Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-23
The Politician.

raised to pay off mortgage on the
home Gen. Lawton, at Redlands, CAL
ifornia, whose death at the hands Of
Filipino sharpshooter has caused much
regret and sorrow in Washington. The
killing of Gen. Lawton has been an
nounced in a general order issued by
Secretary Root, which is an honor on
ly paid to distinguished officers. Be
fore Congress adjourned bill was in
troduced in the Senate by Senator Fair
banks and in the House by Represen-
tative Landis, Of Ind, who represents
the district in which Lawtons first
regiment was recruited, to allow the
widow of Gen. Lawton pension Of
$4,000 a year.
The Senate Finance Committee re-
ported it's own Finance bill as a sub
stitute for the House bill, and Senator
Aldrlch. chairman of the committee
gave notice that it would be called up
January 4, and be kept before the SEN
ate as the unfinished business" until
disposed of. The Democratic senotars
say they will not attempt to fillibuster
against the bill; that they will only Of
fer some amendments at the proper
time If they live up to that, the bill
is likely to be passed by the Senate
about the first of February.
Just before Congress adjourned
there was a regular Philippine Islands
resolution epidemic among the Sena-
tors who are opposed to the admins
tration policy, although it is difficult
to see what these gentlemen expect to
accomplish, as the Senate has already
shown that it endorsed the Presidents
policy by a two thirds vote
With view to thoroughly testing
the Holland submarine torpedo boat,
Secretary Long had the boat brought
to Washington. The destroying as
well as the submarine qualities OF the
boat will be brought out in these tests,
which will be made on the Potomac
river, a few miles below Washington,
in order that Congress may act intelli-
gently on the bill providing for the
purchase of the little boat, with the
privilege of building duplicates
Senator Shoup, chairman of the Sen
ate committee on Territories, before
which are bills for the admission of
Arizonia and New Mexico as states,
heads a party of officials which has
gone to those territories to gain per-
sonal knowledge of existing conditions
The other members of the party are
Senator Clark, of Wyoming; Chairman
Hull,of the House Military committee
Land Commissioner Hermann, Assist
ant Secretary of War Meikeljohn, Gov.
Murphy. Of Arizona, and Gov. Otero of
New Mexico. The party will return to
Washington before the reassembling
OF Congress, January 3,
Democrats having introduced resolu-
tlons in both Senate and House antag-
onistic to President McKinley's Phil
ippine policy, Representative Gibson,
Of Tennessee, just before the adjourn
ment for the Christmas recess, offered |
a resolution in the House endorsing |
the Presidents Philippine policy and |
declaring it to be the policy of Con-
gress, after peace is secured, to give |
the inhabitants of the islands as large
share of the government as will pro-
mote their happiness and welfare.
Mr.. A. F. Harrison, secretary 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 regarded |
themselves as entitled to the appoint |
ment so mad that he expects to see
many of them refuse to support fusion |
electors next year.
Mr.. l. L. Requa, president of the !
Central Pacific Railroad, who is now
in Washington, was asked if he was
an eXpansionist. He replied: "Of |
course l am an expanslonist. Every |
man on the Pacific slope wants a
broader Union and more hustling room
We realize what such port as Manila
means to our commerce, and the only
thing worrying us is how soon the in
suTection will be quelled"
Senator Hanna has no candidate for
the Vice Presidency, although like
other prominent Republicans, he has
said that Secretary Root would make
a strong candidate. In Senator Han
mas own words, 81 am not making
candidates. have troubles enough
Of my own without biting off others
1t Is too early to begin talking about
the Vice Presidency"
A subcommittee Of the Roberts in
vestigating committee will sit during
the Congressional recess to take the
testimony of witnesses summoned
from who have not yet reached Wash
ington, and January has been set as
the day on which the whole committee
will hear arguments from counsel
Several Utah witnesses have testified
positively to Roberts having lived in
polygamy, so that the case may be re-
garded as already having gone against
Roberts.
Seats for Bmmet & ellison are en-
sale al Gates book store.