The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-11
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular correspondent.

As soon as Congress reassemDled
the hammering of Secretary Gage for
his favoritism in depositing govern
ment money in national banks was
begun. Senator Allen and Repre-
sentative Sulzer offered resolutions
calling for all letters, kilograms, agree.
ments, etc, between the U. S. Treas
ury and the City National Bank and
Hanover Bank, of New York City.
Mr.. Sulzer's resolution was referred to
the committee on Ways and Means,
and Mr.. Aliens is on the table of The
Senate. The hammerng will be con-
tinued
Senator Chandler, who is one of
the Republicans who acknowledges
fear of the conmital OF his party to
the single gold standard, has offered
an amendment to the gold standard
bill, now before the Senate, providing
for more attempted bamboozling in
the shape of continuance of the al
legged efforts to secure international
bimetalllsm.
Senator Hoar gave the imperialists
in the Senate quite a scare when
objections was raised to Senator Petit
Crews resolution asking the Secretary
of War whether it was true that Agun.
aldo had sent flag of truce to Gen.
Otis the day after the fighting OF our
men began. with message saying
that the fighting started through an
accident and asking his CO operation
to stop it, and Otis had replied by
saying that the fighting must continue,
by saying ''If there is % be an abso-
lutte suppression of all requests for
information concerning the war with
the Fllipinos, shall object to the
taking up of other matters during the
morning when such resolutions are
pending"
Senator Allen put a quick stop to
the rumor that ne was to be brought
out by the Nebraska fusionists as their
candidate for President, by declaring
that he was not a candidate, would
not be, and would not accept the
nomination ii it were unanimously
rendered him. He clinched 1t by
adding: "Mr. Bryan undoubtedly will
be the candidate of the Democratic,
Populst' and Free Silver parties for
the Presidency, and Nebraska will
give him a united, active delegation
to all three conventions" Senator
Allen also took occasion to say tina.
there was absolutely no foundation
for the stories of trouble in the fusion
ranks because of his appointment to
the Senate that his appointment had
been determined upon by the Gov
ernor before Mr.. Bryan knew anything
about it, and that the relations between
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Hitchcock and
himself were of the most harmonious
character, and would continue so.
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There may be minority report
from the Roberts committee, not con
cerning the polygamy of Roberts,
which is regarded as having beer
proven, but on the right of member
of Congress with proper credentials to
be sworn IN. Most Democrats have
been of the opinion from the first thai
the proper way to proceed was to
swear in Roberts and then take q
vote as to whether he should be ex
PEELED from the House. The same
opinion is held by many Republicans
but their party organization is sc
rigid that they are not likely to vote
their convictions.
When orders issued last week b.
the War Department are carried ou
the U. S. will own and MAINTAIN two
lines OF ocean steamships, one from
San Francisco to Honolulu anC
Manila, and one from New York tC
Cuban and Porto Rican ports. Ir
view of this, it would seem to be abou
time for the Republicans to stop call
ing men who believe that the govern
ment should own all transportation
lines cranks. II it be right anC
proper for the government to owl
two steamship lines,what would b.
wrong about its owning all the rail
road, steamship and telegraph lines
if the people so willed?
Instead OF squaring the Admins
tration with the users of hemp corr
and rope, Assistant Secretary Meikle
johns two contradictory statement
about the war in the Philippines hav
ing nothing to do with the presen
high price of hemp, have served t.
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