The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
W ASHISGTON.
lngtOn.
(Commun Gated
Feb. II, 1901,


By standing together in their
opposition to the Ship Subsidy
bill. the Democrat and Populist
Senators have forced the Repub-
licans to change their tactics.
They began the fight last week
by clustering and Dragging about
how easy they would tire out the
opposition by night sessions.
After holding two night sessions.
at neither OF which Republican
quorum was maintained. they
abandoned the night sessions.
and are now seeking to cajole the
opposition into agreeing to set a
time for voting on the bill.
" lille it is impossible to say with
any degree of certainty what the
result Of this change of tactics
will be, Senator Jones. who is
leading the opposition, says the
bill will not be voted upon at
this session. aud that if the Re.
publicans are determined 10 pass
it. they must do so at an extra
session Of the next Congress.
Mr.. Mckinley j. pulling for an
extra session, provided. of course,
that valid excuse can be put
forward for calling one. and the
Republican leaders in the Senate
are pulling to avoid an extra SEES.
sion, by leaving no valid excuse
for one. An amendment has al.
ready been offered to the Army
Appropriation bill. by Senator
Spooner. giving>Mr. Mckinley 5
authority to e>td0sh civil GOV.
eminent in the Philippines. and
is one now being prepared setting
forth the conditions that Cuba
must comply with TO get the
United States troops Withdrawn.
Representative Lentz, OF Ohio,
President Of the jefferson, Jack.
son and Lincoln League, recently
organized with headquarters al
Columbus, Of Ohio, was in
charge OF the Congressional party
which left Washington today, to
attend the big banquet to be
given at Columbue, by the new
| league. Tuesday evening. The
party included Senators Petit
grew and Kenny, ex-senator
Towne, Senator elect Cammack,
Representatives DE Armend, OF
Me-, King, of Utah, Clay ton, Of
Alabama, all of the Democratic
members Of the Ohio Congress
sional delegation, Hon. George
Ferdinand Williams, of Mass,
aud other Democrats of promi.
nence.
Three of Mr.. McKinley's nom
nations to be Brigadier. Gen
erals-Wood, Bell and Grant
may be held up permanently,
All the other nominations for
Generals, including tina. of Gen.
eral Miles to be Lieutenant Gen.
eral, have been reported to the
Senate and will be at once con.
tirmed, but the Committee on
Military Affairs. after several
members had expressed the opin.
ion that these three officers had
not seen sufficient service to emit.
tie them TO promotion over many
older and more experienced of
ficers, decided TO delay action
upon the nominations until a fur.
ther investigation could be made
of their military records. Wood
was promoted over more than
five hundred officers and Bell
over more than one thousand,
while Fred Grant, although he is
now serving in the Philippines as
q Brigadier- General of Volun.
teers, is regarded as practically
civilian.
Representative Richardson, the
Democratic leader in the House,
has received many compliments
on his victory in the Ways and
Means Committee. in securing
the adoption of a resolution by
that committee, in favor of re-
port to the House, against con-