Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-24
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Washington, d. G., Jan. 2S.--con.
gress is still killing time, until some
OF the committees are ready to report
appropriation bills The House being
occupied with a rambling debate on
State rights; the negro as jurors: the
use of the United States army at the
polls; bribery of United States OIL
Gals and Congressman; the punish.
ment Of lobbyists, apd all the crimes
specified In the new codifcation Of the
penal laws Of the United States, the
debate took on partisan tinGe, as
might be expected in view Of the ap-
roach Of national election, and when
divisions we're called for in nearly
every case the vote followed party
lines. There Is one redeemIng feature
about the debate--It Is not tied down
by any ironclad rule of the committee
on rules, and II IL only limited by tbs
regular rules, instead Of the usual
arbitrary enforcement OF a special
rule, which cuts OF nearly all debate
when partisan measures are pending.
In the Senate there is nothing do
ing beyond the introduction Of bills,
and running debate on resolutions dur.
ing the morning hour" But the
Senate, unlike the House. does not at.
tempt TO make q show OF business,
but adjourns daily at an early hour.
An important matter Is, however, Inn
pending on the action Of the Secre- |
tary Of the Treasury in awarding the |
bids for the late issue OF bonds and |
certificates, and also as to the deposits
In the national banks, the securities |
accepted, and the name OF the banks
and the amount each one has on de- |
post. This information was asked |
for by a resolution proposed by sena.
tor CulbersOn, the Democratic leader.
and adopted before the holidays, but
was not furnished by che Treasury De
partment until the 18th. There is not
much doubt that II will be dificult for
those Senators who usually defend
the actions Of the administration to
explain why the Wall Street banks,
and tho country banks afhliated with
them, were favored by large deposits,
and banks in the South and West did
not receive their fair proportion. It
will be equally difficult to defend the
details of the bond issue
Some weeks ago In this correspond.
once II was stated that reslgnatlons
from the cabinet were impending, but
political exlgencies have so far pre-
vented such from occurring. Similar
reports OF impending cabinet changes
are now current. and II Is openly
stated that both Secretaries Cortelyou
and BonRparte will resign. The fac.
tional night between the Roosevelt.
Taft faction and Knox.Hughes combine
10 becoming so intense that President
Roosevelt is Rverse TO any change In
the cabinet AZ this time that would
complicate the election OF delegates
to the Republican National Conven.
ton favorable TO Mr. Taft.
From n high Republican authority
learn that Senator Knox will be the q
man upon whom all the anti-Roose.
welt interests will eventually combine.
and that when the ultimate show.
down In the convention comes Knox
and Taft will be the leading cand! I
iates, II ls probable that the race will
be n close ong between them on tho $
inal ballot, and II Is possible that n
some other candidate like Fairbanks.
" LaFollctte, stick To the last that 4
here win be a deadlock, The control =
" the National committee by the anti. :
Roosevelt faction. with It's power 10
lccido which Of the Contcytlrg dele
,ates shall be- placed upon the rnl Of
delegates may turn the scale against
ir. Roosevelt and his candidate. All II
he power and money Of the corpora a.
ions and the tariff protected interests al
vii be- used to prevent President Of
ROOSEVELT from rounding up the South. a
rn delegates into the Taft corral
nd the opportunity for corruption
'ili not De wanting whore one side &
; ready to buy and the other side Ia +