The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
Congressman c1aTt0ps7 ,poses to Continue r : 2 2 ,ose
 
QUIETUS FOi. .AIRD TERM
Alabama Man Proposes That Congress Shall Act On Resolution Depriv- Ing Roosevelt of Chance
 for Third Term.

Washington, December 21.-(special.) J. Congressman Hefin of Alabama is one of the many democratic members who still think that President Roosevelt has got something up his sleeve, and regard less of his recent declaration might con sent to have another nomination forced upon him. Mir Hefin Is certain the Clayton resolution smoked out the Pres ident. MT. Hefn further said
 "Can it be possible that the Presi- dent hastened to give out his old state- ment to the press in the hope that the Clayton resolution would not be acted on, and then. well, if the republican conven- ton should nominate him again (against his wishes) there would be no condemna- tion of such a course by Congress. You see if the thing stands as it is the President could say, The matter was up to Congress and no action was taken But you may be assured that Congress will have an opportunity to act Representative Clayton will cer- tainly call up his resolution, and the democrats, who have always opposed anything that smacked of the third term idea, will, of course, support it, and believe that majority of the repub- licans also will support it. We will at least have an opportunity to show the country how the two parties stand on this vital question: Articles for Free List.
 Senator Johnston introduced a bill today which he will try to force to its passage if such thing is possible. He thinks it at least ought to get consideration and believes that If it were looked into the republicans would have to concede that there are certain articles that ought to be on the free list so that the American people would reap the benefitsA and at the same time no damage would be done to the laboring interests of this coun- try. His bill provides that whenever it is made known to the President that the market price of any article manufactured in the United States is 9 per cent greater than the price of the same ar ticle, or one of like purpose and use fitness, in any foreign country and that the wages paid to labor for manufactur- ing such article in the United States is not 25 per cent greater than the wages paid labor in producing such foreign ar ticle, the President shall thereupon di- rect said article to be placed on the free
 
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 Something Doing.
 Speaker Cannon and Secretary Taft, two of the leading candidates for the republican nomination to the highest off, flee in the 1and accidentally met in the Presidents private office today. Each denied that they talked politics while there, but there was considerable laugh ter to be heard, and the assumption is that Mr. Roosevelt might have said some- thing that provoked the merriment. The candidates did not remain long. Neither was disposed to give the newspaper men anything to write about, although Uncle Joe" admitted that if he were to talk for publication he might squeeze out mighty good story. But he didn't.
 Bob Taylor III.
 Senator Taylor of Tennessee, who has been confined to his hotel for several days, Is down with an aggravated case of grip and also has acute stomach trouble. His doctor has put him on a low diet, and enjoins absolute rest and thinks in a week the senator will be well on the road to complete recovery. This evening he is reported to be improving and not considered dangerously i'll.
 Bailey Will Stick.
 Persistent reports are circulated every now and then by the opponents of Sem ator Bailey of Texas, that he is about to resign and submit his case to the people of the state at primary next summer as to whether or not he should continue to represent them in the Senate. A New York paper has revived this old story. Senator Bailey denied today that he had any intention of resigning. and pronounced the report that he would as an invention of an enemy without any truth behind it. He said that no friend of his ever made any such suggestion. and that all of his friends perfectly un- derstood that the opposition to him does not constitute 10 per cent of the regular democrats of Texas He then added:
 '"rhere are communities where my enc mics do not number per cent, and talk ing the state as whole 1t Is a liberal estimate to allow them 10 per cent of our decent democrats. This being true. my friends would hardly consider 1t neces- sary to my vindication that I must humor the whims of political nondescripts, so cialists and anarchists"
 Curry Statue Ready.
 Senator Johnston offered in the Senate today a concurrent resolution fixing the time for the acceptance by Congress of the statue of the late Dr. J. l.. M. Cur ry, presented by the state of Alabama. The library committees are expected to act upon the resolution early in January, after which the ceremonies will be arr ranged.
 Hobson's Little Bills.
 Representative Hobson introduced in the House today bills for the erection of pub lie buildings at Jasper and Greensboro. The sum of s750O0 is asked for at both places, the sites to be included in the amounts. W. s.
 Gone After Walker.
 New Haven, Conn.,. December 21.-Gov. Rollin s. woodruff today signed extradi- ton papers for William F. Walker, the defaulting treasurer of the Savings Bank of New Britain, who was arrested few days ago in Mexico. The papers