The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-21
BLACKBURN PUT
THEM IN A HOLE
Republican Senators Looking
for a Ladder to Climb Out
of Awkward Position.
SOME LIVELY TIMES AHEAD
GENTLE GEORGE SUTHERLAND
TO SPEAK TUESDAY.

Washington. Jan. 2O.-The Blackburn
amendment to the Foraker resolution rel
alive TO the presidents discharge of ne
gro troops will hold the principal place on
the senatorial program for the present
week. The subject will come up Monday
Il not interfered with by the salary in
crease amendment 10 the legislative APP
preparation bill and will continue 10 re-
ceive attention until a general agreement
for an adjustment of the matter can be
arrived at.
The Republican leaders are making
strenuous efforts TO secure unanimous ac-
ton by Republican senators I'm support OF
q motion TO table the Blackburn amend
ment. but confess that the result is not
entirely satisfactory, and il is generally
admitted that if one or two senator's break
over the lines il will be difficult to pre-
vent a number OF others from following
So strong IS this feeling that some of the
staunchest OF the presidents sl1pporters
now predict that in case all the Repub-
Hcan senator's cannot be held ia opposi-
ton 10 the Blackburn amendment the Re-
publican senator's themselves viii take up
the amendment and put IL through There
IS, however, no decision upon such a
course. nor is there likely to be any con-
clusion on that subject for a few days
TO come. Senator'S generally confess the
situation 10 be embarrassing, but while
they will bee pleased 10 have II disposed OF,
they do not consider the prospect good for
early action
Lodss Holds the Key.
Much will depend upon statement
which Senator Lodge is expected To make
ON Monday. The Massachusetts, senator
was the first IN offer a provision declar-
ing the presidential prerogative in the dis
charge Of soldiers as a part Of his priv
ilege as commandcr-in-chiefO OF the army
and aside from his well known convictions
Cd he Dpf nf frff rrnlf
with the president would insure a large
following II he should decide to antagon-
lie the Blackburn amendment as a matter
or party policy. II. on the other hand. he
should announce his adherence to the
principle regardless of the authorship OF
the declaration, there can be no doubt that
he would carry with MIN a sufficient num-
Der Of senator's 10 insure the passage OF
the Blackburn amendment. The immedi-
ate effort on the part of the Republicans
VIII be TO find some compromise pro-
vision and unless they succeed. il is prob
able that vote will be postponed unless
unanimous opposition TO the Blackburn
amendment can be secured.
The Brownsville subject will be dis
cussed on Monday by Senator Tillmau
Who will reply To Senator Spooner's crit
jcism of himself.
Probably the first business of the SEN
ate this week Will be concurrence I'm the
action of the house in voting an increase
of the salaries Of senators and represent
atives and also of the vice president the
There is little opposition TO the amend
ment.
Sutherland Speaks Tuesday.
Tuesday Will he partly devoted by the
senate TO listening 10 a speech by SEN
ator Sutherland in opposition TO the reso-
luton for the expulsion Of his colleague
Senator SmOOt. Wednesday TO n speech
by Senator Beverdge I'm support OF his
child labor bill, and later In the week
Senator Carter will bly, cali up his
resolution regarding the public lands for
an explanation OF his views on that SUBJ
ject.
When the SmOot resolution is taken UP,
senator Burrows, chairman OF the COM
mittee on privileges and elections will
ask the senate TO name a day for taking
q vote on that resolution. He will fix a
day sufficiently distant to give all SEN
ators who may desire TO be heard on the
subject a chance To speak.
The house will give the major portion of
its time this week to the consideration Of
appropriation bills.
Consideration OF the ship subsidy bin
by the house will be postponed until the
river end harbor bill is disposed Of.
u is hoped by the friends of the i'm
migration bill that the measure may be
agreed on i'm conference on Monday and
u go there will probably be an effort in
both houses 10 have the report accepted
during the week