The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-02-11

From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. = Bossiug is catching.
Mr.. Mckinley is now trying his hama at boss
ing Congress, or TO be more exact, the Rcpuht-
cans III Congress. Each Repub lean has been
notified that the administration does not in
tend to recognize the Oellg7erence of the
Cubaus, nor to intervene, to exist i'll Cuba, and
that every Republican who seeks il any
manner TO agitate the question in Congress
will oe considered All aut:-adpI nistration man,
and be so treated by the President. How is
that for a bit Of high handed n uzlling? Sena-
tor Mason of Illinois, is one of the Republicans
who doesn't intend TO be nuLHled on ne Cuban
question. He say s he will this week offer Il
resolution inStructing the President to demand
peace in Cuba, which he believes he can bring.
about Mt once, and he added; Something
must he done, and will ut least give the Sen
ate chace 20 90 lot of talking Its shame
that our government permits sucha state OF
affairs to exist in Cuba.r' =.
There is probability that Mr.. Mckinley and
the Gar of the House may lock horns over the
lutter's programme for the House. Mr. Nc
kinlcy wishes the House to pass IL financial
bill carrying out some of the recommendations
of his message, and Mr.. Reed has said that the
House should not pass financial bill. IF Mr.
Mckinley doesn't back down, there is likely -
be Il hot time in the old House.
Gar Reed will soon have another fight on his
hands. He has said that no river ami harbor
bill should be passed by the House at this ses-
sion, but the committee is going right ahead
preparing IL bin and by ilidcous distribution
of appropriations, it is believed that enough
votes can he secured to pass the bill regardless
OF the Car, and its members say the attcmp;
to do SO will certainly be made,
Representative Terry, of Ark, terSelV stutcd
great truth, during the little debate III the
House when accompanied the attcTnpt by
Democrats 10 get action upon II bin to compel
the administration to bid up to the full nttcbt-
edneSs, principal and interest, of the Kansas
Pacific Railway, when IT is sold when i'll reply
to a taunt from Representative DalZell, of Pa
that he only wanted to have government
ownership OF railroads. he said: I'VE had bet
ter have government ownership of railroads
than railroad ownership of government Dur
ing The SdIue debate, Representative Bailey, of
Texas, said ''On tits side We believe the GOV
crument can collect the debt. aud as Il prudent
creditor that II should collect every dollar Of
il" the Republicans oppose this legislation
on the ground that the President already has
sufficient power 1t is 70 prevent tire abuse Of
that power by II fettlemeHtthat will not in
ciuGc fun payment OF principal ana interest
that the Democrats desire the legislation.
representative Norton. Of Ohio, who sharply
criticised the present pensioniaw and IFS admir-
istrution was taken to task by Representative.
Ray. of y Y, who charged him with attac sing
the Pension Bureau and the administration.
A ftcr denying that he had attacked either The
President or The Com II fssioneruf Pensions Mr.
Merton turned:to Mr. Ray aud said: with
due amenities and courtcsles of debate, il the
= ntlcmHn says that did, lie lies in his throat -
Mr.. Ray did not reply, and nobody looks fora
pistols ana coffee Tor TWO sequel. Times have
changed. -.-..f eos ..E.., : ..." 'H
although a considerable number of Senators
had made personal requests of Mr.. McKinly to
allow Mrs kenIm, widow Of the late senator
kenna, to remain postmaster at Charleston,
West Va. Mir Mckinley has ignored those re
quests and in response 70 the demand of Sem
ator tlkiuS has NOMINATED MT. .. \. Petty
to succeed Mrs. kenna. But Mr.. Petty will
have 10 he confirmed BIZ the SENATE, before he
gets that office, and present indications are
that he will not find that altogether easy.
At Il conference OF silver Republicans aud
POpulists, attended by every Senator and
Representative OF both parties, tue plan for
general cO-opertinn in the Congressional Cam
paign with the Democrats was ,llnaiiilnonslv
ratified. wHS also the ung ninlous Sent INERT
that Mr.. Bryan was the logical candidate OF
the allied silver forces in 1900. II was also
decided that eN-R|preSCutdtINc 1OwuC, CHAIR
man OF the silver Republican National Com
nittcn. ShOuldbe sent 10 Oregon, whore tn.
Congressional election will he held ia June, u,
aid IN carrying out the CT operation plans in
that State.
Representative williams, Of Miss. has fat
tened tie contents OF the pigeon holes of tli
House committee ON Foreign Affairs by C!I,r-
ing "a resolution calling on the Secretary of
State for all the information in his Dosstssin.i
as TO the progress made by Spain ia its attcnIts
to get the Cubans to accept autonomy and Inc
condition OF the reCDncCtIraIiOs (uun-cOmI,,l-
tantsD of Cuba. The resolution il timely and
ought to be acted upon, hut there Is little
hopes that il will he. Nothing can get before
the House without the Cars O. X.