The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.

| (From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Jan. 9TH, 1S99.-
Circumstances have brought the expsn-
sion question very much to the front, in
Washington. President McKmley's
speech at Atlanta. in which he asked
"who will haul down the hlg ?" is re-
garded as committing him in favor of
expansion, and Of retaining the Philip
pines, and it has enthu9ed the expansion
lists in Congress, and out of Congress.
Then came, Col. Bryan's visit to Wash
ingtom forqhe double purpose Of trying
to prevent Senators of his party oppos-
ing the ratification of the treaty of peace.
when he says should not figure in the
light against expansion, aud of soi1ify-
ing his party in both branches of Con-
gross against expansion. lie succeeded
So we'll in the first that it is now cener-
ally expected that the treaty will b. lati-
fled by the Senate h:fore the ciose of Tins
s5, sion Of Congress, although il cannoI
IL; sent to the senate until the first week
in January. He wasn't SD succ .sslui il,
his other Ghje, t. He found numerous,
Senators aid Representatives, OF his
puty who told him plainly that they and
ttelr constituents belisved that il was
| tn proper thing for this government to
keep all the territory it acquired in the
war with Spain, and that SO lon! as the
adminstra 10 policy WAS legitimate eX-
pahsinn, ana not Imperialism, they eX-
pecled to cordially support it. Col
| Bryan i'll conversation with his friends
that public sentiment at tue present time,
il favoIab % to expansion, but he a,gue,i
| tn it will soon be ch h,nged aud will
support the position he has taken.
Tue Nicaragua Canal bill canuot be
said 10 have made auy real progress
curing the week, it haS been the III
| Gnisflrd businessn Of the Senate. Nedrly
| all Of tie Senators claim to favor The.
canal, but the unaj j,,rity of tin hm appear To
have different ideas of tie legislation
tnaL will best accomplish that result.
| The consequence is number OF amrnd-
III ,lrts and talk Of several brand new
bills Senator Morgan says lie doesn't
care whose bill is passed or what its
exact form is, jnst so Tie cons tructiou
ot the CANAL is authorized at this session
vi Cnngless
| The sentiment expressed 10y Prcsid-nf
Nick n!ey thai the time had come v hen
the United States Government ought To
snare IN the care OF the Confedeiat.
dead.-found an echo in Congr, So when
Representative Rixey, of Va, intro.
duced a uill p.oviding that the govern.
nent should also share in the care of
living C9uiudelaiea, WHO aie needy. Dy
opening to them all Soldiers Homes and
other institutions maintained by The GOV.
ornment for ex-sOldiers, upon the same
terms that United States soldiers ami
sailors are admitted.
The gentlemen who are trying TO bring
about iii extra session OF the next Con-
piess for the sole purpose Of financial
legislation, have not succeeded i'll gettiny
u promise from President Mckinley. but
they are still hard at work trying Il
bring additional pressure to bear upon
| him.
aams old Congress; same old talk
ABOUT working through the holidays
same old JOINT resolution providing tor 4
Christmas recess of two weeks, from the
2lSt inst. Amen,
Il - nnk r.