The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-06-21
BUSINESS or REPUBLICANS
Grand Record OF Party Representa-
titves in Legislation for
the People.

The passage OF the free alcohol bill
by the senate shows that that BODY
knows what the people want, and Will
Try to give IL to them. Congress mad
previously passed the statehood ana
the railway rate regulation bills. Both
excited great deal of discusss= IN
congress and the press. The people
favored each measure. Both are IN con-
ference now. and final action will soon
he had and the bills will be sent 10 the
president The free alcohol bill VIII
not arouse much OF a contest between
the house and senate. The bill which
has just passed the latter body differs
H. only a few particulars from the
measure which the former dealt WIFE.
These differences are on points which
are not material. An agreement viii
quickly be had, and the alcohol used IN
the arts and industries will be free OF
taxation after January l. 1907
Here are three very important meas
ures, says the St Louis Globe-Demo-
crat, which will soon go on the statute
books. They formed an essential part
of the Republican programme OF legis-
l1tion for last session. These measures
pleased the country so well that but
little Democratic opposition could be
mustered against any of them except
one. The free alcohol bill went through
the house by a-yote of 222 TO Z, and
has passed the senate without divi-
sion. BY a virtually unanimous vote
the raie-regulation bill went through
each chamber. The Democrats made a
good deal of opposition to the statehood
bill in the form in which It passed the
house. The bill was altered In an inn
portant degree In the senate. But its
essential part will be enacted. Okla
bona and Indian territory will be adj
riitted as the state of Oklahoma, which
is the important part of the measure.
This viii be sent 10 the president long
before the end OF the session. For the
Fourth of July the people of the twin
territories are arranging to have iol-
lifioatiOn in commemoratiOn of their
approaching honors. No pOstpOnement
OF the AFFAIR will be necessary. Okla
bona and its neighbor are about TO
write the fOrty-sixth star on the nag.
and jubilations> for them Will be in
order on the Fourth.
Several measures Of much conse
quence are still before one OF both
branches OF congress. The pure-food
oil and the Philippine measure have
each passed one branch, and q strong
effort is being made 70 put them
through the other. This Is nkely TO
succeed. Neither branch has yet liked
upon the type OF canal for Panama, but
the matter is so urgent that they are
likely to act before the session ends.
The Santo Domingo treaty is still be-
fore the senate, and an endegvor will
he made, when two or three more OF
TIC large measures are out OF the way,
20 secure final action. Something def
mite for Santo Domingo is demanded,
either ratification or rejection. The
president, in a provisional way, Is en-
forcing some of the provisions OF the
treaty, but not all OF them IL would
be more satisfactory for the president,
and also for the government Of the is
land republic, II the senate would de-
eide the matter of relations between
rs and that country, as relating 10 the
reCeiyership which we have estab-
lished there. Our supervision has had
good effects, and the Dominicans, as
well as their creditors, on the Amer
lean continent and In Europe, like II.
But the senate has a duty TO do in this
matter, and is not likely 10 shirk II
much longer. The Republican presi-
dent and the Republican congress are
giving a good account of themselves.
Much very important legislation viii
have gone on the statute book by the
time, in the latetr part OF June or
the early part OF July. when the ses-
sion ends. The executive and legisla-
tive ends OF the government are fur
nIshing grand campaign documents for
the Republican party in the congress
sjonal canvass. Not often are the Re
nublicans in such good shape 70 wage
an aggressive, an enthusiastic and "a
winning congressional campaign as
the will be In for the big night Of
1906