The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-28
land. Teller (Democrat), Warner,
Warren and Wietmore-42.

land, Teller (Demoeratl, Warner,
Warren and Wletmore-42.
Neys-- Bankhead, BOrah, tRepubli
cam, Bourne, (Republican), Brown.
(Republican), Culberson. Frazier
Gary, Gore, Hepburn (Republcan), La
Toilette Republican, McCreary, Nc
Emery, McLauren, Overman, Paynter
land Taylor-1G.
The Republican leaders in the house
were very reticent today about pre-
dieting the course of the Alrich bill
| in that branch Of congress. Speaker
Cannon refrained from making any
comment and some chiefs Of the ma
iority were equally silent. Enogh was
gathered, however to justify the pre-
diction with reasonable certainty that
it will be referred to the committee on
banking and currency, despite the cur
might be given tho committee on
rules. If the banking and currency
committee should fail to come t.
prompt agreement to report tho bill
favorably or adversely. it is likely a
caucus OF Republican members will be
called to ascertain the attitude Of the
majority. Should a decision be made
to support the caucus will instruct
the rules committee to bring in rule
dscharging tho banking committee
from further consideration of the bill
which will then be before the house,
If the caucus is determined to put
the bill through promptly, very little
debate will be allowed IT, on the 9th.
Ter hand, its agreed in the caucus to
lissect the measure On tho floor, the
bill be committed to the committee Of
a while and discussed under tho five
minute rule.
1t Is generally conceded that the
action of the senate in refusing to
adopt the amendment offered by Mel
son to provide for federal guaranty Of
national bank deposits will make It
easier to pass the Aldrich bill in the
house, where little friendliness toward
that feature has developed.
Friends of the Aldrich bill in the
house will be able to draw for support
on the open attitude of the president
in favor of the bill. And it viii not be
forgotten by them that some weeks
ago Cannon expressed himself as gen
orally favorable to the measure.
In the house the Democratic side to
day showed general understanding
that this minority will hold pretty
fast to it's agreement to support the
currency bill introduced by it's lead
er, John Sharp Whliams This bin
was s7epcrted favorab!y to the houRe
by the Democratic members OF the
banking and currency committee asa
substitute for the Fowler bill.
In tho House.
The question of whether or not
President Roosevelt is an intolerant
man after the fashion of King George
III arose in the house today. The dis
cussiOn was founded on a local news
pepper story covering what purported
to be the details of an interview yes
terday between tho president and
Representative Deikema, of Michigan,
in which the president was represent
ed as humping his desk and berating
Deikema for having joined in the re-
port of the subcommittee OF the jul
dietary committee censoring Judge
Whitley of the United States court in
China.
On the statement Of Williams, of
Mississippi minority leader that he
proposed to offer a resolution to as
certain If the president had encroach
ed upon the privileges of a committee
of congress, Deikema absolyed the
president from the suggestion Of intol.
erafce made BIZ Williams, and said the
president in the conversation which
took place, had displayed the great
est liberality in receiving his explain.
alton of the circumstances leading up
to the filing OF the report.
He denied that the president thump-
ed his desk. but admitted that he ges.
ticulated q good deal.
Following this incident the house
engaged in a desultory debate on the
agricultural appropriation bill, which,
however, had net been materially
amended when it was laid aside.