The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-30
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
w WASHINGTON,
March 26. 1900.
(Communicated).

convince all of the Republican
Senators, by telling them that
the passage of the Porto Rico
tariff bill was necessary to get
certain big campaign contribu-
tions, is now vigorously welding
the party whip on the shoulders
of the kickers, with able assiS
lance on the quiet from Mr.. Nc
Kinley. 1t was to help him that
Senator Foraker got the Senate
Porto Rico bill sent Uack to the
Committee. This leaves the
deck clear for the House bill,
which deals exclusively with the
Porto Rico tariff. Every energy
is now to be bent to force that
through the Senate without
amendment. Five or six Repub-
lican Senators still threaten to
tilibuster against vote
Senator Cockrell, speaking for
the Democratic Senators, just be-
fore the Senate passed the bill
authorizing the appointment of a
commission to go to China and
Japan and make report OH com
mercial conditions in those coun-
tries, said: "The Republican
party is in absolute control, and
we on this side of the chamber
are powerless to prevent the en-
actment of any legislation CON-
ing from the Republican party
and deemed necessary by it.
will not antagOnize this bill, al
though do not agree with it in
principle. l want it understood
now, and distinctly understood,
that hereafter, absolute response
bility must rest upon the Repub-
lican party for the passage of all
resolutions and billS.n
Senator Tillman utilized his
pithfork to toss a few aggravat-
ing questions to the almost dis
tracted Republican Senators.
Among the questions, which no
Republican seriously attempted
to answer, were the following,
which furnished considerable
amusement to the occupants of
the galleries and to the Demo.
cratic Senators: elias the PreSi-
deut changed his mind or not!
Is the President for free trade
with Porto Rico to-day, or is he
tot! Is he leading his party or
has he surrendered to the die
tateS of special interest, follow
ing the triumphial ear like a pris.
oner of war; Will some gentle
man please tell me whether the
President is for free trade with
Porto Rico or is he nOt!" After
waiting in vain for a reply to his
questions, Mr.. Tillman said with
a sardOnic laugh: "a dumbness
falls upon us all" He then WV
idly sketched the present trou-
bles of the Republican party,
and predicted that the people
would sweep it from power for
not recognizing that the flag, the
Constitution and liberty must
travel together, and charged the
Republican party with indirec-
ton, hypocrisy and dirty work.
Senator Spooner sought to de
tract attention from Senator Till
mans plain talk about Porto
Rico by shifting the debate to
the suppression of the negro vote
in South Carolina, but Mr.. Till
man met him at once by declar-
ing that he had no apologies to
make for the action of the white
people Of South Carolina, adding:
"When you could get nothing
more from us by law, you turned
horde of negroes and carpet
beggars loose upon us to steal
everything we had left. We are
here to stay, and we demand our
rights. We are not to be tramp
led on and hammered and pat
rOnized any longer. | say that
as South Carolinian, l am the
equal of any Senator on the floor.
| propose to have my say here,
no matter whose feelings are
hurt"
After ten years service in the
House, Representative Cox, of
Tenn, has announced that he
will not be a candidate for re.
election. When asked why, he
answered in three words-''T ired
of it," He will be missed by the
Democrats of the next House, as
he has won a place as an able
champion of Democratic princi.
pies.
That the government overpays
for low grade work and under
pays for high-grade work has
again been emphasized by the
resignation of Hon. A. p. Gree.
ley, Assistant Commissioner of
Patents, because of his small sal
airy, to engage in practice in
the city of Washington, making
a specially of trademarks and
foreign patents. The retirement
of Mr.. Greedy is a decided loss to
the government. He has hpan