Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29
Believes Conditions Point to an
Eastern Man for the Place.
HUGHES AND FOWLER SUGGESTED
New Jersey Congressman Returns
with Compliment for Governor.
PoLLARD's PET MEASURE KILLED
Provision for Secretary of AErIcuI-
ture Fixing standard for Grain
Goes out on n Point
of order.
tFrom a SAD correspondentN

From Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. March 2S.-Cspecial Tele-
gram.)-Governor Sheldon put in a busy
day before leaving for Nebraska late this
afternoon. lie was the guest at breakfast
OF Vice President Fairbanks at the iatters
home on Dupont Circle. in company with
Senator Brown. After the function at Mr..
Fairbanks the governor was presented 70
Speaker Cannon by Congressman Pollard,
and then. after seeing the house organized,
took occasion to say goodbye" to the
members Of the Nebraska delegation.
To the local newspaper men Governor
Sheldon said II am not a candidate for
the vice presidency, and I do not believe
conditions will arise that will make me a
candidate" He expressed his firm belief
that Secretary Taft will be the nominee
of the Chicago convention and thought II
entirely probable that the vice presidential
candidate would be chosen from some east
ern state. Governor Hughes" he said
would make a strong man for the second
place. as would Representative Charles N
Fowler of New Jersey"
When this sentiment of Governor Sheldon
was brought to the attention OF Mr.. Fowler
this afternoon the New Jersey legislator
| and chairman of the currency committee
of the house said: Governor Sheldon i'm
pressed me as man of fine dscernment,
keen in intellect, forceful and probably
pugnacious, his coal-blacS hair and steel
gray eyes indicating fighter, the true
type of men who have made the great west
what 1t is As had five years expert
ence in Kansas and Nebraska / know what
stuff the men of the west are made of"
Mr.. Sheldon left this afternoon for Ne
braska, profoundly satisfied with his visit
to Washington which was new and strange
to him when he came. but which he learned
to know pretty we'll since his arrival.
POllard's Pet Plan rails.
Congressman Polards pet paragraph in
the agricultural appropriation bill, giving
the secretary Of agriculture authority to
fix standard Of measurement for corn,
wheat etc. went out of the bill today on
point of order raised by CONGRESSMAN
Crumpacker of Indiana on the ground that
| II was new legislation.
Mr.. Crumpacker opposed the legislation
because It empowered the secretary to fix
a standard of measurement of corn and
wheat, which would eventually become the
4 national standard for measurement OF these
cereals. He stated that it was setting a
| dangerous precedent and would result In
federal inspection of grain in ten years or
from existing law should be placed in a
separate bill and receive the most serious
consideration of congress.
Mr.. Pollard in reply stated frankly that
! II he believed the paragraph relating to
| standards would be sure to lead to federal
inspection of grain he would join the gem
tleman from Indiana in effort to cut it
| out. He did not, however, believe this to
be true.
| In explaining the purpose of the clause
Mr.. Pollard said: There is no uniform
method for grading grain today. and It is
also true that grain exchanges of the coun-
try are writing to the secretary OF agricul-
ture asking him to fix a standard so that
there will be uniformity and that they will
know when they start a shipment of
grain abroad II will not have too much
moisture in it.
what Law Would DO.
"All this clause will do is It will simply
authorize the secretary to fix a standa I'd
for grading corn wheat and other grains.
1t does not empower him TO enforce it.
There is nothing in the law which makes
it mandatory upon the growers of grain
to obey it. If this clause is permitted TO
remain in the bill the secretary of aerl-
culture viii publish the standard but there
will he no authority lodged I'm his hands 10
enforce that standard and compel anybody
to grade by that standard and the result
Will be that the grain exchanges all over
the country will come to IT, simply because
the moment the standard is created every
grain exchange will want to have the rep
utation of grading its grain according to
the official standard, They are all asking
that the department shall indicate to them
what basis they shall use in creating a
standard, how much moisture contents
there shall be In No. 2 or No. wheat or
corn.
Now my proposition Is this" said Mr.
Pollard in conclusion. that II we nut this
clause into the bill the result will follow
exactly as IT is today No merchant will
presume TO sell thlrty-four inches OF cloth
for yard Thirty-six inches constitute a
yard. | believe the result will be the same
in this respect. You viii have a standard
the same as your yardstick, and no grain
dealer could afford to have his grain
graded on any other basis except that rec
ognized as official, and II this measure is
passed II will do more than anything else
to prevent federal inspection Of grain"
Upon the conclusion Of Mr.. Poliards re-
marks Mr.. Crumpacker said he felt con-
strained to insist upon his point OF order.
and the Pollard clause went out
Tonight Mr.. Pollard said he would en-
deavor to get the clause restored in the
senate. and had hopes Of finally getting
the standard OF measurement established.
Minor Matters at Capital.
The entire Nebraska delegation in con-
gress has signed a letter to President
Roosevelt asking that Hon Church Howe.
now consul general at Manchester, England.
| be transferred 10 the dfnlouattc sar,,too
John i. Smith has been appointed post
master az Gary, Banner county. Nebraska.
vice ]. NJ. Mann. resigned
ALDRiCH DILL MEETS DELAY