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VOL. XXV-NO. 5.
PORTLAlfD, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1906.
PRICE FIVE GENTS.
SPEAKER CANNON
OSS OF HOUSE
Members Sit Gagged
and Bored
MERE DUMMY DIRECTORS
They
Blame the Reed Rules,
Then Vote for Gag Laws.
ORGANIZED FOR THE GRAFT
In Order to Accomplish Something:,
President Has Combined With
the House Jllnp, Says
Lincoln Steffens.
LINCOLN STEITEN'S OX TllE
HOUSE.
The Houe of Representatives is or
ganized alone the lines of the boss
stem. What for? For Kraft.
The boss of the House Is the Speak
er, and our Representatives elect him.
The Speaker In the House.
In the mind of the typical Congress
man, the National Government is a
graft.
Our Frosldcnt wants to accomplish
something. Wherefore he combines
with the "combine.''
5
(Copwright, 1906, by J. L. Stcffcns.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. (Special
Correspondence.) The Senate, in Its
sclf-rcspcct. looks down upon the low
er branch of "our" national Legislature
with contempt, and Washington which
sings what the Senate sings, like a
chorus Washington despises the
House. I don't mind. I did at first.
When the friends of the Senate apol
ogized for the House as "too close to
the people" 1 resented the slur as per
sonal to me, which It was, of course.
3iit mey bade me'lookr'into'the House
lor myself, and 1 have done so, a little.
And I find that our Representatives
have very little respect for themselves.
The Senators, like our bosses at
home, have free speeoh in their cham
ber. They may talk when they please,
ns long as they like and about any
thing that may interest them. They
are above party and defy platforms and
i ival party "leaders" like free men. I
quoted once a writer who said Aldrlch
wa the boss of the1Scnatc. There is
no boss of the Senate. The Senate is a
deliberative body.
The House Is not. "Our" Representa
tives f.rc divided, like us, into parties
to which, like us, they must be true.
These parties are so organized as to
tic our Representatives Into knots, to
In end that, like us, they may not
-peak without permission, and then at
!ic risk of "hurting their business."
olf-govcrnmcnt has passed out of the
House, as it has out of so many of our
it Ips and states. The Senators repre
sent their political-states; - our Roprc
cntatlves represent our political con
dition. The House is ruled by a boss.
Speaker Is Boss of the House.
Tnc boss of the House Is the Speaker,
hnd our Representatives elect him.
There is where they show more intell
ligence but less self-respect than we
do. We don't choose our own bosses.
not directly, nor to our knowledge. We
think we elect a Mayor or a Governor,
and our boss sneaks in behind our can
didalc. But "our" Representatives in
Congress ane politicians or business
men who know something about the
game as it is played. They rarely are
bosses themselves. The only local boss
th 4! I know or in the House is the
Hon. William Lorlmer of Chicago, and
he ban enjoyed the refutation rather
than the power of his bad eminence at
nomc. Most or "our" members (at
least, in the states I know) are "made"
by some local boss. But they all know
what they are about when they elect a
Speaker and adopt his rules. One won
ders why they do It, and I guess it is
because, being boss-made, they are ac
customed to that form of worship, so
they set up in Washington a Speaker
in the image of their creator to rule
over them.
And he rules over them. I wish you
could see them, as I liave, sitting there
gagged and bored: full of somo speech
which they know would make a hit.
Didn't it win us when they delivered it
at us from the stump? But they can't
get a chance to deliver it here. The
Speaker, "Uncle Joe" Cannon, won't
recognize them unless they "see" him
before the House meets, and then they
say they have to tell him what they
are going to say. He can tell awfully
funny stories about born orators whom
he wouldn't "see." He likes to tell
them. The Speaker is not without
humor.' Now and then he does give a
young orator the floor, and. of course,
that bores the others. Most of the
time, however, he recognizes the old
timers who represent "business," and
they don't make speeches; they talk
business. So "our" Representatives sit
there looking like statesmen. It is
wonderful 'now many of them look that
part. No doubt some of them are po
tcntial politicians. But, as tire late
Speaker, Thomas B. Reed, said: "This
is a business Government," and "our'
Representatives are little more than
an obscure lot of weary dummy di
rectors.
And It Is their fault. They blame
Speaker Cannon told me they were the
culmination of the wisdom of a cen
tury and a quarter of accumulated ex
perience in legislation, but they were
perfected by Speaker Reed, and he was
called the Czar. The "Reed Rules" are
drawn (ever tighter and tighter) by
the Committee on Rules, of which the
Speaker is ex officio chairman and
master. They prescribe the order and
method of business in tho House, and
also, practically, of all legislation.
Taken together with the privilege of
tho Speaker to recognize or ignoro
members who wish to speak, the
Speaker's rules make the Speaker su
preme. But "our" Representatives vote for
these rules, and it takes a majority to
adopt these "gag-laws." And when a
bill Is reported to the House for ac
tion, the Committee on Rules brings
in a rule for that bill; a rule which
prescribes when the bill shall be taken
up, how and how long it shall be de
bated, and, most humiliating of all,
how and whether It shall be amended.
And this special rule has to be, and
it usually Is, adopted -by a majority
vote of the whole House. So you see,
like us. "our" Representatives rivet
their fettors pn themselves. Once
bound faat, they cry aloud for recog
nition, as we do. and they sometimes
"Insurgc," as they call it: but again
they arc like uh late. "Our" Repre
sentatives represent our political char
acter as well as our political condi
tion. But what do they say themselves
about It? I have asked them, from the
Speaker down through the stoutest
stalwart to the meanest Insurgent. But
do you also ask your Congressman
when he gets home? Ask him why he
surrenders all his rights and power to
the boss of the House. He will tell
you what they tell me, for. in one form
or another, they all tell one story.
They say they want ! accomplish
something. Each one has to get things
done In order that we, the people, will
send them hack. And there i a good
deal In that. They blame us. and we
arc to blame.
The Typical Congressman.
In the mind of the typical Congress
man, as I have found him, the TJnitod
States is a confederation of Congres
sional districts, und the -National Gov
ernment Is a graft- His district is the
center; his constituents arc the people.
His constituents want something, any-
Speaker t'BRijen. Bo of the Houm.
thing. Whatever he can get out of
the Nation as a whole for the good of
his constituents is so much to the
good. Thus he represents you as
ngainst me. Now you the most of
you don't want anything that I don't
want. Your interest, like mine. Is in
the common good of all of us. But
since wc want nothing in particular.
we are not very active, and we vote
the straight ticket. Thus we arc takon
care of. Wc would vote for him. any
how. He sees and hears from and Is
afraid of those amongst us who want
some special favor an office, a Job. or
a pension, or protection for their busi
ness. These are the fellows our Con
gressmen have to take care of. These
are the men he represents. It Is for
the specially interested few that the
average Congressman has to got things
done.
Now, In Congress, the place to set
things done is in the committees. They
are numerous, secret, and, under the
rules, practically final. Thero ,are 'good"
committees and poor committees, and it
is interesting for a citizen to note that
they seem to rank according to the meas
ure of their control over good things
money and appropriations. But the
Speaker appoints the committees, and he
has the old members organized and pretty
well satisfied. So the new member has to
"get next" to the Speaker. And to "get
next" and to win a good commltteo and
promises of favors for his active constit
uents he has to pledge himself to vote not
only for the Speaker, but for -the Speak
er's rules.
House Organized for Graft.
Thus It happens, as it happens at home,
that our House of Representatives Is or
ganized, and, like our Boards of Aldermen
and our Legislature. It is organized along
the lines of the boss system. And what
for? For graft. Oh. yes; It Is graft The
good things that come out of the United
States Government are higher, finer, more
legitimate graft than city grafts; they
often are necessary", and the management
of them Is cleaner and more skillful, but
these good things are treated as "good
things." They are favors, special acts,
privileges, claims, patronage, advantages
and exceptions; and they are distributed
to individuals and special Interests; and
they are dealt In as favors in return for
contributions and allegiance to party and
the organization. The spirit Is the spirit
of graft, "conservative" and "honest";
but tho thought Is of the man who wants
something, not of the most of us who
want nothing but the common good. They
fear us. and they speak of the common
good, but they consider what is the least
they can do for us. not the most: and
they consider what is the most they dare
do for their "constituents" without arous
ing all of us
And the exciting thing about this ses
sion is that they think we are demanding
EARL1NG GOMES
TO
President of Chicago, Milwau
kee &fcSt.-Pauf Discuses
the Situation.
MAY SEEK TERMINAL HERE
Head of Great Hallway System vill
Not Deny Kcport That He Will -Hulld
Both to' Portland
and Seattle.
"While I can now make no. announce
ment in regard to building into Portland.
I have not said tho Chicago. Milwaukee &
St. Paul will not do so."" said President A,
J. Earllng. who arrived in his private car
Sl Paul last night from Pugct Sound.
"Portland offers a very attractive ob
jective Doint. When I was here two
months ago, I spent two days In the city
and I was struck by the substantial
growth of Portland. The Improvements
being made here show every evidence of
nermanent nrosoerity. I should Judge
your city, together with the whole North
west, and for that matter the whole coun
try, is Just about as prosperous .as It
could well be.
"Just now there Is nothing to be said
In regard to the proposition of entering
Portland. Matters directly concerning the
question of reaching the Coast are yet to
be settled, the first of which is the selec
tion of the most feasible route through
the Cascades."
Pass Through Cascades.
When it was suggested that the Cowlitz
pass of the three under consideration, the
other two being the Snoqualmle and
Natchez, was the one most likely to be
chosen. President Earllng said:
"The Cowlitz Pass is an excellent one.
but the snow lira so deep there now that
we cannot yctgjjfrtcrmlne which route to
choose. Within two weeks we hope to be
able to announce our selection. Mr. Wil
liams, president of the corporation in
Washington, will pass upon that ques
tion." President Earllng denied that there was
any truth in the report that his road was
....n.tini. fnr hi nurchasc of the Ore
gon Water Power & Itallway Company-"
system as a means of getting into this
city, and he jald there has been no
thought of making a trackage agreement
with the North Bank road. That the road
would use the tracks of the Columbia &
Pugct Sound Railway was also denied,
Will Neither Deny or Affirm.
When told It was expected he would
build Into Oregon after reaching the
Coast, as there was every reason to be
lieve the rich Coast territory was the ob
ject of his road, rather than two termi
nals In one state, a small part of the
profitable country to be tapped, he did
not gainsay the probability of such con
struction, but could not at this time, he
said, announce railway construction Into
Oregon.
"Construction work will probably begin
at Seattle." said he. "At that place much
Lpliing will have to be driven to reach our
terminals and cross the tide fiats. 11- L.
Henry, with whom we have closed a con
tract to do our construction work in
Washington. Is ready to begin work as
soon as he Is Instructed to do so. The
St. Paul will operate trains over the track
as fast as It i completed."
President Earllng wa interested In the
salmon Industry of the Columbia River,
and arked where the biggest part of the
catch was made. He showed Interest In
,thc North Bank construction, and will
YOUNG Gull. WHOSE MARRIAGE
rrANS ark opposed by
HER FATHER.
Miiw WllbelmlBa BBch. of i?L IyouU.
Mifcg Wllhelmlna BuKh. or St. Loulr,
who ban fl cured In a xeautional
elopement with lieutenant Rcharrer,
Is the daughter of the millionaire
brewer, who learned of the plane In
t"m to nip tbe wedding In the bud.
Ml Buses I now In Lot Angeles
where she baa been followed by the
dashing German lieutenant, and It la
rumored that the wedding will soon
lake p!ae.
T
watch for the work today as he goes
East over the O. R. fc N. tracks.
President Earllng Is accompanied on the
trip west by C. W. Harkness. of Chicago,
a director of th Chicago, Milwaukee &
St- Paul, and by WUUamvG. Warden, a
capitalist of Philadelphia. The party left
Tacoma at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and after darn ess fell they sat In the
observation compartment at the rear of
the car with the lights -.switched off. see
ing as much as possible of the country
near Portland by moonlight. That Presi
dent Earllng chose the roundabout route
through Oregon to return to Chicago,
when the direct way back from the Sound
would be by either of the Northern roads.
ccms full of significance at this time,
when every Indication points to the fact
that extensions to the three Northwest
terminals are being considered.
Orders "have ben placedby the St. Paul
for V) new locomotives which will be
supplied to the road durlag the next two
or three years. Some pf them have al
teady been received, and are working on
the east end. As soon, is construction
work can begin, the Su Paul will send
west ItK own rolling stock and grading
outfits to prosecute the construction work.
Head or Big System.
President Earllng. who head. a system
controlling TOSO miles of track, equipped
with 1032 locomotives and 42.S77 cars, both
freight and passenger. Is a remarkable
figure In the railroad wprld. He Is 57
years old and started his career with an
incomplete common school education.
leaving his studies at 17 to enter railroad
ing. He became a telegraph operator for
the road he now heads In 1&?. and after
five years at the key, he became train
dispatcher, a position he held for five
years. He was assistant supertmenueni
and two years division superintendent. He
then became assistant general manager, a
position he filled for four years. He then
became general superintendent, and in ISM
was made general manager, and in 1S&5,
became second vice-president and general
manager. He succeeded Roswell Miller as
president in September, 1S39.
President Earllng Is one of the few rail
road men In the United States who have
remained with one roadffwulL they have
reached the head of the 'system. His car.
will be attached to O. N. train No.
2. tho Portland-Chicago Special. leaving
Portland this morning at 9:16 o'clock. Mr.
Earllng has been away frem Oklcago for
ten days, and has gone over the details
of construction of the .route to tbe Sound,
rather thoroughly writs the engineer at
Seattle In charge of tWe pc4Wry sur
veys. That the surveys 4ire not? yet com
plete enough to definitely locate the route
across Washington Is "tlie statement fj
trcsmeni j--arung j
MAY CONTESHERKES' WILL
MRS. MISC.VER'S FRIK5DW
HI.Yf
I
IN HUSH AND 5 KKM
ijys RKMAJgKS.
He Sut Wife Ckm JT-X
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iocBwcBt;iriwtrit u
, Chicago,, Fran-wiry ISi
MEW YORKfFe. 1. Tlicre Is con
siderable specul&tl t4y-among the
friends of MrsC Mary Adelaide Yerkca
Mizner and the aefte of herniate
husband, Charles T. Yerks. the traction
magnate, whether or t the statement
of young Wilson Mtzr. nw-settled
In the Yerkes Fifth-avenue residence
with his bride of three 4yx. that Mrs.
MIzner -would have sometMbg import
ant to say In a few dayseeiccrnlng
the public bequests In theTXerkcs will,
means that she Intends to eotcst that
instrument. When Mr. MIzner;was seen
this afternoon, for he did not arise until
2 P. M-, he said:
"We understand that the will of the
late Mr. Yerkes Is to be filed In Chi
cago, February 18. I do not think Mrs.
MIzner can very well say anything un
til after It Is admitted to probate."
Some of Mrs. MIzncr's close friends
were authority today for the state
ment that on the reading of Charles
T. Yerkes will, his widow was so dis
satisfied with Its provisions relating
to her that she Immediately decided to
appeal to the courts for the establish
ment of dower rights in the Yerkes
estate.
Should Mrs. Mizner be able to estab
lish her dower rights In the courts
and Chicago attorneys say they can see
nothing to prevent her being able to
make good her claim to one-third of the
estate It would completely upset, the
provisions or Mr. Yerkes for hospital
and art gallery endowments.
Emil A. Brugiere. a wealthy young
Californlan. who was one of the wit
nesses at the marriage of Mr. Mizner
and Mrs. Yerkes, was scheduled to sail
with Mrs. Brugiere on the Cunard liner
Campania today, but their transporta
tion was cancelled.
DENIED BY ELDER COREY
Divorce Humor False, Says Steel
Trust Magnate's Father.
PITTSBURG. Feb. 3. It Is denied that
Mrs. Laura C. Corey, wife of William E
Corey, president of the United States
Steel Corporation, who has been spend
ing the past three months at the home
of her husbands parents. Mr. ana Mrs.
A. A. Corey. In North Braddock. has
gone West with the purpose of making
a permanent residence at Reno, cv in
order to obtain a divorce. Fred A. Corey
father of the steel trust president, says
his daughter-in-law and his daughter.
Miss Ada. have gone West, having left
Tuesday. He does not knqw where they
are at the present time.
To the best of his knowledge he says
Mrs. Corey has not gone back to Reno
with anyjdea of taking up her residence
there. He stated that his wife, who has
been ill several months, expected to be
able to leave Braddock within the next
week or so. and that she will spend the
rest of this Winter and a portion of
Spring traveling over the Pacific Slope.
"I know they will all come back again
In the late Spring," said he. "They are
going for mother's health, and are now
arranging for her departure."
Mrs.' Corey III at Salt Iike.
SALT LAKE. Feb. X Mrs. W. Ellis
Corey, wife of the head or the steel trust.
Is ill In Salt Lake, and has been compelled
for the time being to discontinue her trjp
to Reno. New. where she intends -to estab
lish a residence so that she may bring
suit for divorce against her husband. Mrs.
Corey Is suffering from a severe cold, with
which she was attacked after leaving Chi
cago. When her train reached Ogden she
becamt to Indisposed that it was decided
to jr t Salt Lake,
HARRIMAN GETS
GIG RAILROAD
Control of Illinois Central Se
cured by the Union
Pacific'
NEW ORLEANS TO CHICAGO
Profits on Northern Pacific and
Great Northern Stock Used to
Complete Square, Inclos
ing. Whole West.
NEW YORK. Feb. 3. (Special.)
News of the most Important successful
transfer of railroad control since the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads Jointly took over the Burlington
system about five years ago became
known today. It was learned that a
deal which will bring the Union Pa
cific and Illinois Central together un
der one management positively hna
been fixed.
First kdnwledge of the big trans
action was 'gained from the statement
of a prominent financier who said that,
with its profits of more than 5100.000.
000 growing out of its Investment In
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
shares, the Union Pacific Company has
purchased 62 per cent of the capital
stock or the Illinois Central. The ac
cumulation or the latter had been grad
ually, he said, extending over a period
qftwo years. Aa the Union Pacific
had needed money to take over pur
chases or Illinois Central. It had sold
Northern Securities or Northern Pacific
ahd Great Northern stocks in the open
Biarket.
- Holding Company Has Stovk.
The same authdmySatatcd fhar the
JLinton t'neinc some time ago iook over.
Kill, the Illinois Central stock owned by
,lhc Railroad Securities Company, a New
Jersey corporation organized by Har-
riroan Interests tor the purpose of own
ing and holding Illinois Central shares.
There Is no record of the amount of
these holdings, but they are known- to
be very large.
An unquestionable authority on mat
ters pertaining to Union Pudlflc affairs
was asked about-the truth, of the re
ported purchase. He confirmed the
statement that the two roads were to
go together. He questioned, however,
whether the form of the deal would
be Just that suggested by the state
ment made by the first informant.
Rather, he hinted, the Illinois Central
and Union Pacific might be taken over
by the Railroad Securities Company or
another holding corporation, which
would Issue Us securtles on a basis
of not less than 1200 of a'.j per cent
bonds or $173 of per cent bonds for
each $100 of Union Pacific stock and
give satisfactory terms to Illinois Cen
tral stockholders.
Great Advantage of Deal.
Illinois Central has 95.000.000 capital
stock and $144,000,000 on bonds out
standing, besides Its guarantee of divi
dends on $10,000,000 of underlying
stocks. It operates 4373 miles of road.
which, added to the 5373 miles operated
by Union Pacific, which Is controlled
by Union Pacific, will give the com
blned system 13,041 miles or road.
This deal is one of the greatest ad
vantage both to the Union Pacific and
the Illinois Central. The latter will
bring the Union Pacific to Chicago and
the Southern Pacific from New Orleans
to Chicago. Union Pacific and Illinois
Central are In no sense competing
lines.
It Is understood the formal and offi
cial announcement of the deal will be
NOTED RUSSIAN FRtEST ACCUSES
ENEMIES OF SLANDER.
Father John, of KronstadL a cele
brated priest, complains that he is f
being slandered by Russian "Jour- J
naiisis wuu uiitc lust men. con
sciences." He. who Is supposed to
be possessed of miraculous healing
powers, and is accredited with hav
ing made notable prophecies, and
to have raised persons from the
dead. His full name is Ivan Ser
gieff Kronstadsky. and he received
but a tieagcr education, for his
father was but a servitor in a
church. For a score of years he
has been the ecclesiastical figure In
Russia, having attended Czars at
their coronation and on their death
beds. Father John says that he Is
being calumniated by the "Godless
anarchists of Leo Tolstoi, whom
thiy adore and whom I continually
blame."
i.mm'.'A'.'..'A" HALJ.i
made at a very early date. It has been
awaiting: final arrangements with the
Hill syndicate, which Is to take over
for cash the Union Pacific holdings of
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
not yet sold. This arrangement. It Is
believed, was completed early this
week when Mr. Hill was In New Tork.
BLIZZARD SWEEPS DAK0TAS
Mercury Falls 65 Decrees In 2-1
Hours Railroads Blockaded.
GRAND FORKS. N. D.. Feb. 3. One of
the most severe blizzards of the Winter
Is raging in this state. While there has
been only a slight snowfall here, the west
ern part of the state has had a general
and heavy snowfall. . The wind has blown
a gale all day and night, and no trains
have arrived from the West since morn
ing. At midnight the storm was un
abated, and it promises to tie up railroad
traffic badly.
DEADWOOD. S. D.. Feb. 3.-A " high
Ind and driving snow all day has broken
the Summer weather here, the mercury
falllnjr C lerr in flie luqf t hour
Tonight hc thermometer registers 10 be
low zero.
MOODY AND WILKIE ARRIVE
Will Attend Packers' Trial When
"Court Resumes Session.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2. Attorney-General
William H. Moody and Chief of the Se
cret Service John Wllkie arrived in Chi
cago today. They came separately and
each expressed surprise when Informed
that the other was in town. Both admit
ted that they came to attend the packers'
trial and both said they would be In court
Monday morning when the case opens.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTER DA VS Maximum temperature, SO
dec; minimum. 30. Precipitation, none.
TODAY'S Fair. Variable wind.
Foreign.
Dispute between France and Germany In
Morocco cannot be settled. Page IS.
American mission in China looted. Page X
Leadership of British Unionists still In dis
pute. Page 13.
Castro tow -vengeance on France. Page 1 4.
Ruslaa r.-forijers center hopes on Douma.
Natleaal.
Democratic Senatorial caucun resolve? to fight
anto Domingo treaty. Page 1.
Debatn on rata bill In House. Page 3.
Washington' congresamen lose Postotilce ap
pointments. Page
Government holds acUoC God -clause In freight
bills void. Page. 11.
Politics.
Proposed cojrntlpnon.Tdlrec$ election of
sruaivri. i age
Denes tic.
Chicago official Indicted for forgery and tm
bezxlement. Paze 2.
Jerome soon to decide about prosecution of in
surance gratters. Page
Lawson' Marts for. Chicago with many Iniur
anc proxies. Page 2.
Why Law-son believe copper'wlll be cheaper.
Page 2.
Probable action of Mrs. Mizner to break
Terkea will. Page 1.
Great fire In Eiat St. Louis. Page
Union Pacific buys control of Illinois Central
Railroad. Page 1.
Count em de Castellane baa left her husband.
but remains in Paris. Page 3.
Sport.
Racing passes climax In California. Page 1
Athletes lively at Stanford. Page 17.
Track athletics has popular place In athletic
ranks. Page 17.
Jimmy Britt writes of the fighters. Page 16.
McCredte signs his 100l team. Page IB
Eastern and Western turf notes. Page 18,
Pacific Coast.
Master of whaling steamer Orion charges
Captain Cousins with cowardice. Page 4.
C P. Davis found guilty of embezzlement
from office of Umatilla. County Sheriff.
Page 4.
Washington Railroad Commission may
make a stricter ruling on passes. Page 5.
Fruitgrowers of Washington roused to need
of care of orchards. Page S.
Rlpllnger has a. clear field In race for the
Mayor's seat at Seattle. Page 5.
Commercial and Marine.
Krebs states his position In bop market.
Page 35.
Weather news . strengthens wheat at Chi
cago. Page 33.
California cured fruits firmly held. Page 35.
Weaker holders weeded out of stock market.
Page 35.
Ca-sh loss or New Tork banks less than esti
mated. Page 3..
Test shows that tule life preservers wljl ab
sorb water but retain buoyancy. Page 13.
Steamers arriving from San Francisco re
port ocean as smooth as glass. Page 15.
Portland and Vicinity.
Willamette Valley Traction Company willing
to put up $200,000 bond as guarantee of
good faith. Page 10.
Phases of the Portland realty market.
Page 31.
Board of Trade's option on steamers for
Alaska business discussed by merchants.
Page 0.
'Councilman Masters accuses Dr. Brougher
of wanton slander. Page 24.
Candidates for high office wait for lightning
to strike In their favor. Page 10.
Labor party committee will submit plat
form at meeting today. Page 10.
Status of Library shown in annuat report.
Pago 11.
Backers of United Railways announce their
purposes. Page 30.
Attorneys will form Bar Association of
Multnomah County, Page 24.
Granting of franchises Important work be
fore the Council. Page S.
President Earllng- of the St. Paul will not
deny report that road will come to Port
land. Page 1.
Feat ar r and Department.
Editorial. Page 6.
Church announcements. Page 31.
Classified advertisements. Pages 1S-2X
Nine Americans with greatest power
Page SS.
How we narrowly escaped losing Alaska.
Page 43.
Ice yachting the fastest sport off of wheels.
Page 41
Wild. Bill, th greatest gun-flghtlng Marshal.
Page -to.
Dr. HiUIa sermon. Page ST.
Universal platform for Oregon candidates.
Page -10.
Frederick Haskln's letter. Page 41.
The "Roosevelt Bears." Page 46.
Miss Tingle's cooking lesson. Page 45.
Dramatic. Pages 25-29.
Musical. Page 27.
Household and fashion. Pagen 2-4J-Xoata'a-
Dasartnaat AL
PARTY 15 UNITED
AGfllNSTTREATY
Caucus Whips Demo
crats Into Line.
RATIFICATION IS DOUBTFUL
Administration's Dominican
. Policy in Danger.
PATTERSON NOT BOUND
Party Pledged by Two-Thirds Vote.
All -Republican and Four Dem
ocratic Members Needed to,
Carry Treaty.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Democratic
Senators perfected today what they be
lieve to be a compact organization to
defeat the Santo Domingo treaty and
place the minority in a position to compel
a strict party vote on other- questions
likely to arise during the present session.
Two resolutions were adopted at a cau
cus continuing live hours, which thn
Democrats assert not only will dispose
of the Dominican treaty, but will furnish
the precedent for demanding a united
party vote on all questions that may be
considered partisan in their character,
when two-thirds of the Democratic Sena
tors so decide. The resolutions follow:
Resolved. That the Senafe ought not to
advise and consent to the treaty between
the United States and the Repuhllc of Santo
Domingo now pending before the Senate.
Resolved. That If two-thirds of the caucn
shall vote in favor of the foregoing resolu
tion, it shall be tho duty of every Demo
cratic Senator to vote against the ratifica
tion of said treaty.
Twenty-Nlue Oppose Treaty.
Represented In the caucus were 'IS of
the 33 minority members. Those who
were absent were Berry. Clark (Mont).
Gearin. McLaurin and Stone, all out of
the city. Patterson withdrew berorethe
vote was taken. Teller voted for the
Philippine Island bill and was excused
from voting on the second resolution and
McEnery and Taliaferro absented them
selves without explanation.
Tbe first resolution was adopted by a
vote of 24 to 1. Clark of Arkansas voting
In the negative. The second was adopted,
20 to 4, Clark of Arkansas, Daniel. Fos
ter and Mallory voting In the negative.
The position of the absentees on the
treaty In the caucus gives 29 against the
treaty, with the position of Clarke of
Arkansas, McEnery. Patterson and Talia
ferro not known save for the public ex
pressions of Patterson In the Senate in
favor of the administration's policy.
Party Unity the Keynote.
The spirit manifested In the caucus and
voiced by several leading Senators in em
phatic expressions after the caucus ad
journed was that today's .action meant
that the Democrats In the Senate would
have united party action on matters de
termined by two-thirds of their number
to be questions affecting party policy.
Those who do not abide by the caucus
decision will not be regarded as Demo
crats and the point will' be raised against
them, should they appear in future cau
cuses of the party. Patterson declined to
make any explanation of his leaving the
caucus.
Votes Xeeded to Itatlfy.
It Is supposed that all of the Republi
cans will vote for the treaty and four
Democratic votes are necessary to se
cure Its ratification. There arc 83 Sena
tors, there being one vacancy from Dela
ware and probably one vote. Burton, will
not be cast or paired. Therefore 55 votes
are necessary for ratification. The Re
publicans have 53 without .Burton and
four votes- from the opposition will give
them the requisite two-thirds. Demo
cratic leaders do not believe these four
votes will be forthcoming and express th
hope that Senators who may be favor
ably disposed toward the treaty will feel
bound by the caucus action today.
Treaties as Party Issues.
Nearly every Senator in attendance had
something to say on the subject of mak
ing treaties a question of party policy.
Several Senators declared that the Re
publicans already .had made the Domini
can treaty a party question by uniting
for Its support, and on this ground argu
ments were made that. If the minority
hoped to accomplish anything as a party
It behooved them to emulate the Repub
licans and re-establish party principle.
Bailey, one of the chief speakers, voiced
this sentiment. Teller said he was op
posed to the ratification of the treaty,
but at the same time he did not care
to bind the party by caucus action on
treaty questions. Clarke (Ark.) said he
wanted more Information concerning the
treaty and what It will do before he com
mitted himself to vote on It at all. Cul
berson. Daniel. Dubois and Patterson
spoke at length, the last-named taking
the stand that treaties should not be
considered In caucus.
Housed Out of False Security.
An impression that the Dominican
treaty had enemies on the Republican sldft
of the chamber who were secretly pleased
at the pronounced Democratic opposition
led the Democratic members to believe
that success was about to crown their
efforts to reject the treaty. There had
been rumors that two of their number
were committed to the Administration's
policy.
Just as the belief was gaining ground
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