The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-12-25
FROM THE cal
Our Correspondent It.
Manner of Things
About WashiI
(COmmunicat
WASHINGTON.

WOmmunicatC
WASHINGTON.
Talking of war aud v
would bring actual war
different things. The /
licans furnished their 81
talk which pre- ceded h,
halls of Congress, tut \
election is over and a RI
ideut is on the eve ID
some of these Republic
Ell their tune. This d
tally noticeable since d
mittee on Foreign Rel
bull by the horns and
resolution declaring til
of Cuba, and that tn
would use its good OnId
peace between the SpaA
not with~iaudIng a ID
tary Olney, who appe
committee and argued
ton of the policy of d
Republicans have not
announcement on this
probab y will not until
cu->i rs during the C
iday r. cess shall have
takably whetherit wod
them To make the defe
lion a party question.
not want the resolution
his closest friends ID
schemiug to get up
which it may tie HUNG
vote. Speaker Reed ID
licly commit himself,
ed - Ire against it. II
ton, if put into iorcc,
"a war with Spain is
but it is a long way
force, and your cOrres
not like to put up a re
being in fDrre. In tho
would have To get "a twC
both branches of Congo
be adopted over Preside
veto, which it would
III on its first ad IpIini
wishes may not affect I'll
they will have much
House. The fate Of the
ponds largely upon the
opinion when Congre!
and that it may be aztec
the other by news from
the next two weeks.
The remarkable po-iti,
ward the Cuban resOlut
tary OIney is causing
among the Constitution
and out of Congress.
President alone is vest
stituilOu with authOrit
a new state and that
will not obey the re>Olul
should rec-ive the unaIl
both bra.lches of Cong
regard it simply as al
Cougressio opinion.
who will talk express til
Mr.. Olney IS wrong.
Tne Tennessee deleg
House are under ubligati
Reed for counting a q
the bill apprnpriating
GOverlIIunut Building
the Nashville Centenni
fought by Representa-
Texas.
A good number of Sen
resenIatives didn't va
jOurnIlleut on the 22ud
mas recess. Congress
Jan. 9Th.
In addition to Senate
luton for u general INV
Senate Committee of Il
Of money in the Presiden
Representative Meredill
q resolution pr'
Investigation of the repnl
National Banks coniribu
10 the Republican camp
saws that Matt,
lug under Government
clearly Within the provir
TO pro, ect their stUckhOl
use of their funds. The
vides for u committee of
ling representatives of Il
U Democratic, Silver Rep,
list aud National Demo
which shall have pow
persons aud papers in its
aud which Is directed tn
that such c0nIr
whether the sam
lnd II not, W hat penalties
~ law. The resolution
hat all Government b.
'hall assist the commit
eating under its instructi'
u their di-trlcts.
Senator Vest declares Il
llOus that he had the
Secretary Francis held U
Jet reelected to the Sci
to the fact
neither q Palmer nor
Democrat in the MissouI
As to why this and 9th,
ratio nominations have
Mr. Vest said: "The
francis was postponed
ion until after the reces
nominations of all the
Ainley Democrats" I'll
a the eyes of the Sens
poke, which bodies no
leld up nominations.
Charlie Cr.sp, son oil
speaker Of the House, Wi
member on Saturda,
'oungest member of the
Al;
So N,ororh l. tl.o 100