Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-11
WASHINGTON LETTER
Early Adjournment Of Congress
is Generally Expected
Commodore Peary to Report for Duty
Statehood Bill introduced by Senator
Dillingham;.

Dillingham;.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 2
Especial correspondence of The Phoenix. I
Congress may adjourn early in Nav.
Such is the talk at the capitol and II is
very evident that the congressman them
selves favor It, The congressional cam
paign is already under way in some local
lleS and those who have contests in
their districts are impatient to get home
and care for their political fences. The
complexion of the next House is at stake
Inc understanding here is that the RE
puDlcans OF the middle West are in revolt
ana unless they can be pacified in some
manner not yet plain, Uncle Joe" Can
non S successor will surely be a Democrat
Inc House insurgents attribute this shirt
OF unrest TO 'Cannonism" while the reg
ulars say II is but the natural result Of
jealousy and disappointment which the
insurgents are narboring and which reg
ularly crops out without the least provo
cation. BE that as it may, the Republic
ans do not pretend or try to DENY the
tact OF the alarming party Instruction
winch they hope to allay by early ad
Jourhment and the Inauguration of a hot
campaign. nv
me Democrats, on the other hand do
not appear to be doing much to helm their
chances, prefering, 1t would seem. to trust
TO the quarrels OF their political opponents
10 give them control of the House. The
TWO Republican factions in Congress are
Just as stubborn and opposed to eacn
other as ever; the Insurgents are houn,J
TO be satisfied with nothing save the en-
Iarsement OF the committee on rules in
me House which, possibly, would give
them control; while the regulars are de-
terhihed not to permit a thing which
threatens, In its very contention tbair
prestige What, then, will be the anal
outcome? The answer Is, no one knows.
IL may be peaceful and harmonious or n
may prove politically disastrous in the
ran elections With early adiournment
Mhat becomes of President Taft's policies9
ms, 'oo; Is mooted question with as
are congressman.
some profess to believe that the House |
WIN prove loyal to the President bv nass-
ing the postal savings bank and other
measures favored by him, when Congress- |
WIN ADJOURN without conhrmatory action |
~ .mS senate The idea of this is that |
IL VIII aHord more time for the neonIe
TO discuss and determine the merits ~ |
'hese personal issues and that Congress /
WIN De better Informed upon these sub-
lects when they re-convene in Decemher
ne House Is working industriousIv unon
-t he appropriation bills which will take all
ms month to dispose of; after This tt
attention will be turned to the prasida,,tss
pet schemes 'eS'ueh'
commodore Peary, after 28 Years leave
u absence on private business, has been
,rdered to report here tomorrow for active
luty. Peary's friends mad hoped thai
s1nsress would honor him with an al
nirars commission and nlaca III, - ~
etired list with the thanks of the nation
,ut' so far there has been no move In
ms direction, though It may vet come
VIII seem strange to the commodore 70
et back again into the traces after bav9
ng dlsassoeiated himself from the naval
eryice all these years. naval
> Washlhgton has been having a season
fairiy good sleighing and some stIef
old weather for Southern latitude The
inter mas been one of the coolest ever
experienced here. ever
senator Dillingham; reported in the SEN ,