Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-05
Washington Letter
From our Regular Correspondent

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passed at this session of congress, but
| he talks freely to them of the general
/ legislation he thinks is needed, and he
impresses upon their minds that what
ever is to be done should be done
promptly, as he is particularly anxious
that nothing should be left undone
that will make an extra session OF the
next congress necessary, and as all the
congressional party leaders are IN
thorough accord with him everything
now indicates that all necessary leg1s-
lation will be put through at this ses-
sion.
Rev. DR.. F. NJ Bristol, the presi-
dents pastor, said in replying to the
toast. The Mission of the American
Republic. - at the ninth annual
banquet of Burnside post, No. s, De-
partment of the Potomac, 6. A. r.:
1--WE believe in expansion-the ex-
pansion of freedom and principle. We
believe in mperialism-the Imperial
ism of right. We believe in sovereign
ty-the sovereignty of man. We be-
lieve in royalty royalty of ideas.
We believe in the betterment OF man,
the enthronement of man. we be-
lieve in the sovereignty of man as man,
and the dignity of man as man. The
American principle is now and ever
will be that man shall no longer be
treated as a chattel, but as king IN
his own right. We believe in arlstoc
racy-the aristocracy OF the common
people, the brotherhood OF man.
The fact that the Democratic sena-
tors have the power under existing
rules of the senate to prevent needed
legislation at this session OF congress
and force an early extra session OF the
next congress, if they dare TO take the
responsibility of exercising 1t, is caus-
ing renewed agitation OF the eXpe-
diency of so amending the senate rules
as to give the majority right to cut
off debate on a bill when it is evident
that it is being used solely to delay
vote This agitation ism t new by any
means. The same thing has been
voted down by the senate any number
of times and in many shapes. Inc last
time was when Senator Mason s reso-
luton, providing that after every SEN
ator had had an opportunity to speak
once on a measure the ma Ority might
close the debate. was sent to the COM
mittee on rules to die, by a vote OF 81
to "a. Senator Hansbrough strongly
favOrs a rule giving senators the rlght
to move that a vote be taken whenever
no. lo1o hnir
ly INDUCED in. He said: SSuch a
rule would make it impossible for any
Individual senator to prevent vote,
as is now the case, and would give to
a majority of the senate the right to
decide when vote shall be had. III
this majority believed that the meas
ure had not been sufficiently debated,
or that undue haste was being shown
in the attempt to reach vote, 1t
would vote down the motion. Other
wise. we would secure decisive action
without prolonged delay. [ am sure
that no senator would try to press
measure to a vote if he was shown
that such action ought to be postponed
for legitimate reasons.
From every class in Washington ex-
pressions of regret for the death of
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, are
heard. The president will miss him
as friend and valued counselor; the
senate will miss him in every conceiv
able way, his wide knowledge, person
al geniality and long membership hav-
ing made him one of the leading mem
bers of that body, and he will be
missed by thousands who loved him
and knew him for true and tried
friend. This is Senator Morgan's
tribute to his memory: ''Cushman K.
Davis was my friend; genial gentle
man, scholar, and a patriot. AS
chairman of the senate committee on
foreign relations, Senator Davis was
especially well fitted to assume the
responsibilities of such an Office, and
he nobly fulfilled his tasks. With
the death of Senator Davis, Senator
Frye ranking Republican member,
became acting chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, and he
will be likely to continue as such dur
ing this session of congress. He is in
every way fully qualified to fill the
position. The death of Senator Davis
adds the Minnesota legislature to the
number of those that will have the
duty of electing two United States
senators to perform at their next ses-
sion. Governor Lind may, if he sees fit.
appoint senator to serve until the
legislature acts, and it is presumed in
Washington that he will do so.
Secretary Root, who returned from
Cuba this week, said of his trip: Il
found the people generally peaceful
and contented, and pursuing their or
binary avocations The island is grow
ing steadily more prosperous and the
people seem to be more satisfied. y
Having the assurances of a majority
of the governments interested that
they endorse the attitude of this gov
eminent President Mckinley is natural
| ly confident that the harsh and impos-
y