The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01
BUYING OF TNl BEES
Presidential BOoms For Hoke
Smith and Senator Gulberson.
BUT BOTH ARE FOR MIR. BRYAN
Settlement Of smoos Case Still a Topic
Of Interest at Washinston-senat
Example Of Quick Work-vietory
For Railroads In Mail Weighing.
BY CHARLES ". ARTHUR.


washington. March Especially
Two Democratic presidential booms OF
more than ordinary interest have been
launched here. The men thus brought
to the front as possible candidates for
the Democratic nomination next year
are Senator CuIherson of Texas and
Governor Elect Hoke Smith OF Georgia,
who was secretary Of the interior un-
der Cleveland. Mr.. Smiths banner
was flung to the political breeze at a
dinner given in his honor by the mem
bers Of the Georgia delegation in con-
gress, while the Texas senator has
been proposed as winning candidate
for the Democracy in numerous news
papers, some Of which are published
in New York. Mr.. Smiths friends
made 1t clear that he would not be a
candidate against William ]. Bryan,
and 1t is known that Mr.. Culberson
himself is a strong supporter of the
Nebraskan and believes now that Mr..
Bryan viii be nominated next year.
The Texas senator is a man Of ac-
knowledged ability, with an unim-
peachable record OF old fashioned
Democracy. He has been particularly
prominent in the senate this session.
His friends say that really excellent
chance to nominate him viii be brought
about In the event that conflict is
precipitated between Mr.. Bryan and
W. R. Hearst.
Vale smeot Case.
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Members of the senate and great
many other people are heartily glad
that they will hear nothing more of the
Smoot case, which occupied the atten-
ton of the upper branch OF congress
for nearly four years. For weeks be-
fore the senate voted on the question
Of whether the Mormon senator should
be permitted TO retain his seat or not
it was obvious that the result would
be favorable to him, SO that no surprise
was occasioned by the decisive vote,
- to %, by which the committee reso-
luton providing for his expulsion was
defeated. This means that Mr.. Smoot
will serve the remaining two years of
his term. 1t is significant that while
three Democrats voted against the ex.
pulsion resolution eight Republicans
voted for it, showing that the senate
was not divided along party lines. The
Mormon senator's friends insist that
the result is wholly just and proper
and that his expulsion or exclusion,
would have been wrong in the extreme.
They insist that most Of the opposition
to Smoot has been based on the err
roneous belief that he is a polygamist.
The senator himself reiterated in a
speech in his own behalf the day before
the vote was had that he has only one
wife, has never had any other wife
but her and that, furthermore, he be-
lieves any Mormon who has married a
plural wife since the anti-polygamy
manifesto should be prosecuted to the
limit
Rapid Work In Senate.
The senate gave an exhibition of
how rapidly II may work when it de-
sires to In connection with the passage
Of the naval and rivers and harbors
bills. These two measures carry appro-
priations amounting to $193, 000, 900
and were passed In two hours and
seventeen minutes. or at the rate Of
about $1,SS3, 900 per minute. Yet In
the past few days the same body has
wasted much valuable time In quib-
bling over appropriations which are in.
tnltesimai compared with those. for the
support of the navy and for the Inn.
provement of inland waterways. Over
In the house the speaker has expedited
business ON several different occasions
through methods peculiarly his own.
In one instance Representative Powers
of Maine called up joint resolution
validating certain legislative acts OF
the territory OF New Mexico The clerk
commenced to read the resolution,
when Uncle Joe leaned over and asked
how long 1t was. Being told that It
contained number Of printed pages,
the speaker said, 81 suppose the speak
er cannot interpose an objection, but
at this stage OF the public business he
wiz ask II there is objection by any
one" An objection was promptly
forthcoming from the Democratic side,
but later the speaker relented, and the
resolution was read and agreed to.
| hhHroaa1 score 2 NtcIotys
As a result OF the action of the house
on the postoflce appropriation bin the
Anticipated system OF mail weighing
which has prevailed for years probable
win be retained In other words, the
postofiice department win determine
the approximate weight OF the mails
carried by the railroads and, based
thereon, the compensations OF the
roads by dividing the total weight car
ried in the ninety day weighing period
not by ninety, the total number OF DAYS
In that period. but by seventy-eight,
the total number OF days less the num-
Der Of Sundays. The railroads thus
get from the government at least So
100000 year which they do not earn,
yet their friends in the house, by TAX
ing refuge behind technicaiity, block
ed the efforts of Representative Muir
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