The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. /, 1901

eNenbS 50 CLOSE together as Uile Iunefdl
of Queen Victoria, which President
Mckinley and his Cabinet attended
Saturday, and Joint Congressional
Celebration of the Centennial ami
versary of the appointment of John
Marshall, of Virginia, to be Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, which they attended
inthe hall of the House today. Time
is Precious Just now, both with the
President and with Congress, but
time can never be so precious that
some OF it cannot be spared TO do
honor TO the memory of so distinguish
ed an American as John Marshall was
The real fight in the Senate over
the Ship Subsidy bill is now on in
earnest. The Republican program,
arranged by the steering committee,
is to keep the subsidy bill before the
Senate until it is voted upon, or it is
demonstrated that the opposition is
determined enough to prevent vote.
Already the Senate is meeting an
hour earlier and this week night SEES
sions are to be forced. The friends of
the bill are confident that the result
will be the passage of the bill.
The long-delayed Army Reorgani-
cation Act became law on Saturday,
and the President and Secretary of
War are now engaged in carrying out
its provisions. 1t is expected that
the nominations of the high-grade
officers provided for will be sent to
the Senate this week by the Presi-
dent. That General Miles will be
made Lieutenant General is regarded
as certain.
Senator Stewart, in a speech sup
porting the Ship Subsidy bill, said he
was on principle opposed to any mon
opoly of the sea, but if there must be
a monopoly of the sea he desired it to
be American.
Col William Brown, of New York,
a lifelong Democrat. who is now Wis
iting Washington, paid this high trib-
ute to President Mckinley: Il became
well acquainted with Mckinley in
school, and we have always been good
friends. Although we have differed
in our political beliefs, | have always
admired the man. He is honest and
straightforward and from earliest
youth has led an exceptionally clean
and upright life. Whatever McKin-
ley undertook he did well. and the
same trait has characterized his work
through life When he started in to
champion a cause, he did it with his
whole soul, and believe he never
does or says a thing that is not
prompted by the highest motives of
conscience
General b. Tracy, whose good work
as Secretary of the Navy, under the
Harrison administration had no lit
tie to do with the present efficiency
of our Navy. is in Washington on
legal business. He said: I'VE have
the best ships and the best guns and
the best fighting men of any navy in
the world, and in the development of
our Navy should be centered the pa
triotic pride of every American. |
have noted with pleasure the great
progress that has been made toward
even greater navy, and hope the
government will continue the good
work. America can afford to have
nothing less than the best"
Senator Chandler raised laugh by
saying, in reply to the claim of Sen
ator Jones that the opponents of the
Ship Subsidy bill wanted time enough
to expose its iniquity THE oppo-
nents of the bill have been allowed to
expose the iniquity of the bill and
their own iniquity along with it."
Senator Spooner, who will retire
March 4th, makes a positive denial of
the story that he will succeed Attor-
ney General Griggs in President Nc
Kinley's Cabinet. He says he expects
to practice law. He ought to know.
Senator Hanna is inclined to Joke
about his rheumatism, which is again
giving him trouble. As Senator Nor
gan stepped aside to allow Mr. Hanna
to pass through door, he said, nod
ding at the lame foot Same old
trouble, | suppose - Yes, - replied
Senator Hanna Same old rheuma-
tism. 1t seems to be getting little
worse every day. | guess it is politics
struck in
The difficulty of pleasing those who
refuse to be pleased is once more ex-
emplified by the present attitude of
those who have all along been crit
cising the President for usurping the
power properly belonging to Con
gress, in his insular policy, toward
the Presidents desire that Congress
shall pass upon the satisfactoriness of
the Cuban government that will be
provided for by the Constitution now
being formulated by the convention
sitting in Havana. President McKin-
ley holds. and very properly, that
Congress should pass upon this mat