The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25
FROM THE Cal
Our Correspondent I'd
Manner of Things
About Washin

About Washin
communicate
WAsHINGTON, u
Talking of war aud vd
would bring actual war
different things. The ID
licans furnished their sh
talk which pre- coded the
halls of Congress, tut
election is over and a RI
ident is on the eve of
some of these RepubIica
Ell their tune. This I'D
tally noticeable since Il
mittee on Foreign Rel
bull toy the horns and 4
resolution declaring th
of Cuba, and that the
would use its good 0fncd
peace between the span
withdrawing a pr
tary Olney, who apped
committee and argued
ton "f the policy of nj
Republicans have not u
announcement on this
probab y will not until
cu->i rs during the Cod
iday r. cess shall have
takably whether it won
them to make thu defed
lion a party question.
not want the resolution
his closest friends in
schemiug to get up
which it may tie hung
vote. Speaker Reed I'D
licly commit himself, III
ed t. he against il. III
ton. if put into iOrcc, VI
a war with Spain is b1
but it is a long way
force, and your c0rresu
not like to put up a cen
being in force. III the
would have to get a twoI
both branches of CongreI
be adopted over Presided
veto, which it would q
III on its first ad ,plioul
wishes may not affect tn,
thew will have much W
House. The fate Of the
pends largely upon the s.
opinion when Cungres:
and that it may be affect
the other by news from
the next two weeks.
The remarkable po@itio
ward the Cuban resolutl
tary OIney is causing
among the Constitutions
and out of Congress.
President alone is vest. d
stitutlOn with authOriI \
a new State and that 4
will not obey the re>oluli
should receive the unani
both bra. iches of Cong
regard it simply as an
COngressiOna opinion.
who will talk express the
Mr.. Olney is wrong.
Tne Tennessee delegi
House are under ubligatit
Reed for counting IA Ut
the bill apprnpriating
GOverilInnut Building a
the Nashville Centennia
fought by Represeutati'
Texas.
A good number of Sens
resenIatives didn't val
j0urnluent on the 22nd
mas recess. Congress "
jan. 9Th.
Iu addition to Senator
luton for u general Inve
Senate Committee of tn
of money in the Presidenr
Representative Meredii h
offered q resolution pro
investigation of the repnr
National Banks contribut
to the Republican cIInps
preamble saws that Matte
Ing under Government
clearly Within the provin
to pro. ect their stuckhol,
use of their funds. The r
vides for u committee of
ding representatives of TN
DemO ratio, silver Repu
list aud National Demo-
which shall have paw,
persons aud papers in its
aud which Is directed to
found that such c0utri
made, whether the Same
and If not, what penalties
by law. The resolution {
that all Government bA
shall assist the commit,
eating under its instructit
In their di>tricts.
Senator Vest declares tt
ulOus that he had the
Secretary Francis held u
get reelected to the Sci
attention to the fact
neither q Palmer nor
Democrat in the Missouri
As to why this and otht
cratic nominations have
MIR. Vest said: "The
Francis was postponed
tion until after the recess
nominations of all the |
Kiuley Democrats" III {
in the eyes of the Sena
spoke, which bodies no
held up nominations.
Charlie Cr.sp, son of
Speaker of the House, we
a member on Saturday
youngest member of the