The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-12-04
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
From Our O,cn Correspondent.
WAsuINGroN, ID. G., Dec. 2. 1901

w WASHINGTON, ~. VI, Dec. q, 1vul.
Democratic Senators and Repvesen-
tatives arc expecting that this will be n
very busy session of Congress for them
and that it will be productive of am
munition that will give the party a |
Congressional victory in next years
campaign. They lin probably fight
for practical anu substantial trade re-
cip:c city tiiat viii benefit American
consumers rs well MS producers; for
tariff revision, especially OH articles |
con rolled by trusts; for retrenchnent |
in public expenditures, which grow
NOR, cNtravagant all the time under
Republican rule; for legislation for the
suppression or control of trusts, and
for reduction in the war taxes, which |
are piling up Treasury surplus that is
an incentive to cXtrnvagant eXpendi-
lures. Perhaps mono Of these things
may be accomplished, but they are live
issues, and their agitation by the Dem"
ocrats in Congress will keep them be-
fore the people, and cannot fail to be
beneficial to the Democratic party. In
addition to fighting for this much
needed legislation, the Democrats in
| Congress will be on the alert to expose
al. the jobs brought forward by the
majority.
| Although it has been repeatedly
denied that Secretary Root promised
the Cubans tariff concessions on their
sugar and tobacco, the developments
OF this week made it quite certain that
he did, and that the administration is
doing all it can to make Congress re-
deem tho promise. Secretary Root
argues for these concessions, in his an
nual report, both for mater:a! and
moral reasons, and endcavors to add
strength to his argument by implying
that Mr.. Mckinley was in favor of
these concessions. But he overlooked
one OF the strongest arguments, with
! the average Republican Senator and
! Representative, in favor Of these con-.
cessions-they are demanded by the
sugar trust.
Hon. David B. Hill was ia Washing
ton this week and made IN argument
before the U. S. Supreme Court. He
courtcously but firmly declined all in
vitations to submit to an interview on
the political outlook, on the ground
that he had nothing to sny on the sub
ject ut this time. But to his personal
friends he spoke very hopefully of the
prospect. from Democratic point of
view, and made several predictions
that would make sensations If printed.
Senator Millard, of Nebraska, who is
new to national politics, signalized his
1 arrival in Washington by giving out n
newspaper interview predicting that
Hon. William j. Bryan would be the
Democratic nominee for Governor of
that State nextyear.
MIR. Roosevelt is still wrestling with
the problem. Of whether Secretary
Hitchcock shall boss the distribution
of Federal patronage in Missouri or he
shall look around FOR now Secretary
of the Interior. It seems to be fight
to the death with the Missouri Repub-
lican factions, both of which are large
ly represented in Washington this
week.
The Spanish Treaty Claims Commits
sion is proving no exception in the
matter of expense to the usual govern
ment commission. The appropriation
for this commission for the current fis-
cal year was $4,000, but it has spent
money 30 freely that one of the first
things Congress will be asked to do
will be to make deficiency appropria-
tion of $4,000 to carry the commission
through the year. Some idea may be
gathered of the extravaganc. of this
commission, which it must be remem-
bered is only temporary, from tho fact
that it spent for Office fittings and fur
niture $4,000.
Representative Cowherd, of Missouri,
says of tariff revision sentiment in his
| section: "It is growing every day.
We want to reach out for more mar
kets and our merchants are demanding
lower tariff duties. Missouri is a low
tariff State, and let me inform you that
Kansas is also inclined that way, in
spite of its Republican Representatives
in Congress. Yea. don't hear high
tariff talk III Kansas. IT the Republi-
cans do not act this winter, want to
say to You that the tariff will be the
burning theme of the coming Congress
sional campaign"
Mr.. Roosevelt has made several Sena-
tors very mad by turning down their
recommendations for the promotion of
some of their army favorites, and he
rubbed salt in the raw plncesby telling
them that it was useless for them or
for anybody else to make recommends
tions concerning that class of promo
tions. In private some of these Sena
tors are making vague threats about
hanging up Mr.. Roosevelt's army nomi-
nations.