The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-13
Republican Rough Riders.
PARTY MEASURES RAIL.
ROADED THROUGH
CONGRESS.

Washington; Dec congress
has mapped out enough work during
its frat week to make sure of tins
being q busy session Beeides bar
ring oct Roberts and adopting the
old Reed rules the house msjority
has perfected the financial bill pre-
pared by its caucus committee,
which. by the way. is right in line
with the financial recommend dations
Of the presidents message. and
arranged to push it right through the
house The financial bill prepared
by the republican members Of the
senate 6nance committe has also
been introduced and referred to that
committee. There is q little differ.
ence between the Two bills, but there
arc resaons for the belief that these
differences are intended moro az Q
feeler Of public opinion than any.
thing else. TO ascertain which is the
most popular Of the two measures
The proserbial deliberativeness of
the senate will give plenty of time
to ascertain this after the house has
passed its bill and sent it over to the
senate. The senate is rearranging
it's committees in accordance with
the discrimination of the majority to
have increased msjorities on eli of
them. There was a protest from the
minority. but it was only made as q
matter Of form and with no expecta
tion that any attention would be paid
to it.
The presidents message has re.
ceived less adverse criticism than is
usual from his political opponents.
One reason for this doubtless the
extreme length of the document
Vi ten members of the house, &C
costed at random. only one would
cay that be bad read the entire docu
ment. The other nine said they had
read oondensstions of it. and would
read il oil when they got time.
Superstitious person are predicting
oil sorts Of mournful things to hap
pen to the senate because of the
adjournment of the senate on account
Of death, on the fret and second
dsys Of the session. first for the late
Vice President Hobart. and second
for the late Senator.elect Hay ward, of
Nebraska Others besides the super.
stitious confess to having been given
sort Of creepy feeling by these
death announcements, following so
closely.
Mr. Roberts. of Utah, would eave
lime and money by packing his
trunk and going home. Even if he
had bad . chance to get the seat he
'laims in the house. his speech on |
The resolution for toe appointment Of
, committee to investigate the |
charges sgains. him. which was
by more than nine tenths
'ote of the house, only 81 votes
being cast against it. would have |
destroyed that chance He should |
rave known that making charges
'gsinet others, even If substautiated
by the strongest proof, would not be
accepted, either by the house or by
he country, as valid defense of
himself Public sentiment bad set
led the case of Roberts before the
,ouse met, aud il is as certain az
not yet actually done can
Dc that the committee now investi-
eating, will report against him. and
hat the house will ADOPT that report,
probably without dissenting voice
But those who represent that public
sentiment say they ate not going to
stop with Keeping Roberts out of
Congress. but intend to keep on
until a Constitutional amendment
making it impossible for po'ygamisi
ever to knock at the doors of Con.
gress again is adopted
The eight populist aud silver re
publican Senators held O caucus this
week aud decided to vote with the
democrats OH oil political questions,
as they did in the last Congress-.
ID all the bills aud resolutions
introduced in the House this week
were to become laws the size OF the
y 3 Revised Statutes " ould proba
bly, bs doubled Members of the |
House broke the record by intro |
tucing nearly nine hundred. on
every conceivable subject. 10 a
single day. Only few of them will
ever be taken up