The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-12-08
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The senate fnances committee, or
rather the republican members Of that
committee, held a meeting today to.
consider the financial bill prepared by
the Republican House Caucus COM
mittee. So far, the senators have not
agreed to accept the bill as drawn by
the House committee, of which Col.
Henderson is chairman, as whole,
although agreeing to the principal
points therein, and the House commit
tee has declined to drop their bill and
adopt the one prepared by the sena-
tors. Present plans for handling this
bill in the House do not contemplate
its being referred to committee. In
fact, it may be passed by the House
before the committee are announced,
although Col. Henderson has said that
he would announce the committee be-
fore the holiday recess. The Caucus
committee will report the bill to the
republican caucus that will be held at
the end of the week, to nominate Off
GERS Of the House and 1T is expected
that the caucus will endorse the bill,
and adopt resolution in favor of its
being reported directly to the House,
as caucus measure, and passed.
The expulsion of epresentative-elect
Roberts, OF Utah from the House,
which is probable anyway, will become
an absolute certainty if the Mormons
continue such tactics as making boasts
that they have secured pledges from
sufficient number of members to pre-
vent the adoption by the necessary
two thirds vote of a resolution for his
expulsion. The only possible show
that Roberts has to retain his seat
lies in bis ability to convince men,
bers that the mormons are not respon-
sible for his nomination and election,
and not interested in having him keep
his seat, and it may be imagined what
that show will be when this Mormon
boast becomes generally known among
members A number of them have
already expressed the opinion that
such talk, OF itself, was valid ground
for the expulsion OF Roberts. A plan
of keeping Roberts out Of the House,
has been suggested, and if the clerk of
the House, who presides until the
Speaker is elected, agrees to it, only a
majority vote would be required. This
plan is TO raise an object ton when he
presents himself to be sworn in. If
the clerk entertains this objection, the
House could either sustain the object
tion, or refer the matter to Commits
tee for investigation and report. In
either case, majority vote would
keep Roberts out. There are, how
ever, serious objections to this plan,
and it may not be adopted.
Representatiye-elect Clayton, of s
New York, who was elected to Congress- Z
as democrat, has been expressing
opinions which show that he isn't the
same kind of democrat that Mr.. Bryan
is. Mr.. Clayton says he favors gold
standard legislation by this Congress,
and will vote for the bill. He also an
nounces that he fayors President Nc
Klnley's foreign policy, The construc-s
ton of an Isthmian Canal, and the
holding of the Philippines for all time,
in order to be sure of getting our share
of the immense trade of South East d
ern Asia. AS the national parties are
today alined upon important issues:
Mr. Clayton is pretty good republi-
can, even if he does call himself
democrat. s5e&stsi ~
Secretary Roots annual report, just
completed, takes strong ground ipfayor
of the. immediate appointment Of civil
governors for Porto Rico and Cuba,
and it is regarded as probable THAT the
appoin tments will be made that is
made before the first Of thesEear, all
though in the case of Cuba, there il s.
much opposition. President McKin-
ley has the matter under coftB{d iteration g
and it was to get the beneft ofahes ndsk
vice Of Gen. Leonard Wodd25n Mllo5ess
Judgment he has much conf 4epce,s
that he ordered Gen. Wood tQ Wash /
ington where he has just arrived
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