The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-16

mendous majority. The vote was 28I to
I3o.
Five democrats voted against it and
two Republicans and four Pregressives
for it,
The measure now goes to the senate
aud will be taken in charge immediately
by the finance committee. The senate
expects to begin its consideration about
June and expects to pass ii two months
later.
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After conference with the preside at
on Thursday Chairman Underwood, of
the house ways aad means Committee,
the unquestioned boss of the Democratic
house majority. announced that there
will be almost immediate consideration
by the house OF the banking and currency
questions.
he permitted il to be inferred that
this will be in accord with the wishes of
the resident, and be announced that
the president win send message to the
congress advocating banking and cur
rency legislation.
Mr. Underwood was accompanied by
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer. Of
Pennsyluania chairman of tbs bouse eau
Gus, but the Demo cratic leader spoke
for the conference.
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house should do" he said while the
senate is considering the tariff bill. The
president is disposed to want currency
legislation at this session. so think the
house will take a recess of about three
weeks. during which the banking and
currency committee will be organized,
and we all will be ready for work June I"
Before the recess is taken, however.
the banking and currency committee will
be appointed and will proceed with the
consideration of the bill which. it is
known, Representative c rter Glass of
vi ginia, has already prepared.
~
There is nothing which is greater
mystery to the average person than how
the Newspapers get their news. Here ia
Washington there are perhaps 400 or 500
newspaper correspondents and reporters
who are constantly engaged in gathering
news of what is going on and. also fore
casting What will come to pass. It would
seem that there could be nothing happen
ing of importance that they would not
discover and report to their papers, and
yet on very recent date 200 men en-
gagged in an industry which at the time
was occupying allarge place IN public
eye, and which turns GU. product
worth soma $500. 200, 900 annually, this
being very unofficial estima.e.) met at
a hotel in Washington. held several nsi-
ness meetings and adjourned. " thout one
word about their presence here bel re.
corded in the papers. The men compos.
ing the convention were not seeking
notoriety. bu they were not especially
trying Avoid it md they thought 1t
stran e that they were overlooked
~
Az incident like this serves to empha-
size the great iaterestltha is felt in the
tariff Congg IS and the President ar so
much in the limelight that other things
appear of less consequence than usual.
The Japanese question and the consider
alton of the alien land law in California
would at other times attract more atten-
tlon than they do now. although the most
prominent place in the news columns
has now been preempte by the Califor
mia Japanese controversy. AT slmcst any
other time. much space would be given
the CO | strike in West Virginia and the
peaceful settlement Of it which seemsuow
to be practically conclu led. largely
through the seusibl. attitade of the oper.
ators whose position Throughout appears
to have been quite genrally misrepre
scented and misunderstood !. Even the
Bulgarian Turkish war suffered partial
eclipse in the news because ofthe general
interest in the tariff bill.
-.
Revert ng to the determination Of Cali
{ rnia TO pass an alien land bill, great
pressure was brought to bear on the Cali
fornia legislature to prevent it fr,nl pass
ing this measure. it being argued for one
thing that Japan would retaliate by no,
making an exhibit at the San Fran
cisco Exposition. Lars Anderson, am
bassador to Japan. ha been quoted as
saying that Japan would surely exhibit At
San Diego in 1915 whether the bill passed
or not. In fact, the prospects for the
San Diego Exposition are growing brigh,
Ter every day. Active construction has
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