Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-17
WASHINGTON LETTER
THE PORTO RICAN BILL
Senator Lodges Move.
ment,
THE ATTITUDEO OF THE
PARTY.
Great Britain and American
Investors.
SENATOR ELKINs DOES NOT
WANT IT.
SENATOR ELKINS DOES NOT
WANT IT.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March II, 1900.

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March II, 1900.
Republican Senators are showing q
disposition to get together on the Por.
to Rissn bill. While it cannot yet be
stated to q certainty what changes will
be made, IL seems likely that the bill
will be amended so a. to provide for
the free entry of all American goods in
Porto Rico.
The action OF the Senate Committee
on foreign relations in amending the
Nicaragua Canal Treaty so as to reserve
to the u. s. suthoSity 60 defend the
Canal in any way it may see fit seems to
meet with general approval. There is
no reason TO suppose that the amend
ment will be objected TO by England.
In fact, it cannot very well be objected
60 since the amendments is in almost
she exact language of q clause in the
treaty under which the Suez Canal was
constructed.
A SENSIBLE MOVE.
q In view OF it's effect upon our reve-
nue., referring the reciprocity treaty
with France to the Senate Finance
Committee for consideration and re-
port before voting upon il, seems q
sensible move. There is much guess
ing going on as to when the treaty will
be voted upon, but these who ought to
know. believe that it will be acted up
on at the present session.
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa.
has introduced short bill that would
IL enacted into law, put an end to
prize fighting in this country. It pro-
; vides that no picture or description OF
any prize fight or pugilistic encounter,
or any proposal for betting on q fight,
hall be transmitted through tn 3 mail
or by any common carrier engaged in
interstate commerce., whether in q
newspaper or periodical, or in any 9TH
ar form. Without publicity, priz =
fighting could not be made TO pay, and
the money made out OF it is the only
reason for It's existence.
FOR THE RELIEF OF GEN. MILES.
Senator Lodge thinks the officer COM
manding our army should have q high
er rank than any other officer, and has
introduced q joint resolution giving TO
the senior Major General, while COM
manding the army, the rank, pay and
emoluments OF Lieut. General. Rep
the resolution in the House.
Representative Brosius, OF Pa, who
has earned q reputation for level head
edness, voiced the opinions OF many
republicans when he said: There is q
difference between philosopher and 8
statesman. A statesman must keen
his feet on the ground while phiIoso-
pher may be permitted to do more or
Iess theorizing. Therefore / regret
this tendency TO yell cut against the
republican party at this time, particu
larry on the part of some very promi-
nent republicans. 1 firmly beleve
that the republican party is able to
meet successfully any problem that
codfronts its and we ought to be will
ing to wait with patience for the solu-
ton or the great problems attending
the possession of our new islands,"
PREDICTS REPUBLICAN SUCCESS.
Col. George Bohon, OF KY. who is
credited with knowing the politics of
his state, said to a group of friends, in
washington hotel: Unless the
0oebel law is repealed, Kentucky will
go republican as sure as candidates
Ior the office or President are nominat-
eo, and the state will go republican so
nard that it will never get back into
she democratic ranks"
+ An object lesson on the credit of ma
ions was furnished by the action OF
@Sne British Government in Offering
English Consols, bearing 2A% inter-
eses 70 American questionable first
Time such an offer was made--at 9831o6
Vi their lace value. and by the finance
Dnl, devised by republicans, which will
THIS week become q law. This bill
provides for refunding the entire bond
90 indebtedness of the United State 3
INTO 20 bones, lower than any nation
mas ever Heated bonds and assurances
nave alre ady been received that the
new bonds will be gladly taken at par
Dy the holders OF the old ones. That
- the sort of statesmanship the repub-
hcans give this nation. They were
not satisfied that our credit should be
as good as that OF any other nation,
OUT nave made it better than that of
the best.
AGAINST AMERICAN MEAT.
The passage by the German Reich
4 stag OF the bill aimed at American
meat products has not produced a
4 pleasant feeling in Washington, but
neither in Congress nor in administrA-
tion circles is there any disposition to
4 publicly eriticise the matter in its pres.
emit stage. It is easy to infer, however.
from what is said by those who are in
position to make good their words
shat IL Germany deliberately invites a
commercial conflict with us, she will
Pe made to deeply regret having done
senator Elkins has put stop to the
AK OF his being candidate for Vice
President by saying that he doesn't
wish the Office and that he does wish