Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-11-26
Washington, November 18th, 1900.

that he will be unable to see any call
ers except those who have important
business with him until be completes
his annual message to congress upon
which he is now working Only two
weeks remain IN which the message
must be written and printed, and it
will necessarily be quite long docu-
ment.
1t is generally understood that con-
gress will provide for Trans 18th
milan canal at this session, but whether
it will be the Hepburn Nicaragua
Canal bill that passed the house at the
last session and which was by resolu-
ton of the senate made the special
order for December 10, will depend
upon the recommendation made by
the presidents message, which will
be accompanied by the report of the
canal commission upon the most
feasible route, all things considered,
for the canal The. spreponderance of
sentiment In congress faVors the
Nicaragua route. and that the canal
shall be constructed and controlled by
the U. s. government.
When a man yells before heis hit,
it is usually because he knows he de-
serv,es to be HIT That is .abo1t what
is the matter with the democrats who
are bowling about the intention of
the republicans at this session of con-
gress to pass a reapportiopment bill
reducing the representation of those
southern states which have !disenfran-
chised a large portion of their voters.
They know that the republicans in
congress have the power to do this
thing and they fear it will be exer-
eised, as it would be by the democrats
ii the conditions were reversed: IF
the republican leaders have any In
tenIion of putting such legislation
through congress, they have not given
amy Indication Of Is at this time, al !
a few of them have psbliefy
said tba6 it, would DE no more than
just punishment for those states. 1t
is not at all likely, however, that3the
punishment will be administered,
There is. much anxiety'in Washing
ton because of the serious illness of
Senator Davis of Minnesota. 10
addition to friendship for him because
of his many likable qualities, there is
feeling that his counsel will be
needed during the coming session of
congress. His long experience as a
member of and as chairman Of the
senate committee on foreign relations
has made him an authority on every
thing pertaining TO the foreign rela
tons of this government. -,
Attorney General Griggs is the only
me mDer of the cabinet who has yet
declined { he presidents pressing in
to the entire cabinet to retain
their portfolios under his second ad
and his declination was
based upon personal reasons-he is a |
poor man anGEfeels that he cannot |
afford TO remain IN Office where it |
costs him more to live than the salary |
he receives. w hen there is a lncra tive |
law practice awaiting his attention. |
There are two other members of the |
cabinet who are wavering Between |
their personal desire to- retire and |
their WIS.,, to please the president by |
rema iHng in office; while itlis nnder-
stood that tsSe other four hagekefecidt -
edstO accept the5presidsnt'sihy ifation,~
they 7haS'eonot forhaalfy dosfe
80. $1,000 81 GflfE-r+ aE&.T II LAYS 2!0s5t
The house way siapt8 means commit !
tee will at once begin considering the |
question % reporting a bill TO rtdac-
the internal reveDae taxation, and |
Senator Aldrleh, chairman ,sefi the |
senate committee on finance, will call |
a meeting OF that com mittee for tn
same purpose. Senator Afdrich said |
Of the probable ae;i ion of his com nit
tee: at is impossible at this time TO |
say whetheF we can accomplish any
thing IN the way Of reduction. We |
hope to do so, but how much the |
amount will be or what direction We |
will take in securing the reduction,
cannot be predicted until the COMMIT:
tee gets together and carefully re
views all the Information which is to |
be farnished by the treasury depart |
meat Secretary Gage estimates the |
surplus of tive present fiscal year at |
$50, zoo, 600, and that OF the year be- |
ginning July /, 1901, at $50, O0O, 900, the
latter being based upon continue |
ton os present internal revenue taxes. |
Senator Hawley, chairman of the
committee on military affairs, ex-