Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-01-19
Senate, and especially about the time

Senate, and especially about the time
that will be consumed by the treaty.
In all the numerous fights to have
executive sessions of the Senate held
with open doors, Senator Hoar had, un-
til the present contest. over Senator
Berry's motion to consider the treaty Of
peace with open doors. always been one
of the most valued fighters for secret
executive session. Consequently, his
speech in support of Mr.. Berry's motion
was surprising to many of his collea-
gues as we'll as to the public. Open ex.
ecutiye sessions of the Senate may come
some day, but they are not yet in sight.
Two funerals were never held in the
Capital so close together as that of Sen
ator Morrill,, held in the Senate Cham
Der a fortnight ago, and that Of Repre-.
sentative Dingley, held in the House OF
Representatives today. Those who are
superstitious enough to believe that
calamities usually travel in lunches OF
three, are wondering who will be the
next man OF prominence to die.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill will be
voted upon by the Senate this week. 1t
will pass by large majority-possibly
without division. The House Inter
state and Foreign Commerce Committee
will devote about all of this week to
hearings on the five or six canal bills,
all differing in soma way from the Nor.
gan bill that will be passed by the Sen.
ate. Many of the friends Of the Canal
say that its worst enemies are posing as
it's friends, in order to stave Oft action
by Congress. A representative who is
always wide awake when on duty said:
"The railroads and other hostile lnf1u-
ences are putting fether beds on the
track of the Canal bill. and trying to
ditch the train so gently that nobody
will realize what has happened until
all is over. They are proposing end
less schemes for digging the ditch-all
purporting to be better than the one
embraced in the Morgan bill. 1t looks
as though they might win out along
that line. but Congress may get impa-
tient and take matters out of the hands
OF the filibusters aud pass measure
out of hand"
Senators are enjoying themselves at
the expense Of their new colleague, Mr..
Simon, of Oregon, who is reported to
have asked for what is regarded as the
most important committee assignment
in the Senate. A Senator speaking of
him said: "Simon is peach. He beats
anything we have had here for some
time. Just think OF it, before he had
been in the Senate twenty four hours,
he filed an application for position on
the Committee on Rules. Now, if be
had asked for the Charm anship of APP.
preparations, Finance, or Judiciary. 1t
wouldn't have been so remarkable. But
to think of his wanting to 60 on the
Rules Committee before he had been
here long enough to know how to make
motion to adjourn. AIdrich. under
stand nearly had a fit when SIMON made
his wishes known to him. Poor A ,drich,
he always was tender heartfelt 1t cost
him severe pang to turn Simon down.
1t 8 fact, I've got his word for it. 81.
mon hash been placed yet. When he
is, I'm afraid that he will be disappoin-
ted. think that he has fair pros
pect of getting on the Committee to
look after Ventilation in the Interior
Department."
A War Department official, in his
anxiety to strongly deny report about
our soldiers at Manila being discomfort.
ed, made a statement that doesn't sx-
actly gee with the official announce
ment that the news from Dewey and
Otis is all good. He said that far from
being disconnected, all the voluntee RS
at Manila, who had applied for dis
charge had withdrawn their applica-
tons, as soon as they saw that there
was prospect for some fighting. If
there is prospect Of some fighting be-
tore Dewey and Otis, somebody must
have stretched their consciences to say
that all the news from them was good.
A prospect for fighting is certainly not
to be considered good news.