The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-02-11

OUR W \Sili\GTON LETTER

WAsHINGToN, ID. G., February It'll.
Mr. EDiToE:- Bos>n@ Is catching. Mr..
Mckinley is now trying his hand AT boss
ing Congress, or 10 be more exact, the re-
publcans in Congress. Each republican
has been notified that the administration
does not intend to recognize the hclligcr-
cncc Of the Cuhans. not to intervene, eth
cr pcaccably or by force, 50 longas present
conditions continue to exist in Cuba, and
that every republican Who seeks III any
manner to a@itatG the question IN Con
"rcss will be considered an anti-adminis-
tration man, and he 50 treated by the
President. How is that for bit of high
handed muzzling: Senator Mason, Of
Illinois, is one of the republicans who
doesn't intend to lie muzzlcd eli the Cuban
question. He says lie will this week offer
Il resolution ln>tructin~ the President to
demand peace in Cuba, which he believes
he can bring about at once, and he added:
"Somcthing must be done, and | will at
least give the Senate Il chance to do Il lot
of talking. 1t is i shame that our govern
nlent permits such a state Of affairs to cN-
list in Cuba
There is probability that Mr.. Mckin-
ley and the Gar of the House may lock
horns over the latter's program for the
House. Mr.. Mckinley wishes the House
to pass financial bill carrying out some
of the recommendations Of Iris message
and Mr. Reed has said that the House
should not pass financial bill. If Mr..
Mckinley doesn't back down, there is
likely to be a hot time in the old House.
Car 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 preparnga bill and
by Il judicious distribution Of appropria-
tons, it is believed that enough votes can
be secured to pass the bill regardless of
the Gar, and its members say the attempt
to do so will certainly be made
Representative Terry, Cf Arkansas,
tcrsoly stated a great truth, during the lit
tie debate in the House which accompanied
the attempt by democrats to get action
upon bill to compel the administration
to bid up to the full Indebtedness, princi-
pal and interest of the Kansas Pacific
railway, when it is sold, when in reply to
Il taunt from Representative Dalzell, Of
PENNSYLVANIA, that he only wanted to have
government ownership of railroads, he
said: I'VE had better have government
ownership of railroads, than railroad own
ership of government" During the same
debate, Representative Bailey, of Texas,
said: ION this side we believe the govern
mcnt can collect the debt, and as Il prudent
creditor that it should collect every dollar
of it." The republicans oppose this legis
lation on the ground that the President
already has sufficient power. 1t is to pre-
vent the abuse of that power by settle
mcnt that will not include full payment Of
principal and interest that the democrats
desire the legislation.
Representative Norton of Ohio, who
sharply criticised the present pension law
and its administration was taken to task
by Representative Ray, of New York, WHO
charged him with attacking the Pension
Bureau and the administration. After
denying that he had attacked either the
President or the Commissioner of Pen
sions, Mr.. Norton turned to Mr.. Ray and
said: with due amenities and courtesies
of debate, if the gentleman says that did,
he lies in his throat Mr.. Ray did not
reply, and nobody looks for pistols and
coffee for two sequel. Times have changed.
Although considerable number of SEN
ators had made personal requests of Mr..
Mckinley to allow Mrs kcnna, widow of
the late Senator kcnna, to remain post
master at Charleston, W. Va, Mr. Mckin-
ley has ignored those requests and in re-
Spouse to the demand of Senator Elkns
has nominated Mr.. O. y. Petty to succeed
Mrs. Kenna. But Mr.. Petty will have to
be confirmed by the Senate before he gets
that office, and present indica.i ms are that
he will not find that altogether easy.
At conference Of silver republicans
and populists attended by every Senator
and Representative of both parties, the
plan for Il general cooperation i'll the Con-
gressional Campaign with the democrats
was unanimously ratified. 1t was also the
unanimous sentiment that Mr. Bryan was
the logical candidate of the allied silver
forces in 1900 1t was also decided that
cX-Represcntativc Towne, chairman of the
silver republican National Committee
should be sent to Oregon, where the Con-
gressional election will be held in June,
to aid in carrying out the 60 operation
plans in that State.
Representative Williams, of Mississippi
has fattcned the contents of the pigeon
holes of the House committee on Foreign
Affairs by offering a resolution calling on
the Secretary of State for all the informa-
ton in his possession as to the progress
made by Spain in its attempts to get the
Cubans to accept autonomy and the con-
dition of the reconccntrados mon combat
ants of Cuba. The resolution is timely
and ought to be acted upon, but there is
little hope that it will be. Nothing can get
before the House without the Cars O. X
CALIFORNIA.