Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-01-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special to the Newsa
Washington, Jan. !, 1900

Special to the Newsa
Washington, Jan. J. 1900.
Senator Stewart is stauuca AL
vocate of the territorial form of
government for all our new posses .
sions. Speaking on the subject he
said; "My policy is to take all the.
land we can get, and to treat tn"
people who come with it as oul
children. We cannot afford to.
treat some Of them as step children,
When we begin that we may have
discord in the family circle. | be-
lieve in expansion, and believe il
was necessary for the good Of the
country. A country which does
Mt grow is like tree that has at
tained its full growth; it begins to
decay"
Very fttingly, Capt Sigsbee and
Chaplain Chadwick were placed in
charge of the funeral arrangements
of the remains of he Maii dead,
buried Friday at~'Arlington. The
funeral was attended by the Presi>
dent, the Cabinet, and every naval
officer who was in Washington.
There were $50 bodies.
The Lawton fund has grown 20
rapidly that the committee now
las reason to hope that the totaI
will reach $4,000 this week, when
the subscription is to be closed.
If ali the witnesses summoned
from Montana by the Seuate Cons
mittee on Elections TO tell what
they know about the election of
Senator clark, obey the summons,
the cost OF the investigation, which
is paid from what is known as the
Senate contingent fund, will run
up to at least $4,000. About so
citizens of Montana have been
summoned, and every one that ap
pears as a witness viii be entitled
to mileage amounting to about
1926 and 81 a day.
Although the Roberts commits
toe has yet to listen to the legal ar
guments for and against Roberts
January 5 has been set aside for
the lawyers-there are good reasons
for the belief that the committee
has ready unanimously decided,
on the evidence taken, that Roberts
is polygamlst, and that decision
means a report against him, which
will not be opposed by dozen
members OF the House at the out,
side, and may not be opposed at
all
1t has been nearly thirty year,
slnce the fifteenth amendment
| which was the last, was added tC
the Constitution. The number O.
: Constitutional amendments which
have been proposed since Congress
q met indicates belief on the par
= Of numerous gentlemen that tn,
\ time is ripe for further amend
d ment. About forty resolutions
: providing for amendments hav,
already been INTRODUCED, NOR
> than half of which are Tor the sam
purpose-the prohibition of polyg
y amy. Others relate to marriag
y and divorce laws, the prohibition
y Of the use of public funds for sec
tartan institutions imposing a ma
tionaI income tax, graduated in
heritance tax, 'he suppression {
( trusts, regulating the hours Of la
! Dor. extending the Presidenti3
d term to Fix years and making tn
J President ineligible for reelection
N to allow Senators to become men
4 bers of The Cabinet and still retail
- their seats in the Senate, and,
course, our Old, old friend, proyir
ing for the election oil Senators
direct vote of the people, whlC
will probably be the first one to Q
adopled, But there is no immed
ate prospect OF its adoption, no
r. withstanding its numerous su
be pOrters.