Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-16
SENTIMENT IN CONGRESS
Course of the President Bitterly Cri-
ticised.
OUTLOOK FOR THE SESSION
Prospects Of Legislation Along the
Lines of Reform of the Cur
rency System.

Representative Mccall of Massa chusetts
has written a chapter fer one of the cur
rent magazines about the House of Repre-
sentatives which Is attracting the attention
of his colleagues, and which, some think
will find an echo in the debates of the
coming session. Mr.. Mccall is a republican
but is noted for his independence and fear
lessness in expressing his opinion on public
questions.
Mr.. Mccall in that article deplores the
tendency Of the country to submit to execu-
tive interference with the legislative branch
of the government. He declares that when
the executive sends a special message to
Congress about amendments to bill pend
ing and discusses and urges them, the ex-
ecutive by that act virtually takes part in
the debates Of Congress.
Mr.. Mccall says that the American peo-
pie express deep interest in the feeble de-
velopment of the duma in Russia, appla I'D
ing the efforts Of the Russian people in
reaching out for popular government, but
at the same time the citizens of this coun-
try appear to be blind to the opposite drift
of affairs at home. which, he says, tend to
the level of South American republics,
where the congress Is but the creature of
the presidential Office.
Sentiment in Congress.
1t is thought in congressional circles that
Mr.. McCalrs point will be raised and ar
gued more than once in the session soon
to assemble Other: republicans are known
to hold views similar to those expressed by
Mr.. Mccall, and some have threatened to
voice them They have hesitated for the
reason that the democrats monopolized that
line of argument. and republicans were
loath to swell the democratic chorus of
criticism.
Repeatedly, In the last session, repre-
sentatives and senators of both parties
commented bitterly in private conversation
upon the alleged Interference of the Presi-
dent in legislative affairs beyond the limit
of his authority. Many We're deferred at
that time from giving vent to their feelings
owing to the state of public sentiment over
the railroad rate bill and the possibility of
their being wrongfully classified. That lin
itation will be lacking this session and
some strong talk may be expected.
1t is not thought that the President will
try to jam through any new measures of
legiSlati ton at the short session except the
currency reform legislation. He will make
recommendations as to taxation of wealth,
but even his sanguine nature, it is said
could hardly expect action upon SO i'm
portant a subject in session of practically
eight working weeks.
Currency Reform Legislation.
The question of whether currency reform
legislation will succeed is said by those In
position to judge to depend entirely on the
method of it's presentation and the character
of the influences back of it.
IF the new plan for currency legislation Is
brought to Washington and urged by the
Wall street speculative bankers" said
high authority to a Star man today, 1T IS
dead as door nail at the outset I'VE
know that the ruling men. in New York
banking circles are the speculative bankers
who want money to loan to gamblers in
Wall street. That crew is Unsuitable as
the horse leecher's daughter. 1t was only
last week that the New York crowd tried
to raid the treasury. Call money went up
to 20 per cent and there was demand for
relief. Secretary Shaw refused to come to
the assistance of the gamblers, and of
course, money dropped right back to a loan
able figure.
Does that crowd in New York think
that We are all pumpkins west of the Hud-
son? If the new currency plan is brought
in with the backing of responsible western
and southern bankers representing the real
commercial interests of the country not
solely the spectators, it will have show
of consideration. OF course, under any plan.
the spectators in the end will get most of
the emergency money raised for 1t will
flow to the New York bottomless financial
pit on down grade but maybe little can
be scooped up by the legitimate commercial
interests along uvaE