The Press., 1900-02-01

washington, Jan. 90, 1900.

washington, Jan. %, 1900.
Three days to talk about the Roberts
case and to turn him out, two days to
|eulogize the late Vice-President Hobart
and the late Representative Baird of
Louisiana, and one day to local legisla-
tion for the District of Columbia, which
ought to be In the hands of the local leg
islative body. That is the record of the
week in the house. The senate spent the
most of the four days it was in session In
talk. It passed the urgent deficiency bill,
and then 1t talked-about the finance
bill, about the Philippines, about the
North Carolina suffrage amendment, and
even had q little fling at the old bloody
shirt. The greater portion of one day
vas given up by the senators to party
eaucusing, both bodies holding caucuses
at the same time, leaving Senator Teller,
who attends neither, the sole occupant Of
the senate floor for an hour or two.
That is the weeks record OF the senate.
The lawyers for the contestant, If Mr..
McGraw, who Is heading the fight to un-
seat Senator Scott of West Virginia may
properly be spoken of as contestant
the unseating of Scott would not make
McGraw senator, unless he could get
elected by majority of the legislature
presented arguments to the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections, in
favor of the hearing of witnesses in the
case, but the committee has not yet de-
cided. 1t still has the Clark case on
hand, and its members are all interested
in the Quay case, now on the senate cal
endar. Being privileged, the Quay case
can be called up at any time Senator
Chandler, chairman of the committee,
may see fit to do so.
II is said that the president will shortly
issue proclamation, offering pardon to
all Filipino rebels who voluntarily lay
down their arms before certain date,
and outlawing those caught armed after
that date.
Prof. Dean G. Worcester, president of
the Philippine commission, probably
knows the people of the Philippines bet
his having lived among them for the pur-
pose of studying their characteristics,
long before any one dreamed of the Amer
lean flag being raised over the island.
He said of them: "The common people
treat their women we'll, and their families
are we'll ordered. They are a musical
people, and this Is an especially good
trait. On the other hand, the people are
idle and extremely ignorant. They show
no originality, but are copyists. There
is no doubt but that they would develop
originality If an opportunity were given
them. They are untruthful In the ex-
treme. They are cruel and superstitious.
Above all, the common class is woefully
inexperienced in affairs of government.
Prof. Worcester says the average native
shows that he expects protection from
the Americans, but If asked what he
means by protection, will say: "Why,
you protect US from the other people and
let us do as we please"
There is apparently no limit to individ
egraph company told the house commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce,
which Is considering the bills for Pacific
cable, that this government could not lay
a cable to Manila without violating rights
of that company, under concessions given
| by Spain, which he claimed were binding
on this government. 1t is not thought
that this preposterous claim will receive
any serious attention, either from the
committee or from congress.
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin, a
member of the judiciary committee, is the
latest man to propose a trust remedy.
His idea, which Is embodied in joint
resolution providing for an amendment
to the constitution, Is to give congress
power to create corporations for inter.
state commerce, and to control them even
to the extent of taking away their fran.
chises, II they failed to obey the law OF
abused their privileges; but to leave the
taxation of the property of these corpora.
tions entirely to the state. Mr.. jenkins
said of the growth Of trusts "There are
a great many corporations and combina.
tions which have grown SO great that
they are absolutely beyond the law. We
ale powerless to reach them"
1t has been semi officially announced
that this government will take no part In
any negotiations proposed by any Euro
pean government or governments to agree
upon a declaration defining the rights ot
neutrals, and announcing what shall be
considered contraband Of war. 1t Is be
lieved that this announcement was made
to prevent Germany asking this govern
ment to participate in conference fol
such a purpose.
Although Roberts announced, just af
ter his seat in the house was declared va
cant, that he would do nothing NOR,
about 1t, there Is an interesting rumor
which he will neither deny nor affirm
that he intends getting it into the courts
in order to have the supreme court pass
upon the constitutional right of the hous'
to declare vacancy in the seat to which
he was legally elected.
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City With Two Carriages.
There are only two carriages in town
One belongs to the archbishop, and the
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