New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-14
THE WIN WASHINGTON


DEGREES that il stall not. but 10 fails CON-
pleteiy 70 give any Of the inside history
Of the various contests although that i
often the most interesting. YESTERDAY fof
instance. when the Senate met there Was
clear majority 81 FIVE votes for tho Bristo"
amendment. The record does not show
this. nor does {, show why the ma ioriy feil
away unin TIE vote 81 the Vice-Prsslieni
was needed 70 effect the adoption of the
amendment of the Senator from Kansas
The fact H. however. that Senator IA
Foli4tto vas responsible for the detection.
Al through the session nc worked as
siGuousiy TO vean away strength from the
Brisiow proposition. Hc was the busiest
man in the Senate. in continual conference
with Insurgents and Democrats. urging the
latter 70 vote against the Br.siow PROPOSE
ton. pointing out 20 the Democrats now
tEAv might secure support for Tire negr'
dlsfranchlsenent proposition ana. i, is oe-
Ueved. although that cannot yet be proved
seeking 10 trade votes for the Farmers
Free list tul in order TO win over the
one Democrat. NJ. Clarke. = Arkansas.
who had determined 20 vote for the Bris-
tow amendment. Neither does The Record
- yesterday furnish 20 an interested pub
dc any part 81 tie remarks Die speech ~
Senator Reed. Of Missouri who undertook
- controvert the right OF the Vice Presi-
dent 70 cast the deciding vote when the
noU o. the senate showed tie. Doubtless
Senator Reed al not know that the con-
stitu,ion Itself provides that the Vice
President shall vote when the Senate IL
fr-
been exercised under such circumstances
ever since. on December Il 1s1e Nice-Presi-
dent Calhoun cast the deciding vote on the
question Of electing chaplain ~ TIE Sen
ate Peinz new Senator. Il may not e
Surprising that Mr. Reed was ignorant ~
tho history and the Constitution o. his
country but hts exhibition 81 ignorance
NAY by some ie REGARDED as IN argument
IN favor Of the I'D custom which ed SEN
ato-s q refrain from DEBATE IN their first
terms.
PURE TWADDLE Rarely has Congress
been asked srsvelv 10 approve such unit
terahle ronsense a. tho various resolutions
"dirc~tirg" The attorney General % insu-
tu.e criminal prosecutions against presunp-
tive violstors u thu antitrust Law. 81
course the purpose Of these reso utlons IS
obvious. They are intended 10 impress on
the folks back home TIA. tleir authors
are 'rlplacable foes % predatory 7falta and
answering enemies Of I'll mslcfactors n
great wealth. The authors ~ these resoll-
tons count. ~ course on the iCnorar-e ~.
their constituents of tie fart rat Congress
has ~ power % direct tie Atto-ney Cen
eral or any other member 81 the Cabinet
20 take any action whatever. and 0n the
further fact that In order N secure the
ADDICTION Or these resolutions r. i usually
necessary 10 submit 20 tHeir being amended
by ..a insertion Of the words "in his jUIg-
rent" Or some similar expression. The
total .~ec- Of the resolution thus amended
j. 10 instruct the Attorney General when
he thinks he has sufficient evidence End
hat re best interests II the government
Will 20 served thereby % conduct crinina
prosecutions As that IS precisely the duty
Of nc Attorney General. what he has done
in tao rast and will continue 20 DO n the
future and I'm view n The fact that his
course will not - swer--ed on- way or he
other bv TIRE passage ~ one or hundred
such resolutions. they amount 70 nothing
more nor less than somewhat discreditabe
attempts 20 impose on the presumptive
ignorance % the constituents ~ the authors
II st~h twaddle
UNCLE JOE Speaker Cannon vas
disposed 20 he mad clear through. although
later he realized that this is the silly sea
son and laughed when he heard rumor
from Chicago 70 the effect that he had con
tracted 10 go on the vaudeville stage. The
report bad u that Sir. Cannon VS. not
goinz On the stage FOR arts sake - even
for personal gain, hlt IN order that 10
might devote tho proceeds q IFS engage
inert 10 the establishment II a model farm
al his home town ~ DanviNe. d. With
some care and reaso.able Trecaution az 70
personal safety he subject was preached
70 The ex-Speaker. "Wil YOU print exactly
who' sav?" he asked as Re tilted his cigar
little higher than usual. on being as
s4rcG that TIE newspaper man who had
aporoarheG him would 10 20. Uncle Joe"
replied. We'll. lcrc i e.. You just say
ths' 10 T. the cutest. most harmless little
damn Ne J have leard NJ !n a long time
q. .. n.