Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-18
The Politician.

Washington, Feb .17.-President Nc
Kinley and five members of his Cabi-
net have gone on flying visit to Bos-
ton, where they attended the annual
dinner of the Home Market Club, but
before leaving Washington he took oc-
casion to disabuse the minds of the
Democratic Senators who professed to
think that he was only bluffng when
he said that unless the Senate passed
the Hull army bill he would call an
extra session of the next Congress, by
reiterating that statement. President
Mckinley does not desire an extra ses
sion Of Congress and no man has done
more to try to avoid one, but legisla-
tion for the increase and reorganiza-
tion of the regular army is absolutely
necessary. The Hull bill for that pur-
pose has been passed by the House and
there is plenty of time for the Senate
to pass 1T. If it fails to do so, and an
extra session is made necessary the re-
sponsfbility there fore will belong to
the Democratic Senators, who are
banded together to prevent a vote on
the bill by the Senate.
Their will be quite lively contest in
the House over the Hepburn Canal
Bill, which was offered as an amend
ment to the Sundry Civil bill. Repre-
sentative Hopkins, of Illinois, who was
in the chair ruled it out on point of
order, and when an appeal was taken
from his ruling the House voted to
sustain the ruling.
Owing to the snow blockade of the
railroads, all the members of the
Military Court of Inquiry ordered to
meet in Washington to look to the EN-
balmed beef charges Of Gen Miles, were
not able to reach the city in time to Or
ganize Wednesday as ordered. The
Court will get to work by the first of
next week.
The Senate has passed the bill ad-
mitting Oscar w. Deigan, of Iowa, one
of the Merrimac heroes, to the Naval
Academy as a cadet
There is some talk about President
Mckinley being somewhat embarrass-
ed by the McEnery resolution, which
was adopted by the Senate by vote of
26 20 2z, this week, should the House
adopt the resolution, but there isn't
the slightest reason for it. Had Pres
ident Mckinley felt any interest in
preventing the adoption of this resolu-
tion by the Senate he could easily have
done so, as sixteen of the twenty-six
who voted for it were Republicans.
The resolution doesn't amount to a
row OF pins, and would probably never
have been adopted had not promises
been made by individual Senators to
Senator McEnery previous to taking
vote on the treaty of peace. Even if the
resolution was law, which it isn't
likely to be, there is nothing in it to
embarrass anybody or to influence the
policy Of this government towards the
Philippines; it would be complied with
IL we disposed of the islands at any
time, and it would not be violated if
we held them until the crack OF doom.
President Mckinley has no reason to
feel other than Indifferent towards the
resolution.
By the first vote he cast in the Sen
ate, Vice President Hobart had the
pleasure of defeating the proposition
of Senator Bacon that the United
States pledge itself to turn the govern
ment of the Philippines over to the ma
tlves as soon as they shall have estab-
lished a stable and Independent gov
ernment. The Senate tied on the prop
osition, 20 to 29, and Mr.. Hobart cast
the deciding vote against the mischief
making proposition. Four Republi-
cans supported the Bacon proposition
Hale. HOar. Perkins and Quay; also
two Populists-JOnes, OF Nevada, and
Pettigrew, while only two Democrats
McEnery and Morgan. voted against
II. Senators Kyle, Teller and Stew
art also voted against it.
In accordance with the action of the
recent House Caucus, GrosVenor,
chairman OF the Caucus, has named
the following Representatives who
have been elected to the next House,
which will be called soon after the
next Congress meets, whether the meet
ing be in extra or regular session: