Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-12
Hoffman, Block.
PIANOS THAT WEAR.
DoLLlvER.HEPEURN BILL
BIDS FAIR TO BECOME LAW

DoLLlvER.HEPEURN BILL
BIDS FAIR TO BECOME LAW
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more than an hours time. 1t is be-
lieved, therefore, that within two
speeches may easily be made, the
thrashed out and every senator will
have gone on record in some manner,
In that time certain points now some
what hazy will have been cleared up
and some senators now cropping about
will get out of the woods into the
clearing of a better understanding of
where they are at and what they want.
Prospects Good for Bill.
1t is, perhaps, a little risky, at this
time to undertake to forecast the ulti-
mate result, in view of the strong
claims made by both sides, but reason
ing from the standpoint of what facts
are now In sight and reasonable de-
auctions, it appears that the admins
tration measure, the Dolliver-Hepburn
bill, will win.
1t is claimed that it all depends on
what the democrats will finally do. If
this is true, then the Dolliver-Hepburn.
Phil is certain to score. The democrats
are very much divided over. amend
ments, but this very fact makes it al
most certain that ultimately they will
support the bill practically as it came
from the house. Bailey has q PROPOSE
ton that is not endorsed by a large
number of his own party. Culbertson
is for the house bill with a slight
change.l Daniel has an amend
ment, Overman has another, Carmack
wants the house bill without change,
Raynor is for the house bill with a
slight change, Clay is for the house
bill. AS the various amendments
come .uD they will not only fail to get
great support on the republican side,
but they will fail to get considerable
aid on the democratic side. This will
cause more or less irritation with the
ultimate result that the minority will
settle back upon the Dolliver-Hepburn
bill.
Down to Figures.
If this shall be the fual stand, and
there are as many as tw~enty-eight
democrats out of the thirty-three for
II llC uOuSC . Jill, IL III PSu1Sillo
from seventeen republicans will pass
dicatiou5 count for anything there IS
more will be secured. 1t is said that
Senators Allison, Dolliver, Clapp, Mel
son, Cullom, Hopkins. LaFollette, War
ner, Gamble, Long Piles, Ankeny, Bur-
kett, Beveridge, Fulton. Hepburn aud
~--I-. -. - 1l,r~I,,|o1p
to favor the Dolliver-Hepburn bill and
that a dozen other senator's, such as
Hemenway, Flint, Clarke, Burrows,
Dillingham;, Proctor, Perkins, Alice
and Elkins. are practically sure to fin
ally vote for that measure.
May Have Many Votes.
The logic of the situation from a
political point of view, at least, would
appear to suggest that other republi-
can senator's, seeing the trend and the
effect of the passage of the measure
by a vote of which q majority should
be democrats. will get into the band
wagon and give the bill a large ma
jority. This is what is really expected
and the friendslo heiDolliver-Hepburr
) bill confidently expect it to have more
/, than fifty-five votes on the final pas
sage.
I On the other hand the opponents o.
the Dolliver-Hepburn bill must gel
I forty five votes, all within the repub
! lican ranks, and Notwithstanding thei'
) claims, this appears to be impossible
). Alllsons Power is Felt.
t Probably nothing has happened O.
could have happened that occasionet
such apprehension within the camp o
s which Aldrich is chief as the news
t that Senator Allison had been invite'
to the White House 20 confer on TIL
e rate question, and when Senator ALI
son took a hand in the melee in con
s nection with the inquiry of Bailey a
S to what was done at the White House
there was CONSERVATION in the rank
of the so-called conservatives. AID
rich carried a worn and sad look an
the smiles on the faces of some OF tn
others had disappeared, The wors
had happened.
e Senator Allison's power lies in, tn
a fact that by reasontof his long an
varied experience he knows exactl
what to do and when TODD it: He doe
not make any false moves; he doe
g not act prematurely and destroy hi
a advantage; he possesses that remark
able faculty of being able to take
birdseye view of a situation, size it u
for what It is worth and reach a log
cal conclusion as to what is certain t
happen. Then he makes, his plans an
at the psychological moment he move
and there is usually something dom
after that. F. ]. Stillman.
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Bank at Hil!sboro.
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