The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
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Joint statehood bill will get through tho
House. 1t will have roughcr sailing IN
tho SENATE. Indeed, there Ia very small
chance Of It's passing that body. The New
England senators are opposing the Dill
They do not like to add to the already
disproportIo size Of the so-called
"sagc-brush" delegation In the Senate.
The power and influence of tho small
States of tho West In the Senate seem
to be more deeply resented by New Eng
land thnn by any other section, not ex-
cepting tho South, though the senators
from tho western section are almost al
ways opposed to tho soutlrHnd vote with
the New England senator's. If the bill is
defeated in the Senate 1t Is said that 1t
will BIO due In greatest measure to New
E11ngiand votes and Influence. It's de-
feat should not DO predicted with too
much emphasis 1t is a tritc saying about
the Capitol that when tho Republicans
want votes they always go over to the
Democratic side and get them.
Exposition Bill Safe.
The majority Of tho House Committee
on Industrial Arts and Expositions is
understood to be favorable to the May
nard bill providing for the coinage of one
million two-dollar pieces, tho coins to
be sold to the exposition company at
actual cost OF the bullion they contain
Tho difference between the face value OF
tho coins and the bullion value, which
will be about fifty per cent, VIII repre-
sent the profit on the coinage, which
will go into tho treasury of the company
Representative Maynard has received as
surances from many of his colleagues that
they will support tho bill. The chances
for It's passage. with the provision for
the appropriation of s1.34o,oo0 stricken out
at least are excellent, and there Is
good chance that this appropriation will
be made also.
The Committee on Industrial Arts and
Expeditions will decide tomorrow upon
tho date it will go down to the site OF the
exposition. as the guest Of Mr.. MAYNARD.
Hughes Needed in Porto Rico.
The sessions OF tho House Committee
on Insular Affairs are extremely interest
Ing at present, by reason OF the hearings
which the committee Is giving to the
Mayor OF San Juan. Porto Rico. VINO is
here for the purpose OF influencing the
Congress to grant more power to the
Porto Ricans. instead OF keeping 1t all IN
the hands of the Americans. The net re-
suit of the hearings has been to show,
II. the Porto Ricans are to be believed.
that there is gross misnanagement In the
affairs Of the island by the Americans
who are in control, and that the condi-
ton of the people Is but little II any i'm
proved under American instead OF Span
ish rule. The Mayor OF San Juan, whose
name is unspellable and entirely unpro-
ncunceable asserted before the committee
that q large portion of the revenue OF
the island Is going to the support OF
university In which there has never been
u student: that the Executive Council.
which is the upper branch OF the insular
legislative body and is appointed by the
President consisting OF SIX Americans
and five Porto Ricans Is extravagant and
unmindful of the interests OF the island
ers, establishing new offices all the time
and paying big salaries to Americans who
perform but little or no work. The Mayor
rsserted that one American. appointed
10 the attorney 2eneralship of tho island,
was drunk when he reached San Juan
ard was driven from the steamer to
hospital, where he was kept for n month
until he could recover from his jag. Tho
text books used in the public schools,
which are supplied to pupils by the local
government. have been changed five times
In five years. the displaced books being
burned. The mystery OF the change. the
Mayor thinks. was explained when 1t was
discovered that the author OF some Of the
books adopted each time was the COM
missioner or superintendent OF education.
An investigation into the conditions
prevailing in the island would doubtless
be productive of sensations even in these
days when misconduct in office Is so COM
mon as to no longer receive eye-catching
headlines in the newspapers.
The Virginia delegation will meet in a
few days to elect Mr.. Flood to the place
on the Congressional Campaign Committee
now held by Mr.. Maynard The meeting
need not be held in n hurry. but Mr.
Swanson wants to have the pleasure Of
voting for his friend, and the Governor
elect will retire from Congress on the
Both of this month.
Senator Martin Is still unable to leave
his home on account of an attack Of tom
silitis lie said to-day he hoped to be
able to go to the Senate in day or two.
but he is yet far from recovered.