, 1908-06-16

ment to certain features of the bill
made 1t impossible to ecure an agree
ment upon 1t after 1t had passed both
houses. l feel very confident that we
will be able to secure the legislation
at the next session.
"Wyoming has Jared well at the late
session. Her people will not only
benefit from the legislation to which
| have referred but also in a special
way through legislation and appropri-
atoms. Largely through Senator
Warren's efforts the appropriations
for military posts are large enough
to insure steady progress in the
urbuilding OF Fort Russell and Fort
Mackenzie. Senator Clark'B bill In
creasing the fees OF witnesses before
federal and United States commission
iers, courts in this and other western
states from $3.50 to $500 per day Will
be most welcome to those who are
called upon to serve In that capacity.
In the public buildings bill al
though 1t carried much less In the az
gregate than such bills ordinarily do,
public buildings are provided for In
Lander and Rock Springs n provi
sion made for sites for buildings at
Douglas and Casper. The amendment
to the agricultural bill whereby the
state is to receive 25 per cent OF the
receipts from forest reserves instead
OF 10 per cent as formerly, will add
largely to the state revenues from that
source. The temporary increase in
the appropriation for the examination
Of land entries which have been sus-
pended in past years will, 1t is hoped,
result in speedily relieving from
suspension many entries which are
now tied up and the speedy issuance
of patents.
THE first session of the Goth con-
gress will long be remembered as the
session of the great hibuster inaugu-
rated by the democratic minority
under the leadership Of John Sharp
williams. Williams attempted to
justify this foolish, senseless. and fu-
tile performance, but l believe 1t is
almost universally condemned by men
of all parties. The continuous de-
mand for roll calls on all sorts of mo"
tons. including the most common
place and unimportant, such as mo-
lions to adjourn and to lake a recess,
not only hampered the house in its
legislation, consumed days and weeks
of time that ought to have been o
sumed in debate, but rendered 1t alb
solutely necessary to provide rules Tor
the consideration Of the appropriation
bills under which the house was com
PEELED to accept senate amendments
whether 1t would or not, thus consid-
erably increasing the total of appro-
priations.
"This childish flibuster and the &C.
ton of the minority in declining TO
D its own currency measure
when given an opportunity to do 30
is but an added illustration Of the in
ability of the democratic party as rep
resented on the floor OF congress, to
map out or follow any sane or n
BILE policy. In fact no minority eve
made a worse showing or more COM
pletely demonstrated its inability to
even perform the ordinary n pro
per functions of a minority, much less
to legislate for a great and growing
country.
after reading the record OF the
democratic party in the house OF rep
resentatives during the last winter the
American people a be depended
upon not to intrust any such aggre-
CATION of incapables with the respon-
sibility Of legislation for the nation
Newcastle News-Journal.