The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-12
Bood|ers And
Cabinet Quarreliug.
Mckinley and Hanna Mani.
pulattng Things 80 as to
Pay Campaign Debts

II
McXinley's Campaign and Mr. Nc
Kinley's Cabinet. The men who
bossed the campaign compelled the
republican, on the House Ways and
means Committee, to make q reduc.
tion Of Is cents net. Q barrel, in the
beer tax. although il made the total
Of the Revenue Reduction bill, now
before tho House, exceed $40. .000.-
600. instead Of keeping it inside Of
$50. 900. 900 % recommended by Mr.
Mckinley. The cabinet objects and
has been even talking Of fighting the
bosses in Congress. bot word from
Nj Mckinley will probably result in
making II plain to them that the bosses
ere not doing more than they we're
bound TO do.
One republican. speaking of
the cabinet kicks. said: "Why in
stead Of kicking, these men ought to
thankful that the brewers are not de-
msndiug the 81 Q barrel reduction
they we're led to believe before the
election that they would get ; these
men 10 the cabinet would know Q
whole heap more about practical pol
itics IL they would work for Q while
With men who raise the money for Q
national campaign. Of course. Mac
will quiet them; be knows Some
ere predicting that the bill will be 81
lowed to fell in the senste. Repre-.
sentative Richardson presented the
minority report on the revenue reduo.
ton bill. 1t does not oppose any Of
the reductions made. but favors a
more extensive reduction in o|wsr
taxes
The senate has always been I'm OK.
trsvagsnt body. especially in its OK.
renc'tures for its own luxury. and the
fact that the committee on finance
-hss just psid $4.7O9 for refuruishiug
end redecoratiog the room in which
It meets. shows ths, i, 10 growing
more 90.
IL Vas 90 onexpectedIy largo msjor.
isy-l9S to 92-tbat the house gave
shs Groot oleomareiue bill Polisiosl
lines we're not drawn as oil. II apy
lios vas drawo. il wss 'bs agricultural
sss'oss The ~socfso,uriug
That everything il. being done ,h..
esn possibly iuaoenes votes for ,bs sbip
subsidy bill. 10 apparent to everybody.
Evso sbs biddiog for the t.uo,iou
OF tho 'ix sr@ored cruisers and The Eve
basslssb. =, authorised ss The lsss session
OF congress. vas usilis,d for that Dor
pose 10 srder TO create the imp,essioo
10 soosrss 'hss' tho shipysrds Of the
country we're oil ou the huo, for work ,
which tho sbip subsidy bill would give
sheu II sososed into . lev, these
schsuess bad . whole lot of small f,y
sstabiishmso,s. which would be taxed
to their utmost capacity to build . hsb,
drafs guoboss. put 10 bids fc, oruisers
sod bs,,leships
Seostors are DOT showing much
su1,s'y TO rush tbe army seoreaoisatioo
bill through tha senate. which wss r.il
rosdsd through the house last week
To give the senate rspu bIieaus ohsoo. i.
to rush il. the house leaders made the
bill . substitute for one that vss passed
By tho senate as .hs lee. session. The
senate ooald hsvs sout the bill 10 q
conference ss oooe. but /, didu's. The
bill "ss referred to sbs military oom
mis'se. aod Ssossor Hswlsy, ohairuso
OF that somuis.eo. says the uso.l
routine vill be followed 10 the consider.
alton OF the bill which bessa today.
The soti.esossso sueoduent. adopted
by 'hs hoass TO please the w. @. T. U
10 already bsios made tho bssis Of much
sosssssioo. The sbsoees favor ito beioQ
ssruok oct by the sess.s
The story Of Rs'hbous's sx.ravsgasee
With Cuban foods. which wss quite o.
dissssesfal I" Nssley's s.ssliugs. il
folly told 10 psupbles of 232 psges,
nov 10 The bssds Of The senate commit.