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Secretary Wyndham Offer Bill In
Parliament, Which Nationalists
Receive "With Approval pid
Enemies Made Friends by It.
The bill for the purchase of Irish land
by the tenants -was Introduced In the
House of Commons yesterday.
It contemplates a pledge of the
credit of the British Empire to the
amount of $750,000,000. secured by Irish
land, and a direct grant of $60,000,000
to aid in carrying out the scheme.
The bill follows closely the lines of
the plan adopted by the Irish landlord
and tenant conference.
The Nationalists received the bill fa
vorably, but reserve Judgment as to
the details. Intimating that amend
ments are needed.
The Liberals also reserved Judgment,
la view of the Irish attitude.
After the session ended, the House
was the scene of mutual congratula
tion among Tory landlords and Nation
alist leaders, who had been formerly at
daggers' points.
LONDON", March 25. The Irish Secre
tary. Mr. "Wyndham, Introduced the gov
ernment's long-anticipated Irish land pur
chase bill In the House of Commons this
afternoon. It proposes a free grant of
560,000,000 for the purposes of the bill. Ten
ants are to pay 3& per cent Interest on.
loans from the government. Mr. "Wynd
ham. said he thought the scheme woula hot
involve 1500,000.000, but that 5750,000,000
could safely be advanced on Irish land.
The advances to tenants are limited to
52500 in the congested districts and 55000
elsewhere The bill also provides that un
tenanted farms and grazing lands shall
be sold to neighboring tenants, and that
three commissioners, to be known as
Estate Commissioners, shall supervise the
sales. The names of the three commis
sioners are Michael Flnucane, Secretary of
the Government of Bengal Revenue, Gen
eral and Statistical Department; Freder
ick "Wrench, now one of the Irish Land
Commissioners, and "William F. Bailey,
one of the assistant commissioners on the
Irish Land Commission. They will be
under the control of the Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland. The bill will become effective
November 12.
The keen Interest felt in this new legis
lation, which. It Is hoped, will promote
peace and contentment In' Ireland, was
shown by the crowded house. The peers'
gallery and the distinguished strangers'
gallery were filled, and there has been no
such gathering of members of Parliament
since the opening of the session. In the
diplomatic galleries sat United States
Secretary Henry "White, an Interested
spectator, while almost every Irish peer
listened to Mr. "Wyndham's exposition of
the bill. From an early hour this morn
ing the stone benches from the House of
Commons entrance to the doors of the
lobby were packed with Impatient Irish
men, among whom were many priests.
Most of these went away without seeing
even the Inside of the legislative chamber,
the galleries of which were crowded as
has not been the case for many a day.
Michael Davltt, the father of the Land
League, celebrated his 57th birthday by
re-entering the House for the first time
since he ceased to be a member, in order
to hear the Chief Secretary for Ireland un
fold his plans.
Former Enemies Fraternise.
For the most part the Liberal members
sat glum, the applause coming from the
Irish benches. A hush of expectation fell
upon the assembly as John Redmond, the
Irish leader, rose to speak. If he refused
to' countenance the bill, its death, and per
haps even the government's downfall,
was decreed. "When the galleries of the
House found him sympathetic and non
committal, a feeling of relief pervaded all
sides. What Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-man.
the Liberal leader, and the others
said had little effect Even T. "W. Rus
sell, who with others criticised the details
and various omissions in Mr. "Wyndham's
plan, wound up with a gutteral and re
luctant admission that "It Is a great bill."
The passage of the first reading of the
bill was followed by a rush to the lobby,
where ensued scenes that might well
make the ghost of Parnell turn in his
grave. The tall form of Lord Dudley,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, could be seen
amid a crowd of Nationalists who scarcely
a year ago would rather have suffered
every penalty than associate with the offi
clal head of the Irish government. Be
side Lord Dudley stood-the grizzled little
Sir Anthony McDonnell, the first Nation
allst Assistant Irish Secretary. He It was
who drafted the bill. Horace Plunkett,
Lord Iveagh, Lord Ashbourne and many
Unionist members joined the group. The
Duke of Abercom, the most powerful
landlord in Ireland, asked to be Intro
duced to John Redmond, and a mutual
friend brought the Duke to the leader of
the Nationalist party with whom the
leader of the Irish landlords heartily
shook hands, and they patched up the
peace of Ireland over the House of Com
mons refreshment bar.
Earl Dunraven, who, with John Red
mond, Ehouldered the greatest responsibil
ity for today's procedure, slipped out
quietly to avoid congratulations. He said
to the Associated Press correspondent:
Views of Landlords.
"I believe the bill will meet the require
ments of all parties. Though I have not
had a chance to read them and cannot
speak definitely concerning the details of
the measure. It does certainly seem as
though a new era was dawning on a new
Ireland. Mr. "Wyndham to a great extent
has followed the lines of our conference.
I think that the landlords and tenants,
with perhaps some slight amendments, will
be able to agree to the main principles of
the bllL
Tho Duke of Abercorn said:
"Today's proceedings are certainly a
matter for congratulation. I hope- that
the provisions of the bill, when carefully
studied, will be carefully carried out. It
looks as though the ancient hatchet had
been buried."
John Redmond said he was unable to
add anything to his utterances in the
House, but he seemed In a quite hopeful
mood. Various members of his party,
however, frankly discussed Mr. "Wynd
ham's plan. The omission of adequate
provision for those tenants already evict
ed, doubts whether the landlords would
accede to the terms of the measure and
objections to the choice of Mr. "Wrench
as one of the three estate commissioners
seem to.be the chief difficulties.' but all
the Nationalist members appeared to be
agreed that the bill went farther toward
putting Ireland on a prosperous basis than
any before Introduced, especially as the
system Is to be administered on a com
mercial rather than on a judicial basis.
Hitherto all the land acts have come un
der the Interpretation of the Judges,
whose decisions could not be questioned.
The only skeleton at thls-love feast was
Michael Davltt, who, from the public gal
lery, aloof from his former comrades,
listened to proposals which opposed his
economic ideals.
Several Conservative members expressed
to the Associated Press correspondent
their anxiety at the government going
more deeply Into debt, but the general
opinion was that the end justified the
means. Sir John Lawrence said:
Bill Sure to Pass.-
"Many among us think that the gov
ernment has a hard enough financial job
on Its hands already, but In the face of
the demand from both Irish parties we
can scarcely help trying to settle a prob
lem which has been such a serious thing
for so long a time. I think you will find
that the government will have a solid ma
jority when the bill is voted."
Mr. Wyndham spoke for one hour and
a half, giving the outlines of the com
plicated measure, skillfully threading his
way through a maze of figures, and while
not arguing the points of the bill, he
brought out the plan In such a manner as
to eara general commendation from, both
parties, and all sections of the house.
The bill was 'wad a first timp with little'
delay and without division ' The discus
sion following .Mr. 'Wyndham's exposition
of the provisions of the bill brought forth
little unfriendly criticism. On the con
trary, John Redmond, T. Healy, Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman, T. W. Russell and
others termed It a strong and probably
effective bill.
It Is already conceded as absolutely
certain that the bill will pass, although
It may be modified In Its minor details.
There Is a strong disinclination on the
part of the Irish and Liberal members to
discuss the bill until it is thoroughly di
gested, except in the most general terms.
Michael Davltt and T. P. O'Connor, how
ever, gave the Associated Press corre
spondent 'the following statements:
Criticism by Davltt.
Mr. Dayitt wrote: "No fair or final
(Concluded on Fage C.)
CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
National Affairs.
Clearing out bad officials In Postoffiee Depart
ment. Page 5.
Large Increase In land office revenue. Fage 2.
Elklns bill proves to be work of railroad offi
cials. Page 3.
United States will make Salvador pay. Fage 2.
Domestic.
Asiatic countries will exhibit at' Lewis and
Clark Fair. Fage 5.
Mississippi flood Is subsiding. Fage 2.
New evidence about death of Pennells. Fage C.
Reported plot against President and Cabinet.
Page L
Politics.
Hanna tells Roosevelt he Is not a candidate for
President. Page 1.
Democratic leaders stand by Bryanlsm. Page 1.
Foreign.
Irish land bill Introduced In Parliament.
Page 1.
General Hector MacDonald commits suicide.
Page -
Officials of Santo Domingo surrender to rebels.
Page 2.
Castro withdraws his resignation. Fage 3.
Sports.
Portland Browns In nne trim for today's game.
aC ' Pacific Coast.
There Is a disposition to contract hops. Page 4.
Mllwaukle considers question of school consol
idation. Pace' 4.
Hitchcock overrules the Commissioner of the
General Land Office. Page 4.
Harrlman has control of the California North
western Railroad Company. Page 14.
Governor McBrlde's veto 'of tax commls.'Jon bill
and Its political meaning. Page 1.
Seattle street-car men may strike. Page 6.
Injunction against Tacoma street-car strikers.
Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Review of the week in produce and Jobbing
markets. Page 15.
Apples quiet and easy at San Francisco. Page
15.
Reaction In wheat sends up May option at Chi
cago. Page 15.
Henry Clews' "Wall-street letter. Page 15.
Sharp break In prices In New York stock mar
ket. Page 15.
British consols fall below 00. Page 15.
British ship Cockermouth will load lumber for
Callao. Page 11.
Proposed changes In steam vessel Inspection
service. Page 11.
Portland and Vicinity.
Civil Service Commission cross-examines Chief
of Police Hunt and Fire Chief Campbell.
Page 16.
Governor Chamberlain reviews Third Regiment
and Battery A.O. N. G. Page 16.
Insufficient funds urged by directors as excuse
for unsanitary condition of schools. Page 11.
Bert Rusco taken to Montana to answer forgery
charge. Page 12.
Judge Hogue to decide whether sidewalk Is
laid according to law. Fage 10.
Referendum petitions to defeat two laws circu
lated In Portland. Page 10.
St. Johns Council begins to exercise Its powers.
Page 12.
E GREAT II"
McBride as Ruler of
Washington State.
HIS POLICY OR NOTHING
Meaning of His Veto of Tax
Commission Bill.
DIGGING HIS POLITICAL GRAVE
He "Will Go Before the People on.
His Antl-Rallroad Platform Tho
"Weali Points In His Armor
Offices Traded for Votes.
Governor McBrlde's veto of the tax
commission bill Is declared to accord
with his policy of Insisting' on the
passage of the bills he proposed, with
out change or compromise.
He Intends to go before the people on
the railroad and tax commission ques
tions, but politicians say he cannot win.
His course la the Legislature was
not an attempt to carry out the policy
outlined In the Republican platform.
Legislators retaliate for his attacks
on them by pointing wt that he traded
offices for votes tor his favorite meas.
SEATTLE, March 25. (Special.) Poli
ticians scarcely believed Governor Mc
Bride would veto the tax commission bill,
but now that he has taken such action, it
is declared after all this Is merely In line
with his policy. He and his friends have
insisted upon the passage of their own
bills and a general acceptance of their
own ideas on railroad and tax legisla
tion, to the exclusion of all else. That the
Governor should reject any measure that
indicated a compromise or an acceptance
of another persons ideas is regarded as
somewhat natural after the first surprise
has passed, away. " , ' -
Politicians believed McBride was in a
hole. They thought he -would be forced,
to accept the compromise bill, for it is in
sisted this measure contains all the fea
tures of tho "Wisconsin law, under which
the amount of taxes" recovered by the
state was greatly Increased and: made
what is considered a necessary prepara
tion for further legislation. This prepara
tion was along the line of a thorough
comparison of "Washington's constitution
with those of other states and a com
parison of all tax laws. The peculiar fea
tures of the "Washington constitution lead
lawyers to believe the legislation proposed
by Governor McBride and his friends
would have been unconstitutional, and
that the only way In which the taxation
problem could be solved was af tec a thor
ough investigation by competent authori
ties. This was one of the objects of the
bill the Governor vetoed, though It is in
sisted the bill would in the meantime
provide for an Increase in the taxation
of corporations.
The Governor, however, has elected to
stand by his original programme. It has
been known all along that he intended to
go before the people two years hence on
his railroad and tax records, and It is now
clear that he intends to make the Issue
solely upon the bills which, he and his
friends persist, havo embodied the cor
rect principles, and that anything but an
acceptance of these measures was intend
ed as a straddle, which he would not coun
tenance. McBride Cannot "Win.
This action by the Governor is inter
preted by politicians to mean it will be
impossible for him to win. It Is conceded
he has made it Impossible by his attitude
to ever control Pierce or King Counties
again. The majority of the northwestern
and southwestern counties of the state
are against him, and his last veto Is ex
pected to create a feeling of distrust In
Eastern "Washington. It is believed by
politicians that the people of the East
Side, who have been the Governor's most
enthusiastic supporters, will now conclude
that he has insisted upon an acceptance
of his own ideas or nothing. If his name
and personality cannot be stamped Indel
ibly upon railroad and tax legislation of
the state, no relief in those directions can
be afforded.
The entire fight of the Governor has
been directed to tho end of placing the
administration of railroad and tax laws
within his control. The tax bill he vetoed
took the patronage and direction of a Tax
Commission's work away from him, vest
ing It in the control of-the State Board of
Equalization. 4
The Governor began his fight for the
passage of a railroad commission bill
which would give the commissioners au
thority to superintend the levying and
collection of taxes in the state. He car
ried this fight into the state convention,
laying the greatest stress upon the alleged
Inequalities in taxation. Later, in his cam
paign throughout the state, the strongest
argument he advanced in favor of a rail
road commission bill was that by this
means the corporations could be made to
pay their share of taxes. There was no
real outcry against railroad management
or unfairness in railroad rates. It was
directed largely toward alleged inequali
ties in taxation, and the Governor's fight
for a railroad commission bill followed
these lines.
Not According to Platform.
Shortly after election it was announced
from Olympla as a "discovery" that the
state constitution would not permit a rail
road commission to act as a tax commis
sion. And then two bills were prepared,
T
one foe the railroad and the other for the
tax commission. The insistence' of the ad
ministration was for the railroad com
mission, much rather than the tax com
mission, though the latter had been the
real Issue of the Governor.
The railroad commission bill the Gov
ernor presented to the. Legislature, and
the one his friends Insisted, upon the
floors of both houses, had been carefully
drawn and must not be changed, over
looked the platform pledges of a biparti
san commission. It merely called for the
appointment of "three persons," who
might, so far as the bill indicated, be
male or female, citizens of "Washington
or Florida; voters or aliens. All the bill
provided was that they should be named
by the Governor and should constitute
his railroad commission. There was no
provision for confirmation by the Senate,
but the Governor could remove members
at will.
This is a summary of the first section
alone, i The remainder of the bill con
tained many peculiar features similar to
these. The commission was given "author
ity to do almost everything from making
rates to running trains.
The tax commission bill, introduced sub
sequently, was drafted along the same
line. Though it was Intended to give the
commission authority to tax all corporate
property, the railroads were practically
the only corporations mentioned. And the
commission's authority regarding the rail
roads went far enough to describe the
books the railroad companies should keep.
The tax commission had authority to di
rect the County Assessors in the manner
of levying assessments upon property of
any description; It could direct County
Boards of Equalization In their review
ing work, and finally sit as a court of
last resort in passing upon the whole.
The Attorney-General ruled the bill was
unconstitutional In some of its features
and declared he had not time enough thor
oughly to Investigate It In detail. But
the Governor and his friends persisted that
the bill should be passed as drawn. The
Legislature would have none of It, kill
ing both the tax and railroad commission
bills.
As a substitute the Legislature passed
a tax commission bill, which gave to the
State Board of Equalization authority to
conduct an investigation into the value
of taxable property. Under this bill, a
member of the State Board Insisted, sev
eral hundred thousand of dollars would
be gathered In as extra taxes from cor
porate interests. More than that, he be
lieved the bill would enable the state to
learn definitely of the. steps that must
be taken to reach all forms of corporate
property, both tangible and Intangible.
Politicians hold that the bill was vetoed
principally because It did not accord with
the Governor's opinions and because the
appointing power was taken from him.
Offices Traded for Votes.
Some of the members of the Legisla
ture are bezlnnlne- tn ront tv. r,ti
ued attacks made by the executive in blsv
veurmessages upon the law-making body.
The good faith of the members Of the
Legislature is attacked by him, and
through friendly newspapers repeated ac
cusations of corruption are made. Coming
from the executive and his friends, it is
held this is in especially bad taste.
No other Interest endeavored as persist
ently to Influence legislation as did the
Governor. For instance, he traded off the
Fish Commissioner's office as soon as he
took office for the purpose of strengthen
ing himself In the Northwest. He got but
one vote, but he expected more, and the
Fish Commissioner, after a failure to de
liver, came within a fraction of losing his
position.
The "Warden of the Penitentiary secured
his position because he had jobbed two
Legislative nominations. The two men
he aided were held In line by the Gov
ernor throughout the session. A position
on the Supreme Court was bartered for
votes in another county. The Governor
tried, unsuccessfully, to trade off votes
in great blocks during the Senatorial con
test in return for support on legislation
in which he was Interested. This sale of
conscience for office could not be consum
mated. The veto power was held over
other members as a club to drive them
Into line, and through Congressman Cush
man the Governor has rewarded at least
one other man who aided him in endeav
oring to drive members of the Legislature
into line. The appointment of a member
of the State Board of Control, just made,
was given in return for Democratic sup
port he had throughout the session and
similar assistance he expects during the
future.
It is because the details of these ex
changes are so generally known that poli
ticians are resenting the Governor's gen
eral accusations against those members
of the Legislature who disagreed with
him. This policy Is believed to have in
jured Governor McBride beyond repair.
PLOT TO KILL ROOSEVELT
Aged Xegro Tells Startling Story of
Murder and Kidnaping- Scheme.
"WINONA, Minn., March 25. An aged
negro orator, F. C. Fremont, of Water
tewn. S. D., a well-known representative
of the colored race, who, at the close of
the Civil "War, was president of a society
that sent many negroes back to Africa,
lectured here last night on the "Race
Problem," and while here he called on
Congressman Tawney and asked for a
private interview. He stated that he had
a communication which he desired the
Congressman to convey to the President,
to the effect that he had come Into pos
session of information that a plan had
Been made to attempt the life of Presi
dent Roosevelt on his Western trip, but
that this had now been abandoned, and
instead the plotters were planning at some
favorable point in Montana or Colorado
to capture Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw, Secretary of "War Root and Attorney-General
Knox and carry them to the
mountains, to be held for suitable ransom.
Fremont refused to divulge the source of
his information, but Insisted that It was
correct.
Congressman Tawney places little cred
ence in the tale, but has, nevertheless,
written to Secretary Shaw, telling him
the negro's story.
M'CRAKEN'S TRIAL TRIP.
Port of Portland Steamer Makes
Twelve Knots Speed on Sound.
SEATTLE, March 25. The steamer John
McCraken, built at Ballard as a harbor
boat for the commissioners of the Port
of Portland, had her official trial trip to
day. She developed a speed of 12 knots
an hour, over a course lying from this
city to Bremerton, Port Blakeley and re
turn. C. F. Swlgert, of the commission,
and other Portland city officials were on
the McCraken during her run.
HANNfl SAYS"N0"
Not a Candidate Against
Roosevelt.
TELLS THE PRESIDENT SO
Too Old for the Hard Work
of the Office.
SAYS ROOSEVELT WILL WIN
Frank Declaration by Senator to
President Democratic leaders
Say Only a Bryanltc Can,
Be Nominated.
Senator Hanna was asked by Presi
dent Roosevelt whether he would be a
candidate for President.
He answered "no," and told the Pres
ident only one man could stand In the
litter's way. and that man was Theo
dore Roosevelt himself.
Senators. Stone and Carmack declare
that only a Bryanlte can be nominated
by the Democrats fn 1004.
Thl3 shows a determination, to kill
any attempt to escape from the Chi
cago and Kansas City platforms.
O REG ONI AN" NEWS BUREAU, "Wash
ington, March 25. The Washington Post
publishes the following today:
A recent colloquy, said by an apparently
good authority to have taken place at
the White House between President
Roosevelt and Senator Hanna, is beings
repeated by a politician who often has
Inside information. He was sitting In the
President's office. The two were engaged
In a friendly conversation.
"Tell me, seriously. Senator," observed
the President, "do you contemplate be
coming a candidate for the Presidency
next year?"
"No. Mr. President," replied the Sena
tor, "I am too old fon that. A few months
of the hard work1' In this office would bo
the end of me. You know- I have the
rheumatism and my health Is none too
good." Mr. Hanna paused a moment, and
then added:
"In my Judg.-nent, Mr. President, you
will be nominated next year by the Re
publican party and you will be elected.
There is only one man who can stand in
your way."
"And who is that?" asked the President.
"Theodore Roosevelt," replied Mr.
Hanna.
Perhaps some such conversation did take
place between the President and Senator
Hanna. It has been acknowledged for a
long time that Roosevelt's popularity was
such that nobody except himself cou)d
prevent his nomination and .election to
the Presidency in 1904. Of course, the
turn that Hanna meant to give to tha
conversation was that if Roosevelt would
be a little more careful and conform to
what Is known as conservatism as applied
to public affairs, he would have no dif
ficulty In securing the nomination.
It makes no difference what Hanna may
or may not have said to the President.
No one seems seriously to consider that
there Is any possibility of defeating
Roosevelt, either for nomination or elec
tion. ECHO BRYAN'S OPINIONS.
Stone and Carmack Declare Against
Any Conservative Candidate.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 25. Senator Stone, of Missouri-
vice-chairman of the Democratio
national committee, and Senator Car
mack, of Tennessee, who has assumed
considerable importance In National af
fairs, are quoted In quite lengthy inter
view today, in which they echo the Bryan
declaration that no one who was not
with the party in the last two national
campaigns can expect to be its standard
bearer next year. Stone Is much more
emphatic than Carmack. He comes from
a state that is more thoroughly Bryan
ized than any other, and those people
still cling to the heresies of, 1896 and 1900.
Carmack professes to be for Judge Par
ker, on the assumption that Parker sup
ported Bryan, at least during the last
campaign, but no one knows Just what
Parker did in either campaign, as he took
very little part In the canvass. Stone
also emphatically declares that no re
organization Is necessary and that the
present organization Is sufficient. Ho
makes it very plain that none of the
Cleveland ilk, who would not stand for
Bryanlsm, can be considered by the next
Democratic convention.
These declarations are quite Important
and Indicate a determination upon the
part of the Bryanites to smother any at
tempt to get away from the dead. Issues
of the last campaign. Every time there
has been talk of reorganization or a state
was likely to go back to the ancient Dem
ocratic moorings, Bryan or some other
emissary hastened there to stem the tide,
and the- impression Is that the Stone and
Carmack Interviews are put forth for the
purpose of counteracting the Impression
that the Democrats of the Senate have
gone over to the reorganlzats because they
selected Gorman for Democratic leader.
SAY HERMANN WILL WIN.
Oregonians Profess to Give Straight
Tip on Congressional Fight.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 25. Some Oregonians,
names not given, have assured political
writers in Washington that BInger Her
mann is sure to capture the Republican
nomination for Congress In the First dis
trict to succeed Representative Tongue,
and they publish this as being upon good
authority.