Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-30
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gszette.l
Washington, Nov. 80.

start the House of representatives in mo-
ton Monday, will be arranged today at
separate caucnses of the democrats and
republicans. The democrats are billed
to get together al 2:30P. m. and the re-
publicaDs ct 8. Tbe only question about
the choice Of Spesker arises over who
shsil have the honor of nominating Mr.
Cannon, and who shall announce the
name Of John Sharp Williams for the
democrats, aud automatically the mino-
riy leadership. During the morning
representative Mann of Ills, was lesd-
ing for tho Cannon honors and Burke
Cochran for announcing the name OF
Williams, ia the democratic caucus. TIE
only contest likely to come up in the
republican caucus is over the postmsster-
ship OF the House. The position has
been held BY Ohio for many years, but
when the Ohio delegation allowed Rep
resentalive Burton 10 name his secretary,
James II. Cassidy, there was hitch. 1t
looks now, as if s. A. LsDgum, OF MINI
esoia, Representative Tawney's candidate
might win out. All The republicans will
retain their jobs. The democrats are
divided in the selection of the chairman
of the caucus, Representative Clayton OF
Alabama, wanting to succeed Henry, OF
Texas. ALI serious opposition to John
Sharp Williams, for minority leader.
seems to have died cut.
The democratic caucus nominated Mr..
John Sharp Williams for minority lead
or aud Mr.. Charles Edwards, of Texas,
for clerk. Judge Clayton presided.
Senator JEFF Davis of Arkansas called
to pay bis respects to the President
today. They shook hands very cord
tally. The last lime they met was at
Little Rock two years sgo, when they
shook fists at each other ever the
ynching question. The Governor de-
Tended southern lynchings and the Pres
ident said things on the other side which
fairly sizzled. la the midst of the ex-
element caused by the debate, the
grandstand broke aud fell. No one was
hurt except pOetess who was reading
poem when the stand fell. Her feelings
were injured for she never finished the
poem. 81 hope you'll observe thsu
am not wearing horns and have 10 odor
of birthstone about ma" said Senator
DAVIS after his call upon the Presiden.
81 merely called to pay my respects. "
''We'll have currency legislation this
winter but we'll not get it ina minute"
said Senator Depew today after a talk
with the President. eve need new
law very badly, but whatever is done
should be done only after the most care
full consideration. We have lived aud
prospered under our present money laws
for fifty years and they will not be
changed in fifty days" Senator De-
pew said that be favored the plans pro-
posed by the New York bankers associa-
ton and the Chamber of Commerce,
which are very much alike. 81 favor
an asset currency" be said, (which can
be expanded up to certain limit under
high rate of interest. Canada, Ger
many aud France allhave currency laws
Of this sort and they have all proven
adequate. Canada, | believe, may issue
emergency currency up TO about $780,
coo, 900 and it hes never yet been call
cd upon 10 issue the limit"
"The American people will not work
any more. They are too busy specu-
lating and living Of the labor Of otherP,
and as result the money Of the country
is flowing to foreign countries" Sens
tor Reed Smoot, OF Utah, sets these facts
down IS leading causes of the pres
ent money panic. "We've got to have
a new currency Law right away" said
the Senator, "lor ne need an emergency
currency very badly. This currency
should in my estimation be issued by
the government and bear such q high
rate of interest that it would be retired
as soon as the crisis of panic is passed.
Bat in our country sll the work is done
by foreignes-mos!ly Greeks. As fsst
as they can collect their wsges they
ship most of the money home. That
means more Greeks. Our immigration
LAYS must be strengthened to step the
importation of at least proportion Of
tle laborers and The American people
themselves must go back to work."
Immediately after the adjournment of
the Senate on Monday, which will take
place as soon SO the new members are
sworn in, aad resolutions are presented
in respect TO the memory Of Senators
Morgan and Psttus, there will be con-
ference of the republicans in the Marble !
Room. This will be for the purpose Of
appointing a committee on organization.
This will consis. of nine members and |
will be charged with the duty Of making |
recommendations, to be acted upon at
subsequent caucus, for filling the vacan-
c.es on the committees. There are q
large number of these, occssiOned by the |
retirement Of old Senators, and already |
there is good deal of log-rolliUg in the
tf,rt TO secure the choice assignments.
Senator Gore, the blind Statesmen
from Oklahoma, wss escorted to The
Presidents flee today by his colleague
Senator Oven. 1t was Senator Cores
first meeting with the executive. When
he emerged from the Presidents Office
the sightless Senator was smiling broad
~. 1.-The President ssid that he would
have greeted us with more pleasure but |
no more cOTdiaiity had we been repub
licaus instead @. democrats" said Sens-
tor Gore and he chuckled again.
President! Amsdor, Of the republic of
Panama, today paid tribute to the
memory of the first President of the
United States, by making pilgrimage
to Washington's tomb at Mount Yer
non. President Roosevelt had placed
his yacht, May flower, at the disposal Of
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