The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-07-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.

With his baggage packed and all arran-
gements completed TO accompany his
wife and daughter to their summer home
in New Hampshire, President Wilson
Friday afternoon charged his plans FIVE
minutes before the time set for his de-
partur,. He decided TO return in Wash
ington.
He has not given his reasons for this,
but it is known that the fight over the
tariff in the caucus Of senate Democrats,
and the possibility of developments in
the Caminetti and the Union Pacific
cases are among the most important AL
most coincident with the presid ants de-
cision that his presence is required 10
Washington. the Democratic leaders of
the senate announced that the caucus
will not be ready tc report the tariff bill
to the senate before July S.
The indictments in the caucus are
chiefly the wool aai the sugar men, bnt
for purposes Of their own these men are
siding with every other disconnected
member, no matter what the basis of
complaint. and are aiding and enconrag.
ing every demonstration of hostility to
the provisions of the bill as arranged ny
the finance committee.
1t was the presidents intention, had
he gone to New Hampshire. to remain
there until after July 4. But il developed
that the fight in the caucus would con-
time during the whole period he had
planned to be absent and would termi-
nate about the tine of his return. Con-
quently, if he were to be helpful in re-
straining the caucus insurgents and in
preventing the majority from making
concessions, it was necessary TO renal
in close touch with the situation.
The presidents influence with the
members of both houses is of unpreced-
ented power, and it is apparently needed
TO smooth out the senate situation.
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| Contrary TO general expectation, the
lobby investigation committee will not at
once pursue the inquiry into the Wall
street phi .ss of the game" as barred to the
COMMITTEES by Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer. 1t was the general anticipation
when Edward Lauterbach had dragged
the name of David Lamar into the dis
cussion and Representative Palmer had
told of the attempts to foist pseudo
Palmer on Lewis Cass Ledyard that both
Lamar and Ledyard would promptly be
su ii moned before the co nnlittee. 1t
WIS MT SO with the committee. The
majority members feel that they have
their iands full with the Democratic
caucus nov in full swing.
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Currency refnm is looming big at the
south end of the Capital. AT last hat
branch of Congress has something to do
again. President Wilson went there to
read his special message. II seemed that
currency legislation was something
specially in the keeping Of the House.
This however, IS no. altogether the case.
The plain facts are that either the House
or the Sena might begin on the bill
FIRST, Or the two might work along con-
temporaneously. But the Senate, SO to
speak, has its hands full for the moment.
Consequently the. House goes steaming
ahead with currency bill. while The
Senate goes steaming ahead, or tries to go
steaming ahead, With tariff bill.
A corrency-reforn bill will pass the
House. 1t will go thru flying. That
much should be said right at this iunct-
ure. because of recent days, SO much
stuff and nonsense have been written TO
the contrary. There has never been any
serious doubt about it. Quite three.
quarters of the Triumphant Democracy in
the House are prepared and have been
prepared to take President Wilson at his
word He wants a. currency bill.
Enough said for them. They will give
him currency bill. enthusiastically and
in good faith Further more, Republic
cans ia some numbers will be with them.
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Partisan opposition there has heen
+, is responsible for some of the strange
currency chronicling that ha, gone forth
from Washington Of late. Naturally
enough Republicans would like a fire.
old.fashion Democratic quarrel What
easi> than for them 10 send far and wide
the tidinPs that Bryan had been fiouteda
The money devils had gotten the Admin
is'raiion and The Commoner was protest
ing and giving the word to his followers,
Of whom there are many in Senate and
House. that they should protest with
!. might and main.
But inability 70 see the correct proper
ii'.n Of things has alike been responsible