Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-30
Effort TO Rob Victorious Part.
Power Unsuccessful.
NO TARIFF LEGISLATION AT
Chairman Says that Taft Will Merely
Suggest Program.
UNITED FRONT TO THE ENEMY
UepubIicnn Party Must Bear It's Re
verses ana Make Best of It
Democrats wiu Not BE
Long in Power.

yyAsIINGTON. Nov. Ex-senator Eugene
Hale OF Maine republican leader OF the
senate by virtue OF his position as chair
man Of the party caucus and the committee
on appropriations foresees little accom-
pHshment IN the coming short session Of
congress. Beyond the passage Of the usua.
appropriation bills mad possibly Of an ap-
port.onment measure and one providing an
ocean mail bounty he believes no important
business VIII be transacted.
Tho democratic party" he said, has
captured the house OF representatives by
great majority and has almost captured
the senate. and with the country appar-
entity behind It, viii. have no doubt in
sist upon taking its natural responsibilities
should an expiring congress- in it's last
days undertake by any death bed action
to rob the victorious party Of It's natural
inheritance It win be resisted to the utmost
and nothing will follow but a protracted
struggle which will shut out certain i'm
portant measures which otherwise may
perhaps carry in both houses"
Mr.. Hale was emphatic in his declaration
that there would be no tariff legislation
in the coming session. He went 30 far as
to express the conviction that while the
pres dent may suggest a general program
ne VIII not Wy 70 AolNt II bil NHAAtaA eo1' -'Aa
Hale made II clear that he was not speak
ing for the president nor in any way fore
casting the probable attitude of the chief
executive.
Extra Session Improbable.
DismissinB the question Of an extra ses-
sion as most improbable" Mr.. Hale dis
cussed the proposed ocean mail subsidy
measure.
with the Central and South American
trade rapidly increasing and ready to
come to u.s." he said, we ought to pass
some bill to aid in establishing steamship
lines to command this trade. We can pass
such bill limiting IT, II necessary, TO
Central and South America, almost any
day IN the senate, and such a measure
must, OF course. take It's chances in the
house, which I am led to believe may be
found more favorable at this session than
It has been before.
I'VE shall I suppose. usual in the
short session. pass the new apportionmen'
bill, under which the next congressional
elections will be held. In this action, as
to the numbers and membership Of the
house Of representatives and the appor'
tionment to the different states, the senate
generally has deferred TO the judgment
and action OF the house"
MI A1Alt uNNAhINu ne ulu llbA lobh AbI
ward to a combination of the so-called in
surgent force with the democratic party
"either now or hereafter"
He said he fully expected to seen the re-
publican party In congress get together
again and present a united front to the
majority incidentally, he referred to the
nsurgent leaders as men Of conviction
and natural force OF character"
Whom the Lord loveth he chasten
eth" said the senator, "and the defeats
OF 1910 will do the party good. It mus
bear its reverses and make the best Of II
Painful as It is. II must submit to lis
lttemporary reveTses and defeats and mus
bear up as well as It may under ever
such calamities as the repulse OF Roose
welt and the lamentable overthrow o
Beveridge"
Mr.. Hale declared he had little fear o
any long continuance of domestic ascend
ancy in politics Republican policies unde
President Tafts leadership, he said
would triumph again"