The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-18
RestlesSneSS of Voters Alarms Republicans.
-sTAND-PATTERS" NOT LIKED
Defeat of McCIeary tn Minnesota
 an Indication.
Among Bills to Come Up Before Next Congress, the Rivers and Har- hors Appropriation Attracts
 AIabamIans.

Washington, Nov. 17.--(Special )-- Among the Republican senators and representatives, who have returned to the capital since the election, opinions differ widely as to whether or not any attempt will be made within the next six months to change any of the schedules of the Dingiey tariff law.
 Undoubtedly there are many Repuo- lIcanR who think something should be done in the near future, not only in View of the fact that the Republican platform declared revisions would come, but the defeat of certain con gressmen indicates that in various Sections of the country the voters are becoming restlecs.
 This Is notable in Minnesota. where Congressman McCleary was defeated. Talk about 'tstand-patters! He had hean one of the most pronounced of any man in the House. No man ever got a greater surprise than MT. Mc- Cleary when the returns rolled In and showed that a Democratic low tariff Advocate is to take this place in the next House. And no man on the Re- publican side of the hall has made more rab4d speeches in letting the tar if rates remain as they are. At the close of the Fifty-Eighth Congress he made a long speech that was So pleas ing to Mr. Speaker Cannon, that ne determined to place the Minnesotan on inc ways and Means Committee.
 Tavwney And Appropriations.
 And just here, it will prove Inter" estinr to give a little history as to how MT. Tawney was made chairman of the Appropriations Committee in this House. Early last fall, nearly everybody who had Deen speculating OF what was going to happen reached 4 vsrou a Vf- shine to talk c% Tawney, of Minnesota, for chairman of that important cons nittee. Mir. Tawney had been for two terms a member of the ways and means committee.
 After Mr Hemingway, of Iindiana, had been elected to the Senate 70 suc- ceed MT. Fairbanks, who nerasne R1e& President. 1t was natural to suppose that as McCieary stood in line for pro motion to the chairmanship Of appro- priations there would be no question about 1t.
 C.enerai Bingham, of Philadelphia is fhe longest in service of any man on the appropriations committee, but TOT six years or more his health mas Deen bad, and he specially reonesteo aIteE Mr Cannon was elected speaker, not to be appointed, being only too will ing to waive his claim in the interest of MT. Hemingway. He also stood aside last year.
 Moi until about two weeks before Congress convened did it seem possi- ble that Tawney would go to the lead of Appropriations, and McCleary De transferred to Ways and Means. About that time minority leader Williams arr rived in the city, and correspondent friend of his dropped into his apart meuts to talk over matters with him. MT Williams was asked if he thought there was any Likelihood that the Speaker would select Tawney.
 well" said Mir. Williams, T have not talked with the Speaker on the aubiect. but l know that if I were in Uncle Joe's' place. IT put McCleary on Ways and Means, and make Tawney. Chairman of Appropriations, and 1t is my opinion that Is what he will do. You see Mccleary is iStandpatter' af- ter the Speakers heart. and Tawnev is for revision, and so are Mccall of Mas sachusetts, and Babcock of Wisconsin. With three Republicans holding such views there is no telling what sort of a tariff bill might be forced through the committee. I am quite certain that Uncle Joe will strengthen his forces on Ways and Means.
 Revision of Tariff.
 Some of the prophets say in ad- vance of the message the President will  number declare most emphatically that he will not. But as neither side ever knows in advance what Mir. Roosevelt is going to do. they are anxlously awaiting the message. It will be re- caled that last year the President was generally believed in favor of having an extra session to consider tariff re- vision. About that time Secretary Taft had, sprung some facts on the public in regard to the tricks of certain Amerl- can manufacturers bouncing uu the prices for supplies needed in connec- ton with the construction of the Pan anna Canal. The Secretary rapped them hard, and the Presidents ire was arous- ed.
 On the impulse of the moment MT. Roosevelt talked to many of his states men callers as if he was just about to- order Congress to meet Then it will be recalled that he was besieged by the high-tariff men to do no such thing. In two months the President had chang ed his mind several times. and at last yielded to the "standpatters," much to the disgust of the Republicans, who thought something ought to be done to prevent certain American manufac- tursrs from selling their products high CT t9 our own citizens than to for eigners.
 During the last session, the Demo- cfatS HlauS Hlucn CApitAA out OI thiS revelation. and some strong speeches were circulated with good effect in the recent campaign, causing the Re- publlcans to lose many a district, in the opinios of Chairman Griggs and others at headquarters.
 Of course, if the President should recommend a revision of the tariff, 1t ls out of the question, in the opinion of both Republicans and Democrats, to undertake any such task during session that will last only three months, with a Christmas holiday of not less than two weeks.
 River and HarbOr BlII.
 In addition to having so short a time to mass the regular supply bills, there are a number of other important mat ters that will have to be put through. Two of these extra measures Alabama will be greatly interested in.
 First and foremost there is the river ana harbor bill that Chairman Burton of the House committee has declared win be a very liberal one for the next fseal year. As has been shown by the reports made to the war department, khe engineers kBSinE in charge the