Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-02-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

L 1oA 1OOis
The Senate having marched up the
bill has pow started to march down.
After frightening President Cleveland
and Secretary Olney into the belief that
the arbitration treaty was to be hung
up if not actually rejected, the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations has
made favorable report on the treaty
and amended it to meet the objections,
and in due time the treaty will be rati-
| fed, and there is no reason to suppose
that England will raise any objections
to the amendments. Although men,
bers Of the committee have publicly
said that they would not be hurried by
public clamor, there isn't the slightest
doubt that they have been hurried by
the great pressure of public opinion in
favor of prompt and favorable action
on the treaty, which has been brought
to bear upon them. 1t is all very we'll
for Senators to talk about defying pub.
he opinion, but as matter Of fact, few
of them ever do.
Another treaty with Great Britain
has been sent to the Senate. 1t pro-
yides for settlement of the dispute
over portion of the boundary line be-
tween Alaska and the British posses
sions, and already the question is being
asked, why the whole Alaskan bound
airy was not included? Perhaps Secrs-
tary Olney will answer this question
when the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations get ready to take up the new
treaty. 1t is quite certain that he will
be asked to do so.
Openly none of the republicans in
in Congress have anything but words
of praise for the selection of Mr. Ly-
man j. Gage to be Secretary Of the
Treasury in the Mckinley cabinet, but
among themselves those who think that
no man should be honored who cannot
stand the test Of party fealty. do not
hesitate to say that the selection of Mr..
Gage was bad politics on the part Of
Maj. Mckinley. They do not deny
Mr.. Cages fitness from strictly bust
ness point of view to administer the
affairs of the Treasury department, but
thew think that the same tariff opinions
which caused Mr.. Gage to vote for
Cleveland, Will influence him when he
comes to administer the tariff law which
the republicans expect to put upon the
statute books at the coming extra ses-
sion Of Congress, and that the result
will not be satisfactory to those who be-
lieye in protection before everything
else in tariff matters. The men who
believe in silver as we'll az those who
hope to see the financial question hand.
led conservatively by the coming ad-
ministration, regard the selection of Mr.
Gage with some suspicion, and some of
them do not hesitate to say that altho'
Mr.. Gage lives In Chicago, his connec-
ton with Wall street is as close as that
of any New York banker.
The United States Supreme court
will now have to 60 at the case of the
Three Friends, one of the alleged Cuban
filibustering vessels, the Attorney Cen
eral having at the instance Of the Sec
rotary of State, applied for writ of
Certiorari-in every day English got
the case before the Supreme Court
because the latter official ism t satisfied
with the ruling of Judge Locke of the
Southern District of Florida. in pro-
ceedipgs brought against the vessel.