The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1901-01-26

a majority of them should have been
willing to make such an exhibition
of themselves. If the British gov
eminent wishes to prevent Nicarau-
qua Canal legislation at this session
of Congress, ii has only to deter
making known its action on the
treaty, until after the 18th OF March.
Naturally the Panama lobbyists are
jubiant, This is playing night into
their hands.
As the administration doesn't
wish to take any more chances, the
eonierees on the part of the House
on the Army bill, have orders to
agree to the bill as it passed the Sens
ate. 1t is expected to go to Mr.. Nc
Kinley in a day or two, and mouths
are already watering TOR the nice
little commissions that he will dis
tribute under the new law.
The Ship subsidy bill has been
patched up SO as to placate republi-
can opposition, and it is now claim
ed that it will get the vote OF every
republican senator, lift gets voted
upon. 1t is to be considered in the
Senate whenever no regular appro-
priati0n bills are on hand, for time.
but Senator Aldrieh reminded Sena-
tor Hanna that the time would be
limited when he gave notice that the
Finance Committee would. during
the present week, report the revenue
reduction bill The prediction has
been made BY Senator that If the
Ship Subsidy bill was not passed be-
fore the revenue reduction bill, which
will have the right of way, got be-
fore the Senate, it would not pass at
all. If the democratic Senator's
choose they can easily prevent the
Ship Subsidy bill getting to a vote,
but they may conclude that it will
be good party policy to allow the
republicans to pass it.
While protesting all the time that
he would not be candidate. Sena-
tor Hanna is constantly busy LAYING
wires to bring about his nominal ton
for President, by the republicans in
1904, His latest move in that direc-
ton was to make bid for the sold
iers vote, by announcing his inten-
ton to Join the G. A. X. If the dem
ocratic leaders can help Hanna get
that nomination, they will certainly
do so, because of their belief that his
nomination by the republicans
would assure the election of any
democrat.
That Pull under this admins
tration is stronger than the Civil
Service Law is nothing new, but a
disgraceful proof of it has just been
given by the appointment OF Vim.
Hamlet, of Maryland, who was
forced to resign as a general inspec.
tor of the Post Office Depart
ment, for having hired out his
government railroad pass, to be an
Inspector in the Baltimore Custom
House In other words, a man who
has shown his unhtness for a posi-
ton under one department of the
public service, has been given an
equally responsible position in an
other. The secret of Hamlet's
Pull is his ability, or his supposed
ability to control the negro voters Of
Maryland.
Senator Teller said OF the Filipino
petition, presented by him, which he
wishes to have printed as a public
document, and which is now in the
hands of the Senate committee or
the Philippines: MY Filipino peti.
ton represents what might be
called the great middle class of tn,
Philippine islands 1t is no protest
from the National Filipino govern
ment. There is not in the list o
1000 and more names, that of on,
oflice.holder under the Filipino gov
eminent No one can charge thai
the document emanates from Aguin
aldo or his followers. 1t is sin
cere and unbiased protest from
the business men and respectable
citizens Of the island agains
the treatment they are receiving
from the u. s., and it is in tn
nature of a petition Tor redress
| consider that in it's way, it is on
Of the most conclusive document
that has yet been put in the hands @
the American people. 1t is the las
word from the main body of educat
ed business.like Filipnos. The orig
inal document was, OF course. II
Spanish. II was delivered to me b.
Incstizo. himself q most brillian
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