Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-05
him to support the Bailey amendment.
Bailey Furious

him to support the Bailey amendment.
Bailey Furious.
At this it is said that Bailey became
furious and that but for the interfer-
ence of friends of BOTH parties who
were at that time in the Cloak room
a personal encounter could not have
been avoided
Senator Bailey is extremely touchy
upon the subject of his integrity, as he
or any man ought to be- and he has
been quite busy some Of the time de-
claring his faithfulness to the interests
Of the people. He has never had quite
SO serious time defending his honor
as he has this session
Senator Pettus.
Senator Pettus of Alabama rarely
speaks in the senate but he watches
the progress Of bills very carefully.
The other day when the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill was before tho senate the only
word spoken by the Alabama senator
was in defense of the police system of
the District of Columbia He opposed
the provision grading the salaries of
the policemen and contended that each
should be given square DEAL" espe.
cially as there was man at the head
of the government who talks SO much
about the square deal" Senator Pet
tus will celebrate his S5th birthday on
the sixth of next July. His colleague,
Senator Morgan, will celebrate his
S2d birthday on the twentieth Of next
June They are both active for men
Of their years. They reminded one of
the days of long ago" when they
voted Nay on the railroad rate bill
in the senate the other day because
they believed its provisions infringed
the rights of the individual states and
were therefore unconstitutional. These
two aged senators generally vote alike
on all measures.
Taft and the Presidency,
Secretary Taft's denial of the re-
port that his nomination as the sue.
cessor of Associate Justice Brown who
retires from the United States SUI
preme court would go to the senate
this session, has renewed the report
that he is still undecided about leav-
ing the cabinet and is looking to the
presidency in 1908. If such is the
case the secretary has not taken his
closest friends into his confidence.
The secretary desires to remain in the
cabinet until the autumn that he may
see the type of the canal settled and
some plan devised for relieving the
Philippines along the lines laid down
in the Philippine tariff bill that will
stand chance of passing the senate
as well as the house 1t is believed
his nomination as associate justice of
the supreme court Eyill go to the sen.
ate soon after congress convenes next
December. In the meantime the sec.
retarys mail contains many sugges-
tions from admirers throughout the
country about the course he should
take.
The policy of ex-senator Chandler of
the Spanish treaty claims commission
seems to be to keep up the contention
between himself and the President
with respect to the Tillman-Bailey cpl
sode. 1t is declared by those who
know him intimately that Mr.. Chandler
is a fighter and that his father was
fighter. When he was in the senate he
was always happiest when in scrap
His animosity to railroads is due to
some disagreement between himself
and the Boston & Maine railroad. He
is said to have no interest in the rail
road question beyond getting chance
to hit the Boston & Maine.
In the senate and among those who
have known Chandler intimately for
many years there is no hesitation in
accepting the statements of President
Roosevelt as against those of Chandler,
in fact, the expression is frequently
heard that the difference in the state
ments between the President and
Chandler occasion no surprise. It is
not expected that any effort will be
made to remove Mr.. Chandler, al
though it would hardly be expected
that the President would exert him
self to retain the man who has played
the part Chandler has.
Frank J. Stillman.