Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-27
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Mr.. Hansbrough Believes in the
Senate's Wisdom.
CANNON AND SHIP SUBSIDY
The Speaker Non-Committal About a
Published Story.
PORTO RICAN INDEPENDENCE
Representative Cooper Thinks Citizens
of the Island Should Elect Mem
bers Of the Upper House.
CANNON AND SHIP SUBSIDY
PORTO RIcAN INDEPENDENCE

1.-The Senate comes near doing the right
thing every time and it will do so in the
case of railroad legislation said Senator
Haasbrough at the. White House today.
There is not the slightest question In my
mind that the Senate Will enact railroad leg
islation that will be received with satisfae-
ton by the county. 1t will do go in its
own way and not be moved, by clamor or
pressure.
The amendment introduced by Senator
Foraker yesterday prohibiting the issue of
free passes in any form by the railroads
except for employees will be adopted by
large vote, In my opinion. There are other
amendments that will secure a large vote
In the Senate and they will all be along
lines that will meet the prevailing view of
the people, If founded In right and justice.
l do not know why Senator Tillman was
not ready to accept the anti-free pass
clause yesterday, but l suppose he will
know better what his committee desires
later on.''
Senator Hansbrough talked to the Presi-
dent about some affairs in North Dakota.
Cannon and Ship Subsidy.
Speaker Cannon asked at the execu-
tive offices about story that he has again
sat down the ship subsidy proposition
and has used his influence to prevent the
House committee on merchant marine and
fisheries reporting the measure. He would
not discuss the story except to say that he
could not tell anybody whether he favored
or opposed any given measure until he
knew what the measure was or would be.
The story is to the effect that the Speaker
has not listened with favor to the impor-
tunities of Representatives Littlefcld of
Maine and Greene of Massachusetts, trying
to induce him to relax his strict post2on
on the Senate bill. now before the House.
The Speaker has for years opposed the gem
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to believe that this year is the worst year
in the world to pass legislation of that sort
prominent republican at the White
House who did vigorously oppose the Sen
ate measure any other at this session
was Representative Charles Landis When
asked about his attitude on that bill he
said
Il am not now and never have been. in
favor of ship subsidy bill If l had ever
favored one In the past from the stand
point of good politics l most assured1y
would not favor 1t at the present time. My
judgment Is that the people of the country
are not in the humor to sanction legisla-
ton of this character when they are max
ing demands for corrective legislation along
other lines.
Representative Lands was complimented
by the President upon his resolution to cur
tail the volume of printing and diminish
the cost to the government. The opinion
of members of the appropriations committee
of the House is that the resolution, IL en-
acted into law, will make perceptible cut
In the cost Of printing.
Political Independence for Porto Rico.
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin,
chairman of the House committee on in
sular affairs. commenting to-day on the
hearings to be given Porto Ricans before
his committee, and the amendment of Dele
gate Larrinaga to the Foraker bill. said:
IT do not know what Congress viii do but
1 think the people of Porto Rico as much
qualified to elect the upper house of their
legislature as the people Of Hawaii. We
cannot blame them from feeling as we do.
that it is improper to unite In one body
legislative, judicial and executive functions.
That is never satisfactory. All the repre-
sentatiyes the Porto Ricans have sent here
have been good men, equal to any men
found in the House Delegate Larrinaga
will compare fayorably with any member of
the House, and the delegate who was here
before him was also an able man. The
chief demand of the Porto Rtcans is for
citizenship and for the right to elect their
upper house"
does not know what country he is a citizen
of, the decisions of courts having been
that he is not a citizen of this country in
the sense of being able to vote here. Dele
gate 1.arrinaga was recently appointed
one of the represen tatiyes of the United
States to the Pan-American congress at
Rio Janeiro yet under the present laws
and decisions of the courts he cannot vote
In this country.
Is Moody to Retirep
There is a repetition of the story that At
torney General Moody viii retire from the
cabinet about July 1 and will be succeeded
by Charles j. BonaParte, Secretary of the
Navy. According to the slate that has been
prepared by gossps the navy portfolio will
go to George Won l.. Mayer, at present
United States ambassador to, St. Petersburg.
Mr.. Bonaparte is understood to prefer the
Department of Justice to the navy.
The belief continues to prevail that Secre-
tary Taft will go upon the Supreme bench
in the next few months, and the slate maxi
ers proceed to fill the war portfolio with
Charles Magoon, governor general OF the
isthmus of Panama. He was Identified with
the War Department a long time, first as
law officer of the bureau of inSular affairs.
Secretary Taft Is said to have high re-
gard for him and Will recommend him as
his own successor in the department.
Consul at Limoges Nominated. I
The President today sent to the Senate the