this country
and regards the favor to Cuba as UNI
just discrimination
PRIVATE IN COMMAND.
Senator Warren OF Wyoming is the
first private soldier CO the Civil war to
be chairman OF the military committee
The head of that committee In former
years was General John a. Logan. He
was followed by General Joseph r.
Hawley. and during the time the Dem
ocrats were in control Of the senate
General Il. G. Walthall brilliant SOL
der of the Confederacy was chairman
OF military affairs. Senator Proctor
was acting chairman for two years
during the Illness Of General Hawley.
Pcrctor was . colonel during the war.
Although only a private soldier, War
rem has an enviable record. He won
the much coveted medal OF honor by
gallant conduct under fire at Post Hud-
son, on the Mississippi river. He was
only a boy then, but performed the
most hazardous service and volunteer
ed for a duty where death seemed al
most certain. Senator Warren il, OF
course, we'll pleased With his position
at the head Of military affairs. as It is
a committee OF importance.
ANNEXATION OF ISLANDS.
This might be a good time for SEN
ator Hepburn OF Idaho TO press his
proposition for the annexation OF Sam
to Domingo to the United States. II
the United States must take possession
of the islands and maintain peace IL
would be better to own II outright.
rather than to have a protectorate
an autonomous government or to con-
troll II by some other method other
thar actual possession.
Senator Newlands has always been
anxious TO secure the annexation OF
Cuba and claims that II the matter
WAS presented to the people of that ISL
and they would support 1t. 1t was
Ncwlands who introduced the resolu-
tion which made Hawaii a part of the
trited states.
RAYNER AND TILLMAN.
group Of men Were talking about
Senator Rayner's speech on Santo Doc
in'ngC. and some one remarked that
Rayper was not always so solid with
his own party as on the Santo Domingo
proposition
But he declared absolutely In his
speech" interiected one man present,
that he did not agree with Pres lent
Cleveland and the Venezuela boundary
question when Cleveland used the Mon
roe doctrine TO bluff England into arbi-
trating that dispute"
Well" remarked Senator Tillman,
That is the only thing upon which he
ever did agree with Cleveland.
LAST OF HIS KIN.
Joe Blackburn Is the last of his kind
and his retirement from the senate re-
moves the only man left who was
prominent among the so called "brlga-
diers" when the Democrats came into
power In the house OF representatives
In 1915, the first time they had control
OF the house since antebellum days.