Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1900-11-29

From Our Regular Correspondent).

Nrron Our regular rCorrespondent).
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1900.
A quorum OF the senate could easily
be mustered in Washington today. Sen
ators OF the dominant party are talking
very cautiously of what will be done at
this session of congress and some of the
most influential OF them are irowning
down the idea OF reducing the repre-
sentaiions in congress and the electoral
college Of those Southern states which
have constitutionaily disfranchised some
OF their voters, and the president is also
being quoted against the scheme. which
now seems to have next to no chance of
going through. Minority senators are
reticent. They say that it depends en-.
tlrely upon the attitude OF the majority
whether She session is business one or a
political bear garden. Senator Harris. of
Kansas, one OF the minority said: I'VE
face grave questions that must be solved
aud they ought to he acted upon with
all the wisdom and foresight the nation
can summon. 1t would be folly for the
republicans 10 prevent harmonious ac.
tion on those subjects by angering the
minority through the passage of a reap.
portionment bill that would decrease
representation from the southern states.
| do not believe the republicans will try
such thing. They want harmony at
this session of congress-"
That the cut in war taxes cannot be
made very deep by this congress ia made
apparent by Secretary Cages estimates
for the current and the next fiscal yea.
This year the excess Of receipts over
expenditures will he about $50, ,0OO. 600
but the estimate for the next fiscal year
Is that it will only be $3O,OOO,O0O, il the
war taxes are left undisturbed and the
present average of receipts therefrom be
maintained. That Is why 1t is not be-
lieved that the bill for the revision Of
the war taxes, which is now being CON
sldered by the ways and means COM
mittee OF the house, will reduce the war
taxes more than Sl5, 900, 900; and if the
wrangling among the various interests
seeking reduction or repeal OF some Of
the war taxes, gets too warm, there
may be no reduction at all.
Gen. Miles, in his annual report. again
urges the necessity for thorough reor.
ganization OF the army and for the en-
largement Of the regular army to at
least one man for every thousand of our
population. lie is very emphatic in de-
clarlng that We have not enough regular
troops at home. In his own words
The force has been so much reduced,
that at the present time there are not
one fourth enough troops properly to care
Tor and man the fortifcatons which
have been erected on the sea coast at an
expenditure oi nearly $50, 600 ,OOO."
Congressional investigations are never
treated with any too much respect in
Washington, because very few OF them
have ever been so conducted as to com.
mand the respect Of unprejudiced per-
sons. Present indications are that the
investigation OF the expenditures and
receipts in Cuba, since it has been under
American control, ordered by resolution
adopted by the senate at the last session
OF congress, when the Neely case was
disgusting honest people, will be no ex-
ception to the rule. The senate com.
mIttee on relation with Cuba was
charged with making this investigation.
and as a starter, it called on the War
and another departments for complete
statement Of moneys handled in Cuba. F.
Although that was months ago, the
only held It's second meeting
several days ago, and after carefully ex.
eluding the newspaper men, solemnly
adopted motion to adjourn subject to
the call OF the chairman, because the
asked for was not complete.
which probably means that no actual IN
formation asked lor was not complete.
which probably means that no actual
investigation will ever be male bv tle
senators. Some day they may make
report on the figures submitted to them
by the departments.
In making the early announcement
that he would not accept the general in.
vitatiou to remain with him, extended
by the president to all members of his
cabinet, Attorney General Gsigss may
have been actua,ed by feeling OF sym.
pathy for the large number Of persons
who had been deprived Of their usual .
occupation OF making cabinets after each .
nstional election, by the presidents in.
Those Industrious individuals
have no cabine, to make this time. but
they can now busy themselves in making
an attorney general. Secretary Gage
SAYS he hasn't made up his mind
whether he Will remain in the cabinet
and doesn't expect to for little while.