Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1901

Rlcan Dill. While 1t cannot yet be
stated to certainty what changes will
be made, it seems likely that the bill
will be amended 80 as to provide for
the free entry of all American goods in
Puerto Rico.
The action of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations in amending the
Nicaragua Canal treaty so as to reserve
to the U. S. authority to defend the
Canal in any way it may see fit in time
of war seems to meet with general ap-
prova. There is no reason to suppose
that the amendment will be objected
to by England. In fact, it cannot very
well be objected to since the amend
ment is in almost the exact language
of clause in the treaty under which
the Suez Canal was constructed.
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa,
has introduced short bill that would,
if enacted into law, put an end to
prize fighting in this country. 1t pro-
vides that no picture or description of
any prize fight or pugilistic encounter,
or any proposal for betting on fight,
shall be transmitted through the mail
or by any common carrier engaged in
interstate commerce, whether in a
newspaper or periodical, or in any
other form. Without publicity, prize
fighting could not be made to pay, and
the money made out of it is the only
reason for its existence.
Senator Lodge thinks the officer
commanding our army should have a
higher rank than any other officer, and
has introduced a joint resolution giving
to the senior Major General, while
commanding the army, the rank, pay
and emoluments of Lieut.. General.
Representative Moody, of Mass, Of
fered the resolution in the House.
Representative Brosius, of Penna.,
who has earned a reputation for level
headedness, voiced the opinions OF
many Republicans when he said:
''There is difference between a phil
ospher and statesman. A statesman
must keep his feet on the ground while
philosopher may be permitted to do
more or less theorizing. Therefore
regret this tendency to yell out against
the Republican party at this time, par
ticularly on the part of some very
prominent Republicans. I firmly be-
lieve that the Republican party is able
to meet successfully any problem that
confronts it, and we ought to be willing
to wait with patience for the solution
of the great problems attending the
possession of our new islands"
Col. George Bohn, of KY, who is
credited with knowing the politics of
his state, said to group of friends in a
Washington hotel: 'Unless the Goebel
law is repealed, Kentucky will go Re-
publican as sure as candidates for the
office of President are nominated, and
the state will go Republican so hard
that it will never get back into the
Democratic ranks"
An object lesson on the credit of
nations was furnished by the action of
the British Government in Offering
| English Consols, bearing 81 per cent.
interest, to American investors--the
first time such an offer was ever made
at 9S3 of their face value, and by the
Finance Bill, devised by Republicans,
| which will this week become a law.
This bill provides for refunoing the
entire bonded Indebtedness of the L.
S. into 2 per cent bonds, lower than
any nation has ever foated bonds, and
assurances have already been received
that the new bonds will be gladly
taken at par by the holders of the old
ones. That is the sort of statesman
ship the Republicans give this nation.
They were not satisfied that our credit
should be as good as that of any other
nation, but have made it better than
that of the best.
The passage by the German Reichs-
tag, of the bill aimed at American
meat products, has not produced a
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neither in Congress nor in Admins
tration circles is there any disposion to
publicly criticise the matter in its pres
ent stage. 1t is easy to infer, however,
from those who are in position to make
good their words, that if Germany de-
liberately invites commercial conflict
with us, she will be made to deeply re-
gret having done so.
Senator Elkins has put stop to the
talk of his being a candidate for Vice
President, by saying that he does not
wish the Office and that he does wish to
remain in the Senate. He also ex-
pressed the opinion that President Nc
Kinley should be allowed to choose the
candidate for Vice President.
The Senate declined to accept Sena-
tor Hoar's proposal to pension the ex-
Queen of Hawaii.
We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on two
25 cent bottles or boxes of Baxter's
Mandrake Bitters, if it fails to cure
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