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No AMENDMENTS
To HEPBURN BILL.
People Said TO Desire the Meas
ure 10 Pass as It
Stands.
PUBLIC OPINION GROWING.
No Notifications Likely TO be Made
Unless They Are Satisfactory 20
President Roosevelt.

Washington, March 7,--Opponen's
OF the Hepburn rate bill In its pres
ent form have said that the debate
upon the measure would show its
weak points and possibly lead to
notifications. 1t may as well bee UNI
derstood at the outset that such modl-
locations will not be made unless they
are satisfactory to the president. That
the discussion OF the bill in the senate
viii change public sentiment is very
much to be doubted. Congress lett
public sentiment year ago, ana the
house passed the Esch- Townsend bill,
while the senate ordered thorough
investigation by the interstate COM
merce committee. IL was thought that
the facts presented In those hearings
would change public sentiment, but u
had no appreciable effect--in fact the
senator's and representatives upon
their return 20 the capital were more
convinced than ever that some legis-
laton must pass. The result is the
Hepburn bill and ii seems now that no
amount of argument VIII change the
result or convince the people that a
modification OF that measure is de-
sirable for them.
USE ITALICS IN SPEECHES.
Senators Spooner and Dick use a
considerable amount of italics In their
speeches Senator Spooner does not
prepare his speeches by writing them
out in advance, but when he goes over
them for little corrections he rather
literally underscores such words and
sentences as he wants emphatic.
Sometimes several lines are printed in
italics. Senator DICKS speech on the
statehood bin was literally supplied
with italics, and even capitals were
used TO impress his readers. Italics In
the Congressional Record are some-
what rare. although the names OF ships
are always SO indicated
WILSON ADVISES ALDRICH
Former Senator John l.. Wilson Of
Washington newspaper proprietor
now and Independent Of all politicians.
talked to Senator Aldrich during a re-
cent visit 10 the Capitol as he never
would have talked while senator and
somewhat subject to the leaders for
taNors, as all new senator's are.
You are all stampeded" said VIII
son 10 Aldrich. You are out I'm a Go
acre lot running wild You need to
be rounded up and corrallod'
His words had reference to the d.
visions among Republicans on various
pending measures.
THE DELAWARE SITUATION
As the time approaches when there
VIII be two vacancies instead of one
IN the senate from Delaware unless the
Republican factions In that state get
together or the Republicans win there
Is interest manifested In efforts that
some Republicans are making to adj
Just differences. When the last COM
promise was made Alec of the Adj
dicks faction and Ball OF the opnosi-
ton were chosen senator's, Ball served
two years, and no one was elected 10
succeed him, Alec was elected for
four years, and the legislature that ia
chosen this year will have an oppors
UNITY to elect a successor to Alice and
I'll the vacancy. Alec IL considered
the head of the Addcks faction I'm a
way, although he has declared against
Addicks. Alec has made overtures 10
the other faction. stating that Addicks
is no longer a figure in the situation.
suggesting that the two Republican or
CARNATIONS get together. The outcome
of this suggestion Is being watched
with some interest, as tho political
complexion Of two senator's may de-
pend upon It.
CALLS HIM MURRAY,
Senator Crane and Senator Lodge are
more intimate than any two senator's
from Massachusetts have been I'm a
score of years. There was friendship
but not much intimacy. between Sem
ator Hoar and Senator Dawes. Sem
ator Lodge was always TOO progress
sive to be intimate with Senator Hoar.
but Lodge and Crane were close
friends before the latter was elected.
They are political associates also. Not
long ago Lodge rather surprised the
senate by calling across several seats
10 his colleague.
"Oh, Murray" he said, loud enough
to be heard across the chamber, and
Crane, who is best known as w. MUIR
ray Crane, promptly turned around and
Joined Lodge.
Crane should call him cabot In the
same way?' remarked "a man who OBJ
served the Incident.
MIXED IN GEOGRAPHY
An eastern and western man were
having a lively talk on rates the other
lay, and finally the westerner drifted
nto talk about Chicago common point
'ates, Mississippi river rates, Missouri
liver rates and gulf traffic.
Hold on there" said the man from |
he east, you are talking about Iowa |
being west OF the Mississippi"
well, when did they move ~" asked |
he man from the west.
Move what7"
why Iowa or the Mississippi"
Then they hunted up a map, and the |
nan from the east said, Il suppose you
hink II strange that I should be mix
a up on my geography
mot after | heard you discuss this
ate question" was the sarcastic reply,
Hhomhorlnin'c nnnnh pnnnd,.