The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-13
MCKinleys Trained Animals
Subservient Republican Ma.
jority Carrying Out Orders.

Jc'AVy SoA y AhS OU0 OAOOI5s
Washington. Dec ll-Mr McKin-
ley's hired men, otherwise known az
the republican majority of the house,
are obeying orders like trained ami
mails They began today the actual
work of railroading through the
house, in a 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 90 fond of wearing
their gags that tney have offered to
give some of the time allotted to
them for debate on the bill to the
democrats
The navy department has got
Schley we'll out Of the way. but bis
friends in Congress are on the alert
in bis behalf, as was seen when q
proposition, which originated with
Mr. Mckinley, was submitted to
them The proposition was that
congress pass q bill reviving the
grade of vice admiral in the navy,
and that Mr. Mckinley would at once
nominate both Schiey aud Sampson
to that grade This sounded we'll,
but Schley's friends have 40 far de
olined to accept it, unless Mr. McKin
ley would promise that Schey's nom
ina,ion should be made first, so that
he would continue to rank Sampso
Representative Berry. of Kentucky,
who is one Of Schley's s,anchest
friends says he intends to push his
resolution Offering the thanks of con
gress to Schley and the men under
him for destroying Cervers's feet.
but If an agreement is reached about
the vice admiral business. that will
probably end the the whole matter
Representative Lentz. of Ohio, has
offered q resolution asking for an
investigation. by q special committee
Of the house, of the charges growing
out of the interference of United
States troops in mining troubles 10
Idaho. 10 defiance of aud 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 mah with proper credentials
TO be sworn in az q 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 his being q
polygamist. Members are beginning
to realize that the precedent of not
allowing . man with regular credent
ials to be sworn in, is too dangerous
q one to be set up If one man can
properly be denied. one hundred men
might be treated in the same way ty
an unscrupulous majority 1t isn't
the Roberts case, but the principle at
stake that makes the action of the
house important
That Mr. Quay isn't as certain of
getting that seat in The Senate. as
his 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. Quay will also be in Washington
this week An adverse report is
expected from the Committee on
Elections which is one of the few
committees not excluded in the re-.
publican grab of increasing their
representatives. but the real fight
will be on the floor Of the Senate
The chances still seem to favor Quay,
although several Of the Senators who
bad been counted upon as certain to
vote to seat him, are said to be in
doubt AZ to how they would vote
1t is on the personal friendship of
those Senators that Cameron and
Quay are now working
Senator Mason's speech in favor Of
bis resolution of sympathy for the
Trausvasl Republic. now engaged 10 q
war for liberty with Great Britain,
contains come hard knocks for promi
nent republicans. including the presi.
dent. Mason may oot rank high as q
statesman, but his tongue has sting
OH the end Of it when he wishes u to