The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-06-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

= III l'bpAiS "a HShuitAANst AfNNtsSss -
this class of literature is the speech
OF Representative Livingston, of
Ga, in which he said: And | call
attention also to the constant and
gradual increase in the appropria-
lions for Pensions, and likewise to
the legislative, executive, and judi
cial appropriations, These items
could not have been affected to any
great ex tent by the Spanish Amerie-
an war, 1t shows indeed an in
crease all along the line. despite the
fact that the Committee on Public
Buildings and grounds have held
back all matters before them, and
the Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors, all matters before them, with
two or three exceptions, and
all accounts and claims have been
practically barred from considera-
ton at this session. 1t should be
borne inlmind thabain the case of the
appropriations for the Navy, the
authorization of the eight new war
ships, two battle-ships, three ar
mored cruisers, and three protec-
tected cruisers, involves an ultimate
expenditure for construction, armor
and armament, of something like
$56,000,000, not one dollar of
which is now appropriated. The
dominant party attempted to COM
NIT this Congress at this session,
and will doubtless renew their
efforts at the coming session to so
commit the government to what is
known as the ship subsidy scheme,
which involves the sum of
PlAO, OOo,ooO " DS SApSudSu
throughout a term of years. Senat-
or Harris, of Kansas, said of the
political outlook just before leaving
Washington, tor his home: THE
people are not to be deluded into the
idea that the existing prosperity is
the product of the republican
administration. We are having
prosperity in the west, but it is due
to good seasons, hard work, rigid
economy and selfdenial. Unfavor-
able conditions elswhere, even now,
are advancing the price of wheat
which will greatly benefit the
farmers of Kansas and the west, but
these unfavorable conditions were
not brought around by republican
administration. The people under
stand the reasons for these things.
Further than this, the people recog-
Mise that the late session OF Con-
gress. gave to the trusts of all kinds,
I'LL that they asked for. They also
recognise that Congress absolutely
refused to do for the country those
things which were demanded irres-
pective of party, such as an amen
ded Interstate Commerce law, Anti.
Trust Legislation, a reduction of the
War Taxes, providing for the Near.
aqua Canal, and other things
Senator Harris says the Bryan tick.
ct will carry Kansas easily, and il
the right candidate for Vice Presi.
dent is nominated at Kansas City
several other middle western states
! Republicans are condemning their
own management of Cuban affair
by widely advertising the fact that
since the exposure OF the wholesale
stealing of Cuban funds by republic
can officials, there have been reduc-
tons in the salary list in Havana
alone which will result in saving
of 81 200, 900 a year. Such an open
ackno wledgement of extravaganza
and incompetency, has seldom il
ever been made by an American
administration.
| This government seems to be get.
ting tangled up in that big Chinese
puzzle. Secretary Hay says we are
not at war with China, and all the
diplomatic representatives of the
Europen nations say the same for
their governments, and the Chinese
minister says his government has
not sanctioned any i'll treatment OF
foreigners or any of the fighting that
has taken place; that the whole
trouble is due to rioting, such as
occasionally occurs in every country.
The Chinese Minister has also as
sured Secretary Hay that he had
received official information that all
the foreign ministers in Pekin, which
has been out off from the coast cities
for more than a week, were safe and
well. Notwithstanding all tots, the
administration and the European
Government are proceeding NJ though