The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-14
SENATOR MORGAN IS CROSS.
DIsLIKEs HANNAS ATTITUDE ON
THE CANAL BILL.

Treaty-Secretary Dick Has Had to
Pull I'm His Horns-COngrcssman
Bailey Back I'm Neutrality-suspicious.
ard of Alabama.
Washington, May Ex-senator Nor
gan, usually the blandest and most
tender of gentlemen of the old school, is
cross as bear since he has found the willy
Hanna in the path of his pet Nicaragua
canal bill, and what he proposes to do to
Hanna, according to the threats delivered
within the walls of the committee ROOM
is "a plenty"
Ever since the committee of which he Is
chairman, and a majority of the member
ship of which is Republican, declined to
report the canal bill, as Senator Morgan
thought 1t should. nobody has been able
to get near the old man. Newspaper men,
who are usually close to him, and to whom
he is, on ordinary occasions, most kind
and most affable, have been met by the
surllest and grufrest rebufrs every time
they have attempted to get any express
ion from him on the canal. He has been
so sanguine all the time that the President
and the administration leaders meant what
they said when they guaranteed prompt
action that the recent developments have
quite upset him.
There IS a strong possibility that II
things continue to go wrong in his COM
mittee, the Senator will endeavor to force
a vote on the Senate bill, which is now on
the calendar and which differs very little
from the Hepburn bill which is in the
nil UNntli t.. Al1t.
good his threats and block legislation,
which the Republicans want There is not
much chance of his accomplishing any
thing of value on this line, however, be-
cause the appropriation bills and other
matters which are pending are privileged
and have reached a stage where opposition
can avail little.
Mcbride and the Treaty.
Senator Mcbride of Oregon, who is sup.
posed to possess the vote which at the
proper time will bring the canal bin from
the committee, because he has been the
most pronounced of the five Republicans
in advocacy of the measure, is a slight
little fellow, who does not cut much fig
ure on the floor Of the Senate, but who lie
regarded as something of an authority
on international law He is a firm advo-
cate for the ratification of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty but he has always de-
clared that he regards the canal of more
Importance that the treaty. IL Is Nc
Bride who has been most active in the
effort to revive the treaty by means of
the canal bill He and Senator Daniel
of Virginia are the lame men Of the Gen
ate. Mcbride Is compelled 20 wear
high boot and walks with a cane. He is
young man and a native of Oregon
which fact in itself is enough to prove
that he is young. He is a lawyer by
profession, but has practiced very little
For ten years he was in the mercantile
business. He was a member Of the House
of Representatives and Speaker of that
body, and for ten years was Secretary of
State. He is serving his first term as
United States senator, but Is regarded as
one of the older young men Of the body
having entered the Senate in 1895. There
have been many changes since then.
Dick for Chairman.
Secretary of the National Committee
Charlie" Dick has had to pull in his
horns In the little matter of his desire
to represent Ohio upon the National Com
mittee, for George Cox, the Cincinnati
boss, insists upon having that place him
self Dicks only chance was In getting
Cox TO withdraw He went to Cincinnati
in the hope of effecting this, but has evil
IDENTIFY failed as it Is officially announced
in Hanna headquarters that Cox will be
the member of the committee from the
continue as Secretar, of the committee
or is 60 be its chairman. Senator Hanna
will run this years campaign If he is
physically able 90 d. SO. and If he is not
the duties of chairman will fall upon Col.
Dick, in whom both the President and
Hanna have the greatest confidence.
Bailey Back in Washington.
Joe Bailey is back in town. Bailey's
return from Texas was the signal for all
f1t1 Lob from &c
members without regard to party, for re
brought back a iaurei-beiecked brow and
nothing is so sweet to politicians as vic
tory, His remarkable successful cam
paign of the state as the opponent of Sem
alor Chiffon, has added perceptibly to his
stature, even in the eyes of those MEM
bers Of the House who were wont to de-
cry his ability, for there Is no member
Of the House, but has in his heart a lin
gering desire to get to the Senate, and a
deep respect for the men who have got
there. There are times when they jump
on the Senate and talk about the supe-
rfo11ty of the House as being the great
popular branch of the government, but
that is a mere Jolly they are giving
themselves. As a matter of fact there
is not one of them who would not like
a seat in the Senate. and while their
hearts may be touched with envy at the
great success of the young Texan. they
Sill 1n0 themselves b4i1liIlIiE MIN iOi II.
AS for Bailey his success has not brought
perceptible Increase in the circumference
Of his head; there was little room for ex-
pansion in this respect.
Howard OF Alabama.
Milford w Howard, who has cut such q
figure at the Middle-of- the-R Road Conven-
ton at Cincinnati, is the Populist eo-cors-
gresham who attained whatever fame
has been his luck through writing his d.
rectory of the shady side Of Washington in
his book "If Christ Came to Congress- is
several inches over six feet In hight and
has a physique which the pugilistic JEFF
fries might well envy. Howard may rot
have made himself famous in Wash'ng-
ton. but while he was here he learned TO
play the bucketshops and went back 10
Alabama with a good deal more honey
than he had when he came. He is regard
ed by those who pretend to know as very
foxy citizen.
Old Men I'm the Church.