Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-01
A BUSY WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Committees Make rlany
Amendments to Financial and
Puerto Rican BilIs--Senator
Tillman's Anger Roused-
Excellent Selections of
Senator Allison.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 1900.

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The Finance Bill agreed upon by the
House and Senate Conference Com
mittee, which will probably become a
law without further change, is con-
sidered stronger measure than was
either the House or Senate bill. There
was at no time during the con-
ference any difference between
the Republican conferees as to the
object sought-to give the U. S. the
best financial system and the highest
credit; the weeks discussion was on
how best to accomplish that, and the
result is success, and an improvement
upon the bills as passed by the two
branches ofCongress. Senator Aldrich
will, on Wednesday of this week, make
a detailed statement of the work of
the conferees, explaining why changes
were made, and on Thursday the Sem
ate will vote on the report, which will
be adopted by the same vote that
passed the Finance bill ten days ago.
The Republican members of the
House have held two conferences on
the Puerto Rican tariff bill, and as a
consequence, the bill will be amended
slightly before being passed.
The most significant feature of the
meeting of the Democratic National
Committee, in Washington, was the
power exercised by Ex-senator Cor
man. 1t was his influence that knocked
out the plan, fathered by Mr.. Bran, of
holding the Democratic convention in
advance of the Republican convention,
and it was also his influence that caused
Kansas City to be chosen for the con-
vention, after Milwaukee seemed to
have a cinch. Mr.. Germans powerful
and unexpected influence in the Com
mittee is not relished by the Bryan
worshippers. He has publicly said
that he would support Mr.. Bryan if he
was nominated, but he has not said
that he will help get him nominated.
Mr.. German is one of the slickest and
most slippery politicians in the coun-
try, and there is very little doubt that
he will keep Mr.. Bryan out of the nom-
ination if he can find way to do it.
When the Centennial Committee,
composed of Congressman, Governors
of States and prominent citizens of
which is charged with arranging for
the celebration of the Tooth anniversary
of the establishment of the seat of gov
ernment at Washington, endorsed the
project of opening a new Federal,
avenue from the Capitol to the pro-
posed Memorial Bridge to Arlington,
across the Mall, upon which all future
government buildings shall be erected,
it administered a knock down blow to
the scheme for unloading the south
side of Pennsylvania Avenue on the
Government, as sites for public build
ings. The Mall already belongs to the
Government
The vote of "a to % by which the
Senate took up the Quay case, is re-
garded as test vote, and as showing
that when the final vote is taken, Mr..
Quay will be seated. The opposition
may, if SO disposed, delay the final
vote by making speeches on the case,
but they cannot change the result.
In the old days a personal reference,
made on the floor of the Senate. by
Senator Tillman to Senator Morgan
would have resulted in pistols and
coffee for two, but there is no longer
any fighting in Congress, even when
such Southern hot-heads as Tillman
and Morgan indulge in finging per-
sonal insults at each other. The Incl
dent grew out of the refusal of Senator
Morgan, some days before, to give the
floor to Tillman in order that he might
reply to taunt of Senator Wolcott,
about the suppressed vote" of South
Carolina. Tillman said; 81 have felt
indignant at the treatment 1 received
from the Senator. Never in my ex-
perience in the Senate, have l been
treated so discourteously by any men,
ber of the Senate" At this point
morgan attempted 10 interrupt MN to
make statement, but Tillman impet-
uosly waved him aside, and continued:
81 decline to yield to the Senator. He
has put himself outside of the pale of
courtesy and consideration, so far as |
am concerned"
Senator Allison has chosen for his
fellow members of the Republican
Steering Committee, the following brill
liant array of Senatorial TALENT Hale,
of Maine; Aldrich, of Rhode Island;
Cullom, of H.; Wolcott, of Colo;
Sewell, of New Jersey; Spooner, of
Wisconsin; Mcbride, of Washington,
and Hanna, of Ohio. With such able
and experienced advisers to arrange