The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-28
NOT TO Be BOUND
BY CAUCUS ACTION
Some Thirty Republicans Refuse
to Go Into Conference on
Financial Bills.
Tlmes-D Dispatch Bureau.
Munsey Building,
1Yashlnrton n q N,

WasHiHstoH. -. u, April
NO better Illustration OF the condition
OF the Republican majority OF the
Rouse OF Representatives could be
cited than the fact that no less than
thirty Republican representatives have
refused 10 go into a caucus to consider
the Aldrich and vreeland currency
bills. Every effort has been made. and
such efforts are making still. to whip
them i1to line. but the thirty recalci-
trants are stiffneceked and positively
refuse to be bound by caucus action
on the subject OF currency legislation.
The Republicans are afraid to call
the caucus until approximately every
Republican member agrees to be bound
by the caucus decision as to the course
to be pursued. The spectacle OF a Re-
publican member of Congress refusing
to agree to stand by the decision OF a
caucus OF his party Is almost without
precedent. The party is hopeiessly d.
vided on the subject OF currency legis-
lation. and 1t looks now like 1t would
have to go to the country without
having passed any measure looking to
the relief Of conditions or to averting
such a stress of hard times as the
country experienced last fall and win
ter.
Holding Up Public BuildinEs.
The omnibus public buildings bill,
which was completed last week. will
not be reported to the House until the
latter part of the present week. &C.
cording to the present program. The
Sneaker OF the House will not allow
the bill to be considered until the Re-
publican members have agreed to go
into caucus on the currency bills and
be bound by the action thereof. The
thirty Republicans who are holding out
a IN, a
full knowledge Of the fact that they are
standing In the way of a large amount
OF pork" being distributed over the
country. How long they will be able
to hold out remains to be seen.
scrambling for Invitations.
The White House chiefly Secretary
Loeb. Is being overwhelmed with re-
quests for invitations to be present at
the conference of Governors of States
to be held at the White House in May.
The number OF invited guests. after
the Governors OF States. necessarily had
to be limited. owing to the inadequate
facilities for accommodating crowd.
at least. Many people not invited are
insisting that they should receive In
vitations. Many others are writing to
ask that organizations which they rep
resent should have a voice in the con-
ference. Mr.. Loeb is trying to make
he Is confident the persons not honored
with invitations will blame Loeb" as
the country has come to do every time
things around the White House do not
go to suit them.
No Rhea Resolution.
There is not much likelihood OF any
attempt being made to have the Demo-
cratic State convention at Roanoke
adopt any resolutions. regarding the
appointment OF Judge Rhea to the Cor
poration Commission. A friend OF
Judge Rhea's from Bristol said here
day or two ago he was opposed to any
such action by the state convention
and he felt sure Judge Rhea would op-
pose a resolution of this character.
IT have not talked with Judge Rhea
on this subject" he said, "but think
! understand his position sufficiently
we'll to say that the introduction OF
such resolution would be exceeding
~ distasteful to him. have no idea
that any such action will be proposed
Mt Roanoke"
Mr.. Jones's Visitor.
Representative William A. Jones, OF
Virginia had an interesting caller last
week in the person of an old gentle-
man Of Caroline county, we'll known
farmer of that section. The old gen.
tleman is upwards of sixty years ct
age, and is In comfortable circum-
stances, yet he told Mr., Jones he ha !
never before visited Washington. Mr..
Jones spent an hour or SO with his old
constituent. guiding him through the
Capitol and showing him the beauties
of the Congressional Library Few
men living within sixty miles of WASH
ington for as many years, and easily
able to bear the financial burden of a
pleasure trip, have failed to visit the
national capital.