The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-01-10
CONGRESS CONFRONTED With PROBLEMS! !!
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of. Everybody knows that II the
discharged companies bad been com.
posed solely OF white men not re-
publican would now be raising a rum
pus about the action OF the Presi.
dent.
perplexine question at this writ
ing In the republican ranks Is as TO
who will really defend the president
that Is, will II be Knox, Spooner or
some other shining light recol nized
TO have legal ability and supposed to
be fully competent To argue the
points ut Issue with the puenacious
Mr.. Foraker, looked upon as the man
likely 10 have Endorsement Of the
ohio delegation for the presidency In
1908.
From what can be learned the
democrats will be divided on this
question, though the great majority
will side with the president Sem
ator Carmack is billed for speech
In which he will insist that the
negro troops ought to have been dis
missed. Senator Morgan is also ex.
pectei to have something to say on
the subject. Tile latter came out
recently In an interview In which he
indicated that he might be found
standing up oratorically for the pres.
ldent In this matter.
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the Philippine tariff bin Is still hang.
Ing In the air. This Is measure
the administration people are anxious
to have disposed OF at the earliest
possible moment. It. however. Is
pigeon-hoIed, and In committee.
too, OF which Senator Lodge Is chair.
man. Its fate will depend probably
upon the log-rolling schemes that
are to be worked towards the close OF
the session. The agents OF the beet
sugar interests OF this country are
as busy as beavers trying to keep the
bill where It is. They are confident.
from all accounts. that they will
come out ahead, But this log rolling
business works wondafs at times,
especially when there Is big river
and harbor bill 10 be put through
and various other matters that tepuD.
lican members are deeply interested
in.
The chances Of the passage Of the
ship subsidy bill are slim II will be
recalled that the senate passed IL
early last session. II has struck |
snags IN the house, aud this il de- /
pressing for General Grosyenor, uf /
Ohio, chairman Of the committee 1
having the matter In hand, and who /
Is soon 70 retire from public life. /
The trouble is that Speaker Cannon.
Mr.. Watson. OF Indiana, the whip
OF the house" Mr.. Minor, Of Wiscon-
sin, and others, do not like the sort
OF legislation started by the senate.
And IL Is recalled that I'm his annual
message to congress President Roose-
selt did not give space 20 the ship
subsidy proposition. The greater
part Of bis remarks under that head
related TO the necessity OF building
up a ship service with South Ameri
can countries. This was not pleas
ing 10 the men interested In the
European steamship companies. but
1t is no secret In Washington that
the waters having been muddied the
controlling spirits out on the Pacific
slope In the steamship lines are not
weeping over the fact that there is a
poor show fof the passage OF bill
that was. as they claim, intended to
cut them practically out Of the beue-
Cts that are proposed TO be 5istrib-
uted, and 10 help only the Atlantic
service.