The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-27
ADMIT MATERIAL
WITHOUT DUTY.
Quite Evident That Republicans
Will Pass srcha Bill for
San Francisco.
SHUT THE DEMOCRATS ] $: OUT
House Not to Consider Such q
Measure Offered BY Minority
Members.

8y (rrom Our Regular tCorrespondcnt.)
Il WASHINGTON, y. c., April 26..-lt rs
/. evident that the Republican rulers of, the
House intend to pass bill authorizing
and directing the Secretary OF tho Treas
TRY to admit FREQ Of duty building ma
tcrinls Imported for use In rebuilding san
Francisco Representative Gaines, of
Tennessee introduced tho first bill of
this character, but 1t has been followed,
By two billy of the Same character. in
troduccd BY Republicans. THAT Republic
cali members should Introduce such meas
,,res Is most Significant, lndlca ting that
there Is IL sentiment on the majority side
NJ the House IN favor OF such legislation
per sc. perhaps ana as showing, prob
Enbly that the Republican leaders have
made up their minds to enact such leg
islatIon ns will give the rebuIldcrs OF the
ruined city tho benefit Of free itnporta-
lions OF structural iron and steel.
l'or II Is the settled policy Of the ma
tority5 Of the House not to allow any
bill introduced by a Democrat 70 90 on
tho statute books.
N Observers of Congress have como TO
guess pretty accurately that when q
Democrat proposes legislation on any
subject, and Republican comes along
a little later with bill on the same
subject, law cmbodying the principles
OF the two bills will be enacted. IT is tho
< Republican members bill which IS re-
ported to the House and put Into law.
Only Debate in Senate.
There will be little debate In the House
over the bill for the relief of San Fran
4 cisco. II the bill should pc reported from
tho Committee ons$Hnys and Means, as
seems most probable, q rule limiting the
definite to two orEthree hours will be re-
ported also and adopted. This Will pre-
vent Democrats from making speeches on
the tariff for usc in the campaign ms
If fall But the bill can be discussed while
& the House is In Committee OF the Whole
House on other bills. SO that the Demo
Gratis will get into the record all the
i matter desired. I3sia ga
And when the bill goes over to the Sen
ate.8where there is real debate and real
deliberate on, surviving the days when both
E houses OF Congress were tdeliberatlVc,
bodies, the entire subject of tariff taxa
tion will be discussed. and amendments
galore will be offered, taking the tariil
duties off innumcrable articles Of every .,.,
day consumption. Why should the strck-
eli. city OF san Francisco be relieved OF
payment of tribute to the steel trust. and
the rest OF the country, compelled to con-
tinue payment? Public calamity IS NOT
necessary to relieve people OF the bur
den OF Il taxation for the ,Deneht OF spe-2
cIal class.
SAYS ne is All Night.
REPRESENTATIVES, Jones, of the First
District, returned to-day from 4 a short
sstripi to see his constituents, for the pur-
nose oc making sures that his fences are
secure against the efforts 70 break IN
which are being made. by Mr.. Ohio Mears,l
ofcNorthampton county. Mr.. Jones SPOKE
10 a large crowd at Montross, Westmore-
land county, on Monday j3 -
x 5'.I am thoroughly well satisfied WIN
, =, 49,, hit Ha a
not care TO discuss the canvass At
length, lie and Mr.. Mears have been PEI
sonnl and political friends for years,
and It h is evident that the campaign
will be conducted along the highest
known lines. =
What Beat Bankhead.
q An Alabama member Of the House OF
& REPRESENTATIVES. said to-day that the
defeat OF Representative John II. Bank
head, OF Alabama, by Captain Richmona
p &IIobson, for tho Democratic nominal
ton to Congress- was largely Que 20
the vote cast by Representative Bnnk-
head for the continuance OF the appro-
8nriation OF $4,000 to the Southern Rail-
wav for fast mall facilities between
washington and New Orleans. Captain
IJobson is said to have taken advantage
of tho general anti-railway sentiment OF
tho country and forced the fighting OIL
Mr.. Bankheal along this line.
Representative Semp has introduced
bill granting permission to the South
and Western Railway to construct bridges
across the ClInch and the Holston Rivers
IN Virginia and Tennessee. l
Court at Big Stone Gap.
The senate Committee on Judiciary
has reported favorably the bill providing
p for the holding OF two terms OF the
Federal Court annually at Big Stone
Gap, In Scott county. The bill Is being
opposed in the House by Democrats.
who do not see the use Of the additional
terms. Virginia representatives are not
extending Mr. Slemp any help IN the
work. OF building up q little army OF
Federal offceholders out In Southwest
Virginia