The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-29
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON,
tCounuunicated).

a specially of circulating litera-
ture showing up Republican ex-
travagance i'll public expendi-
lures. Notable in this class of
literature is the speech of Rep
reSentative Livingstone. of Ca,
in which he said: "And | call at
tentiOn also to the constant and
gradual increase in the appropria-
tons for pensions, and likewise
to the executive, legislative, aud
judicial appropriations. These
items could not have been affect
ed to any great extent by the
Spanish American war. 1t shows.
4 indeed, an increase all along the
line, despite the fact that the
Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds have held back all
matters before them, and the
Committee on Rivers and Har
borS, all matters before them,
with two or three exceptions, and
all accounts and claims have been
practically barred from consider
alton at this session. 1t should
be borne i'll mind that in the case
OF the appropriations for the
navy, the authorization of the
eight new warShips-twO battle
ships, three armOred cruisers,
and three protected cruisers, in
wolves an ultimate expenditure
for construction, armor and ar.
mament, of something like $780,
600, 600, not one dollar of witch
is now appropriated. The domi-
nant party attempted to commit
this Congress at this session, and
will doubtless renew their efforts
at the coming session to so com
nit the government to what is
known as the ship subsidy
scheme, which involves the sum
of $3.50, 100000 to be expended
/ throughout term of years"
Senator Harris, of Kansas, said
of the political outlook Just be.
fore leaving Washington, for his
home: "The people are not to be
deluded into the idea that the
existing prosperity is the product
of the Republican administration
We are having prosperity in the
West, but it is due to good sea.
sons, hard work, rigid economy
and self denial. Unfavorable
conditions elsewhere, even now.
are advancing the prices of
wheat. which will greatly benefit
the farmers OF Kansas, and the
West, but these uniavorable con
ditions were not brought around
by, the Republican administra.
ton. The people understand
the reason for these things. Fur
ther than this, the people recog-
nlze that the late session of Con.
sresS, gave to the trusts of all
kinds, all that they asked for.
They also recognize that Congress
absolutely refused to do for the
country those things which were
demanded irrespective of party.
such as an amended Interstate
Commerce Law, Anti Trust legis-
latlon, reduction of the war
taxes, providing for the Near
aqua Canal, and other things.n
Senator Harris says the BRYAN
ticket will carry Kansas easily,
and if the right candidate for
Vice President is nominated at
Kansas City, several other mid
; die western States.
Republicans are condemning
their own management of Cuban
affairs by widely advertising the
fact that since the exposure of
the wholesale stealing of Cuban
funds by the Republican officials,
there have been reductions in the
salary list in Havana alone.
! which will result in a saving of
81, 200. 900, a year. Such an open
acknowledgement ofeXtravagance
and incompetency, has seldom,
If ever been made by an Ameri
can administration.
Speaking of Cuban matters.
the Republicans on the Senate
Committee, charged with inves-
tigating receipts and expendi
lures in Cuba, seems to have ac.
complished their purpose of post
poning the investigation until
too late for its findings to have
any effect upon the Presidential
campaign, by the agreement not
to start the investigation until
furnished with statements from
the War, Treasury, and Postoffice
Departments, showing the re-
ceipts and expenditures in Cuba,
under each. OF course, those de.
partments claim to be having
those statements prepared as fast
as possible, but nobody seems to
know, or to care, when they will
be ready. Senator Plat, Of Con
necticutt, chairman of the COM
mittee, when asked when the
committee would begin the inves
tigation said that it could not
begin until furnished with those
statements which are to be made