The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-10
BY RoDERlck CLIFFORD.

ov uOOeutSN Wilt Snos
Washington. Oct. 10.-According to
the talk around Republican congress
ional headquarters, President Taft's
bill to license corporations doing an
interstate commerce business will be
reported to the house from the judi
ciary committee, and an effort made
to pass ii before adjournment for the
Christmas holidays. This was the
last measure on the presidents ad-
ministration program to be introduced
in the house at the last session of
congress. The bill was drawn by At
torney General Wickersham after
consultation with Representative
Parker of New Jersey. chairman of
the house judiciary committee. and
was approved by the president. 1t
was introduced in the house by Mr..
Parker and by him referred to sub
committee for consideration. But ow-
ing to the complications that arose
over the railroad rate bill. and the de-
sire to give that measure the prefer
ence. the bill to license corporations
was permitted to go over to the De-
cember session.
Since the adjournment of congress
June rs. last, friends of the corpora
ton license bill have been busily at
work creating sentiment in favor of
the measure. and it is asserted by
friends of the administration that this
last number on the presidents legis-
1axS 4.
1t is understood that the insurgents,
who were barred from the patronage
counter during the last session, but
who are now welcomed by the presi-
dent, will vote for a special rule, if
necessary to put through the corpora
ton license bill without undue debate.
Judging from the petitions on file in
corporations that do interstate COM
merce business are heartily in favor
Of the proposed law because it's en-
actment will serve, in a large measure
as bulwark against petty annoy
ances imposed by drastic state laws.
Opponents of the measure base their
opposition on the ground that such a
law would create friction between the
states and federal government, and
might engender no end of litigation.
However, as the president seems to
have majority of the house with him
it is not improbable that he will win
out. The real hght on the measure
will take place in the senate.
Unless / am greatly mistaken, the
democrats will make a clean sweep
in New York in November" said Rep
resentative J. Edwin Ellerbe, of South
Carolina. who has just made a tour of
the Empire state. AT democratic
headquarters" said he, Il found the
boys hard at work. They were in the
best OF spirits and most optimistic.
Reports from all over the country
speak of harmony in the ranks. In.
deed. it reminds me of the campaign
OF 1890. the year of the democratic
landslide. am so confident of sue
cess that I have filed my application
for 'shieker' for Champ Clark's mules
which he is to drive down Pennsyl.
vania avenue. as he has promised in
the event of the democrats carrying
the next house. 1t will be a novel
sight to see Champ Clark, who will
no doubt be Speaker Cannon's sue
cessor. behind a pair of Missouri
mules on his way to the capitol to be
sworn in as speaker.
"Of the many senators have
known none of them was more suave
or diplomatic than Ransom of North
Carolina" remarked a veteran EN-
ploye Of the senate indulging in remin
iscences. Il went down to North
Carolina with a congressional funera
party some years ago. and Ransom
was along. When the train stopped
at station Ransom got out, shool
hands with every man on the platform
and told each one that he had left i'm
| portant business in Washington tt
attend that funeral with the hope OF
seeing him even for a moment. But
what surprised me most" continued
the veteran employe, was that every
mothers son of them believed it
Ransom had a very winning way
about him When we arrived at the
town where the funeral was to be helG
We had to drive six miles in open car
riages against the chilly wind, with
out having had dinner. and then sa,
in cold church to listen to a sermon
for two hours. Ransom was hungr,
as wolf and chilled through, as W.
all were, and after the preacher hat
been going it about three quarters O.
an hour he commenced to snap hi!
watch, but it didn't do any good The
preacher kept right on with his dis
course. When it was concluded W.
were all SO faint with hunger and colo
we could hardly stand, but Ransom
| was revived for the occasion. and a.
soon as the benediction was pro
nounced he rushed to the pulpit
grabbed both of the preachers hands
and told him he was never so mucl
interested and edited by a sermon il
his life, and his only regret was tina
he didn't preach longer. When b,
saw that the preacher swallowed tina
he actually asked him to repeat tn,
sermon the first time he (Ransom
came to town. You can take it from
me that in this line of campaignin,