Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-09
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1900.
Washington Letter.
IsFrom our Regular Correspondent

Secretary Gage has done nothing Sc
cretIv in connection with designating
such national banks as deposited
United States bonds with the treas
ury as repositories for money col,
Iected for internal revenue taxes, and
any Democratic congressman who
chose to go to the treasury depart
ment for it could have obtained any
desired Information about 1t. But
there would have zen neither motor
iety nor political capital IN lnforma-
ton so obtained. For that matter,
there was very little OF either gotten
through the resolution offered IN the
senate by Mr.. Allen. who seems to
have a greater craving for uOtOrlety,
ii that were possible, than he had
during his iormer term IN the senate,
and IN the house by Mr.. Sulzer, the
Tammanyite whose ridiculous posing
as the man who looks like IL enry
CLAW has made him the laughing stock
even of his own party. Republicans
had no reasons for preventing action,
but the resolutions will be amended
SO that Secretary Gage may include
In his answer everything connected
with the business relations OF the
treasury department with the ma
tIonai banks.
On motion Of Senator Aldrich, who
is in charge Of the financial bill, that
measure was taken mp and made the
"unlinishpl business Of the Sc ate
ReDublcan senators DO nOt intend
making m my SIT speeches Oh this
bill. and it rem4ins to be seen wheth-
.er The Democrats au., Popalst~ ~
the senatt will he as afraid OF the | 3
to idea in their speeches against 1t
-ztS their part associates Il the u0ust
were.
Although Speaker Henier- on All
Dounced the huu~e commit tees before
the recess, none OF the committees
held meetings until the reassenIhhng
of congress. Consequently very little
business has heen transacted ny be
house this week but the committees
are now hard 81 work and the eifccl
will be seen in a few days.
Senator Stewart, OF Nevada, Whu
isn't as much CT Il B yam man as he
was in 90. said, sppa King OF the Ne
braskan: Il gave Bryan some gooa
advice once, out probably he thought
lightly OF II; anyway he dldn follow
It. told him o 90 abroad, TO travel
over many lands. write descriptive
articles of his jOurneyings, and later
90 back 70 Lincoln and enter upon
the practice OF his profession fore
saw that even us great man as ne l.
can't De too much on exhibition
without weakening himself. He will
see this some day"
The war department has found the
regular running of line of steamers
owned by the government bet ween
New York and Cuban anI Porto
Rican ports such convenience thai
Secretary Root has ordered the es
establishment of similar Sy~te q be
tween San Francisco, HOuniuln aud
Manila Tine government already
owns the transports that will De used
in the Pacific.
the Chinese m Mister could not be
more pleased at the diplomatic sue
cess Of Sec etary Hay in securing
pledges from the principal European
governments for a perpetual "open
door" IN Chinese Commerce II he Were
full fetiged American. He said: Il
regard the action taken by this gov
eminent as a token Of friendship for
China. in addition TO its avowed pur-
pose to protect American commerce
In my country China will. of course.
continue to treat the United States
with the same consideration as in the
past, aud will accord o its merchants
under the most favored nation clause
Of our treaty, the privileges that we
may accord to other nations" When
Secretary Hay informed the cabinet
of his success he was shOwered with
congratulations by the other mem
bers and by President Mckinley, and
he is being complimented by all the
able men In congress, regardless OF
patty. Secretary Hay has never
doubted his final success, but it was
not until this week that it was ac-
tually assured.
In order to obtain personal infOr-
ration that would enable him to
commend congressional action that
would do t'1ll Just ice to ali the officers
acd men Of the North Atlantic squad
ron, " hich destroyed the fleet Of Ger
vera, President Mckinley ordered the
captains of the eight warships which
LEJlClDaG0Q Oh WOIO Ill ClOEO VI OAluI
ity to the fight to come to Washing
ton for the purpose OF conterrin2
with himself and Secret airy Long. All
were present at the conference and
all were requested to correct any err
roneous statement made by any OF
them. The result of the conference
will be seen In the special message
that President Mckinley will shortly
send to congress on the subject.
Subscriptions to the Lawton fund
were closed today, with the total well
beyond $4,000.
President Mckinley has sent the
nomination of the following officers
90 be brigadier generals in the regular
army to the senate: Col. Arthur
Macarthur, now serving in the Philip
pines as major general Of volunteers
Col. S. M. B. Young, now serving IN
She Philippines as brlgadier general oil
volunteers, and Lieut.. Col. William
Ludlow, now serving in Cuba as a
brigadier general of volunteers. Tbs