Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-18
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Washington, Dec. 16.-Speaker Reed |
surprised the House and Representa-
tive DeArmond, of Missouri, who at
tackled the rules of the House, by MAX
ing little speech in reply. The sur
prise was an enjoyable one to the
House. but not to Mr.. DeArmond. Mr..
Reed began by saying that Mr.. Dear
mond had misstated the relations of
the Speaker with the Committee on
Rules, and then c6nvulsed the House
with laughter by saying that the
House must have noticed that how
ever much despotism is exercised by
the rules, there was no subject in the
heavens above or in the earth below
that had not been discussed by the
| House. even in the present Congress:
and ccncluded by saying: Now, ii
the gentleman from Missouri will turn
to the annals of Congress, away back
in 1916 during the period Of liberty
such as he thinks he desires, he Will
find that John Randolph, who certain
" was heard enough to become famous
FOR century, was complaining about
the despotism of the rules at that per-
iod, and was also complaining that
even The arch inquisitor himself would
have been satisfied with the wicked
ness OF them. So you see that human
nature is the same all the time" The
uproarious laughter of the House as
Mr. Reed stopped did not argue well
/ for DeArmond's aspiration to become
I pf fnI.q q0f mi
House.
The Senators who have taken part
in the Nicaragua Canal debate all de-
clarsd themselves in favor of the canal
but the most of them wished to amend
the Morgan bill. Senator Morgan
seems to be disposed to accept any
amendment in reason, just so the Sen
ate will go ahead and pass the bill.
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa,
has offefed a joint resolution propos-
iLg sC5nstitutional amendment, that
no new State the territory of which
was not a part of the United States
january 1, 1898, shall be admitted to
the Union unless three-fourths of the
members of the House and Senate
shall vvte affirmatively. 1t has been
referredto the House Judiciary Com
mittee. Whether such amendment is
necessary is a question: but it ought to
be adopted, so that those who are kept
n awake by the nightmare of Colonial
states could get some sleep.
There was no surprise in Washing
ton when it was announced that Secre-
tary Bliss would retire from the Cabi-
net in the near future. Had it not
been for the war Mr.. bliss would have
retired early this year, not because of
any friction or disagreement with his
official associates, but because he felt
that his large business interests need
ed the personal attention he could not
give and remain in the Cabinet 1t
has been very well understood from
the beginning CT the administration
that Nh Bliss would not remain at
the head OF the Interior Department
more Than two years. His successor
will almost certainly come from the
west, and no great surprise would be
, felt if lthe choice of President McKin-
ley was che of three very able Western
men already Connected with the depart
; ment-Hon. Binger Herman, of Ore
gon, Land Commissioner; Hon. Thorn
as f. Ryan, of Kansas, and Hon. Web
ster Elvis, of Missouri, Assistant Sec
retarles. .All three of these officials
have sL-oWn that they are big enough
for a Cabinet or any other position.
/ There is no other significance in the
ordering of four war ships to Havana
than the intention of the admlnistra-
tiOn to protect the persons and inter
ests of the large number of Americans
now in that city, pending the change
from Spanish TO American control
Major General Brooke, who was
this week made Military Governor of
Cuba, received his last instructions
) from the War Department and will
proceed at once to Cuba. Each of the
J six provinces of Cuba will have a Mil
itary GOyernor-Gen. Wood has been
: Military Governor of Santiago PROV
ince fer some time, and General Fitz-
hugh Lee is now in CUBA arranging to
assume the position of Military Cover
nor of Havana province, but General
Brooke will be over them all.
Another proof that Americans al
! ways lead when they enter a compe-
tition.is shown in a consular report
just received by the Department OF
State from Dawson City. This report
says: Strange to relate, in this Can
adian town and vicinity, with popu-
laLion of some 20000 and a transient
) poulation of as many more, not a sin
owned by Canadian capital. Every
business is operated by Americans"
. The House Census Committee has
/ authorized the preparation of a new
Census bill making the Census Bureau
stand alone instead of placing it under
the Interior Department as the bill
passed by the Senate at the last ses-
! siCn did.
For the second time the House voted
down a motion to take up the Lodge
immigration bill which was passed
= by the Senate at the last session and
= has since been on the Speakers table
+ where it can be called up at any time
by majority vote of the House. The
vote was 101 in favor of taking it up
t and 104 against it.
The House Naval Committee has ia
= yolably reported the bill to revive the
4 RANK of Admiral and Vice Admiral in
the navy. The committee has already
made considerable progress in the reg
5 ular Naval Appropriation bill. While
1T cannot yet be stated as certainty
S it is probable that the bill will pro-
t vide for all the new vessels recon-
e mended by Secretary Long.
S The House this week passed the D.
c. appropriation bill and the Pension
= appropriation bill, as reported from
the respective committees.
+ All the new things in china, glass
t bisque and other wares at
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