The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-01
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Affairs at the National CAPITAL.
WAsHINGroN, Jan. %, 1896

WASHINGTON. Jan. %, 1896.
Senator Allison has returned from Iowa and
is receiving the congratulations of his friends
and colleagues on his reelection to the Senate
just us modestly as he will receive them after
the st. Louis convention, should he be for
tunate enough to capture the prize of the
Republican Presidential nomination. That
modest way of wearing his honors is one of
the many reasons why almost everybody likes
Senator Allison, but it is also source of
weakness to him as candidate for the
Presidential nomination. because it causes
some people to think that he lacks aggres-
siveness
Strange to say Fen. Harrisons visit to
Washington was not followed by food of
Presidential talk. One reason for this some
what unusual exception was that Gen. Har-
rison himself positively declined to discuss
out OF politics.
A lot of tomlooiery has been widely cir
culated concerning the opposition in the
Senate to the Davis Monroe doctrine resou-
ton which was last week reported to the
Senate from the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations. 1t can be stated upon the authority
of Senator Lodge, of Mass, who has made Il
careful and thorough canvass of the Senate,
that the resolution will be adopted, and that
at the outside there will not be more than
eight votes east against it III the Senate. 1t
may not be voted upon for ten days or two
weeks yet as many senators wish to make
speeches upon it, and the free coinage sub
sttutc for the House bond bill is still taking
up the greater portion OF the time Of the Sen
ate. But that bill WILL it is expected, be dis
posed OF this week, and then there Will be IL
clear deck for the Monroe doctrine speeches.
and Tor Senator Davis to press his resolution
to IL vote.
Tho career Of Representative and Senator
elect Money. Of Miss. as viewed from the
Washington end OF the lue furnishes u some
what striking picture OF the ups and downs OF
the Southern politicians. MIR fernando De
Soto Money isn't to blame Tor his mime 1T
any rutr-!uaCe his debut Ill National politics
as Representatives OF the fourth Mississippi
District in the tOrty-lOurtn Congress. He re-
manned III the House until the dose OF the
forty eighth Congress. Then Dc became II
cheap Congrt ssioual lobby isl, and remained
such-hIs appearance indicated that he had IL
hard time too until he succeeded in getting
himself elected to the fifty. third Congress
from the same Old district. Then things be-
gan to 80 his way although some of those
who had employed him rs Il lobbyist must
have given HIM some bad hall-hours after his
return to Congress. He WAS reelected to the
present House. and last week was elected Tor
ii iull term i'll the Senate, beginning the day
his term in the House expires -March 4th,
1897. There is more than one lex" hanging
around Washington, lobbying little, borrow
ing Il little and drinking a great deal, who
would like to find out how Mr. Money
managed to get up again after his first knock
down.
Senator Baker, OF Kansas, made a good
impression with his speech in favor OF the
coinage of the American product of silver, i'll
accordance with his amendment to the free
coinage substitute for the House bond bill
which Is now before the Senate. He divided
the money ranks into three classes, gold
monometallists, silvermonometallist ard
bimetallists, ana announced his own alege-
ance to the last NAMED. He said he was very
positive that the question of tariff and finance
would be settled by tn; Republican party
alone. Mr.. Baker isn't great orator, bnt
no seems 10 have IL supply OF haed, horse
sense that is likely to 10 beneficial to Kansas
and to the RepuD lean party during his Sena-
torial term
1t is now practically certain that the House
committee on Foreign Affairs will report IL
resolution censuring Ambassador Bayard for
those enti-American speeches he made. So
much has been agreed to by the sub-com.
mittee consisting of Draper, of Mass, Pear
son, of N. G. and Densmore, of Arkansas, to
which the matter was referred. 1t would be
comparatively easy for the Republicans on
the committee to get any sort Of a resolution
passed by the House that they might choose
to the extent OF recommending Bayard's re-
call; but as they wish the matter to be shown
of all partisanship by having the resolution
reported unanimously from the committee,
the resolution to be reported will be merely
one of censure and so worded that it will be
supported by the Democratic members of the
committee who agree with their republican
colleagues in believing that Bayard deserves
to be.
All Appeal to the Citizens of ElktOn.
The undersigned committee appointed by
the Singeriy Fire Company, earnestly appeal