The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-22
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Washington, February e
cial. 1.-The president i
over the outlook. He i .i,ss
to lay his pipes for 1900 ~
sional elections next fan q. n
bad case OF insomnia. NJ "a
]. Bowling, secretary =
League OF Republican Chm. 4
to talk over the campaign NV
here-the fight for suns,
Fifty-sixth congress. No s
more than Mckinley himself I
It is for the republicans 70 NJ y.
they expect to accomplish IL. 3:
1ooo--'She recollection Of Mcn,.I b
General Grant was the NJ
succeed himself, and many y, q b.
declare that the time has nss.,x \.
man can help, while IN M Sxs
making enough enemies n IL
TO thwart his ambition for ~
secutively. The clubs N
all the large cities gave N.Y.
quets and had men Of NM 7.
as speakers. The speechss7 I
opening guns Of the campaifs ~.
In the meantime the ADM
awaiting with considerably auli
suit of the preliminary sktfnk 81
soon be settled In the extres1 ~
Oregon Will hold State ana xss::
elections in June, and II w,ti FL n
ant as foreshadowing the infss,s
balance Of the country nert III
is close State, but 1t was rsS,,sS =:
republicans in the prcsIden41sI ss.i
a few thousand votes. Two ~ ';s.sI
in congress will be elected. ~ z IN!
ture by the silver men wonlS I, p.
In the congressional election h w.
a blow to the republicans,
The silver men are already IN,
aiatlons for the combat and n &
stone unturned, no voter unvlza.a
der to win. A Legislature wbIea y
a senator to fill the vacancy m
is also to be chosen, making ~ +
more important than In many NJ.
this year. There was a dnsdlsl \
legislature last year, and Senrlw
failed of reelection. MIR. Coibeii +
pointed to the vacancy By; ~ q
but his case is before the seusis
that the republican members 81
ample time to campaign ii th,js \
for election, President MrKia,;
favor of an early adjournmcrt & "
ent session of congress. In III 81
is In accord with Speaker RE-. =
other house republican leader 70
conceal their ardent desire 10 fbt0
journment by the middle Of Nv =
The prospect OF carrying out IL
gramme is not bright. It woulf
unfortunately for the aggrerstha
litical workers, the senate doe !,
to the republican machine. Ma
upon the fate OF the Hawaiian n
that Is beaten in the ssnate iti II
Will try to bring about anis11n
means of ordinary Legislation, III
will Immediately engage botfd n
summer. The chances, AoNye
largely In favor OF the ratiflatin
senate. Its advocates now CONT a
votes for ratification, twenty.iim
1t and three doubtful with ifie1e
clinations toward the treaty. Nj
one senators for the treaty ri ~
the forty three republican,, NJ
Gratis and nine populists and eBs0
licans. AS but sixty votes ~ n
to ra'tify, the chances for stlda1
bright.
There will be good fight b q
over the rivers and harbors ~ H.
is opposed to a large appfcprat
has directed the committees u nv
down to five or six millions tad b
for few, if any, new inproven1k
bill contains so much eeaEA
pork" that Tom Reed will hayt y
of his life If he succeeds In kel1t
total down to The figures NAMED
Many leading republicans belktt
house Will break away from Rstel
troll when this bill comes up icr 90
lion and that amendments Will y
that will swell The total tulH
thirty millions.
1t has been practically anncoea
The house will not waste any tins
sring a currency reform bill. w
Secretary Gage and y
AIRY commission are anxious VA
measure be passed by the hcuss
Reed is understood TO hold tnA =
% a waste of valuable tins ~
cad to debate in the senate snu
iefeat in that body.
The terrible affair Of ~
Maine is engrosslng public Aas'
almost to the exclusion Of eseH
|ect. The administrators !
promptly but very cautiously 2 h
er, and is preserving the su's
secrecy as to ITS movements. ar I
tort of doubt existing In the mI
majority of congress and oinH
people, that this explosion ~ i
Spanish treachery. They an v
much. however, until susp'es
certain by honest and thofoass 4
ion. and then nothing car
With Spain. That means = ~
he energies of the adninisus
bent to prevent 1t, but an 90
Will force congress TO ACT.
c0Au. MINTNG COMkA