The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-26
With Threat of Withholding
Pork" He Hopes to Rush
Through Currency LegiSIa.
ton This Session.
SENATE CONTINUES
ITS SLOW TACTICS.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana
Seems to Be the Worst
Hurt by the Do-Nothing Mil
Ilonaire'S Club.

Washington, d, C. May 26-"Uncis
Joe Cannon has made himself master
of the Legislation on Capitol Hill. and
from his strategic position is bending
every energy 10 have emergency cur
rency legislation enacted before the
session ends. He has forced the re-
publican leaders of the senate who
have been anxious TO adjourn. TO come
TO him with propositions TO compro-
mise, and pOuparlers are now we'll un-
der way, though il is too early to fore
cast their outcome. The speaker un-
expeCtedly swung a heavy club over
the members of the house by notifying
them that the conference report on the
omnibus public buildings bill would be
held up until an agreement in regard
To currency legislation is reached, or
at least until the present efforts are
exhausted. Uncle Joe" did not make
this announcement personally, but
Representative BarthOldt OF Missouri.
chairman of the committee on public
buildings. did so in his stead
Bartholdt has the conference report
in his possession and he stated that he
would not bring it in until a currency
bill which could be got through both
branches was agreed upon. He added
that the speaker himself could not
compel him to produce the report, and,
although he kept a str"ight face when
he said it, it did not require the most
astute intelligence TO surmise that he
got his "hunch' from Mr.. Cannon.
An Effective Weapon.
A majority of the members of the
house are interested in the public
buildings bill and the speaker could
not have selected a more effective
weapon to drive them into line for cur
rency legislation. even though it be
not entirely satisfactory. and fails to
conform fully TO their ideas OF the kind
Of a law that should be placed on the
statute books. Consequently. If
currency bills finally gets through. the
speaker will deserve most of the cred
it for this important piece OF legisla-
tion. -
Senators Aldrich and Hale. who cas-
members OF the senate. called at the
speakers office and had a long con-
ference with him on the currency
question. This was the most hopeful
sign that has been seen since the con-
ferees announced nearly a week ago
their inability TO agree. and spoke OF
the impOssibility Of any legislation
other than the creation of a commits
sion to report a new currency system
at the next session Of congress.
While the negotiations are in prog
ress the senate is taking it easy, and
no bills against which there is any op-
position are permitted TO come up.
Senator Beveridge. of Indiana, tried TO
secure consideration of the bill insur-
ing government employees against in
jury, but in order 70 prevent it dilatory
tactics were invoked The Journal of
last Saturday was read something al
most unprecedented in recent years.
and it took the clerks two hours tn
finish it.
Wore 5everidge Out.
Then, against the protest Of Bever-
idge. long conference reports were
I brought in and read in detail until
even the indefatigable HOosier states
man was compelled to bow to the inev-
liable. While he was entering his
| final remonstrance Senator Hale re-
marked sarCasticalIy.
There are a few things the senate
can do without the invaluable aid OF
the senator from Indiana. and one OF
them Is to adjourn" He then offered
motion TO adjourn, and. this not be-
ing debatable. Beveridge was taken off
his feet and the senate quit business
for the day about the middle of the af-
ternOOn.
Over in the house they are busy
grinding away with conference reports
and minor bills and in spite Of the
democratic filibustcr which John
T Sharp Williams. the minority leader,
persists in to the disgust of his follow
ers, fair amount of business was
/ transacted. The house. however, was