Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-02-20
WASHINGTONLETTER
THE INAUGURATION
United States Cadets
May Parade.
A BILL TO INCREASE TIE REEVE
NUE. ON CIGARETTES.
A Stir in a House Committee,

(From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHIN GroN, Feb. Is, '97.
Inauguration echoes are now heard
wherever one turns in Washington.
Work upon the street stands from
which portion of the spectators will
view the parade. which promises to be
the handsomest, il not the largest, ever
seen, has been started, and the inau-
Duration committee has begun the dis
tribution of fifty thousand paper flags
and fifteen thousand portraits of
Mckinley and Hobart, to be used by
the residents along the route of the
parade to assist in decorating their
houses. These are given away by
the Committee. So general is the SEN
timent 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 SeL-
ate by Mr. Frye and in the House Of
Representatives by Mr.. Baker, OF N
H., requesting the President to order
the cadets and their bands to Wash
ington and appropristing the money
to pay their expense, will go through.
It is known that Mr.. Cleveland fav-
ors having the cadets in the parade
and that he will gladly issue the order
IL Congress will adopt the resolution.
LARGE APPROPRIATIONS.
The democrats are already begin
ming their howl about the total amount
OF the appropriations that will be
made by the fifty-fourth Congress. 1t
Is true that the total of the appropria-
tions for the two years will exceed
81 900 OOO, 900, but the democrats
would show more wisdom IL they
would point out single appropriation
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 yell
ing "extravagant appropriations" like
Q lot of parrots. The Senate is not a
republican body-would that it were
get il has not only approved all of the
Appropriations made by the House but
has in nearly every bill increased
them. Besides, il should not be for
gotten that q eeQsid cradle amount of
the money appropriated by this Con-
gress was made necessary by continu-
ing contracts made by the last demo-
cratic Congress for River and Harbor
improvements, public buildings and
Cannon, OF the House Committee on
APPROPRIATIONS, correctly stat the
situation when he said that contracts
previously made had 10 be observed ;
that Congress could not alloy unfinish-
ed public buildings to remain exposed
in all kinds OF weather, aud that the
pension laws could not be ignored. IN
Short, that no appropriations have
been made that were not necessary for
the conduct OF the government and the
preservation of jt6 interests. Mr.. Can
mons idea of economy in public ex-
penditures are SO rigid that he has OF
Tended many personal friends by re-
fusipg to sanction propositions for ap-
propfsations which have come before
his committee. There is no item in
any appropriation made by the fifty
fourth Congress that any republican
need be ashamed of; the appropria-
tions are all needed and the money il
all to be spent among the people and
for the people
1t is about settled that the aFbitrat-
ion treaty will not be voted on at this
session, but will go over TO the extrt
aeesion of the Senate. that will meel
Msrah 4th, and remain in session unit
the extra session of the full Congress
meets. Thia has been made necessary
by the opposition TO the treaty in TIT
Senate.
INCREASE TAX on GIoARETTEs
REPRESENTATIVE Woodman, OF Ills ha
asked the 6ouse Ways and Mean
Committee to increase the revenue Ia
on cigarettes from 80 cents to $50
fhousand. Mr.. Woodman's object
20 stop the smoking of cigarettes b.
children, which he says is "a habi
which is destroying our youth, filling
our insane asylums, and shrouding i
gloom by the. destruction; mentally
morally and physically of their youn
sons, many OF the best homes of on
land" Mr.. Woodman said in h
speech to the committees "As long q
the boys can buy the death deaiin
article at cent apiece or two for
cent, so long will the evil continue.
When they are taxed SO as to pre-
duce a large revenue, which tax wi
Solace them out of the reach of schoC
Children, then Mr.. Chairman, we ma
Look for Q mitigation of the evil. The
may be looked for n protection thu
protects Then may we congratulai
ourselves on having performed one al
the results Of which the whole nation
with one accord, will approve"
ANOTHER CHARGE.
Representative White, of Chicag
made quite a stir at the last meetiT
of the House Committee on P ubl
Buildings and Grounds by chargiI
that the insertion of the name of e
Mayor Grant, of N. Y, son-in-law
Senator Murphy, as one of the IL
Commissioners provided for in the b
for the new New FORK Custom Hous
and OF one Of tho other Commissioner
was the result Of deal. The Cor
Snissioners are to get So 600 year al
no limit is set to the time they are
take for the sale of the present CO
tom House and the erection of the pr
posed new one. The bill is now
fore the Committee on account
amendments added by the Senate, o
OF which is Mr.. Grants name.
White wants to strike out the Col
mission entirely.