The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-04
Washington Letter.
rom our Regular Correspondent. J

WASHINGTON, Nov, 27, 1896.
HE problemfof what will 10 done O
IA attempted at the .hsrt session Q
bpfess seams TO become more CON
catsd AS the mum Der of Senator.
Representatives in Washington in
uses. There are almost as man,
pions rs there are Senators anc
presentatives, aud if there ism,
le very rapid getting together wher
pgress meets it is possible that ths
hon will be- devoted TO talk and tie
Ming Of the regular appropriation
\, Unless action upon the Cuban
stinn he had that will cause ual
b Spain.
embers of the administrator still
blicly say that they do not expect
able with Spain, but there ars hints
usihe manner in which Prrsid.n.
v.land will handle the CUBAN ques-
in his message to Congress which
Ne as a bass for tie continuation of
rumors and the war prepare tions
administration is making cause
BE rumurs 10 attrart more attention
b they otherwise would. This week
addiliona snrce Of men was put to
* in the big gun shop at the
shiugton Navy Yard and the men
ded into lhree shifts Of eight hours
in order that the work might be
going night and day. of course
b preparations may be intended as
uff to keep the hot.headed Span
s with hair-triggsr tongues from
Pg aaylhing to make war neccess-
here is a tempest in a teapot on ia
Ellington, which can only be Quilted
he actioa Of Chairman Mark Han
4 The District OF Columbia mem
of the Republican. National Com
Zee has recommended gold demo-
! for chairman Of the com mittee
eh will! have charge Of the inangu-
pn Of President Mckinley, and
ber Of the republicans have sent
lest to MIR. Hanna against the at-
Ptment. claiming tina. while the
lguIation committee rs always nom
fisan In its makeup the chairman
ways = mem bcr of the winning
". Mr.. Hanna is coming to Wash
ION to settle the matter.
pere may not be u general tariff bill !
4 all, although there will almost
kinly be an extra session of the
|y-ffth Congress cElled expressly To
Plate7 on the tariff. Statements
promisent republicans would
to Indicate thai they prefer to
md the present tariff law, instead
|reparing the entirely new bill, aud
advice may be followed. Chair
Dinaiey, of che House Ways
Means commit and Senator
pdler are among those who have
|essed themselves infavor of amen.
present tariff laws. The latter
qeman gives MS one of his reasons
ut will be much easier To amend
Present law so that it will be salts
Dry and produce sufficient revenu.
plan will not, however, be fol-
q without a vigorous protest from
republicans who think their par
'ouid PR pire and pass tariff bill
own and not try 10 patch up the
now ia force. IL is l;tlle early
disc pssing this matter. but in pp
y circles The probable action of
'iity-fith Congress is being much
discussed than the short sess ion
E Fifty fourth Congress, now al .
upen us.
OF the many things that ara diff
TO understand is the power
led over Congress b. the brewers
e country. Nearly every Senator :
who will talk about
natter al aii agrees that the easi-
'ay TO put SIS, 900, 100 y year add ,
! info the treasury would be To :
VI = barrel to the internal revs
AZ on beer; that 1t wouldn't cost 9
over eent extra 10 collect /,
money, ana that the Treasury ,
'eed u very badly IN the near fu-
ont they ali wind up by saying =
me srewsrs will defeat the bill '
.''empt is made to pass IL. 1t /.
nke Il would be good idea TO '
''n providing for this tax forced b