The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-19
Congress Urged TO Pass
Many Bills Before Close
of Session.
JUNGLE JOE" FIRM
TO CARRY POINT
Determined 10 Block Legislation
Until Votes Are Pledged to
Currency Reform.

There hasn't been a time IN the MEM
orv of the Oldest Congressional veteran
when the close of the session was
marked by such hystericaI insistence on
attention for particular measures ana
rolicies. Speaker Cannon himself de-
rermined that currency legislation must
mass. is confronted by a horde OF mem
bers who come with petitions ana de-
mands that various bills shall get con
sheraton The Speaker finds that
many OF the people who want their own
hobbies. pushed along are not much in
terested IN his hobby. So 1t isn't much
wander that there Is difficulty about
adjusting things,
This is the basis OF the difficulty con-
corning the end-of-the-sesstOn log-jam
of legislation. The Speaker has under
taken TO force currency legislation
through the House, and II he does it no
viii have to 90 some sEllful trading on
other matters. 1t IS freely charged by
members. who have experienced the
iciness OF the Speaker chamber in the
last three days, that the powers this
wear ere going so far as 10 refuse rec
IGNITION for the purpose Of calling up
sDecial pension bills, unless the man
with the pension bill is known to be
right on currency legislation.
Club Over Members.
Local iegisIation Of ell kinds is being
Systematically held up for use as club
20 get votes on currency. Aside from all
this class OF minor measures, there Is
part OF the Presidents program the
contamination bill. and the campaign
publicity bill.
Friends Of the anti-injunclOn bin de-
veloped a new wrinkle IN legislation
promotion. They are circulating q Pc
rtrion addressed to the Committee on
Judiciary. which IS headed by jenkins
OF Wisconsin. begging that committee
IN hiring out the anti-injunction meas
IRE. II is asked that the bill shall pro-
vide that no temporary Injunction snhll
issue without notice and hearing Other
provisions are asked, 70 circunscrloe
me mowers Of Federal courts in EN-
plOyment OF this writ
The petition asking this bill IS ad-
dressed TO the Judiciary Committee. lDuL
IS 10 be presented 10 the Speaker. A
member who assisted IN its prepaFa-
ton. and who was among the nrst
sfzners Of it. explained this somewhat
remarkable procedure in this wise:
IT'S addressed to the committee be-
cause we don't like to address the
Speaker about such q matter u Itight
not Tlease him. and might offend the
committee. But it'n DO presented 10
the Speaker. because we know as
everybody else does, that the Speaker
controls the committee, and that II ne
crooks his finger ltl jump.
As 10 the bill providing Tor pubHcl1y
OF the facts about campaign contribu-
lions. 81 develops that Speaker Cannon
was at once time won over 10 the meas
ure, and willing that II should be
brought up and given a vote, Ina. Lllecs
Jim Sherman OF New York, chairman
of the Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee, who knows about
the necessity for getting campaign
funds and the difficulties Herewith
connected. got busy and convinced the
Speaker that the bill ought not 10 pass
at this session.
Sherman went away 70 New York, 10
see If he couldn't line up the delega-
ton from that State 10 the chicago
convention TO vote for Roosevelt IN
stead Of Hughes. IN order 10 start
Roosevelt stampede; ana while Alr.
Sherman was gone, the Speaker
couldn't be un-iXed.
Sherman Sees President
Representative Sherman OF New York
was an early caller at the White House
this morning, presumably on business
connected with the effort TO induce him
TO consent to the passage OF the cam
paigu funds publicity bill.
Mr.. Sherman insisted that he hasn't
been lining up the delegation from
New York for Roosevelt. But he cop
pered a bit by adding that Of course he
understood, and everybody else did
that Roosevelt would get thousands
more votes, II he should be the nomi