Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-09
TIE Politician.

have shown a commendabla disposl-
tlon to set right down to the work OF
the session. In the senate the com
mittees are being arranged, in order to
give them a Republican membership
in accordance with the Republican ma
jorlty, and the financial bill, which is
to be one of the most important meas
ures passed has been introduced and
referred to the Finance committee.
In the House the Republican caucus
has endorsed the Financial bill pre-
pared by its committee and arranged
to put 1t through the House at once,
besides adopting rules--those of the
last House--and disposing of the Rob-
erts case, and, in order to facilitate
business, Speaker Henderson has
named the committee on Rules. This
is remarkable showing for the first
week of the session, and indicates thar
this will be a business Congress.
Frankness is the keynote of Presl-
dent McKinley's message. 1t neither
lodges or juggles any issue now before
the country. These facts become
clearer the more the message is stud
led and 1t is a document that will re-
pay the closest study 1t does precise
ly what the Presidents message to
Congress was intended to do-tells
the present state of the Unlon-and in
dicates plainly the things the Presi-
dent thinks Congress ought to do 1t
declaresfor support of the existing gold
standard; for the increase of our mer-
chant marine; for legislation to curb
the power of trusts; for free Cuba, as
early as the Cubans can be trusted to
maintain a stable government; for the
abolition of all customs tariffs between
the United States and Porto Rico, and
the establishment of civil government
on the island; for the retention Of the
Philippines; for the early construction
of an Isthmian canal between the At
lantic and the Pacific oceans, and the
laying of the Pacific cable; for the
providing of proper form of govern
ment for Hawaii, and against the en-
tanglement of foreign alliances. 1t is
doubtful whether any other single
Presidents message ever contained so
many or such frank declarations upon
important matters. Even his political
opponents have Joined in congratulat-
ing President Mckinley on his mes
sage.
Representative Taylor of Ohio, who
made the objection to swearing in
Roberts, of Utah, as a member of the
House, and who is chairman of the
committee appointed by Speaker Hen
derson, under the resolution adopted
by the House with only 81 adverse
votes, to investigate the charges
against Roberts, and who was, for the
time, floor leader of the Republicans,
added new laurels to his reputation as
ready debater during the discussion
Of the resolutions. He said the argu-
ment of the Democrats, that Roberts
should be taken into the House and
then put cut again, reminded him of
bit of poetry written when King
Charles tried to batter down the doors
of the English Parliament and to de-
prive the Commons of their privileges,
which quoted one of the members as
saying;
Il hear lion in the lobby roar,
Say, Mr.. Speaker shall | shut the door?
Or, shall we let him in, and then
See if. We cannot put him out again"
Had Roberts not been allowed to
make a speech in HIS own behalf, the
Democrats would have had difficulty in
using the time allotted to them for dis
cussion of the Roberts resolution, and
the speech of Roberts, instead of be-
ing a defense of himself, was merely
an attack upon others.
1t was remarked as a mournful CO.
Incidence that the Senate should ad-
journ two days in succession-the
first two of the session--as q mark or
to two men intimately conn, ,,a-
ed with that body; first for th a ,ate
Vice President Hobart, who ua. ~.
honorable presiding officer, .nd nov+
'or the late senator-eleot 1avword of
Nebraska, whose deat i, a~nacted 10
,esult In the seO<4ln & of another Dem
rop SENATOR by appointment of the
governor ~ Nc r.oraska,
Mr '.uay'E. friends in the Senate
iu'p'se ~ h'AviRg his credentials speed
y acIe' l upon, Senator Chandler has
'here'G "a resolution for his admission
~ d seat, and the resolution and his
y SIie d7ials have been referred to a
'oamittee ON Privileges and Elections,
INC m which a report is expected short
y, There is very little doubt that the
report will be in favor of Mr.. Quay and
that it will be adopted by a substantial
majority of the Senate.
Gen. Grosvenor, of Ohio, has resign
ed the Craftsmanship of the House Re
publican caucus, which he so ably fill
I'd in the last Congress, and Represen-
,atiye Cannon. of Illinois, unanimously
elected, being nominated by Gen. Gros-
'enor, to the position. There is no
other reason for the resignation of Mr.
irosVenor than a desire to give Mr.
cannon the honor
Among the 9oO-odd bills and resolu-