Crawford avalanche., 1900-01-11

WAsuINGToN, Jan. 5th. 100.
,DITOR CRAWFORD AVALANCHE.

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l,DIToR CRAWFORD AVALANCHE.
Secretary Gage has done nothing
secretly Ia con nnection with desip nat
ing such national BANKS as deposited
U. S. bonds with the Treasury as
repositories for money collected for
internal revenue taxes, and any dem
ocratic congressman could go to
the Treasury department for 1t and
have obtained any desired informa-
tion a out 1t. But there would have
been n ither notorlety nor political
capital 10 information so obtained.
For that matter, there was very little
of either gotten through the resolu-
tions offered In the Senate by Mr..
Allen, who seems to have greater
craving for notoriety, II that were
possible, than he had during his for
mer tern inSthe Senate, and In the
Home by Mr.. Sulzer, the Tammany-
ite whose ridiculous posing as the
man who looks like Henry Clay has
made him the laughing stock even OF
his own party. Republicans had nc
reasons for preventing action, bit
the resolutions will be amended so
that Secretary Gage may include In
his answer everything co nnected with
the business relations of the Treasury
department with the National BANKS.
On motion of Senator Aldrich, who
il In charge of the Financial bill,
that measure was taken up aud made
the unfinished business" OF the Sem
ate. Republican Senators do in
tend making many set speeches on
this bill, and it remains to be seen
whether the democrats and populists
tn the Senate will be as afraid of the
l6 to idea IN their speeches against
1t as their party associates In the
House were.
Although Speaker Henderson an
nounced the House committees be-
fore the recess, none of the commit
tees held meetings until the reassem-
bling of Congress. Consequently very
little business has been transacted
by the House this week, but the CON-
mittees are now hard at work and
the effect will be seen In a few days.
Senator Stewart. of Nevada, who
isn't as much of Bryan man as he
was In '96, said, speaking Of the Ne
braskan: Il gave Bryan some good
advice once, but probably he thought
lightly Of it; told him to 60 abroad,
to travel over many lands, write de-
scriptive articles Of his journeyings,
and later 60 back to Lincoln and en-.
ter upon the practice of his profess
sion. / foresaw that even as great a
man as he is can't be too much on
exhibition without weakening him.
self. He will see this some day."
The War Department has found
the regular running of a line of
steamers owned by the government
between New York and Cuban and
Porto Rican ports such a convenience
that Secretary Root has ordered the
establishment OF similar system be-
tween San Francisco, Honolulu, and
Manila. The government already
owns the transports that will be
used in the Pacific.
The Chinese minister could not be
more pleased at the diplomatic sue
cess of Secretary Hay, in securing
pledges for perpetual "open door"
in Chinese commerce, IL he were a
full-fedged American. He said: @I
regard the action taken by this gov
ernment as 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 U. S. with the
same consideration as in the past,
and will accord to its merchants, un-
der the most favored nation clause
of our treaty, the privileges 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
party. Secretary Hay has never
doubted his final success, but it was
not until this week that it was &C
tually assured.
In order to obtain personal iufor-
nation that would enable him to re-
commend Congressional action that
would do full justice to all the officers
and men Of the North Atlantic
Squadron, which destroyed the fleet
of Cervera, President Mckinley Or
dered the captains OF the eight war
ships which participated or were in
close proximity to the fight to come
to Washington for the purpose of