Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-03-09

the administrator to reverse Int acIlon
of the little clique of the Navy Depart
ment, which had inyeigled the Secretary
of the Navy into making recommenda-
tions not justified by the records. Walls
we'll that ends WE'LL" but this case
might not have ended we'll if public
opinion had not raised fog. Every
body also rejoiced when Dewey was
made a full Admiral, but it should
have been done the first hour of the ses.
sion of Congress, instead Of in one Of
the last.
Little verse which was incorporated
| in the farewell speech Of Senator Will
son, of Washington, who joined Senator
Warren, of Wyo., IN protesting against
the treatment appropriations for the
West received in the conference on the
River and Harbor bill, especially that
providing for irrigation, which was
dropped with others, will not soon be
forgotten. owing to its aptness. Mr.,
Warren said the Westerners were rep
resented by the young goose and the
Fasteners by the old goose in this verse:
"The young goose wlnketh, winketh,
winketh;
The old goose bllnketh. blinketh, blink
eth;
But the young goose never can tell
What the old goose thinketh, thinketh,
thiuketh."
The announcement of Representative
Bailey, made because the House refused
to consider the resolution declaring the
seats of the four representatives who
accepted Army commissions, to have
been forfeited. that, owing to his great
loveand veneration for the constitution,
he would no longer attempt to lead the
minority, was dramatic, pathetic or
farcical, Just according to the way it
was looked at. Had the resolution it
self been voted upon, it would have
been adopted without question, because
Mr.. Bailey's contention that the con-
stitution prohibits member Of Con-
gress holding other offices under the
government is conceded to be sound.
But upon vote as to whether that reso.
luton should be considered, the popu-
larity of"Fighting Joe" Wheeler turned
the scales against taking it up.
Whom the Senate, by vote OF Al tc
IL adopted Senator Foraker's amend
ment to the Army bill, declaring thai
no property franchises or concessions O.
any kind should be granted in Cubs
during United States occupation of thu
island, it served notice upon q horde
Of schemers, that they would get no helI
, from this government in their efforts t.
get something for nothing in Cuba.
The anti Nicaragua Canal lobby wor
its fight after all. The canal legisla-
ton that was finrlly agreed to in confer
ence, will leaye the matter at the be-
ginning of the next session of Congress
just about where it was at the begin.
ming of the session just ended. TIL
friends of the canal fought hard for leg
islation that would at least authoriz,
the beginning of the work, expressing
willingness to accept small appropri-
; alton for start, but the power ant
wealth OF the lobby was too much fo
them, The legislation adopted merel
authorizes the President to appoint I
commission of engineers. to be COM
posed of civilians or officials, in his dis
erection, to investigate the Nicaragu'
and Panama Canal routes and ascertain
upon what terms the government car
obtain control of either of them, ant
request the President to recommend
legislation, based on the report of th'
commission, to the next Congress. Thu
legislation was obtained by q uniteC
: lobby maintained by the panama cana
company and the New York syndicate
that claims to have concession for tht
Nicaragua canal. To prevent defnit.
legislation was mutually beneficial to
these parties, but from now on they vii
be working against each other, as both
are after Uncle Sans money.