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

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CONGRESS.
Washington, Dec S-Congress
has mapped out enough work during
/ it's first week TO make sure Of this
being busy session Besides bar
ring oct Roberts and adopting the
old Reed rules the house majority
has perfected the financial bill pre-
pared by IFS caucus committee,
which, by the way is right in line
win the financial recommendations
! of the presidents message, and
arranged to push it right through the
house The financial bill prepared
! by the republican members of the
senate finance commltte has also
been introduced and referred to that
committee. There is little differ
ence between the two bills, but there
are reasons for the belief that these
differences are intended more as q
feeler of public opinion than any
thing else. TO ascertain which ls the
most popular of the two measures
The proverbial deliberativeness OF
the senate will give plenty of the
to ascertain this after the house has
passed it's bill and sent it ever to the
senate. The senate is rearranglng
its committees in accordance with
the determination of the majority to
have increased majorltles on all OF
! them. There was q protest from the
minority, but it was only made as a
matter of form and with no expecia
ton 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
OF ten members of the house, &C
costed at random, only one would
say that he had read the entire docu
ment. The other nine said they had
read condensations Of it. and would
read it all when they got time.
Supers.itious person are predicting
ali sorts Of mournful things to hap
pen to the senate because OF the
adjournment of the senate on account
of death, on the first and second
days of the session--6rst 70: the late
Vice President Hobart, and second
for the late Senator.elect Hayward, OF
Nebraska Others besides the super
stitious confess to having been given
a sort of creepy feeling by these
death announcements, following so
closely.
MrRoberts, of Utah, would save
time and money by packing his
trunk and going home. Even II ne
had had chance to get the seat ne
claims in tae house, bis speech on
the resolution for the appointment OF
a committee to investigate the
charges against him. which was
adopted by more than nine tentbs
vote of the house, only 81 votes
being cast against it, would have
destroyed that chance He should
have known tha: making charges
against others, even if substantlated
by the strongest proof, would not be
accepted, either by the house or by
the country, as valid defense of
himself Public sentiment bad set
tied the case of Roberts before tae
house met, and it is as certain as
anything not yet actually done can
be that the comm;;tee, now lnvest;-
eating, will report against bin, and
that the mouse vii! ADOPT that report.
probably withor, dissenting voice
But those who represent ;has pue.!c
sentiment say they ase pct going TO
stop with keeping Roberts OFT af
Congress. bot intend to keep o"
until Constitutions. amendment
making i. impossible 70: po'5yseaaia;
ever to knock AZ the doors OF ooa.
gress agsin is adop;ed
The eighs popuiis1 sad s:iver re
publican Senators ne,c caucus ;.is
week aud decided 10 vote wls:a tie
democrats on ali po;itica! questions,
as they did IN the last Congress.
If ali the bills aud resolutions
introduced ia the House this week
were to become laws the size OF the
e S Revised Statutes would proba
bly, be doubled Members of the
House broke the record by intro
cucing nearly nine hundred. ou
every conceivable subject. in a
single day. Only a few of then will
ever be taken up