The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Washington Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent }


Washington, May 2S:h, 19OO.-
S,nator P.att, of Conn, is Chairman
of the Committee on Relations with
Cubs, which is directed by the Bacon
resolution, adopted by the Senate with
out a dissenting vote, to investigate
all receipts and expenditures in the
Island of Cuba, by, through and under
the tfficlaIs and representatives of the
U. S, both civil and military, from
The date of the occupation of Cuba,
ny oar Military f,rces to April 30,
1900 No man in the Senate is better
fitted to conduct such an investigation
thoroughly than Senator Platt. AL
Tho ugh strong partisan, he never al
lows plrtisanship to mako him unfair
or to pr'j ,dice his judgment, and his
integrity is tf tho oldfashioned,
middle of,theroad sort, which never
confuses right and wrong, and never
condones dishonesty in any firm. 10
addition to those qualifications, Mr..
Piatt has the judicial temperament
and is tireless worker. The invest
gati)n will be made during the Con j..
gressional re'ess and the committee
has the authority to sit where it ne ases,
either as r full committee or to divide
into sui committees, and to send for
persons and rapera.
Lying upon the table of the Senate
are the credentials of Mr.. Clark, and
of Mr.. Maginnis for the came vacancy,
and although they may DO called up
this week, no one looks for any definite
action at this session.
So much opposition t. the Spooner
bill, authorizing the President to
govern the Philippines in his deere.
lion, uatil further legislation by Con-
gress, has developed that there is little
probability that the bill will reach a
vote at this session, AS a matter OF
fact, the President is now exercising
all the authority that the Spooner bill
would confer on him. md will con-
'inue to do so until Congress legislates
for the government of the Philip pines
The only apparent obj set cc.he Spoouer
bill is to show that Congress endorses
the exercise Of that power by the Presi-
dent.
Senator Morga rs ational peech,
in which he charged that the Cont
mental railroad Combine and the half
'lcz,n Canal Syndicates organized
under New Jersey laws, to control
Canal routes on the Isthums of Darien,
we're engaged in holding up the
Nicaragua Canal Bill, has c,used
much talk in Washington, not 80
much because the charge is new as
because it was made by such conser
vative Senator as Mr.. Morgan. He
hit the ball's-eye when he 80 id that
in Presidential years the politicians
we're always afraid of corporations
that had or pretended to have great
power. Mr.. Morgan said in his speech:
The Senate is to-day holding up the
Canal bill, and here, to empty seata, l
am trying to do the duty ofthe Senate
toward the people. There are half a
dozen Senator'S listening to me now,
but there are 5o,oco, 900 of people who
will hear what say and will hold
those absent Senator's responsible for
their action. Here we are being held
ny the throats by combinations, and
the Senate sleeps and laughs and
cares not. Our policy was announced
more than 60 years ago, and has been
upheld until recently. 1t is. that the
Canal shall be an American Canal
and not cut BY any private corpora.
ton. do not see how we can sleep al
our posts in a case like this"
Senator MORGAN asid in tho Sonat,