The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-18
FOR RALEIGH MONU MENT
This Bill to be introduced by Mr.
Simmons Today.
ASSIGNED ON SEVERAL COMMITTEES
These All Have Charge Of Matters Of Vital In.
terest. Mr., Pou Introduces the Road
Bill in the House. Charges
Against Chetham.
Especial to News and Observer.)

! tSpeclal to News and ODSerVer.)
| Washington, D. c., Dec. 17.-Senator
Simmons introduced several bills today,
among them appropriation of $4,000 for
a road from Raleigh to the National
Cemetery, near that city; providing that
Confederate muster rolls be furnished
when asked for by the Governor of any
State; providing for the transfer of cen
sus records and volumes from the In
terror apartment to the census office.
| and to furnish copies of any of the records
/ to Governors of States when they desire
! them upon the payment of expenses of
copying them; and three private bills.
Tomorrow Senator Simmons will in
! troduce the bill for the Raleigh monu-
ment on Roanoke Island and for other
/ purposes.
| Representative Pou introduced the Ra-
! leigh cemetery road bill in the House
j also today.
! The road bill was also introduced ir
/ the House today 1t is hoped that it will
pass during this Congress. Mr.. Pou has
i introduced several private bills for his
constituents
Representative w. w. Kitchin received
! a letter today from a New York repre-
1 sentative, commencing his resolution tc
repeal the 18th amendment, in which the
New Yorker said, This is white mans
/ Government"
| "A large number of North Carolina
| representatives are here, among them
| Marshall H. c. Dockery, Postmaster
| Bailey, Corporation Commissioner Alb
! bott and District Attorney Bernard. 1t
| is understood that all will be reappoint-
| ed, except the district attorney, who has
/ a hard fight on his hands.
Senator Simmons will be assigned to
! the following committees tomorrow as
the Democratic caucus has agreed upon
The committee assignments: Postoffice
and Post Roads, agriculture public buildI
ings and grounds, forest reservations
coast defenses, relations with Cuba and
to examine the several branches of the
civil service. These are splndid commit
tees. Probably no new member has
Jared so well. These committees all will
| have in charge matters Of present vital
| interest to the people of the State. Our
Senator is well pleased with his assign
ments. In fact, his four leading COM
mittees are the ones he selected for him
SELF
The people of North Carolina should
be proud of the recognition which has
been given our new Senator by his Dem
ocratic colleagues.
At a Cabinet meeting today it was de-
cided that Henry P. Cheatham, the ne
gro congressman from North Caro-
lima, would not be appointed Recorder
of Deeds of the District of Columbia
Charges have been preferred against him.
and it is said they are sustained. 1t is
not known who will be appointed to sue
ceed him.
There is a growing opinion that the
President cannot escape taking a hand
, in the Schley affair. His record in the
round-robin and the like would naturally
incline him to stand by Schley, and put
an end to the miserable petty meanness
that has bounded down Schley, Miles and
tried likewise to destroy Dewey's repu-
tation. His close personal friends be-
lieve he will take action that Will end
the naval cabals intrigues
Imperialism goes on .apace The plans
are now matured to give such powers to
the Philippine Commission as would
stagger even the English who is accus-
toned to Imperialism. They are to have
the power to issue franchise for tele-
graph, street cars, telephone, railroad
companies; TO buy the church property,
worth many million dollars, and dispose
OF them upon easy terms to Filipincs; to
issue Manila bonds to the amount of
$4,O00,O0O: to decide who shall vote, and
TO be regular kings and high muck-a-
mucks on the islands. The new powers
VIII leave no voice to the people or to
Congress.
Mr.. William A. White, who is Roose-
yelt's patronage dispenser for Kansas is
in trouble. He wrote vicious article
about Senator Platt which appears in the
current number of McClure's Magazine
The senior Senator from New York is
resolved not to permit the attack to go
unnoticed and he said today:
Il have made up my mind to enter suit
on account of the publication for which
this Mr.. White is responsible | never
knew him, and | am sure he does not
know me. Yet he seems to have con-
ceived deep dislike for me- There is
malice in every line of his so-called biog-
raphy. | do not object to his praisins
President Roosevelt but | do object to
his defaming me for the purpose of add
ing to his praise. His article is made up
OF tissue of lies, and all who know me
know it. ! did not know until today that
this Mr. White claims to be on terms of