Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-05
From Washington.
Washington, May 5

Il L1e Seuktt ftBu BIB iciiaihtN hoh ~'g
effort to patch up the railroad bill today
They desire him to see the bi tered favor
| lite OF the administration at bis worst in
The hope that he will be moved to u's
the big sick 10 the fight TO get some.
thing through Congress. 1t was just au-
uounced that the programme for todsy's
session would call fOr couple OF loug
speeches thst would leave little or no
time for the consideration Of The bill
That would leave the measure In the air
uutIl the president arrived tomorrow end
give him an opportunity to suggest plsDs
Tor disposIng ofstbe wreck. 10 their
hopeless state the leaders st both ends OF
The Capitol feel that they cen accomplish
nothing unless the president will co.,
sent to tske an active part In the contest.
A Sspale veteran declared to friend
today thst be proposed to tell the presi-
dent point blank that he had no business
to be travelling around the county when
bills Of importance to the patti we're In
danger of failure. at may take. me p
week to see him." be added "tul l will
| tell him what think of It," Open mu-
tiny has broken cut among the stsmpeded
regulars 10 the Hcuse. Its custom thai
when q roIIcsll Is to be taken In the
House to signal the fact on electric bells
placed throughout the II ouse end
Of the Capitol and the office build
Jog. To cast q record vote bss always
been accounted an important &C. by
congressman and it has been their iD-
variable custom to huttle, when call
ed 10 The chamber fer that purpose.
10 contrast With this Ia the feet that on
a recent rollcall 80 of the regulars sss in
their Offices and refused to respond TO the
call OF the bells. The republican whip
visited them and By personal exhOrtstion
tried to secure their attendance. Their
answer wss, In substance: "The presi-
dent Is running around and II be does
cot care for lbe bill Why should We
bother about It," Progressive senstjrs
are disinclined to talk about the presi-
dents charge that they are RESPONSIBLE
! for the muddled condition OF affairs be-
Cause they desire to avoid peFsonsl
controversy with him. "Not now,
said a progressive who was asked for
statement, shut this Is going to lesd to
40 acute situation. The real csuse OF
the falldown however, Is that they had
the foolish ides that they could write q
bill covering as much important ground
az does this one, at cabinet meeting,
a1d then expect everybody to vote f)r II
precisely as they sent 1t TO US"
After insisting that he had no inteu-
ton of interfering with the work of the
Balinger- Pinchot investigating commit
zee or n A scliug on the attitude OF that
body, Representative Harrison of New
York today asked judiciary COMMITTEE TO
N ke q favorable report on bis resolu ion
calling upon thest orney general TO tran
smit 10 the House those documents bsar-
ing on the investigation which have been
withheld by the committee. Mr.. Hsr-
rison declared that he based bis reques!
90 q firm belief that the country was
anxious to have every possible fact placed
before the committee and on the stats
meut OF Mr. B sodels, Attorney for
CLAWS, that These pspers would have
sn important bearing on the case.
Mr.. HarrIson's statement Mr.. DENLY
OF MichigsD, a member OF the judiciary
committee aud also of the invest gstiug
committee made a rather hested state.
meut in which be asserted thst The only
reasons which would have prompted the
IItiodu .tion of the reso u'ions were
either desire to show that the attorney
general and the president had scte1 10
bad fai or to dscredt the invest gst-
ing committee. Mr.. H,rrison answered
by saying that II the papers had no
bearing on the case great deal OF mis-
apprehension as TO their purpoit wou d
be avoided by having them presented to
congress. The committee took no action
on the resolution,
b. common consent truce was de-
claIed yesterday evening between the
regulars and the insurgents on the rail-
rosd bill, aud it was agreed that no vote
should be taken until Monday on any
amendment to the bill. This will give
the president, on his return, al oppor-
tuuity to snslyze the situition before the
next move is made. se istor Aldricb
went to New York yesterday afternoon
and will not return to Washington until
Suodsy nigh. Anyhow the senator
will not return II the Senate until Tues
day. In bis absence the regulars DE-
cided to prevent spy action of couse-
queuce being taken on the bill. They
also decided that, II possible they would
adj Urn the Senate from todsy's session
until Monday. When Mr.. Aldrich de.
parted he EXPORTED his litusspsuts to do |
everything possible to pledge majority |
Of the Senate to the support OF the presI- |
dents measures. The regulars claim 10 |
hsve 40 senators 10 line and they are
working hard to get the other seven |
needed for q msjority from the ranks Of
Two republicans. Ittbst fails, 80 effort |
will be msde to draw on the democrats
for few votes. There is lack of hsr-
uony among lhe progressivss that reu-
ders uncertain their course on the bill. !
They have never had compact organ.
Ization because the range Of their mem
bership is from radicals t. sentt)rs who |
sre ipsUrgent only on psit culsr ques-
lions. They may be expected, however,
to stand together as they have in the
past for progressive policies.
Secretary Of the Interior Bsllinger |
again took the stind today when The
congressional Investigation comm ttee be.
gan it 36!h day Of hesripg. The secre- !
tsry gave long and technical explsns-