The Arizona sentinel., 1900-05-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. c. May 20.

LNete VIII De IlulS 6HOugu U ko pass It at this session.
 President Mckinley has signed tLe Free Homes bill, Tn which set tiers upon Indian lands recently opened for settlement are deeply interested.
 Only one more appropriation bill remains to be passed by tue House, although 1t will have to dispose of several which have been amended by the Senate. It Is now certain that none of the regular appropria- tion bills will stand in the way of adjournment early in June.
 President Mckinley is desirous of being as friendly with the Boer envoyg, who reached the United States this week, as diplomatic us- age will permit a neutral govern ment to be with the representatives of either, of two nations engaged in war. But the gentlemen from South Africa need not expect to add to their prestige in Washing ton, or anywhere else, by indulging in such yelled threats as those con- tained in the following language used by Mir. Fischer, one of them: "We should like to have the govern ment arbitrate with England and we shall try to have an audience with President Mckinley. If we cannot induce the government to do what we like, we shall try to arouse the people so that they will compel the government to recog- nize us in that way" Some of the | democrats who are trying to make party capital out of the presence of the Boer envoys must have been filling Mir. Fischer up. In fact, the democrats have taken charge of the enyoys.
 Every democratic member of the House Judiciary committee voted against the proposed constitutional amendment, reported from that committee by the unanimous vote of its republican members, giving Congress authority to define, re- gulate, control, prohibit or dissolve trusts, monopoIIes, or combinations, whether existing in the form of corporations or otherwise. That shows what Q lot of buncombe is represented by the democratic howls for some action sweeping nature the democrats oppose it ana attempt to excuse their opposition by tlotting out the doctrine of States rights. ! The report in favor of the proposed constitutional amendment says: ''The power congress now has is largely one of annoyance, We may strike a light blow now here and there, but cannot repregs or pro-
 hIbit such combinations or mono
 polies. Congress should have power
 to maintain an open field for honest competition in all industrial enter Iprises throughout the entire Union
 In doing thls, Congress should not
 be compelled to act indirectly, ol resort to legislation of questionable
 expedisncy, or of doubtful contitu- tionality." The committee has also reported bill amending the Sher- man Antitrust law.
 Representative Cornell, of Pen nsylvania, recently chosen as { member of the Republican Con-
 gressional Campaign Committee gave dinner last night, which : was attended by more than one ; hundred gentlemen prOminentir 1T
 Congressional and official life.
 To make sure that the investiga- ton of the Cuban Postal System Is
 thorough, Fourth Assistant Post master General Pristow, who is an expert in postal accounts, has been placed in charge of the Cuban postal system with full power to make removals and suspensions, and is now on his way to Havana. He will personally conduct the investi- gation, under verbal instructions from President Mckinley, who IS fully determined that every man who has stolen a dollar from the Cuban revenues shall be exposed and punished.
 Senator Wolcott, who has just returned from Colorado, where be went to preside over the republican state convention, says that state will return to !he republican column this year, owing to the return to