| Show I I REASON tAS N GI GIVEN tN f FOR R RT T E Why the tho President Accepted The Allison Amend Amendment Amendment Amendment ment mentIS IS SAID HE LACKED VOTES Senator Vectored Declared They Nov or r u a 1 Majority ID to IDAn An ii 11 Urged Alleged t Combination Special SIJ elt l Correspondence Washington Mn II 18 ns to why wit President discon discontinued 1 negotiations with the Demo Democrats Democrate crate and a portion of ot the tha Republicans and finally secured un tut agreement with nil the Republicans on the Iho railroad rate bill hili Is found In the tho following son sen AnI fence tOnee uttered littered by b Senator Aldrich They never n v r had hael a n majority Ile 11 ro rn erred to tho the combination between the tho Democrat and A faction of ot his hi own party As to whether this statement Is warranted w l by tho conditions which t ex IX axIs Is ed at nl the t hue t i of ut tho Ih break brenk from Croll the tha e Hepburn bill and the tha Introduction of the tho Allison amendment am e dr of s U II that never neer will be known because I tho the test never Mer came but hul It If tho the president fund full that such was WI the tho tact fact and then made another alliance ho he would b be out a well wall known axiom with him hint which Is Ie I J work with sith such luch tools tool as 1111 n 9 I 1 find tInd lit nt tnt hand also If Ir I 1 cannot set get nil all I J want III In the tho way way 1 of good leg leE legislation I r get el all 1111 I can enn ONLY ONI O E WAY IVAY There here was lIlA only one way wa by IJ which a combination such as liS was attempted bo ha the Iha factions of the Iho two to parties could have been successful tul and that woe In III n II hard and fast fant agreement that no nc amendment should KhouM bo be made to the house rate bill To amend It Il In any nn particular Ill rt 1111 meant chaos end a 1 com complete lob corn revision of ot the th measure Del Dol Delliver liver liver Clapp and Cullom of tho the coin com did not nol want the bill amended Vive on other Republicans Republican stood for Im hn Important amendments All 11 the Demo Democrats i cram R wanted changes ea hut but no changes chunes e could he be made in to committee It H wn was In III amending the measure In the tho senate that the first alliance went to pieces those th e who wh v thought time Iho hou o bill hili was wu a too radical and nad who t ho thought It was WM not radical enough came camo the spirit of or compromise e and the tho Allison amendments There was WIS not much left Idt of ot the Hepburn sa hill hili after l fter that save suo the frame work As Ae to what It will accomplish the futuro alone alono can Ian determine From thu th prediction I of onto men In III Congress Conre It would ap nl appear pear jar that they do not Ivik for tw Import Important not ant results from fron time till legislation le I which has ha occupied well wI nigh tho limo entire ses ss session II don sion eN Ot U a aI I 1 dont know whether guesses on adjournment mastic made by Uncle Jo Jot ar Ill ere worth much or UI not but hill ns ne lio hI l Is III th the speaker of ot limit hunse thoy they lire ate at nt least interesting Tho The Ite II or hoe told demo friends that ho hu eti to 10 be hI up III or Is It t down downIn In tho Iho Ih l mina Wood OOt about June 27 7 and that Hint h hI he KO go gothere It there thoro directly after aCtor Congress adjourn od ml ot NOT OT A NAUTICAL MAN MANThe MANThe rA rATho The Tho house hou was considering the appropriation bill and K i i CrumpaCker of Indiana wa was chairman of 0 tho the committee of 0 the whole Tawney made a 11 tight on u II provision for n a floating dry dock and n a 1 ruling from the chair was 11 necessary Tho The chair said Mill be e Kind gIna a to be Informed 1 of ot the nature of or a n heating dry dock Bork The chair confesses CUll con fe i he has never nl r seen con one ont Never Nover fer having hasIng seen n dry My dock dork myself explained Tawney Town and beIng a o common ordinary layman A landlubber Interjected of ft Yo YoK asserted Tawney n a landlubber her ber as IS by br tt rn my friend I 1 ail 1111 l le yield 1 i e ht to my lilY rn Y friend a from Irn m Pennsylvania Mr Ir Butler Helier a II number member of or tho the naval committee to give thit th t Information informant lion b it CO I S 1 DIVIDED The Th tie tI vote rote In hr the Ihl on in nO rn rials on the bill fixing tho the type of the canal Cil half the time number being for lochs ami Ril l half for Cor forea forsea SIR sea ea level letl two being absent nt called attention to the tArt fart that there them are four other committees committee which hay have Rn an even alen somber number of m members mb r and that thai tin llo have haw occurred In these committees committee but on mat unimportant They are Indian n affairs affair post officer public buildings bull 8 and grounds anti and The Thu Th aim is its I to In have havo nn on odd number lumber on every committee so 10 that tie tit votes will not occur cur but tho the exigencies of ut placing senators some sometimes sometimes times time makes maks it necessary n I Mry to Increase the tame er 1 of eo to 10 j give voi a II senator a n place placa TO UK IC HUT Wf T Tr TI I r nm In hr favor of oC leaving time soleo lieu ilon of or r mat tho the mem member I of ot to I e Inn e commission to the thu president president dent dent fl nt said Senator lomker That would be nil all R II right t If IC you worn were president observed 01 Senator Ledge I alit mint imi president pr p re a I For Kor nr r I ought to be b but I am nut not ISLAND IJ Tl Ihl name on an the senate to roll cal calIs 1 H Is tent 1111 t if of 1 Senator Aldrich of Rhode n nJ Island J sect old the last 1051 that of or of ot tho the same samo state They IMY are arr I the extremes of the senate list lI t They f flira lira separated by all ull the tlc other state stales 1 and between n them thorn arc tilt all the time outer sea aen a alor limit Hut this difference dl Is only n L question of ot alphabetical tt Ir l I the difference that thal separates 1 A 1 from i W v When the roll Is III called Aldrich t Is U the man count tu to answer dud and Wet Wetmore It h i more mort U Is tho the last Hut Bul when It Is alt all allover r over It Il Is l found almost without ex u exception it that these senators are aro on tha b sumo mimo suite side They may nil be bo tar fur apart apul al aI alphabetically r but that Is nn nl far f r aa ns the III goes goo |
