Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-26
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1899.
Washington Letter.

From our Regular CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON. December %, $780,
President Mckinley, Secret airy Root,
General Miles and other officials have
contributed to the fund that is being
raised to pay off a mortgage on the
home of General LawtOn, at Red
lands, Cal, whose death at the hands
of a Filipino sharp hooter has
caused much regret and sorrow in
Washington. The killing of General
Lawton has been announced in q
general order issued by Secretary
Root, which is an honor only paid
to distinguished officers. Before con
gress adjourned bill was introduced
In the senate Ivy Senator Fairbanks
and in the house by Representative
Landis, of Indiana, who represents
The district in which L4wton's first
.egiment was recruited, to allow the
gidow of General Lawton s., 900 a
ear
The senate finance committee re-
ported Its own finance bill as a sub
stitute for the house bill, and Senator
Aldrich, chairman of the committee,
gave notice that it would be called
up January 4 and he kept before the
senate as the unfinished business"
until disposed OF. The Democratic
senator's saw they will not attempt
to fillibuster against the bill; that
they will only offer some amendments
at the proper time. Ii they live up
to that, the bill is likely to be passed
bv the senate about the first Of Feb
ruary.
Just before congress adjourned
there was a regular Philippine Stands
resolution epidemic among the San
ators who are opposed TO The adj
ministration policy. although it is
difficult to ~ee what these M ex-
pect to accomplish, as rhe senate has
already shown that it endorsed the
presidents poll y by two-thlrds
vote.
With a view to thoroughly testing
the Holland submarine torpedo boat,
Secret AIRY Long had the boat brought
to Washington The destroying rs
as we'll AS he submarine qualities of
the boat will oe brought out in these
tests, which will be made on the Pc
tOmac river, n few miles below Wash
ington. in order that congress may
act inteligently on he bill providing
for the purchase OF the little boat.
with the privilege OF building duplI
Gates.
Senator Shoup, chairman Of the
senate committee on terrlt cries, be
fore which are bills for the admission
OF Arizona and New Mexico as states,
heads "A party of officials which has
gone to those territories to gain pr
sonal knowledge of existing condi-
tions The party will return 10
Washington before the reasse milling
OF congress, January 3.
Democrats having introduced resO-
lutions in both senate and house
autagonistic to President McKInley's
Philippine policy, Representative
Gibson of Tennessee, just before he
Adjournment for the Christmas ~
cess, offered y resolution in th- honee
endorsing the presidents Phiiippl =
policy ani declaring it to De the pol
icy of congress, after pa Is secured
to give the inhabitants Of the stands
as large ., share in the government AS
will promote their happiness and
welfare.
E. A. Harrison. sc .et.try of the
Republican state committee, OF Ne
braska, who is now in Washington,
says the appointment of Allen to be
senator by the Populist governor,
has made the Democrats, who re-
garded< / themselves entitled TO the ap-
pointmen5, so mad that be expects
to see m any Of them refuse to sup
port fusion electors next year.
l. L. Requa, president of the Central
Pacific railroad, who is now in Wash
ington, was asked if he was an ex
pansionist He replied: "Of course
[ am an expansionlst. Every man
on the Pacific slope wants broader
Union and more hustiing room. We
all realize what such a port as Manila
means to our commerce, and the
only thing worrying Us Is how soon
the instruction will be quelied.'
A sub committee of the Roberts in
vestigating committee will sit during
re congressional recess to take the
testimony of witnesses summoned
f. m Utah who have not vet reached
Washington, aud January 5 has been
st as tur day on which the whole
committee will hrar arguments from
counsel Several Utah witnesses have
testified positively that Roberta had
Il ID in polygamy, SO that the case
III Y be regarded as already having
gone against Roberts.
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