The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-22
ACT OF RETALIATION
TOWARD DEMOCRATS
Measure to Be Coupled With
Bill for Publishing Campaign
Contributions-Forinal An
nouncelnent Of No Cur
rency Legislation-For-
est Reserve.
Times pispa.ch Bureau.
washington. p. G.. May

washington. b. c.. May 81,
- HE Republican leaders Of the
House have arranged to pull
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Democrats in bad hole. Rep
resentative Crumpacker, OF Indiana.
who has long ridden the hobby OF re-
duction OF Southern representation in
Congress. will call up tomorrow a
measure, which will be the Mccall
bill, requiring publicity of contribu-
tions to campaign funds and the
Crumpacker bill reducing the repre-
sentation in Congress in those States
which have disfranchised the negro
voters. It is thought the bill will
pass.
The Democrats have been clamorina
for bill to compel that contributions
to campaign funds shall be made pubs
lie. One of the reasons for the filibus-
ter OF Democrats. which has lasted SO
long. was the refusal OF the Republi-
cans to allow such a bill to be con-
stdered. Crumpacker conceived the
idea OF allowing the Democrats to
have chance to vote on such meas
ure. but he determiQed to couple with
It his bill cutting down Southern rep
resentation in proportion to negro dis
franchisement.
Mr.. Crumpacker laid his scheme be-
fore Speaker Cannon. who almost had
fit. The Speaker called in Serene
payne and John Da1zell Fine" the two
exclaimed in unison, and Dalzell turn
ed green at the thought that he had
allowed some other man to think oi
such thing first. The three of then
approved the scheme, and the bill vii,
be brought before the House and vote:
| on tomorrow. The Democrats will
never vote for any measure which
proposes to reduce the Representation
OF Representatives Is punishment fol
| purgine the electorate OF those States
OF large body of ignorant and cor.
rupt voters.
1t is settled that the bill will no,
receive the vote of single Demo
cratic Representative. and it is under.
stood that several Republicans Will
vote against 1t. The Democrats have
everything to gain by the enactmen,
OF law requiring the campaign con-
tributions be made public, but they
are not willing to purchase such lesjs.
iatlon at such extravagant cost. There
Is no likelihood of the bills passing
the Senate. and 1t is not at all likely
4
through that body.
No Currency Law.
The Senate adopted to-day the Aid.
rlch resolution for joint committee
OF eighteen members to consider the
currency question during the vacation
OF congress and report at the next
session. The joint committee OF con-
ference, to which was referred the
Nreeland bill, which passed the House
and the Aldrich bill. which had prs.
viously passed the. Senate, and whi,f
the latter body adopted as a s,,hsti.
tute for the House measure, is not ~.
,, pected to report at this session. rnci.
dentally, 1t may be said that the con.
1erees are never expected to make .
report.
The Republicans. by the appointment
OF commission, have confessed their
inability, to enact currency legislation
even though caucus action was taken
to compel the majority Of the House to
vote Tor some currency bill. The Dem
ocrats have been urging that the best
thing to be done was Just what the
Republicans have done. They took this
ground upon the assertion that a com
mission was better than such lerisla.
ton as it was possible to get from
Republican Congress.
| Every Democrat on the Banking and
Currency Committee voted for Chair.
man FSowler's resolution appointing a
commission. Speaker Cannon exertef
every particle OF power at his com
mand to defeat Fowler's plan and com
pei the passage OF currency hill.
Now he is compelled to accept a meas
ure supported by the Democrats and a
small minority Of the Republicans. II
is hard to see how the complete fall
ure Of the majority party to enact
promised currency legislation at this
session can be explained to the salts.
faction of the voters this fall,
Mr.. Aldrich in presenting the resolu-
tlon for commission stated that the
conferees on the currency bill had
been unable to agree upon report
and said that rs Congress was to ad-
journ at an early day no agreement
could be reached at this session. THAT
there might be thorough investign-
tion into banking and currency methods $,
the conferees had agreed that the
committee resolution should be, re-
commended for passage.
Senator Brandegee inquired whether
twas the intention to have the com
mission start It's work at once.
"Certainly," replied MI. Aldrich,
Saunders on Forest Reserve.
The House passed to-day the bill
authorizing the Speaker to appoint !
commission to o4investigate and report
at the next session upon the advisable.
ty OF establishing the Appalachian.
White Mountain forest reserve. The
friends OF the measure are not In tht
slightest degree elated at the action o1
the House, and many OF them voted
against the bill
Speaker Cannon will designate tn.
committee which Is to Investigate the
| proposition, and as he himself is ht,
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