New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-04
THE MISREPRESENTATION

of Trade that evening, and he has another
engagement to attend the launching of the
Florida in BROOKLYN on Thursday, with a
dinner afterward
OTHER LEGISLATIoN.-The prospects
for statehood legislation. the postal say
ings bank bill, the anti-injunction BILL ana
SEINE form OF conservation bill are as ul1-
promising as those for the interstate COM
merce bill Without working najorities in
either house, the administration can hardly
secure action on any Of these measures I'M
accompanied by the adoption of amend
ments which will insure their defeat in
one house or the other, or even compel the
President 10 veto them. Precisely as moth
ing succeeds like success. so nothing Is
more CONTAGIOUS than failure, and the lead
ers have no heart to attempt TO drive
through legislation in the face of an OPP
position composed of insurgents and Dem
ocrats, and sufficiently powerful to out
vote the regulars. An analysis OF the vote
by which the CuIlmins amendment was
defeated last Friday shows that actually
the Senate was tied on the proposlton-
There were four Senators, all of whom
would have voted for the amendment, abr
sent without pairs. and two Senators,
Messrs Flint and Culberson, were recorded
as paired, when both would have voted for
the amendment had they been present
FINE ARTS COMMISSION. - Senator
Root wen his tight for a Fine Arts Com
mission to-day, despite the continued oppo-
sition of Senator Hepburn, who, IKE
Speaker Cannon, regards art as luxury
unworthy the attention of other than
diiettente statesmen. Mr.. Feet was ably
assisted by Senators Lodge and Carter In
the course of the two hours debate some
grotesoue efigies which have found D
place in Statuary Hall came in Ior wei
deserved ridiculs. as did some Of the puelle
buildings. notably that naonstrosity known
as the Patent Office Senator Carter
tried TO amend the bill by providing that no
statue should be erected of any one who
had not been dead at least fifty years, ana
Senator Lodge pronounced the amendment
extremely sensible, but Mr.. Carter later
withdrew il for fear Of jeopardizing the
entire measure This bill has already
passed the House in q somewhat different
form, and the TIVE bills viii now go 10 con
terence. that the differences may be
reconeiled.
AN AUTOMOBILE BUREAU.--A mon
ster petition viii BIS presented to Congress
in the immediate future, urging the erea-
ton of a bureau in the Department Of Com
fnerce and L,abcr 70 deal with automobiles
which may be employed for travelling
across tate lines. II is desired that such
a bureau have authority TO register AUTO
mobiles, and provide suitable regulatlons
and proper means Of identification There
i. Of course, no probability Of early eot4en
OF this character by Congress, but in view
Of the general disposition TO secure federal
regulation OF everything formerly super
yissd by the states. such action may be
taken ultimately.
TJI,DEN MoNUNENT.-R Representative
sulzer appeared before the House Com
n,ittee OF, Library to-day to urge an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 with which TO erect
Suitable bronze statue TO Samuel J. Tilden
in the District Of Columbia. Tbs comRalttee
gave NJ Sulzer e most attentive hearing,
but failed to commit Itself as to its future
action on the bill advocated by him
SMITH PAID-Dr. George Otis Smith.
director Of the Geological Survey, who gave
testimony SO Damaging to Clifford Pinchot
before the investigating committee The
other day, is the president Of the Washing
ton Young Mems Christian Association, and
his testimony and his presidency have cost
Or. Smith 50 50. After the director had
testified an intense supporter of Clifford
Pinchot wrote him that SO long as Dr..
Smith remained president of the Young
Mems. Christian Association he would not
contribute another penny to its support.
Dr. Smith looked up the records and found
that his correspondent had contributed an
average Of 81 50 2 year for several years
Then tbs director drew his personal check
for the amount and handed il to the associ-
stioa's treasurer, after which he REPLIED to
the letter, saying that i2s expected 10 bs
president for only one year and that his
correspondent need not contribute this
year, as his contribution had already been
paid G. c. z.