Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-05-03

| which Will shut them out OF any paTtlC-
ipation in the government of Cuba
when our military government is with
drawn.
Under the rules of the Senate, it is
impossible to force a vote upon any
measure opposed by determined mi
nority. Senator Jones, of Ark, the
leader of the democrats, has publicly
stated that the army reorganization BILL
which provides for making Gen. Miles
lieutenant. general, and Gen. Corbin, a
major. general, for increasing the Artil-
lery branch of the regular army, and
for doubling the number of cadets at
the West Point Military Academy, will
not be allowed to pass at this session OF
the Stnate. The administration has
been pressing this bill for sometime land
it was to quiet some of the opposition
there TO that the promotion of Gen.
Miles, who is not favorite Of the adj
ministration, was included therein.
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and cure cold quicker than any other med
lcinc," writes G. w. Williams, Sterling Rum
Pa. 1t cures Group, bronchitis and all throat
and lung troubles and prevents consumption
Pleasant and harmless. DR., Waters.
The House will this week take up and
pass the Nicaragua canal bill, and SEN
ator Morgan is confident that it will
pass the Senate, but others are not SO
confident. 1t is an open secret in Wash
lngton that the administration would,
for several reasons prefer that the Sen
ate leave the bill Enacted upon at the
present session, although it will not 60
to the extent of openly antagonizng a
measure that is 80 popular, but there
are tricks in all trades, and it will be
an easy matter for experienced parl!a-
mentarans to so manipulate the bust
ness of the Senate that the canal bill
will not get TO vote in the Senate, at
the pres mt session, without seeming to
be seeking to delay that measure.
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bruises in one third the time required Ivy any
other treatment Cuts, burns, Prostitutes, quin-
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Little more important Legislation,
outside Of the regular appropriation
bills, need be expected from this session
Of Congress- This has been plainly in.
dictated on the floor Of the Senate where
the power of The minority is not ira
| dition, but an insurmountable fact.
This Is Presidential year and the mi
nority scent politics in eyery measure
of importance, In other Presidential
years, the majority has fought for meas,
ures, not to pass them but to emphasize
political issues: but this year, the ma
ority sesms to regard fighting unnsces
sary for that purpose and to be anxious
to hurry the necessary business through
and adjourn. That is the situation to-
day. A single speech on either side
may, upset all calculations and precipi-
tate political fight, which may length.
en- the session beyond the early June
days in which adjournment is row con-
fidentialy expected.
There has been much gossip because
Of the nomination of the president and
confirmation by the Senate of Rev. John
]. Girlmondl, of Mimi, a Catholic
priest, to be United States Consul at
Santos, BRAZIL. About the only reason
for the gossip appears to be that no
other Catholic priest has ever been Civ
en- a place in our Consular or Diplo-
matte Sc. vice. An official connected
with the Department of State, said of
that phase of the matter: VA United
States Consul's only duties are COM
mercial, and if Father Girimondi is the
first Catholic priest to be gwen the po-
sition, it is probably only because he is
the first one who has applied with sup
port enough to attract the favorable
notice of the appointing powers, as the
selection of ministers of other denomi-
nations to be Consuls has been quite
common, and no reason exists to my
knowledge for discriminating against
the Catholic clergy. In this particular
case, 1t is probable that American mer-
chants doing business with Brazil asked
ATTENTION.
The Undersigned wishes to notify those
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