The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-02-02
OUR WASHINGTDN LETTER.

ASHINGTON, II. u, janualS ~''h'
MIR. ED1ToR:-Col. Bryan returned to
Washington to attend the Gridiron Club
dinner. He is delighted with the recep-
ton he has met with in the East, and says
the Republicans will be surprised when
the votes are counted if they really believe,
as they pretend to, that al! of the Eastern
States will support Mr.. Mckinley and the
present policy of the administration. He
saws he has found the democrats every
where he has been preparing to put up
stiff fight this year, and encouraged to be-
lieve that they have good chance to elect
the next President.
The sturdy opposition to the ship-sub-
sidy job has frightened Mr.. Mckinley no
little, and it is among the probabilities
that the bill providing therefor may be
| held over until the next session. This
! isn't because the Hanna Mckinley crowd
! have any idea of abandoning the job but
because they are beginning to be afraid
that if it is damned through before the
| Presidential election it will defeat the re-
|
| dent and Congress.
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, is
| getting little uneasy about his seat, not
withstanding the big republican majority
| in the Senate The democrats are hot
after Scott. Able arguments, showing the
necessity for an investigation, were made
before the Senate Committee on Elections
by Judge J. H. Holt and Mr.. Frank l..
| Welles They told the Committee that
very short investigation would show the
illegality of SCOTS election, and that
among the witnesses they would like sum-
moned was the governor of the State, who
threatened to call out the militia to force
the recognition Of a rump legislature.
| Germany has made formal protest
| against customs regulations of the United
State, applicable to merchandise imported
from Germany, and Secretary Hay has re-
ferred the protest to Congress, accom-
panied by letter from Secretary Gage,
saying that no changes in the regulations
can be made without amendment of the
Dingley tariff law.
The growing extravaganza in public ex-
penditures may well be regarded with
alarm by the conservatives. 1t is not con-
fined to any one branch of the government,
but may be found in all of them, and, if
not checked, will sooner or later lead to
ruin. A member of the House Committee
| on Naval Affairs figures that the cost of
| educating each cadet at Annapolis, after
| the proposed new buildings there are COM
pleted, allowing legal interest on the plant,
will not be less than 5000 year.
The House Committee on Military At
fairs will begin the investigation, ordered
| by the Sulzer resolution, of the Idaho labor
troubles and the connection of United
| States troops Herewith on February 14th.
| Gen. Merriam, who commanded the troops,
and the governor and auditor OF Idaho
| have been summoned as witnesses, and
the names of others will be furnished the
| committee by Representatives Sulzer and
Lentz, who have been active in pushing
| the investigation.
Representative Moody made a hit when
he made a few remarks in opposition to
bill authorizing the Secretary of State to
| paw to British company the cost of re-
pairing the Manila Hong Hong cable cut
| by Admiral Dewey. He said with strong
emphasis: Before we spend any money
| doing grace to citizens of Great Britain,
let that government pay what it owes to
| the citizens of the United States" He
suggested that the Secretary Of State, in
stead of urging the passage of this bill,
send to the House list of the claims
against the United States and Great Brit
ain by the citizens of those countries, with
a view to legislation for the establishment
of commission to settle them all. Rep
resentative Adams, of Pennsy lvania, made
an appeal for the passage of the bill,
recommended by the President and the
Secretary of State, as an example for
Great Britain to follow, but Mr.. Moody
spoiled the appeal by remarking: But
she doesn't follow; we continue making
examples and she refuses to follow The
bill was not acted upon.
| The republican Senators nave occh COM
PEELED to change their program on the
gold standard bill. They had not intended
| to do any speaking, but, under the taunts
of Senator Jones, of Arkansas Senator
Allison announced that himself and other
republicans would speak in defense of the
bill The action of the democratic caucus
| In deciding to offer free c"icage substi-
tute for the gold standard bill, at the
! proper time, has been well received by
| democrats While this substitute cannot
pass, it will receive the votes of all the
democrats who supported the Chicago
platform, of all the populists and of all the
silver republicans, and will spike few
republican guns.
| Tho babata on the r rit iSh war nDlicV