The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-08

when Hs~aii becomes q state Of the
Union
Colonel w. q. Thompson Of Hudson.
treasurer Of the Republican congress
sional committee. says: THE cam
paign Of 1893 IL already being outlined.
The Democrats and Populists are at
work and the Republican committee Is
not idle. The anti-Rspublicans OF all
factions will make tremendous effort
TO capture the next house OF represent
atives. The Republican committee Is
already preparing TO meet them. al
though II 10 eleven months until next
election day"
An Interesting Event
The converting OF congress Is always
Interesting. even TO those whs have
spent many years in this city. and the
meeting on Monday was lively one
and very entertaining In the house Of
representatives there are 356 members
They come from every state in the
Union, and are really representative Of
the plain people Of the republic.
All of these statesmen are personally
acquainted. and when they meet in the
great hall Of the house, before the gavel
of the speaker falls at noon. they rush
and swirl about, going here and there
through the crowd, shaking hands and
asking questions concerning individual
health and prospects. There Is very
little talking of politics. and some OF
the bitterest political foes are as close
friends as men could be If they were in
entire harmony on all points.
When the congress convenes the gall
ieries are always well filled with spec
tators. The private galleries are crowd
ed with the wives and children and the
intimate friends Of the congressman.
The public galleries are taken posses
sion of by all sorts Of people. There the
rich and the poor meet together, and
the richly dressed man OF the world has
no more rights than the poor, ill-clad
laborer or workingman out Of job.
More Orderly Gathering.
Over at the north end Of the Capitol,
where the senate meets, there Is just
as great a gathering, but II Ia more or
derby. The senators are always digni-
fed and deliberate in their movements
as in their utterances. Their greetings
are stately and there il no confusion on
the floor Of the senate. One of the old
er senators. In his apartments at
prominent hotel, entertained number
OF warm personal friends on Sunday
evening Az they were departing he
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rooms you see and know me as an in
dividuaL But. when you see me step
on the green carpet Of the senate, at
noon on Monday. you will see digni-
fed sage"
The gentlenen laughed at the sally.
but IL was true. In private life at
[ home the senator is an entertaining,
winsome, lovable man. On the floor OF
the senate he Is as dignifed and Sc
date as a wax model.
Everybody asks everybody the Ques-
ton: What will this congress do?"
Everybody answers everybody that
nothing will be done. The regular ap
preparation bills will be passed of
course. That is always necessary In
order that the government machinery
may continue to revolve. Money must
must be appropriated to pay every gov
eminent employe. from the president
down to the humblest laborer and char
woman. OF course. the appropriation
bills will be passed. and they will ag-
gregate the enormous sum Of $500 000,-
600
Prodigaiity scmewbere.
Ten years ago it cost 1913. 600. 900 per
annum TO pay the expenses of the gov
eminent Now ii costs 5000 000, 600 in
excess OF that sum. Careful economists
say there Is prodigality somewhere,
but nobody locates the individuals who
have caused this great increase Of pub
lie expenditures.
But, after passing the appropriation
bills, what will be done? Chief among
pending measures is the bankruptcy
bill. That has passed the senate, and,
in modified form, IL will pass the house
Of representatives Everybody believes
that there will be enacted a bankrupt
cy bill Measures OF this sort have
been pending for the past six years.
Then comes the annexation of Ha-
wall. In this matter II will be the duty
OF the senate to act first, after that the
house of representatives will take up
the subject. Everybody believes that
Hawaiian annexation Is simply ques-
ton OF very little while. President
Mckinley believes In It, as hsVmes
sage shows. and the leading men In the
senate and house Of representatives be-
lieve in II. Therefore II will be done.
In Relation 10 Cuba.
But what else will the congress do?
Will there be anything done for Cuba?
1t does not seem likely. There can be
no doubt that public sentiment il In ia
vor Of granting belligsrent rights to the
Cuban insurgents. But President Nc
Kinley does not believe that this coun-
try should act hastily In the matter,
and he il all powerful in the manage
ment OF our foreign relations. Tho
congress 10 disposed to follow his lead.
Senator Mason Of Illinois says: LAS
long as there are postofices TO give out
the president can control the congress"
Senator Davis Of Minnesota, chair
man OF the committee on foreign rela-
tons OF the senate. says: ''Interna-
tional law forbids any nation from ex-
tending aid to iRsuYgent subjects. But
when the citizens OF a friendly nation
suffer loss interference Is allowable. Our
citizens have suffered the loss OF up
wards OF SIS. o00. 900 in Cuba, and on
that ground this country has a right TO
interfere and put a stop to the war in
Cuba"
Speaker Reed controls the delibera-
tons OF the house OF representatives
and he does not want q Cuban beIlig-
erency resolution passed. In this he is
in complete harmony with the presi-
dent. Unless Speaker Reed sees At 10
permit the passage OF a resolution
nothing will be done for Cuba The