The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-21
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ASHINGTON LETTER.

(From Our Regular Correspondent
Tie Seca.e did rot take up the
Nicaragua Canal bill il accordance
with the resolution adopted at the last
session, because, with the votes of
many friends "t the Canal bill. The i
friends of the Canal bill will wait un.
til the Hay Pauncefote treaty is aced
upon before pushing that Measure.
They cay they have the votes pledged
to pass it whenever they got ready, and
there is no reason to rush it now.
When Congress is good, it is very
good, and it has been very good in
deed since this session opened. There
has not been the slightest wrangle on
tho floor of either Senate or House,
although the latter debated and pas,
sed the Administration Army Reor.
ganization bill, providing for regu-
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might have been expected to have
aroused the minority. Doubtless the
failure of the minority causes to agree
| upon party policy had something to
do with the caImness of the debate
Some shrewd lobbying is being done
| in the Senate in the interests those
who wish to prevent action on the
Nicaragua Canal Bill at this session,
and it i, being done largely in the
name of patriotism. The lobbyists have
taken advantage of the strong public
sentiment in favor of Americanizipg
the Hay -Pornceforrs Treaty, not 80
much because they are patriotic as
because they saw therein chance, al
though a slim one, to prevent the pas
sage of the Nicaragua Canal Bill al
this q ,ssion, and not few Senators
voted for the American'zing amend
ments to the treaty under the impres
sion that they had given their patrio
! tism the benefit of the doubts they en-
tertained, really did 80 because OF the
insidjous Influence brought to bear OF
them by the lobbyists in the employ o
> Panama Canal Company. Now tha
, it is certain that the amended treaty
, will be ratified by the Senate, probabl;;
before the Christmas recess, WhicI
8 will begin next Friday, the question
/ whether it will delay action on tn
j Canal bill, is being asked. secretar
} Hay expresses the opinion that Ena
/, land will reject the amended treat!
It but that opinion is not held by an
is Senators. Should England reject tn
t treaty, the passage of joint resolutlo
"a by Congress, decreeing the Claytol
,e Bulwar Treaty abrogated is regarde
as certain, but all this, as the slie
Is lobbyists very we'll know, will co
,e sumo time, and if action on the Can
rs is made to wait upon the settleme
of the treaty question it will hard
ur take place at this session. Senate
who realize this, are now urging tn
n. the Nicaragua Canal bill shall
ad taken up and passed, regardless
he treaties and of what other natio
a may have to say about it.
Ith The proposition to settle the Gems
I'D Apportionment question by cau'
to of the House majority, had to
an abandoned, because of the divers
is of opinion among the members,
the matter will probably be fout
out on the floor of the House, at
the Census Committee reports Its .
which is likely to provide for an
crease in the House Membersf
cen which will prevent the loss OF mi
by bers by any state. Representa-
ame Hopkins, Chairman of the Gen
,me Committee, has introduced bill
hey his own fixing the membership
ide- the House at 357, its present mum
otal which gives the following states
was member less. than they now have;
ight diana, Kansas, Kentuckey Maine'
if bra,ka, Ohio South Carolina,
No Virginia, and gives Illinois Louis