The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-12-14
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspon dent


Washington d. c., Dec. Sd, 1900
1t was an extraordinary event for
Congress to adjourn Immediately after
assembling on the first day of the ses-
sion, but the cause WAS also extraor-
dinary In the deaths within few
months of Senator Davis, of Mimi,
and Senator Grear, Of Iowa, Congress
and the country met with an extraor-
dinary loss, and it was fitting that
Congress, representing the country,
should take advantage OF the first op-
portunity to publicly honor their
memory. Time is precious at this
session of Congress, which has so
much important work that it ought to
and that it hopes to do, but time can
never be too precious for some of it to
be used i'll honoring the memory of
patriotic statesmen. This action on
the part of Congress was in accord with
the wishes of President Mckinley.
Senator Plat, of New York, said of
the probable legislation Of the session:
al think the ship subsidy bill, the
army reorganization bills, the war rev.
enuc reduction measure, and the
Isthnrian Caual Bill Will all pass.
Personally | favor the Nicaragua
Canal Bill. / consider the Nicaragua
route the only practical one, and l be-
lleve it will be adopted" One OF the
obstacles in the Nay OF Nicaragua
Canal legislatation, WAS removed when
Secretary Hay and the Nicaraguan
Minister signed treaty for their res
pective governments, which comedies
to the U. S. all necessary rights and
privileges Tor the constitution of the
of the Nicaragua Canal, and negotia-
tions for similar treaty with Costa
Rica are now under way. The Mica
ragua treaty will at once be sent to
the Senate for ratification, as will the
Costa Rica treaty as soon as it is sign
ed. An effort will elso be made to get
immediate action on the treaty with
England, popularly known as the
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, which deals
with the same subject.
Senator Elkins thus briefed his ideas
of what he hoped Congress would do:
"The first bill want to see passed is
the Isthmian Canal bill. I want to
see the Canal built by American capi-
tai and controlled by the U. S. I am
not in for of any treaty that will OBJ
struct its passage. The Canal is nee
essary for our protection. Congress, 1
believe, will pass the Ship subsidy bill.
The country needs more ships, and l
understand that it has been impossi7.
BILE for American shippers to secure
vessels to carry abroad the goods act
ually engaged to fill orders"
Representative Dick, of Ohio, wLo
during his short career in Congress,
has made a reputation for excellent
political judgment, i'd of The ule;of
the republican party: "The republi-
can party has but to follow conserva
tive, steady, business-like course, and
it will remain in power for years.
What the people want, | believe, is to
see the material welfare of the coun--
try advanced on sale lines, and I think
the policy of the republican party will
keep that in view. I do not think
mere partisan politics will enter into
the policy, but that the efforts OF the
party will be directed toward the ma
terial improvement of the country III
a way to benefit the whole people, and
that we shall nave support, not alone
from republicans, but from democrats.
have noticed since the election, that
the campaign has left little bitterness
General good feeling seems to prevail
to degree unusual after a vigorously
conducted campaign. The republicans
have only to go ahead earnestly about
their business with an eye to the inter-
ests OF the whole people, and their fu-
| tnre. / believe is assured"