The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-02-04
STICKINGRIDERSONIT IT
MONETARY CONGRESS BILL NOT
TO GLIDE THROUGH.
Nicaragua Canal Bill Dead and Sin the
Public MorSue"--Troops at Inaugu-
rations-.Men Who CaEt Accept
Cabinet Positions.

Public MorSue"--Troops at Inaugu-
rations-.Men Who CaE't Accept
Cabinet Positions.
Correspondence of the NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The Sen
ate did wise thing when it defeat
ed the amendment offered to the
Military appropriation bill .appro-
priating the cost of transportation
of the West Point Cadets to and
from Washington, in order that they
might be allowed to appear in the
Inauguration parade. In the first
place, spending money for such a
purpose is an extravaganza at any
time and doubly so at this time
when, as Senator Stewart pointed
out, thousands of our people are in
need of the actual necessities of life.
In the next place, the military forces
of the government should not be al
lowed to take any part in the in
auguration of a President. The
presence of the Q. S. troops no
doubt adds to the pleasure of those
who view the parade, but all the
same they ought not to be there. 1t
is bad idea, and the precedent of
having a few U. S troops in the
parade to give it variety, which we
have been setting in this generation,
may some day be taken advantage
of by unscrupulous men by bringing
enough of them to Washington to
forcibly inaugurate some man who
has not gone through the Formally
of being elected by the people In
my humble opinion it would be a
wise precaution for Congress to pass
q bill prohibiting armed troops,
whether State or National, from
coming inside the corporation limits
of Washington on Inauguration day
The Inauguration of a President
isn't military function and the
military should have nothing what
ever to DO with it.
That arbitration treaty has not
yet been reported to the Senate from
the Committee on Foreign Relations,
Notwithstanding the public meetings
and showers of kilograms and letters
in its behalf. The general impress
sion is that the Committee will
recommend several amendments to
the treaty, setting forth clearly that
it is not to be allowed to interfere
with our maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine.
The House this week passed the
immigration bill as reported from
the Conference committee.
Senator Daniel made a speech
against the Nicaragua Canal bill
this week, opening with this dra-
matte language: "The bill is dead.
The speech of Senator Turpie killed
it, and Minister Rodriguez has ex-
posed its corpse IN the public
morgue." He expressed doubts as
to whether the canal would be a
commercial benefit to the U. S. if it
were constructed, and declared that
the passage of the pending bill
would in effect put the U. S. into
the bunco business. He further
pointed out that after pouring the
proposed hundred million dollars
into the canal the U. S. could not
maintain exclusive control over it.
Independent of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty between the y. S. and Eng
land, there is a treaty between Eng
land and Nicaragua that gives the
armies and navies of England free
access to the canal. The speech of
Senator Daniel was made after Sen
ator Morgan had introduced amend
ments to the Canal bill intending to
meet objections raised by Minister
Rodriguez in behalf ofNicaragua. 1t
is generally believed in Washington
that Senator Daniel was right when
he declared the bill dead.
Some of the Senators appear to
have taken second thought about
the bill authorizing the President to
appoint representatives to an inter
national monetary conference,
which it was at first supposed was
to be allowed to 60 through just as
it was reported. Senator Cannon
has offered an amendment directing
the President to call conference,
and Senator Stewart has offered
another, providing that the United
States government shall, in case the
conference fails to reach an agree
ment in favor of international bi
metallism, within thirty days af te
the adjournment of the conference
open the mints to the free coinage
of ell gold and silver presented.
The semi official announcement
that Mckinley has already selected
his friend, William F, Hahn, of
Ohio, to be U. S. Marshal of the
District Of Columbia, has aroused
much resentment among the Wash
ington Republicans; who gave lib
orally of their time and money to
help elect Mckinley and who be-
lisVed that he would live up to the
home rule plank of the St. Louis
platform, Notwithstanding a hint
dropped by Mark Hanna some weeks
ago intimating that the Federal Of
fees in the District of Columbia
would be given to voters instead of
non-voting residents. The resent
nent is as yet quiet, but it cannot
be kept so if Mckinley fills the of
nces with carpet baggers.
Ex-Congressman and Ex- Govern
or Long,of Massahcusetts,is about to
find himself in the same class with
Bliss, of New York, who after hay
ing virtually accepted a Cabinet
portfolio was compelled, by the red
hot opposition to him, TO recall his
acceptance and to try to let him
down easy by saying it was on ac-
count of his wife's health. Msssa.
chusetts men headed by Senator