Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-12-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

usual experience in connection with
the Republican Financial Bill,
which was to-day passed by the
House, by decisive majority, in
Guiding every Republican member
of the House and d few Democrats,
and he is naturally much pleased.
He had the honor of being Chair
man of the Caucus Committee
which prepared the bill as well as
being the Speaker of the House
that passed it. The bill will go
over to the Senate at once, but
whether it will be reported to the
Senate from the Finance Commit
tee, to which it will be referred,
with amendments, or whether the
bill prepared by the Republican
members of that committee, during
the summer recess, which differs
somewhat from the House bill, will
be reported as a substitute, is not
yet positively known, although the
chances favor the latter action.
President Mckinley left a num-
Der of prominent men waiting in
his office while he accompanied
Mrs. Hobart, who had been in
Washington several days, arrang-
ing for the removal of her late hus-
bands personal property to her
New Jersey home, to the railroad
station. 1t was thoughtful and
courteous act, but Mr., Mckinley is
one of the most thoughtful and
courteous of men at all times.
Republicans in the House enjoy
ed the little spat over Kentucky
politics, between Representatives
Berry and Wheeler, OF that State,
both Democrats. Mr.. Berry is an
anti-Goebel Democrat, while Mr..
Wheeler is q Goebel man. The
most significant thing about this
Democrat squabble was the declara-
tion of Mr.. Wheeler that Goebel
would be Governor of Kentucky
before Spring, which indicates an
intention on the part of the Goebel-
ties to try to get the Legislature to
oust Governor Taylor and put Goe-
bel in. 1t has been understood for
some days in Washington, that Joe
Blackburn was working towards
that end, because as long as he can
keep the govcrnship dangling be-
fore the eyes of Goebel, he can keep
Goebel from trying to get the Sena-
tOrship. At the conclusion of the
Democratic washing Of dirty linen,
Representative Boreing of KY, Il
Republican, make few remarks.
He said: II am willing to admit
that one faction of the Democratic
party in Kentucky is just as bad
as the other factiou says it is, but
in 50 far as | understand the re-
marks of Mr.. Wheeler, that the
election of Gen. Taylor was accom-
plished by fraud and rascality, |
desire to denounce that as untrue.
The election was held by a Goebel
Democratic commission, under the
Gocbci election law, enacted for the
express purpose of elcVating Goebel
to power. 1t must be in bad taste
and must be humiliating to both
Mir. Goebel and his representative
upon this floor. to announce that
they appealed from the decision of
their own board. "
The choice of Philadelphia for
the Republican convention city
of next year, by a majority of one
vote in the National Committee,
was most fitting in view of the
brotherly love now existing in the
party, which is more
harmonious than at any time in its
history, and of the fact that the
ticket is likely to be nominated by
acclamation. Chicago lost the
by over-confidence, ac-
cepting the belief that it was bound |
to be chosen, instead of hustling;
New York was never seriously con-
sidered.
The membership of the three new
Senate Committees, created to deal |
with Legislation affecting our new
possessions and Cuba is one of |
which the country may be proud;
they contain as much ability as
any three committees in the SEN
ate. Senator Foraker is Chairman
Of the Committee on Pacific Islands |
and Porto Rico, and the Republic
ean members are Gallinger, Per-
lins, Fairbanks, Nelson, McComas. |
md Depew; the Democratic mem
Ders are Cockerill, Pettigrew, who
was classed as a Democrat in the
Committee assignments; Mallory,
md Clark, Of Montana. Senator
Lodge is Chairman of the Commit
zee on the Philippines, and the
Republican members are Allison,
Hale, Davis, Proctor, Mcbride,
md Bcveridge; the Democratic