The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-13
Mokinleys Trained Animals
Subserviene Republican RIA
iority Carrying Out Orders.

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| Washington, Dec ll-Mr Mckin
ley's hired men. otherwise known as
the republican majority Of the house,
are obaying orders like trained anl
mails They began today the actual
work O; railroading through the
house, ln single week, the gold
standard bill that Mckinley had pre-
pared last summer The vote is to
be taken week from today. and, OF
course, the bill will be passed, as it
will be sure to get all the republican
votes, and it is being claimed that
eight democrats from New York and
possibly others from the eastern
states, will also vote for it The
republicans are so fond of wearing
their gags that toey have offered to
give some of the time allotted to
them for debate on the bill to the
democrats
The navy department has got
scbley we'll out of the way. but his
friends in Congress are on the alert
in bis behalf, as was seen when
proposition, which originated with
Mr. Mckinley, was submitted to
them The proposition was that
congress pass a bill revivlng toe
grade of vice admiral in the navy,
and that Mr. Mckinley would at once
nominate both schiey and Sampson
to that grade This sounded we'll,
but Schley's friends haze so far de
clined to accept it, uniess Mr. Mchin
lev would promise that scheys non
ination should be made first, SC that
he would continue to rank Sampson.
Representative Berry, of Kentucky.
vino is one of SchIey's stanchest
friends says he intends to push his
resolution Offering tie thanks of con
gress to Schley and the men under
him for destroying Cervera's feet,
but if an agreement is reached about
the vice admiral business. that will
probably end the the whole matter
Representative Leptz, of Ohio, has
offered resolution asking for an
investigation, by special committee
of the house, of the charges growing
out of the interference of United
States troops in mining troubles 10
Idaho, in defiance of and contrary to
the federal constitution, at the indi-
vidal request of the governor, when
no riot or insurrection existed, and
without consulting the Legislature or
the local sheriff.
If present indications may be de
pended upon, the position of those
democrats who voted against the
dangerous method of refusing to
allow a mar with proper credentials
to be sworn in as member OF the
house, is likely to be vindicated by
the final disposition of the Roberts
case Members Of the Roberts COM
mittee may, Of course, change their
minds before their report is made to
the house, but it looks now as though
their report would recommend that
Roberts be sworn in and then be
expelled, because Of bis being a
polygamist. Members are beginning
to realize that the precedent of not
allowing a man with regular credent
ials TO be sworn in, is too dangerous
one to be set up If one man can
properly be denied, one hundred men
might be treated in the same way hy
an onscrupuIous majority 1t isn't
the Roberts case, but the principle at
stake that makes the action of the
house important
Tha: Mr. Quay isn't as certain of
getting that seat in the Senate, as
bis friends would like everybody to
believe is shown by the presence in
Washington, working in Quay's IN
terest, of ex Senator Don Cameron.
Mr. Qoay will also be in Washington
this week An adverse report Is
expected from the Committee OF
Elections which is one Of the few
committees not excluded IN the re-
publican grab of increasing their
representatives, but the real fight
viii be ou the floor of the Senate
The chances still seem to favor Quay,
although several of the Senators who
had beer counted upon as certain to
vote to seat him, are said 70 be ID
doubt as 70 how they would vote
1t is on the personal friendship OF
those Senator'S that Cameron and
Quay are now working
Senator Mason's speech 10 favor Of
his resolution Of sympathy for tie
rransvaal Republic. Dow eogaged 10
var for liberty with Great Britain,
contains coue hara knocks for promi
nens repnbicaos, iacludlog the presl-
dent. Mason may cot rapk bigh as
statesman, but bis tongue has stag
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