Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-12-02
The President Pleased.
THE QUESTION OF Fl
NANCE-THE HOUSE
RULES NOT TO
BE CHANGED.
Admission of Mr.. Roberts,
Gold Standard Legisla-
- ton.
(Prom Our Regular Correspondent

President Mckinley 10 highly pleas
ed with the reports of Gen. Otis on the
success OF the campaign in the Philip
pines, showing Aguinaldo to be fugi-
~siva and members Of his family and Of
his ao-called government, prisoners.
It looks now as though Gen. Grosve-
nor's prediction made . few weeks
ago. that she Filipino insurrection
would be over by the time Congress
assembled, would prove correct. In
fast. Secretary Root regards the
insur7ection as already over so far as
organised fighting 10 concerned. The
ending of the insurrection will spike
the guns of many Of the antis in Con-
.gresa, and they will have Co hunt .
new subject for. fault finding.
TEE FINANCE BILL.
The Senate Finance Committee, ar
rather the republican members OF that
eqpmittee, held q meeting te-day TO
consider the financial bill prepared by
the Republican House Caucus Commit
tee. So far, the Senators have not
agreed to accept the bill as drawn by
the House Committee, Of which Dol.
Henderson il Chairman, 80 whole,
although agreeing to the principal
points therein, and the House Com
mittee has declined to drop their bull
and adopt the one prepared by the
Senators.
Present plans for handling this bill
IA the House do not contemplate its be
ing referred to . committee. 10 fact, II
may be passed by the House before the
committees are announced, Although
\ Col. Rend erson has said that he would
y announce the committees before the
holiday recess. The caucue commit
tee will report the bill TO she republic
can caucus that will be held at the end
of this week to nominate officers OF the
House, and it is expected that the eau
Gus will endorse the bill and adopt
a resolution in favor of its being re-
ported directly to the House, as eau
Gus measure. and passed.
NO CHANGES IN THE RULES.
The republican lead srs OF the House
after carefully consi iering the subject
have practically decided that it will
not be advisable to make any radical
changes in the House rules, which
have been very nearly the same dur
ing the last two Congresses There
are some proposed changes which are
Favored by q consid cradle number OF
republican members and which might
have been made had the republican
majority in the House been little
larger As it will be. with the repub-
lican mai ,rity only in the teens. the
Reed ruses are considered necessary
to insure republican control OF House
aegislKtion.
The expulsion of Representative.
elect Roberts. of Utah, from the House
which ia probable anyway, will become
an absolute certainty il the Mormcni
continue such tactics as making boasts
that they have secured pledges from
sufficient number OF members to pre-
vens the adoption by the necessary
two-thirds vote Of q resolution for hi
expulsion.
TIE ONLY POSSIBLE SHOW.
Pbe only possible show that Roberts
has to retain his seat lies in his ability
TO convince members that the Nor
mons are not responsible for his nomi-
nation and election, aud not interested
in having him keep his seat, and i
may be imagined what that show vii
be when this Mormon boast becomes
generally know among members. 4
number Of them have already express
ed the opinion that such talk of itsel
was valid ground for the expulsion o
Roberts. A plan of keeping Roberts
out OF the House has been suggested
and il the clerk of the House, who pre-
sssides until the Speaker is elected
agress to it, only . majority vote woulC
be required. This plan is to raise Al
objection when he presents himself Il
be sworn in. II the clerk entertain
sustain the objection, or refer the mat
ter to . committee for investigation
and report. In either case, . majority
vote would keep Roberts out. Their
are, however, serious objections &
( Splan, and it may not be adopted.
DOES NOT AGREE WITH BRYAN.
Representative-ei Clayton. o
New York, who was elected TO Con
Rress as democrat, has been express
ing opinions which show that he ISM
the same kind of democrat that Mr.
Bryan is. Mr.. Clayton says he favor
ed gold standard legislation by thi
Congress, and will vote for the bill d
also announces that he favcrs Presi
dent McKinley's foreign policy, tn,
construction of an Isthmian Cana
and the holding of the Philippines 70
al time, in order to be sure of EettinI
our share of the immense trade o
South Eastern Asia. As the nations
parties are to-day aligned upon i'm
portant Issues, Mr. Clayton is Q Prett
:, good republican, even il he does cal
himself democrat.
SECRETARY RooT's REPORT.
Secretary Roots annual report. JUS
Dmpleted, taxes q strong ground i
vor Of the immediate Appointnen
sivil governors for Porto Rico an
be, and il Is regarded ~ probabI
c the appointments will be r I'd
be the hrst of the year, although i
case ofOucR, there IL much oppori
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