The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-12
IS # REBELLION
Or CIVIL WAR;?
Senator Consumes Valuable Time
in Deciding This Ncxed
Point.
WHO WILL LEAD DEMOCRATS?
Rumor Has 1t That Champ Clark
VIII Succeed John Sharp
Williams.
lFrom our Regliar corrospouaen.l

tFrom our Regular Correspondent
WASfiNGION. - o.. January 1.-The
Committee on Revision ~ Laws. which
has been sitting since Congress convened
including the week 81 tno Christmas hoii-
davs. was unable 90 induce Congress 10
hold night sessions for the uurros. OF
having read and passing upon the work
of codifying the Federal statutes. which
The committee has been revising Mem
hers ~ Congress declared they were
orerworNrd already. Therefore when the
House adjourned to-day IT, Was 20 meet
IN Mondar and thus give tho members
from few minutes before . o'clock TO-
cay until noon on Monday in which 10
rest up"
Congress 10 doing nothing this session
save enact sloh legislation ae is ahzo-
IHtey necessary. slol AS appropriation
hiiH ana other master ~ a more or Jess
routine nature
The senate spent much time tils after
noon irving 20 decide whether 10 should
%" mo War between tne states. or the
"citn War or tae -Na~ ~ mo pahel-
lion IL was not "a new subject hlt u
" ~ debated Wi.h as great interest as
has been displayed every year ror the
past twenty or more. although there was
side
tt' hf"T NJ t'H fafiN.lI"f f..n
term employed ln tho hlI introduced
some time ag, hg Senator Arrc,inihe-
providing that every 4oIIi-r who -e-, -
N the Army NJ tho Union fnr AS long
80 ninety days. and was honorahIy dis
charged should be placed on tte ren-
zion list Senator Teller argued that
'l'h War ~aa the proper term. u
was war between Individuals those who
wanted 70 overthrow The United States
government and those who wanted 20
maintain if T. was NOT "a war between
states BE hal never believed in the
consistency ~ those who declared that
The States bad not The right u e.oele
from fhe Union. who Insisted that they
were nerer oat of fhs Union. end then
after the w4r. enacted laws O. bring
them back iato q union. which. accord
Ing 20 the contention " the Northern
people, they had never lert
A Rebel.
Senator Money. 90 Mis-. -sipri ga old
Confederate aiG 30 bad nor -rc slightest
objection 20 being called D rebel. George
Washington was called char. end yhNr
was good enough for WASH. 11fr- was
rool enough for him. In the course ~
DIS remarks 20 which rot the slightest
feeling WAS evident Mr. Nnn.v ra-r4rs-.i
that De had wound received while ir
The service ~ the Eonfedera-v. 1nd that
a man who had not put himself 800 the
lay ~ gctunE shot in those days was
not worth being hit AS neither soma
tor Teller. nor Senator Hale with whom
che Mlssissippi Senator was discussing
the suoiect served during the way Dis
remark was pointed. 90 sar The least
NJ Money declared tfar had he been "A
native ~ Mass chusetts and at home
when tie war broke out he would have
enlisted 20 defend the Union.
Senator Tauaferro. ~ FLORIDA rlt an
end 10 TIE Discussion PSI saying tiat the
connie. when considering tho bul
bad ordered thar "Clvl WAR should ha
the term used trr1ug1ol-. racr recalled
~ Senator Mcoun.n Beer. tie chairman and
the overs cht was corrected hy Inserting
civil Wan Ana snow. winged peace
fitt'd about uae batterr, er.r a mud
puddle.
Clark 70 Lead.
Representative John Sharp Williams is
said not To know 10. but. according t1 lu.
formation received to-day. tiere is "a
strong chance. 90 say TIE least THAT Dee
VIII not Doe leader ~ tle Democrats 90
tie next Congress II Reurrse ntlt.te
champ Clark. ~ Missouri VIII accept
the position, there IS pract 'raiiy no doubt
whatever about the Missouriau being tile
leader There SIS sui SOUS, ioubt as %
whether nj Clark will consent TO sup
plant his friend tle elder ~ the
Mr. Clarks friends have been at work
for some zine. lining up votes Tor him in
the Sixtieth Congress. !. is asserted that
over thirty majority is 1ow assured hin
Mt Williams has strong friends and
great admirers on the Democratic side
There are SOME who think le has not
always been wise leader. there are
none who believe he has been an v-
faithful leader lie has made some dis
takes. as when he accepted the invita-
tion Of Speaker cannon TO name tie
Democrat members OF the standing COM
mittees. This. owing 10 the impcssi-
biity OF giving every member an he
wanted. made enemies for the leader
MI Clark is man OF unQuestloned
ability RE has for years been a hard
student in many fields. especially Of poll
tics and cognate subjects. lie IS man
of fne presence. a ready speaker. and
a voice which sometimes makes e. fog
horn back OF the board. IL is not GER
tain that he would Dol axe an ideal leader.
but It is believed he would make "a good
one.
Friend of Bryan.
Mr Clark has for yefrs been on uu-
swerving friend u William J. Bryan Mr.
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 a New York
paper to-day. Mr.. Williams said he would
vote for Mr.. Bryan for the presidential