Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-19
THE RATE SPLIT
STILL CONTINUES
Republicans HopeIessIy and Per-
manenty Apart on Hep
burn Bill.
PRESIDENT MAY GET PEACE.
IL IL Admitted That He Alone WIN ba
Able 10 do so--.A Barren Waste
OF Information.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, March 15.--Will the
Republicans Of the senate agree upon
railroad rate bill? That is a Ques-
ton that Is often asked, and by some
II is answered I'm the affirmative When
the senate committee first took up the
subject OF rates the Republican mem-
beers held conference, and Senators
Adrich, Elkins. kean and others sug-
gested the Importance of agreeing az
party upon a bill az a split on this
question would mean a serious party
division.
"'rhe way TO get the party together
remarked Senator Dolllver. lis TO sup
port the president"
There does not seem to be very
much change IN the situation since II
any action is taken which VIII unite
the Republicans It win be upon a plan
approved by the president At present
II does not look much like a party uni
hcation upon this measure
USELESS INFORMATION.
1t is the fate Of congressional COM
mittees to gather ny a lot Of informa-
ton that is Of no value to them what
ever 4 great deal of this kind OF mat
ter has been poured into the house
committee that IL investigating the
matter Of campaign contributions. one
day when lot OF talk WAS going on
about the subject Cy Suloway of New
Hampshire, who Is practical. said
MIR. Chairman. | do not intend to
spend my time sitting here and listen
ing to lot OF things that we already
/ know
Other committees listen TO lot of
things that they already know and TO
10, Of things they do not know and
that are of no use to them after they
have heard them.
FAMILIAR FACES AND SPEAKERS.
81 don't like TO see famili< face
in political audience when I am on a
campaign" remarked Charles b, Ian
dis of Indiana, Especially If II II @
man Wa was in the audience when I
spoke last You see. | am making the
same speech and | can't help wonder
ing how II is taking with the fellows
who heard It before. | get especially
nervous about my stories, which |
tell lust al if they were brand new and
had heard them for the first time that
day ] can't help wondering how that
fellow who heard them the night before
likes them. No, sir; l don't want any
| escort in my campaigns
WORKER AND WONDER.
THAT man Foraker is wonder, re-
| marked a senator after the vote on the
/ statehood bill.
mot only q wonder. but worker, -
! was the reply Of Senator Teller. THE
/ way he has worked to prevent the unit
! ing OF New Mexico and Arizona is one
| Of the interesting features OF these pro-
! ceedings. II IL his victory II any one
/ man Is to receive credit
McCUMBERs CONFIDENCE.
During the debate on the bill for the
| admission Of states Senator McCum-
I Der, who favored four states instead
| Of two, voiced his confidence In the
inventive genius Of manking TO utilize
! the arid lands OF the west Present r.
rigation methods, he said. had stopped
! at the simplest stage, that of storing
I and divortlng mountain streams, which,
! has required no great engineering feat
! OF skill. Every one knows water Will
| run down hill" he said, He believed
| that the time was not far distant VIXEN
! It would be feasible, and at reason
| able expense, to lift the waters from
| their beds and convey them upon adj
| jacent lands. In this connection he
| maGs this declaration; There are i'm.
| mense chains of mountains, nearly one
| third OF the entire area, congeallng
I the moisture to snow through summer
and winter There an mighty streams
| that are pouring down and flowing
wasted into the seq. Who Ia 1t that