The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-12-25

Washington Letter.

the NlCAGNSQaN N'Anal M lis own way
he jiug"ism, majority of the u. s
Senate arc jingos, rs the Senate has
amended the Hay -Pauncefole Canal
treaty to that effect. The talk of
some Senators during the debate
which led To The adoption of the
amendment indicated quite strongly
that the Paroma lohh, lists have not
vet abandoned hope of III some way
preventing the passage of legislation
tor the construction II the Nicaragua
Canal.
There has at uo time been any diff
ferauce Of npini"n between the ma.
jorjry and The minority of the House
on the question of reducing the war
taxes; the differences have heen RS to
how the reduction should he made
and how great it should he. That
being the case, the minority dis
appeared for The time being after its
proposition to make the cut SIC, 600.
OGO year, instead &C $40, 000. 600
as in the majority bill, was voted
down, and the measure went through
the House wilha rush. 1t may not
have such an easy time m the Senate.
The administration thinks Che bill
already cuts too deep cor safety and
many Senators that it should cut
much deeper, and the brewers ale go
ing to try to get more reduction in the
beer tax in the Sena'e.
The referring Of the Oleomargarine
bill to the Agricultural, instead of
the Finance committee IF the Senate,
practically assures its being fnvorahly
reported to the Serate whatever lis
subsequent fate may I've. If the
opposition is as vigorous in the Senate
AS it was in the House, it can proba
bly, prevent Il vote being had ON the
bill.
Much interest is felt in the personal
fight that Is going ON between Senator
Chandler, of n. H., chairman of tie
Senate committee on Elections, aud
Mr.. Clark of Montana, who resigned
his seat n the Serate at the las
session Of Congress to head off the re
solution reported from the Elections
committee declaring that he had not
been duly and legally cecred to .he
Senate. 1t is understood that MIR.
Clark hes been putting a few wires
to add to MIR. Chambers already dhf
fcult job Of getting reelected This
week : ."tar- Chandler struck back
by asking that the Cia.TII' resolution,
which was supposed to have been pu,
to sleep to Mr.. Clark's resignation,
be sent back &c The committee, ia
order that further action might te
taken. w hat viii be tie next move
is not yet. known. Some think that
Mr.. Chandler il merely trying to
brighten Mr. Clark into keeping his
fingers out of the New HAMPSHIRE
Senatorial interest; others that he has
some scheme.which he thinks can be
utilized to keep Mr. Clark out Of the
Senate after5a he gets elected by the
new Montana Legislature.
Senator Clay, of Georgia, made
vigorous attack upon. the Ship Sub |
sidy bill Iuow before The Senate, in II
long and carefully prepaid speech, in
which he declared that the measure
was not what it purported to be, for
the general increase If our.merchant
marine, but vas for the purpose of !
making richer the already rich owners
Of the fast steam ships engaged in
foreign trade, and. that on general
principles he did not regard fbe ship
owners as a class any more entitled to
government subsidies than the farmers
who produce wheat or cotton or corn.
Representatives Of Tie National
Business League, from Chicago aud
New York, made arguments before
the House committee uu Foreign Al
fairs this week, in favor Of rcorgan
ization OF the Consular service. Which
they declared was too much governed
by PARTISAN politics, on strictly
business basis. The same committee
heard Representative Aldrioh, crAla..
in advocacy OF his bill for the establish.
ment, at Washington, Of a Diplomatic
and Consular school, on the same
basis as the Military Academy atI
West Point aud The Naval Academy
at Annapolis.
The House ordered an investigation.
by a committee Of five, OF the charge
that the death IF Oscar l.. Bool. for (
merIy a cadet at West Point, was The