The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The President Trying to Boss
 Congress.

1uO 1FcSlUenC IryInS to BOSS Congress.
 From Our Regular Correspondent
 WASHINGTON, February II, 1898.
 Bossing is catching. Mr. Mckinley is now trying his hand at bossing congress, or, to be more exact, the republicans in congress. Each republican has been notified that the administration does not intend to recognize the belligerance of the Cubans, nor to intervene, either peaceablY or by force, so long as present conditions continue to exist in Cuba, and that every republican who seeks in any manner to nritatn the rnestion in congress will be considered an anti-ad- ministration man. and be so treated by the president How is that for q bit Of high-hauded muzzling? Sena or Mason, of Illinois, is one Of the republicans who doesn't intend to be muzzled on the Gu ban question. He gays he will this week offer rasoInyjon instr ucting the r.o5.loI. U demand peace in Cuba, which he believes he can bring about at once, and he added: Something must be done, and will at least give the sen- ate chance to do lot of talking It is shame that our government permits such state of affairs to exist in Cuba. |"
 There is probability that Mir. Nc Kinley and the czar of the house may lock horns over the latter's programme for the house. Mir. Mckinley wishes the house to pass financial bill carrying out some of the recommendations of his message, and MT. Reed has said that the house should not pass a financial bill. If Mir Mckinley doesn't back down, there is likely to be hot time in the old house.
 Czar Reed will soon have another fight on his hands. He has said that no river and harbor bill should be passed by the house at this session, but the committee is going right ahead and preparing bill and by a judicious distribution of ap- populations, it is believed that enough votes can be secured to pass the bill re- gardless of the czar, and it's members say the attempt to do so will certainly be made.
 Representative Terry, of Arkansas, tersely sted great truth, during the little debate in the house which accom- panied the attempt by democrats to get action on bill to compel the admins tration to bid up to the fullindebtedness, principal and interest, of the Kansas Pacific railway, when it is sold, when Tn reply to taunt from Representative Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, that he only wanted to have government ownership of railroads, he said ''Wo hei -atter have government ownership of railroads than railroad ownership Of govern ment." During the same debate, Rep resentative Bailey, of Texas, said: "On this side we believe the government can collect the debt, and as prudent cred itor that it should collect every dollar of it :" The republicans oppose this legis- Iation on the ground that the president already has sufficient power. It is to nrevent the abuse of that power by settlement that will not include full pay ment of principal and interest that the democrats desire the legislation.
 Representative Norton. of Ohio, who sharply criticised the present pension law and it's administration, was taken to task by Representative Ray, of New York, who charged him with attacking the pension bureau and the administra- ton. After denying that he had at lacked either the president or the com missioner of pensions, MT. Norton then turned to Mir. Ray and said: "With due amenities and courtesies of debate, ii the gentleman says that I did, he lies in the throat" MT. Ray did not reply, and nobody looks for pistol and coffee for two sequel. Times have changed.
 Although s considerable number ot senators had made personal requests Of
 Mir. Mckinley to allow Mrs. Kenna,
 widow of the late senator Kenna, to re-