Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-01-13

ecrnativSs.
A. IT'S usual little hurry Of busi-
L. her,re Christmas. followed oy ne
x'3sav period. Congress- Is nov ready
1 s-s.-le down 70 the serious work 81
H. SESSION. Probable debate looms
/ ra--e on the Panama Canal cues
l. rNr railroad rate issue and the
Of these the railroad question
raonnteily the most important. AZ
g. II - The newest subject. ane
liz no legislation may be desired
ne o-her iSSges. IL q railroad Tate
Il IS 10 - passed. as - the an
oces 6csrc o. The leaders ana the
sident. prNoticaly unlln sea : 80
tnsue d has been stated tnAt
House would akely act PFonaPtlF'
II it die iasg year. tut u IS somethlns
b problem as 20 what WI % me
codure in the senate The .aleI-
Commerce Commission rate bil
pears 10 have taken The place OF tAe
Townsend bail Of last session
tricSliy there - 20 be no Aeinalhi IS
tion ffIi. which designation vas &C
sea The Fsch- Townsend measure.
With the members Of the Inter
te Commerce Commission u hearty
"a With The President. 81 - m
e. 4
+si-S the basis q The Ad1intstra-
rs demands.
Sr TIE other hand. the Foraker rate
- and me E1sins bah are tne pr-1-
IL alternative measures beiore
rress.
H. issues. then. would Re thus
~ and the two houses would
- st-1rrfr- with - for a large por-
T. ~ the session. win the prooabil-
H. +hat N the end 8 comprcml Sc
~ t,a reached This contern plates
- nod fcstiors Of the president s
which VIII not necessarily
kran 5efcaf for him CT give him cause
H. arrassmFnt j. IS conceee- e.
p- hv those who are avuweclT sup
~. President Ro0scvClt's r1iirual
rolfcv. th-t he is too stanch q
"a -fiSar 10 eubrol his party 10 Gan
---sr strife OF the verge % 4 general
al -r---zzf-~af election that VIII be
u-ht v.th unusual importance 20
~ -,orcfes which The President
r-r--nv desires should be carried cut
9 yaz--i-lntrati1u e. a2S--Cs backed ~
racucaliy solid Republican support
Ta-iH revision. or -rcaC1 ustment
IL one q thnse policies which ~ saic
10 he close 70 the Presidential hear
nud q new and practical assertion q
he Mc-soe Doctrine. particularly
win relz-lua 90 such threaterirg
Iruddlrs uE that in Ssaio Domingo. IS
sac &c he another.
Protests Prem Shippers
A --sAr- peculiar development q
30 ~-1--af c-rsticn ss the action a
r-ra- ru- he-s q. large shippers who
|fer--r-iczrlr are The vc-T ner VIC
Fhorrs favor sfr-nrl 70 rate legislation
m uho ere vigorously ex1ress.-
'thc-srfrts 1s adverse 20 radical &c
to- Srce Congress met. great rvm
be-f ~ ette-s ana protests have bec-
rec-ret f-c- slrrcrs al ever tls
cc---~r Gee .a---- tk1t they are a.
verse So rivirc the rlte--naklnE I'oV q
u TIE Interstate Con- c-ce 1culiil-s
fic- ~ fc any cher political ~ ilA-
L---l-p--tfs-s c0u-nE frc-n ship pcTs .
member e Congress are Nr-t -
fe--lve. tl-ce he sh-p7ers a-c -s----
auc-r -1e -os- Influenza. -ea
Co --tsslcr zl districts
TIE s.-ua-cr is full q posslbl
co.. -x.-es E1t changes. tie OF
1-ra-eut Development thus iar Ben
3 less r1slcal public view q Tl---oa
mates. vklck Is beng rejected =
tn more c1-serVatlFe Gtt-tl-e cl u
pa-- q he thoug1-tul Members {
Cc-r-ess and Se1afc-s- There seen
70 ~ growing recognition q .
fart that The subject ~ c-e il-- 6
intricate AID complex cc1ll i-ol
sf1ca maze 1-zi T-.1sl inalT-sAi
without ve-v f-n u1Le-E -2r--ng {
va ne practical eject q any -
nee serlrlaticn Would be. not O.
uron ranspoTta-ion Interests, Dll Z
O. he hundreds q thc-sal1s q >
~le th-uuEhouf t1e country W1o C
Etltute he shippers.
Democrats 20 SDppOrt Presicent-
r 49, 80 such stan pede
Deuocrzt-c Represe % -atlFes AID -
z-c-s o TIE support q any la--
which -Ee Pres.-e-- nay N-A-
the a-ruunc r1lr any rate t-4 81 -
Deuocratlc coc-r-De. hat --A-- o. Z
prselccr-E pCll--cal alh---i- =
Ir.--.rr IN that lie Ray 1e ll Z
uor.riou ~ having 20 colze Al a---'-ii
v-h me u uocrzrs. vl-c1 81 CAlr'
what -he President does lpI va
Whlle 81 is Eelera--y be-lese- %
the House VIII promptly L4a7
.Aar.t-,i er~a-lo-~ bll. yet Spas
AaLllL h1i- 49, '-r ~ q.
II prae IN possible ~ hay what -
gress would CO. he felt convince -
the House vuu.d rot again pas
fsct- Townseuc biz 1et ne lnl
state Commerce CpmUlsslol Dil4 =
xnucb more radical measure a--
eve-y way ls more tar-i e-e -
Whether rhis is 10 be- maze ne La
Of Z CON promise O. Whether TIC 3
fdeut vii Insist r1ai = Cox i---s7
zppci zted By hi0 shah De 20.
win thls pislary poWer q CO
xlonaI g0yerEDent--les lsiaL-fe, -
Ia and execurlve-4s mater q .
cCDJecrure.
IN connection with the iYl~-en
domestic policies above nsll -.
s said alike by trieHos ana Gu
me president nat Re - lAc-ne 2