The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-02
THE ! VIEWS " AR C00PEl
Congress- Viii Do Little Il Heasfl Il
the Misses Of the People.
REED Will. NOT BE THE WHOLE HOUSE
fasrccts Cuban Dcliixcr~ncy viii Ne
Declared and Hawaii Annexed.
but No currcncy Lewislation.

Beaumont. Texas, December 1. Hon. s.
b. Cooper. congressman from this, tho
Second district. accompanied by his two
accomplished daughters. Misses Willie aud
Maggie. arrived in Beaumont this after
noon. Mr.. Cooper and Miss Wlllic are en-
route to Washington. white Miss Maggie
will spend day or two In Beaumont, tho
guest Of friends and relatives.
MIR. Cooper was en- route to Washington
TO be present when congress begins It's
regular session Monday. and tonight The
Post correspondent asked for his Views a
TO what the people could expect from tho
coming assembly OF National lawmakers.
Not much that will be OF material bene.
ut to the masses" replied Mr.. Cooper. II
never anticipated great public benefits to
emanate frean political party whose basic
principle Is class legislation. and therefore
expect little from a republican congress.
Inc question now uppermost In The mind OF
the democratic congressman Ia TO what
extent they. as minority. viii 10 able to
save the ccuntry--and when Jaw country
! mean the great maSses--from absolute
injury"
What Will congress do?'' queriel The
Post man.
Now. you are asking couundrum, {"
was the reply Il am OF the opinion. how
ever, that republican congressman will
nave ample opportunity to do something
IN other words. Speaker Reed will not be
the republican party at the regular ses-
sion During the special session he with
heh committee appointments and had his
colleagues where he could punish them
Tor disloyalty or revolt Especially was
ms the case with republican leaders who
were after chairmanshlps or prominent
places ON important committees. To cross
tue speaker was apparently construed by
them to mean the humiliation OF ambi-
utn, and undor these conditions they were
only as so many jacks on-a Bliok--do move
When the speaker pulled tho string.
Ihero are n number OF important mat
teis TO be considered by the coming con :
eress ana some oil them will become laws
Hawaii will doubtless he annexed, though
snail record my vote against lnnexa,ion
The lower house VIII pass the senate lcso-
luton granting belligerent rights to the
cuban insurgents, This will be done in
spite OF the opposition OF the administra-
ton. and | am OF the opinion that con-
gress VIII compel President Mckinley to
abandon his policy OF temporiking with
Spain and act IN such manner as W,ll end
the war in Cuba. The currency reform res
olution Will pass the lower house, as It viii
be put through as party measure, but II
viii meet It's death In the senate II will
he an evasion. u make shHt a straduls.
and viii meet not only the un ted oppost-
ton OF the free silver senators but 1t will
not be acceptable 10 the gold standard
democrats TO Just what extent the Ding
ley bill VIII be unkered with aui not
prepared to say. II has been demonstrated,
however, that II Is failure as revenue
producer and the republicans haze so
either doctor 1t or issue bonds the corning
year. In fact. on account OF It's failure
as a revenue producing medium the ad.
ministratlon would have to Issue more
bonds In less than six months were II not
able now 10 bridge over a bad place with
the more than 5000. 900 received from the
sale Of the Union Pacific railroad This
may have to be done any why unless the
silver bullion tscignioragc) now belonging
TO tho government is coined and our oh
legations paid out OF this fund
with reference 10 the election OF sen-
ator from Ohio. Mr.. Cooper expressed tho
opinion that II would be best for the dem
ocratic party II Mark Hanna succeeds him
self "He is a valuable obJest lesson, -
said Mr.. Cooper. "Hc should be kept In
Washington and, like the old man OF the
sea, he Will ride President Mckinley as
well as his party TO destruction"
Mr.. Cooper will leave for Washington
tomorrow and is hopeful OF having Sabine
Pass made an independent port OF entry
and securing an appropriation for Fed
eraj court building IN Beaumont.