Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-07
Prospect Of immediate Legislation
for EeI'ef Is Mol Promising
10 QUICK AG,IOy, SAYS DANIEL
virslnia's Senior Senator secs NO
Reason for Hurry in Matter-somc
Measures That are Bringing State
oonsresemen to Front.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. c.
The prospect OF immediate currency
legislation Is not good Tho Senate
Finance Committee. which is expected
to furnish tho bill for the majority OF
the two houses will have to support
has held but one mcoting ana that was
very short ono. The subject of cur
rency legislation was discussed in tbs
most general way, without much at
tention being given to details OF any
proposed law.
No Quick Action, Says Daniel.
Il do not think there Will t., any
QUICK action on tho subject" said Sen.
ator Daniel today. lie 10 Il member
OF tho committee. 81 am one OF those
who believe VIC shall have panlcs un.
ner any currency system which may
be devised. a mnn is liable TO sick.
1ess In any climate A currency law
VIII not euro all our currency ills
however much good law may helm
conditions"
Lambs Local Option Bill.
Representative John Lamb has got.
'en into the lmolieht through a bnl
providing for tho partial enfranchisc-
nent # cltizcns of tho District Of
Columbia, so az to allow them 10 vote
IN the subject OF liquor or no LIQUOR.
Tho bin provides that n special ouos.
Ion In Washington lies In high H..
>cnsc. rather than in prohibition, but
10 believes that tho people II Wash
nston should decide the nlattar es-
hcwHotyc5, inatcad or uuewlng 1t 10
re decided by men FROM OTHER sec.
Iona OF tho Union. 1t is believed
no bill stands q chance to pass.
Representative Flood introduced .
Nj which provides that the sum o.
3o5.l0o shall be appropriated ana
'aid to Colonel Robert e. Loo. Jr..
administration 80 bonis non OF the os.
ale OF George Washlngtn Esa.. which
nm represents tho valuo OF 81 600
cres Il land granted Gsncral Wasl.
nston in what Is now OHIO and West
irsInia In recognition OF Ills sery,ces
. the colonies and the tausc of tho
mcricans during tho War OF tho
revolution. The grant represented
he present sito CT tho ely OF C,ucin.
att and also the sto oeltho town OF
>oint Pleasant, ". Va. n tho moutl,
( the knnawha river.
Hay for Tariff Robr,,
Representative Hay diiInot call lin
IS resolutions providing br n eenor.
withholding of unanimous consent
the Part OF the mino Il. until tho
Ways and Means Commitee had re-
'ortod bill for general t.rlff reduc.
ION. Mr. Hay said today - saw thu
'e6o'utlcn could not be acpted. It
. probable that when tho sommi,teo
ssignmenis shall have bee, nnpounc
Il by Mr.. Williams and member,
calizo that no moro fayts are to
q had Mt the hands OF th minority
Nader they will be more ready 10
ote contrary to his wishes.
But II tho resolution Ia lot adopt.
d." said Mr.. Hay todn. az can
ronsc that twenty-five or thirty
democratic members OF to House
re willing TO enter upon 10 course
n'lined In the resolution. they viii
imply unite to See that lcgisla.
on Is enacted ~ UNANIMOUS con.
cnt. II is not necessary fca Demo
ratio member of tho ..ousi exarcia-
rs his rights to obtain TN consent
tho minority leader bcfo, he can
oject to consideration of lslslation.
n this way We shall he ale 10 ac-
omplish as much as II u caucus
ad adopted my resolution. h