The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-27
THE CURRENCY
GUARDIANSHIP.
GOSSIP About Who VIII Get This
Post on House Committee.
SPEAKER CANNON and FOWLER

Joe Not on Best of Terms--Vreeiano
of New York May Receive Appoint
roent-statues Of Washington, Lee,
Senator shoup and General Shields.
washington, July 24.-[Special.l T.
The chances are that before the ex-
piration of this congress very Inn
portant financial legislation win have
heen undertaken. For this reason 1t
would not be strange if Speaker Can
non were to recognize the house COM
mittee on banking and currency. Oh
course most of the older members OF
| this important committee Will be re-
tanned. But the speaker never has
been on amieable terms with Repre-
| sentative Fowler of New Jersey, who
/ for several years has been chairman
of the committee. For some days
| there has been strong talk that Rep
resentative Vreeiand of New York
/ would be made chairman In place
i Of Mr.. Fowler. Mr. Vreeland never
has been a member Of the banking
and currency committee, but in the
i last congress, when the emergency
currency law was passed, he became
prominent because his measure was
adopted by the house practically over
/ that of the committee. II he goes to
the head Of the committee it will be
a bold departure on the part of the
speaker.
Work For Customs Service.
Strenuous times are ahead for all
who are connected with the customs
service Of the United States. The I'M
i Outstanding is that few, If any, Of the
men with this service will be able to
get vacation this year. Certainly
they cannot be spared during the
month of August, for the new tariff
law is expected to go into effect in
that MONTH The moment the presi-
dent signs the tariff bill kilograms win
| be hurried out of Washington to Gus
toms officials at all the ports of the
country.
i Career of Many Vieissitudes.
Although the state Of Illinois placed
In the capitol at Washington a bronze
statue Of the late General James
Shields, his remains lie in an unmarked
grave in the citizens cemetery at Car
rollton, Mo. Representative Rucker Of
Missouri is trying TO have congress ap-
propriate $4,000 to erect monument
over his grave and has put In the
Congressional Record history of the
career Of this warrior, statesman and
/ jurist. General Shields had one dis
tincfion that never yet has been en-
joyed by any other American citizen
he was q senator from three states,
Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri. Els
service as senator from Missouri was
very brief, ne having been appointed
by the governor to I'LL q short period
of an unexpired term. The old gen
eral was so poor before he died that
he had to pawn some magnificent
swords that had been presented to
him, but they were rescued and pur-
chased by the government. He once
sent a challenge to Abraham Lincoln
to fight duel, but the trouble waa
settled by explanations from Lincoln.
Additions to statuary Hall.
I The next statues to be placed in
statuary hall probably will be those
Of George Washington and Robert ID
Lee by the state of Virginia and that
Of the late Senator George i. Shoup
by the state Of Idaho. The statue Of
Washington will be a reproduction Of
that by Houdon which has attracted
SO much attention in the capitol al
Richmond, Va. There has been con
siderable protesting against the plac.
ing of a statue of General Lee In the
capitol here because Of the fact that
he commanded the Confederate forces
during the civil war, but nothing has
been done about 1t In congress, and
only the other day Senators Wetmore
OF Rhode Island and Daniel Of Virginia
!. were in statuary hall to select the posi-
lions for the statues Under the law
the states have right to make their
two selections, George L. Shoup was
known out In the west as the father
Of Idaho
Disposition of Public Lands.
Members Of the house from states In
which there are public lands Of which
disposition has not been made are In
PRODUCING bills to have them set aside
for educational purposes In some
sections it is. proposed to have the
! United States government donate 8
certain proportion In aid OF the com
mon schools. In others the members
who have drawn bills think they
should be used for the benefit Of az
ricnltural colleges. and out in the faI
west the movement is in the direction
Of mining schools. Then. again, It il
proposed that certain vast tracts bt
added to the national forest reserves.
Ambitious to Become Senator.
The political gossips now hare Il
that David d. Thompson. who is soor
to retire as United state ambassador
to Mexico viii in all probability en-
Ter the senatorial race IN Nebrasks
next year Once before be made Z
dash for the senatorship but that
lime Senator Burkett captured ths