The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-05
MONEY AND WHISKY ARE
TH0RNS TO REPUBLICA
Law Will Be Recommended To Prevent
Shipments of Liquor Into prohibi-
tion States-The Anti-SaIoon
League Is Watching

Washington, January 4.-(Special.)-
From all indications the first session of
the SiXtieth Congress will be barren, so
far as legislation of material Importance
is concerned. Only one question is agi-
tating the majority leaders in the House
and Senate This concerns the framing
of a financial bill. by which it will be
possible to stihe the urgent demand from
all sections of the country for relief
without interfering with the schemes of
the money power in the east and west.
Speaker Cannon and the House leaders
have shifted the responsibility for relief
to the Senate, where Senator Aldrich is
expected to manipulate the question in
a manner satisfactory to the corporation
influences in the party
Next on the calendar is the amendment
of laws governing interstate commerce
so far as they refer to the transportation
of Intoxicating liquors from one state
to another. Many Of the southern and
western states are interested in this
question and bill making the shipment
of liquors into prohibition states illegal is
! reasonably sure TO be passed.
Money and whisky are the real
thorns in the republican pillow. The
! voters of the south are completely aroused
over the prohibition question and are
| determined that Congress shall pass an
effective bill. which will prevent liquor
dealers from setting their prohibition
laws at naught by moving out of the
state and shipping their products into
| their bailiwcks from the borders of
another state.
Tillman to the Fronk
into two squabbles over this question and
| has finally introduced an amendment to
| the old Wilson law, declaring that the
! point of entry shall be the boundary of
| the state and not the point OF delivery,
/ as held by the courts to apply to the old
! law.
| Every senator and congressman is
afraid of this question, owing to the
| strength displayed by the Anti-Saloon
! league in all sections of the country.
| and with the minority pressing the ques-
| tion at every point there is little doubt
| that the prohibtionists will get their bill
| through both houses before adjournment
| There Will be considerable discussion
| over the restriction and regulation of
! child labor, introduced by Senator Bey-
eridge of Indiana, but the bill is not
| expected to pass during the present ses-
sion. The same is true of bill pro-
| hibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors
1 In the District of Columbia
Other bills which will probably be
ignored, are the bill removing the duty
| from wood pulp used in making the
! grade of paper upon which newspapers
are printed, the creation of a parcels
post system and postal savings bank
and the establishment of standard
| grades for grain.
| Promotion For Evans.
The bill reviving the rank of vice
| admiral in the navy and the advance
| ment of Rear Admiral Evans to this
! grade, will be reported favorably by
the Senate committee and passed ac-
cording to the present programme
| OF the great battleships of the 10000
| ton type, urged by the President, Con-
gress will authorize only two at this
] session.
The appropriation bill for this ses-
sion will reach $553,739,543. This
should leave an unexpended surplus of
about sS0,000000.
So far as financial legislation is con-
! cerned Senator Aldrich would like to
| ignore the matter altogether. He has
been forced into a position where he
! viii be compelled to act by the minori-
| ty, however, and is now casting about
| for a bill which will really accom-
plish little or nothing.