The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-30

WcoMAs ON LEGISLATION.
The Maryland Senator in Favor
Liberal appropriations.

The Maryland senator i'm Favor #
Liberal Appropriations.
Senator McComas, in an interview pub
l!shed today, is quoted as being in favor
of liberal appropriations for river and
harbor improvements and for public
buildings.
81 suppose there viii be number of
public buildings authorized at this ses-
sion,~ the Senator is reported as saying.
Maryland is pretty well supplied with
them now. but there are a number of
towns which should have suitable post
Offices and Government buildings of their
own Owing to complications. work on
the Cumberland postofice is at stand
still, and has been for some time Il is
highly probable that some action viii be
taken at this session which will give
Cumberland that building. There is suf-
aeient money appropriated in case the
courthouse is not combiaed with the
postofIice. and either more money will
be appropriated to carry out the origf-
nal project or the courthouse Will be
separated from the postofiee
The improvements at the Naval Acai-
envy must be continued and liberal ao-
Precipitation for that purpose is in ord9r
This school-the finest in the world CT IS
class in personnel-should be the finest
equipped, and no money spent on it is
wasted. The State very properly takes
great pride IN the Academy and great il
terest IN all that concerns its welfare.
Fortunately, the opposition 10 the i'm
prOTement5 has about vanished, and from
now on the task Of obtaining sufficient
appropriations for this purpose will be
comparatively easy
I suppose We viii have naval bill this
session which viii make liberal provision
for the increase of the Navy Americans
very rightly take great pride in the
achievements OF their Navy which al
though not 50 powerful in the number of
ships as some other nations, has yet dem
onstTated that man for man and ship for
ship. they are the equals OF any in the
world, mOdesty fOrbid6iag my saying the
superior We need more ships, which
means we need more men. and in no wizE
can we secure better training school for
our men than by encouraging the AmeTi-
can merchant marine. which viii give US
a supply of trained sailors on whom We
can call at my time. ! believe the Repub-
lican party was in earnest when it pledg-
ed itself at Philadelphia to do something
for the merchant marine, and / further be
Ieve il viii execute lis promise. as il has
redeemed All otnefS since the foundation
of the Government
Mr. MeConaas favors the construction of
the Nicaragua Canal but would not com
nit himself on the bill pending in the SEN
ate OF the ay-Pauncefote Treaty. Should
the latter pass II viii have q powerful eff
feet On the canal project and may necessi-
tate the substitution of new bill for the
Hepburn bill, which passed the House last
session Apropos of the Hay Pauncefote
Treaty AR McC,QulaS said
IN the death OF Senator Davis the SEN
ate lost one Of its most brilliant and use
ful men I cannot imagine how another
man could have stepped into the breach
when an emergency demanded and filled it
any better than did Senator Davis when
be rose to the situation when his country
needed him