The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-02-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.


wherever one turns in Washington. Work
upon the street stands from which a Dor
ton OF the spectators will view the parade,
which promises to be the handsomest, if
not the largest, ever seen, has been started
and the Inauguration committee has begun
the distribution of fifty thousand paper
flags and fifteen thousand portraits of Nc
kiuley and Hobart, to he used by the
residents along the route of the parade to
assist in decorating their houses. These
general is the sentiment in favor of having
the West Point and Annapolis Cadets take
part in the parade that it seems probable
the joint resolution, offered in the Senate
by Mr. Frye, and in the House of Re-
representatives. by Mr.. Baker, of n. H., re-
questing the President to order the cadets
and their bands to Washington and
appropriating the money to pay their ex-
penses, will go through. 1t is known that
Mr.. Cleveland favors having the cadets in
in the parade and that he will gladly issue
the order if Congress will adopt the Iesolu-
tions.
The democrats are already beginning
their howl about the total amount of the
appropriations that will be made by the
ilfty-fourth Congress. 1t is true that the
total OF the appropriations for the two
years will exceed $1,000, 900, 600, but the
Democrats would show more wisdom if
they would point out single appropria-
ton made, or to be made in the short time
remaining of the session, that is not needed
or that the government will not get full
value for, instead of yelling "cxtraya.ant
appropriations like lot of parrots. The
Senate is not a Republican body-w0uld
that it werc-yet it has not only approved
all of the appropriations made by the
House, but has in nearly every bill in
creased them. Besides, it should not be
forgotten that considerable amount of
the money appropriated by this Congress
was made necessary by continuing contracts
made by the last Democratic Congress for
River and Harbor improvements, public
buildings and the increase of the Navy
Chairman Cannon, of the House Committee
on appropriations, correctly stated the
situation when he said that contracts
previously made had to be observed: that
Congress could not allow unfinished public
buildings to remain exposed in all kinds of
weather, and that the pension laws could
not be ignored. In short, that no appro-
priations have been made that were not
necessary for the conduct Of the govern
ment ana the preservation O. its interests.
Mr.. Cannon's idea of economy in public
expenditures are so rigid that he has
offended many personal friends by refusing
to sanction propositions for appropriations
which have come before his committee.
There is no item in any appropriation made
by the fifty fourth Congress that any re-
publican need be ashamed of; the appro-
prations are all needed and the money is
all to be spent among the people and for
the people.
1t is about settled that the arbitration
treaty will not be voted upon at this
session of the Senate, that will meet March
18th, and remain in session until the extra
session of the full Congress meets. This
has been made necessary by tie opposition
to the treaty in the Senate.
Representative Woodman, of Ills, has
asked the House Ways and Means COM
mittee to increase the revenue tax Oh
cigarettes from 80 cents to $50 a thousand.
Mr.. Woodmans object is to stop the smok-
ing of cigarettes by children, which he
says is "a habit which is destroying our
youth, filling our insane asylums, and
shrouding in gloom, by the destruction,
mentally, morally and physically of their
young sons, many of the best homes of our
land" Mr.. WoOdman said in his speech
to the Committee Gas long as boys can
buy the death dealing article at cent
piece or two for cent so long will the
evil continue. When they are taxed so as
to produce a larger revenue, which tax will
place them out of the reach of school
| cnlluTeD, tnen MT. Chairman, we may lOOk
for mitigation of the evil. Then may be
look for protection that protects Then
may we congratulate ourselves on having
performed one act the results of which the
whole nation, with one accord, will ap-
prove"
Representative White, of Chicago, made
quite a stir at the last meeting of the
House Committee on public buildings and
Grounds by charging that the insertion OF
the name of ExMayor Grant, of n. Y,
son-in-law of Senator Murphy, as one of
the five Commissioners provided for in
the bill for the new New York Custom
House, and of one of the other COmmss-
toner's, was the result of deal. The
Commissioners are to get s., 900 year and
no limit is set to the time they are to take
for the sale of the present Custom House
and the erection of the proposed new one.
The bill is now before the Committee on
account Of amendments added by the
Senate, one of which is Mr.. Grants name
Mr.. White wants to strike out the Com
mission entirely.