The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.

President Wilson has expressed wish
that the House take UP currency legisla
iion while the Senate is debating the tar
if bill, and this will therefore be done.
A bill is now being prepared by friends of
President Wilson. which. when complet-
ed and approved ,iy President Wilson.
will se5t TO the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency in the House. That
committee has not yet been Apo nte J..
Its members have already been selected
by Mr. Underwood, but they will not be
definitely appointed until each in turn
has been shown the new Currency bill,
and b expressed his readiness to accept
its provisions I'd to defend i on the floor
of the House. In order words. the Bank
ing and Currency Committee will be as
loyal to t e White House in the matter u
the administrations curren,y bill as was
the Ways and Means Committee on the
tariff BILL
Ire bill will be passed by the House
som time during the simmer. just be-
fore Il Senate takes the final vote on the
tariff bill It may be sent to the Sena {
before Congress adiourns.- but President
Wilson does not expect the Senate 10 act
on the bill at this session He realizes
that the summer will be well advanced
before the tariff debate Is over, and it will
be asking the impossible TO expect the
Sena TO remain here after the exhaus-
ttlon Of the tariff debate for an equally ex
haustive debate on currency.
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There is some easement over patron ,ge
Eof accent days. Her. In mid May the
nomination lists TO the Senite are begin
ming to look as Democrats expected
would be in early March. A few hun
dred postmasters have actually been
nominated. and some Of the ripe big
plums have fallen during he .st week
from the tree Of patronage And yet the
bonghs are still hea with the seasons
frnitsge. Only couple of ambassadors
and almost no other diplomatic appoint
uenisl New York at last has Collector
|of Customs. and one big theme Of politi
lcal agitation in Washington circles is
eliminated. or will be as soon as the
Senate confirms that ardent young anti
Tammsnyite, John Purroy Mitchell. The
however, are very busy, show.
ing how the Presidents selec ion of Mr..
Mitchell is stride toward baitli with
Murphyism in Gotham Certainly the
administrator now seems committed to
such warfare in the name Of reorganiza'
tion and higher Tammany st ,ndards.
With Senator O'Gorman as his ally, The
President may i've going fer toward put
ting Murphy out of political business and
establish ng new leader in the wigwam
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The last long. big pull 10 get that tar
ia revision upon the statute books Is now
at hand. A Sigh Of relief goes up al
Washington. even at the prospect o.
dreary Senate weeks For those weeks
with mono onous speeches and inevitable
delays, spell the last stage Of tariff legis
lation.
II is yet far. but il does rot seem 81
long. when one considers ta'iff revision
inlretrospect. The origin of the present
bill VAS virtually two years ago. Aetna
deliberation upon the present text begar
last January. The House had four full
months Of pre-. aration. In all fairness
the Senate should have couple o
mouths AS the sitnat on is ordered th,
House, under he Constitution. has FRS
say on revenue bills. Attention is no
focused SO hard upon revision measure
while the House, or it's Ways AMI Mean,
Committee. is celebrating. But wher
the, House is thru with tariff bill. it
members immediately begin to clsmo
about going home.
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For fortnight the Administration vii
be substantially coneressless. Although
construciively in session. Congress vii
do little but mark time. A great exodus