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s'aS Bills ere in Peril.
10, York Herald Washington special
~ Nan tbe most serious revolt that has
VIZ IN Congress since the Republi
o'sli, me hack into power in full swing
o.,iBst the Philippine tarih and state
.I hlls. President Roosevelt con-
wv. .i.n., 10 occupy the centre OF the stage.
'I n'...lept Roosevelt may have his de-
-. form his own party in the Sen
run tbe exciting days to come, but
" II those who could be depended on
!. si;.eouraeed What good can they ac
MID IN the long rum they ask.
sWbats the usel'
u thew defend the President on his
.r.r III debt collection. they add, how
~ viii II be before he will come TO
r E.s with plea that Santo Do
M he annexed! If they defend him on
psr,ma how long viii it be before some
,irg more remarkable than the life in
.-.,Sce methods that have been employ
u n The financial management Of the
-,,l will come mp requiring defencei If
ssr 90 ahead how long will it be before
Az will be called upon 20 defend some
,riien excursion into China, which may
+ (, necessary for the protection Of bust
~. or missionary interests, but which
nav he rerarded as an act OF wary
S,nto Domingo is a case in point. In
n, last few days many different men
i've been saying that the Santo Do
hm natter has gone so far that the
nm rav 10 settle it is for this country
\ advance from a protectorate to an
nmtion.
Panama is also ever present. Within
tr DAYS some explanation of many
arg that look strange in connection
vii he administration of the canal af-
Mrs viii 20 20 Congress. It is not likely
buti,fy. The investigation is to 20 on.
Ye Congress is declared as much to
Name for the scandals as the President.
When piQued at Mr. Roosevelt's refusal
b retain the old commission, it failed 10
uu "A proper bill for the reorganization
q ii work It laid the groundwork for
he present record of higgledy-piggledy
canal building
My members of Congress are SEEM
inrly impressed with the idea that It viii
b FOOD thing to wreck the entire adj
ninhhaton legislative programme. Few
ok about It openly but many Senators
are even now talking of a sine die adj
lmmelt of Congress in May. If Con-
ms should quit then it would 60 home
Eithis course strewn with the wreekage
O Presidential bills.
Tie House of Representatives has
sttsd in early 20 play hob with two adj
nhshation bills-the Philippine tariff
MEASURE and the Statehood bill. "Uncle
lo' Cannon has the fight of his life on
hs hands because of the combination of
@ Republican boilers and the Democrats.
{ Yet even he went on record the other
Day saying no legislation might be re-
gIied as good legislation.
Speaker Cannon got into the fight per-
nnaly to whip into line the Republi-
an rebels. The Speakers view of the re-
volt is that the prime motive is the de-
isit Of the Statehood bill which he had
'slgned TO bring up and pass about
next tuesday. The Speaker is going TO
every one of these 81 insurgents to
any them back to the Republican reser-
nilon. He takes the view that Mr. Bah
9'S does not particularly care about the
Philippine trai1 bill, but is only working
70 AID the Murphys, who own a very
valuable mine in Arizona, and also as
Soy The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
hlioads, which do not want statehood
arizona
AZ an Illustration Of the interests at
stm IN the statehood contest, it was
qlled out by friends of the Speaker
al The Murphy mine, which has a capt.
AVIATION of Sl5O0O,0O0 stock and So
NpgV bonds, and pays per cent an
many is assessed at $4,000 by the Ter
nora authorities. Senator Clark takes
t.wOOOO out of the United Verde mine
I pays taxes on Sg0O.OOO The Santa
4 lalioad is assessed at o per cent of
'.P'al stock, and the Southern Pa
". mas the same reason for not desir-
% have the methods of taxation
~ uAelr campaign to break up the com
1a.iuh between the Bahcock insurgents
Me Democrats the Speakers friends
an 20 remind those who are back of
~ combination that, while il was all
~ wen for them TO enjoy a good thing
li the Territorial government. Con-
~ mas the right TO review an Terri
~'ui legislation and if Arizona interests
ny . s IN defeating the bill they better
".S out for squalls.
~ .Hr railroad Rate bill is in trouble.
s ,-e resident will have to use much in
~, ,a-.,y 70 convince the public the meas
M. nS ~ Will probably be sent TO the
{ \ , o...i mouse for his signature is the bill
B,ls Susl'ned in his message and in his
rU e,,. measures awaiting action are the
la.,'s ls, control bill, the employees liza.
< Ss,,. oui, the bill charging government
VA ~ " Of great corporations like the
lN rust and the Standard Oil Co. the
dnss ' sll.,g the quality of food and
.oS II "n'ch are made in one State and
Of osr,,.si.o another, the bill for the publicity
. r,,ii,talsh contributions, the bill for the
ior IN, " OF immigration, the measure
bl for '..1lsVlclty Of the currency and the
n,rino ene upbuiding of the merchant
Rs T ul perhaps a dozen more.
tons Il , a,. committee on appropria-
flctiye u getting ready to apply a cor
= BEEN the departments that have
b Some i ;s-sless with the public money.
Conmis. instances, as the Panama Canal
Y. yslt Shaun oglSl, wonder then. if Mr. Roose.
& be /, bs oill begin TO realize at last that
that n gb ag hampered by Congress. and
hutton ~ h. d 70 carry any Of his plans 10
Senate , aS must ~, bring the sulkers in the
and House into line.
VIZ Waists DR. r,.