The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-14
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHIHeToN. DC. Dee. a, 189

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President mckinley has taken oe-
casion 10 roo,rraf,,lare Inc ReDnhliz
can ,ne,nbcrs ag rhe Ho4lse f0r their
Dro,nnfnr.. n dealing with the
financial a;Il' aelafe mon which
opencd IN lie House today to con
time for one week. This bill MIL
not only receive fhe vote 81 every,
Republican in the House. but 1t will
ort from fen to fifteen Democratic
votes, ulalling its nasx,.sse by II large
majority certain. Never before has
there been such unNlimity ii fanpr
OF a financial measu#e The reason
NAV be fonnd in the fact that This
bill has the aunroval zof the bt4gi4{ass
seaSiment OF the country. Sc FAR.
( the Democrats hay shown thenaselves
| TO be afrsid of the biilA@s a x ss.assr,
/ conhaing fifeInsefves to attacking VI
in spots They may on III llemsgiges
up into attacking 1t mores directly as
the debate progresses Ehev will be
| give every opportunitysffldH they
wish more time than has ben al
( loted to them they can easily21xet it,
/ as the Republicans will be perfectly
willing to give them a part of their
time.
! Gen. Leonard Wood will return to
1 Cuba this week and resume his7uties
as commander OF the Santiago dis
/ trict. If he knows THAI his llcmina-
I ton to be Ma or- General of IN olun-
teers, sent to the Senate last week,
was preliminary stepstoward max
ing him military governor 0f Cuba
as many believe, he keeps the knowl
edge to himself very disereetly But
discretion is one of his strong points.
If Senator Mason sexpected his
speech on the resolutioI13of Sympathy
for the Beers. offered #by him last
week TO create a Sensation. he is a
disannointed man
Senator Burrows has presented
President Mckinley a petitfon signed
bv fine Hollanders of Michigan. ask
mo that he use his good offices to
brine abont neace between the Eng
lish and the Beers. and the petition
has been filed in the DEPARTMENT of
state The President can do nothing
of this kind eycept when requested
bv both parties to do it.
Hon Holm Barrett late IT. S. min
ister TO Siam. said. in q lecture on
"The Philinnines and the Far East y
delivered nnder the auspices of the
National Geographic Society:'a s.If |
we're asked TO state the necessary i'm
mediate Influences that will assist in
maxine America forever tha nara
mount mower of the Pacific Tywonld
enumerate in order of IMPORTANCE;
First, permanent sovereignty over
+ba PbiIinninns. second constrn ction
of the Trans Isthmian canal: third.
nraservation according to the treaty
of our trade rights thropgh0ilt all
China; fourth, laying @ The 79srcInc
cable: fifth, upbuilding or reasonable
substituting of our merchant marine;
sixth-a new but important PROPOSE
tion-the extension of parcel post
system of mail to the far East to
, compete with similar European sys
TEN, and seventh, the early sending
! of commission to fully investigate
and report on Asiatic markets, al
recommended in the Presidents mes
, sage" With the exception of the
! sixth, the President anticipated every
one of Mr. Barrett's suggestions il
3, his annual message to Congress.
One of the most important commit
! tees of the present House will b.
the Insular Committee, which will
4 have charge of all legislation pertain
! ing to the lSiaLQ POSSESSIONS Oh III
1 United States, the formation of whicl
, has been authorized by the House
q This committee will be composed Q
u the ablest members of the House, an
y it will be high honor to be mem
e Der of it. Representative Tawney, G
u Minnesota, who was the author of tn
= resolution providing for the commit
:, tee, will, it is thought, be it's chail
u man.
Il Speaker Henderson purposes t
l. stick closely to business during til
/. session of Congress. He has decline
d an invitation to attend the banqut
, of the Middlesex Club, of Boston, o
u April 27th next-Grants birthday
u and says he will decline all simila
81 invitations while Congress is in Sc
y sion.
~ The statement made by Rober
II that polvgamists had been appointe
+ postmasters in Utah by the PIesidel
, and confirmed by the Senate, W;
10 news to the President, the Senat
re and the Postosice Department, whic
Oh Immediately began an investigate
s to ascertain the truthfulness of tt
le statement. If there is a poignant
er nootmaStar in Utah or alsawhere