The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-04
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Ian. I, 1000.

Washington, Jan. 1, 1900.
Senator Cockrell, the leading Dem
ocratic member of the Senate Con
!. mittee on Military affairs, is strongly
opposed to the Republican-imperlal- |
istic, in reaity--plan for large |
standing army, and intends to fight 1t
every time it shows its head. He
said on the subject "The army
establishment is provided for until
July 1, 1901. and there is no necessity
for legislation at this session on the |
subject. This gives us year and
half to consider the matter and decide |
what had best be done. / am in favor
OF slightly increasing the artillery arm
OF the service, to take care of our sea |
coast Notifications, but do not think
there is now, or will be in the near
future, any occasion for a permanent
increase in the number of infantry or
cavalry regiments above that which |
has been provided for by law for a
number of years" The Republicans
are too shrewd to make any move
toward legislation for large standing
army until after the Presidential |
election, but there isn't the slightest
doubt that they intend doing so at
next winters session of Congress.
There is reason to believe that the |
Lawton fund will reach total IN the
nelghborhood of $4,000 by next
week, when it is to be closed.
Captain Sigsbee and Chaplain
Chadwick had charge of the funeral
over the bodies of $50 of the crew of
the battleship Maine, which was
brought from Havana last week, and
inferred in Arlington cemetery. The
ceremonies were very simple.
Neither Mr. Quay nor his friends
are acting like men who are confident
Of landing that seat in the Senate.
They are in reality alarmed because
of the large number of Senators who
decline to say which way they will
vote.
The American Protective Tariff
League has done many absurd things,
but all their efforts in that line have
been ecllpsed by a clrcular-letter it
has sent to preachers for the purpose
OF trying to get them to say that
church collections are increased by
protective tariff. The ministers OF
Washington are inclined to resent
this attempt to use them for political
purposes. One of them-Dr. Alex
ander Mackay-Smith who voiced
tie opinion of most of them, said
"The weather cuts more figure in
church collections than any tariff
that could be framed. l have noticed
that collections frequently fall off as
much as half on rainy Sunday. The
attendance at the church is the great
est thing to be considered. If the
gentlemen who are sending out the
circulars can prove that more people
go to chuch under protective tariff
than under tariff for revenue, | will
be inclined 10 think that there is
something in their contention"
Secretary Gage showed his con-
tempt for public opinion when he
ordered something like million dol
lars day-the receipts OF the govern
ment for International revenue taxes :
deposited in favored New York =
bank, pending distribution among .
other national banks. but he may find :,
himself in hot water on account of
that order, as Senator is quoted as ;,
having said of the order: "The only =
satisfaction Secretary Gage vouchsafes =
to the country is that lit is conhden- =
tial arrangement between the Treas :.
ury and the bank That is a queer 8
way to talk about the Governments -
transactions, and l wouldn't be sur =
prised if an effort should be made in ;,
the Senate 20 ask some sharp questions ;,
about it. | remember that big muss =
was kicked up during Mr.. Cleveland's y
administration because a much small -
er sum Of government money was |,
deposited in widely scattered banks. r
In Jackson's time the same question =
was raised and the country sat down =
hard on the scheme" /
The hearings in the case of Senator Il
Clark, OF Mont, which was to begin s.
Jan. 6, before the Senate committee ly
on Elections, will be sensational if IL
Senator Clark proves, as he says he I
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