The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-03-09
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

| From our regular correspondent
Washington ID. c., Mar. 1900.
The Finance Bill agreed upon by
the House and Senate Conference
committee, is considered stronger
measure than was either the House or
Senate BILL There was at no time
during the conference 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 i'm
/ provement upon the bills as passed by
the two branches of Congress. Sena-
tor Aldr.ch will, on Wednesday of
this week, make detailed statement
of the work of the conferees, explain
ing why changes were made, and on
Thursday the Senate will vote on the
report, which will be adopted by the
same vote that passed the Finance bill
ten days ago.
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 knock
ed out the plan, fathered by Mr..
Bryan, of holding the democratic con-
vention in advance of the republican
convention, and it was also his infu-
ence, that caused Kansas City to be
chosen for the Convention after Mil
waukee seemed to have a cinch. Mr..
Germans powerful and unexpected
influence in the committee is not
relished by the Bryan worshippers.
He has publicly said that he would
support Mr.. Bryan if he was nominat-
ed, but he has not said that he will
help get him nominated. Mr.. Cor
man is one of the sllckest and most
slippery politicians in the country,
and there is very little doubt that he
will keep Mr. Bryan out of the nomin-
alton, if he can find way to do it.
When the Centennial committee,
compased Of Congressman, Governors
of States and prominent citizens of
Washington, which is charged with
arranging for the celebration of the
Tooth anniversary OF the establishment
of the seat of government at Wash
Iington, endorsed the project of open
ing new Federal avenue from the
Capitol to the proposed Memorial
Bridge to Arlington, across the Mall,
upon which all future government
buildings shall be erected, it admins
tered knock down blow to the
scheme for unloading the south side of
Pennsylvania Avenue on the govern
ment, as sites for public buildings.
The Mall already belongs to the Gov
lernment.
| Ex-senator Edmunds put quick
stop to the report that he would join
the so-called anti-imperialists in sup
porting Bryan, by saying: "It is ab-
surd to think l would vote for Bryan
under any circumstances. / agree
with Senator Hoar that however much
we may differ with what seems to be
the republican Philippine policy, it
will be impossible to support Bryan.
He stands for SO many things that are
antagonistic to republican principles
that would trust my own party be-
fore would join him. We must take
the average of things and not be in
fuenced by single fact"
In the old days 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 flinging per-
Isonal insults at each other. The Incl
dent grew out of the refusal of Morgan
lsome days before, to give the floor to
4 Tillman in order that he might reply
to taunt of Senator Wolcott, about
| the suppressed vote" of South Caro-
/ lima. Tillman said "I have felt in
|dignant at the treatment | received
from the Senator. Never in my ex-
Iperience in the Senate, have I been
] treated so discourteously by any men,
her Of the Senate" At this point
Morgan attempted to interrupt him to
make statement, but Tillman i'm
petuously waved him aside, and con-
tinued II decline to yield to the
Senator He has put himself outside
lof the pale OF courtesy and considera-
tion, so far as am concerned"