The daily sentinel., 1908-01-04
WHAT'S COMING
In NEXT WEEK
CONGRESS RE,ASSENBLES
Standard Oil Cases Taken Up-Thaw Trial
Besius-Retun Of 100000 Men to
work-Pacific Fleet Reaches Brazil
Big Senatorial Fight in Kentucky
Cotton Crop Reduction Many Other
Coming Events

New York. Jan. 4.-Congress Will
reassemble Monday and the senators
and representatives. refreshed by a
period of holiday cheer. will enter up
the real work of the session with re-
newed vim. 1t is likely that the re-
opening of congress will be taken ad-
vantage of by the friends and sup
porters of Speaker Joseph Cannon to
| formally announce his candidacy for
| the republican presidential nomina-
tion. Scores of congressman favor
Cannon and the launching of the
boom will be attended by coLsidera-
BILE enthusiasm. Practically all of
the republican members of the house
who have not favorite sons in their
own states are solidly back of the
speaker.
An important legislative matter
which will probably come up in con-
gress next week is the ClaytoL res
olution. declaring against a third
term. The resolution will be pushed
in both houses, and as majority of
the Cannon adherents will vote
for 1t. and the measure will re-
ceive the solid support of the demo-
Gratis, there is little doubt of its pas
sage Presidents Roosevelt's recent
declaration that he would refuse a
nomination for third term has not
removed the necessity for such a con-
gressional resolution as guide for the
future, declare the supporters of the
measure.
| Inharmonious conditions in the
navy department. which led to the res
| gnation of Rear Admiaal Willard II.
| Brownson from the office of chief of
the naval bureau of navigation will
| likely receive tthe attention of both
houses during the coming week. The
resignation of Brownson, following
close on the heels of Henry Reuter-
dahl's attack on the bureau system
of the navy department. has revealed
the strife existing in the conduct of
the navy and the need for more har-
monious administration. AS result
congress will undoubtedly give a
thorough airing to the causes which
have operated to bring about condi-
tions that all the officers of the ma
Wy are themselves anxious to have
remedied.
The demand for the relief of the
oil cif xxrtls
spread and when the congressman
meet Monday they will be presented
with numerous petitions from COM
mercial bodies all over the country
of the subject
Additional railroad legislation has
also been demanded by many impor-
tant organizations, and several reso-
lutiohs on this subject will be placed
before the Solohs when they gather
on Monday 1t is the general senti-
ment OF congressman. however that
the time is not opportune for the pas
sage of bills of this character.
Second Thaw Trial Again.
The trial of Henry Kendall Thaw
for the murder of Stanford White is
set for Monday, before Justice Vic
tor ]. Bowling in the criminal branch
of the supreme court in New York
city. Il is expected that there will
be little delay and that the work of
securing a jury will be commenced
almost Immediately and be continued
with day and night sessions. until
completed. District Attorney Je-
RENE will again conduct the prose-
cution. and Thaw will be defended
by Martin w. Littleton, assisted by
several other prominent attorneys.
insanity will be the plea of the de-
fendant. according to the present
plans of the defense. Any attempt to
send Thaw to a madhouse will be
fought by his attorneys. who declare
that his insanity was only Temporal
ry and induced by the recital of the
wrongs suffered by his wife. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, at the hands of STAN
ford White. Mrs. Thaw will again be
the principal witness for the defense.
Standard Oil Cases.
The hearing before Judge Frank
lin Ferriss in the governments suit
to dissolve the Standard Oil compa-
ny of New Jersey, 500. 100000 pa