The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-12
BoodIers And
Cabinet QuarreIing.
Mckinley and Hanna Mani
pulating Taings so as to
Pay Campaign Debts

Washington, Dec 10 There is "a
war between the men who bossed MIR
McXinley's Campaign and Mr. Sic
Kinley's Cabinet. The men who
bossed the campaign compelled the
republicans on the House Ways and
means Committee, to make q reduc-
ton of Is cents net, barrel, in the
beer tax. although it made the total
of the Revenue Reduction bill, now
before the House, exceed .O00,-
900. instead of keeping it inside OF
$50. .000, 900 as recommended by Mr.
Mckinley. The cabinet objects and
has been even talking of fighting the
bosses in Congress. but word from
MIR Mckinley will probably result in
making ii plain to them that the bosses
are not doing more than they were
bound to do
One republican, speaking of
the cabinet kicks. said: "Why IN
stead of kicking, these men ought to
thankful that the brewers are not de-
handing the 81 a barrel reduction
they were led to believe before the
election that they would get !; these
men in the cabinet would know a
whole heap more about practical pol
itics if they would work for a while
with men vino raise the money for a
national campaign. OF course, Mac
will quiet them; he knows . Some
are predicting that the bill will be al
lowed to fail in the senate. Repre-.
sentative Richardson presented the
minority report on the revenue reduc-
ton bill. 1t does not oppose any of
the reductions made, but favors
more extensive reduction in <lwar
taxes
The senate has always been an ex-
travagant body, especially in its ex
penditures for it's own luxury, and the
fact that the committee on finance
has just paid $4.7o9 for refurulshirg
and redecorating the room in which
it meets, shows that it ie growing
more so.
It was an upex pecteoly large major
isy-198 20 92-ttas she house gave
the Grout olecmargiue bill Political
lioes we're DOT drawn st all If apy
lioe Was drawn, it was 'be agricultural
agaicss the manufacturing
That everything is being dooe that
can possibly ioduenoe votes for tbs ship
subsidy bill. is apparent to everybody.
Even tie biddiog for the construction
of the six aro.ored cruisers and tbs five
battlesbips authorized at the last session
of congress. vas utilized for that pur
pose In erder to create the impressIoo
10 congress that. the shipyards Of 'he
country were all on the huos for work,
which the ship subsidy bill would give
theu if enacted into Law. these
schemers bad a whole lot of small fry
which would be taxed
to their utmost capacity to build liga;
draft guoboas. put 10 bids for cruisers
aod oattleships
Senator's are not Snoring much
anxiety to rush the army reorganization
bill through the senate, which was rail
roaded through the house last week.
To give the senate republicans a ohaoce
to rush it. the house leaders made the
bill! substitute for one that was passed
by the senate at the last session. The
seoate could have sent the bill to
conference at once. but i, dido't. The
bill was referred to the military com
mitsee. aud Senator Hawley, chairman
of that committee, says the usual
routine will be followed 10 the consider.
alton of the bill which began today.
The aoti-oaosseu amendment, adopted
by che house to please she W. c. T. U
is already being made tho basis of much
contention. The chances favor its being
struck out by the senate
The story Of R,shboue's extravsgaaee
with Cuban funds. which was quite as
disgracefal as Neeley's stesliugs, is
fully told in a pampble. of 232 pages,