The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-12
is + Rebellion"
OR : CIVIL WAR {?
Senator Consumes Valuable Time
in Deciding This Vexed
Point.
WHO WILL LEAD DEMOCRATS?
Runor Has 1t That Champ Clark
Will Succeed John Sharp
Williams.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent. ]


WASHINGTON. ID. c., January 1.-THE
Committee on Revision of Laws, which
has been sitting since Congress- convened,
including the week OF the Christmas holt
days. was unable TO induce Congress- TO
hold night sessions for the purpose Of
having read and passing upon the work
OF codifying the Federal statutes, which
the committee has been revising. Mem
bers OF Congress declared they were
overworked already. Therefore when the
House adjourned to-day 1t was to meet
on Monday. and thus give tho members
from n few minutes before 2 o'clock to-
day until noon on Monday in which 10
''rest up
Congress Ia doing nothing this session
save enact such legislation as is abso-
lutey necessary. such as appropriation
bills and other matter OF more or less
routine nature.
Tho Senate spent much time this after
noon trying to decide whether II should
be tho War between the States" or the
civil War" or the War of the Rebel
lion" 1t was not n new subject, but II
was debated with as great interest as
has been displayed every year for the
past twenty or more. although there was
absolutely no feeling displayed on either
side.
1.-THE War Of tho Rebellion" was the
term employed In the bill introduced
some time ago by Senator McCumber.
providing that every soldier who served
in the Army Of the Union for as long
as ninety days, and was hcnorabiy dis
charged, should be placed on the pen
sion list. Senator Teller argued that
civil War was the proper term. 1t
was war between individuals, those who
wanted to overthrow the United States
government and those who wanted to
maintain IL. 1t was not n war between
States. Hc had never believed In the
consistency OF those who declared that
the States had not the right to secede
from the Union. who insisted that they
were never out OF the Union. and then.
after the war. enacted laws to bring
them back into union, which. accord
ing to the contention Of the Northern
people. they had never left.
A Rebel.
Senator Money, OF Mississippi, an old
Confederate. said he had not the slightest
objection TO being called n rebel. George
Washington was called that, and what
was good enough for Washington was
good enough for him. In the course OF
his remarks in which not the slightest
feeling was evident, Mr. Money remarked
that he had wound received while In
the service OF the Confcderacy. and that
a man who had not put himself in the
way OF getting shot In those days was
not worth being hit. AS neither Stna-
tor Teller. nor Senator Hale. with whom
tho Mississippi Senator was discussing
the subject. served during the war his
remark was pointed. to say the least.
Mr. Money declared that had he been a
native OF Massachusetts, and at home
when the war broke out he would have
enlisted to defend the Union.
Senator Taliaferro. OF Florida, put an
end to the discussion by saying that the
committee. when considering the btll
had ordered that Civil War" should be
the term used throughout. fact recalled
by Senator McCumber. the chairman, and
the oversight was corrected by inserting
"Ciyil War And snowy-winged peace
fitted about like butterfly over mud
puddle.
Clark to Lead.
Representative John Sharp Williams is
said not to know it, but. according to In
formation received to-day, there is a
strong chance to say the least, that he
will not be leader OF the Democrats IN
the next Congress. II Representative
Champ Clark. of Missouri, will accept
the position, there is practically no doubt
whatever about the Missourian being the
leader. There Is still some doubt rs to
plant his friend as the wleidcr of the
sceptre.
Mr.. Clark's friends have l,een at work
for some time. lining up votes for him in
the Sixtieth Congress II is asserted that
over thirty majority is now assured him.
Mr.. Williams has strong friends and
great admirers on the Democratic side.
There are some who think he has not
always been a wise leader: there are
none who believe he has been an I'M
faithful leader He has made some dis
q takes. as when he accepted the invita-
ton of Speaker Cannon to name the
Democratic members of the standing COM
mittees. This, owing TO the impossi-
bility OF giving every member all he
wanted made enemies for the leader.
Mr. Clark Is q man OF unquestloned
ability. He has for years been hard
student In many fields, especially OF poll
tics and cognate subjects. He Is man
of fine presence, a ready speaker. and
voice which sometimes makes Al fog
horn back off the board. 1t is not GER
tain that he would make an ideal leader,
hut 1t Is believed he would make q good
one.
Friend of Bryan.
Mr.. Clark has for years been an un-
swerving friend Of William J. Bryan. MI.
Williams. at the st. Louis convention, In
1904. Indicated that he was far from be-
ing a. Bryan man through thick and thin,
In a statement published in New York
paper to-day Mr.. Williams said he would
vote for Mr.. Bryan for the presidential
nomination in 1908. II the latter would
surrender his views on the government
ownership of railroads, Mr., Clark is for
Bryan, government ownership and all.
The difference in sentiment may mean
victory and defeat for the two members
The Kentucky delegation ia stirred uE
over the action Of the Post-ofiice Depart
ment In ordering that a rural delivery
route running out OF the little town OF
Cerulean be discontinued because of the
refusal of the patrons to receive thell
mail from a negro carrier.
II did not know there was negro