Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-02-25
The,PoIhician.


ened and examined by British Military
officers, stating that so far as known
the charge was without substantial
basis. Secretary Hays answer says;
"At no time while at his post did MIR.
Macrum report to the department any
instance of violation by opening or
otherwise of his Official mail by the
British censor at Durham, or by any
person or persons whatsoever, there or
elsewhere, neither has he so reported
since he left Pretoria" Answering
the second clause of the resolution
Secretary Hay says: There is no
truth in the charge that a secret all
liance exists between the republic of
the United States AID the Empire of
Great Britain; no form of secret alll-
ance is possible under the Constitution
of the United States, inasmuch as
treaties require the advice and con-
sent of the Senate; and, finally, no Sec
ret alliance, conven ion, arrangement
or understanding exists between the
United States and any other nation"
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations has made a favorable re-
port on the reciprocity treaty with
France. Owing to Senator Lodge be-
ing at home to attend the funeral of
his mother, the committee did not
take up the Nicaraguan Canal treaty
at this weeks meeting. The Senators
feel that there is ne occasion for hurry
in acting upon this treaty, which is
steadily gaining strength.
Several amendments to the bill pro-
viding territorial form of govern
ment for Hawaii hare been adopted by
the Senate. One of them gives a
majority of the qualified voters the
right to change the qualifications for
suffrage by majority vote at any
time after January 1, 1903, and another
prohibits the issuing of bonds or the
contraction of any Indebtedness by the
territorial government wlthoutthecon
sent of the President of the United
States
The Conference Committee on the
Finance bill is holding daily meetings,
and its members arc confident that an
agreement will be reached in a few
days.
Only one plausible explanation can
be made of the activity displayed in
Washington in behalf Of the scheme
providing for the purchase by the
government of the entire south side of
Pennsylvania avenue, to be used as
sites for future pubic buildings, and
that is that such purchase would be
very profitable to the present owners
of let of very undesirable property.
1t has been fully demonstrated that
the nature Of this ground makes it
necessary to spend more to get sta
BILE foundation for large buildings,
which can anly be sucured by driving
piles through thirty or forty feet of
mud, than sites upon higher and dry
er ground can be bought for. While
it is to be desired that the National
Capital should be beautiied, there are
ways in which it can be done without
the absolute waste of money that
would be involved in this proposed
purchase.
Representative Hopkins of Illinois,
speaking in favor of the Porto Rico
tariff bill, now befoi ie the House, said:
81 believe the United States govern
ment is entering upon a greater era of
greatness, of expansion, of glory. The
Constitution possesses the elasticity OF
the tabled tent of the Arab. 1t was
framed and adopted for the govern
ment Of the thirteen Original States,
yet it has expanded over a Continent.
Under the Interpretation given to it
by the great legislafo ors of our country
and by the Supreme Court, the Con-
stitEtion will enable us to acquire
this territory in the Orient, and il we
are as wise as those who have pre-
ceded us, will enable us to give those
people rights of free citizens, without
infringing in the least upon the priv
ileges and immunities of our own peo-
pie"
All Republican members CT the
House who are absent have been noti-
fed to attend the party conference
to be held Saturday night, to con-
slider matter pertaining to the Porto
Rican bill and determine when the
debate shall close.
Senator Foraker read the farewell
address cf Washington in the Senate
on the 22d, in accordance with the old
custom, and afterwards Senator Pen
rose called up the Quay case and made
speech thereon.
The Democratic National Committee
met in Washington on the 22d and
named the time and place for holding
the National Convention of the party.
They apparently succeeded in con-
vincing themselves that they were en-
gagged on doing something important.
That somewhat overworked bugaboo
known as Imperialism figures largely
in all Democratic speeches against
the Porto Rico tariff bin, while real
argument against the bill has scarcely
been heard at all. 1t is much easier
TO grind OUT lot Of rot about the Re
publlcans being determined to turn the
Republic into an Empire than Il Is to