The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-01-24
1.-The Prudent Man Setfefh
His House In Order. -
WASHINGTON.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington Ian. 81

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From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington Jan. 2i, 1901
Senator Allen, just before the
hlibuster against the Army Reor-
! ganization DILL was abandoned,
made red hot speech against the
Mckinley policy in the Philippines,
which made large army necessary
i'll his own words: II am opposed
to this bill, because its avowed pur-
pose is to provide soldiers to be sent
to the Philippines. He paid his
compliments to Senator Hawley,
who had denounced the petition
signed by 900 Filipinos, presented
to the Senate by Senator Teller, as
reasonable. by saying: The flip
pancy with which the terms traitor
and treason are being used these
days is getting to be a stencil Ill the
nostrils OF some ofus. " Incidentally
he gave the West Pointers in the
army a few side swipes and eX-
pressed the opinion that the officers
who had never been TO West Point
were among the best in the army.
Referring to the investigation now
being made in West Point by
committee of the House, Mr.. Allen
said: Look at this investigation
going on now. This thing called
haziug. Why. the prize fighter is
a gentleman, the bull-baiter is
gentleman, when compared with
the cadets at West Point. The
hazing takes place within the
knowledge of the officers at that
institution"
1t is understood that the republi-
can steering committee has given
Senator Hanna one week within
which to pass the Ship subsidy bill.
If not passed in that time it is to be
permanently side-tracked.
Representative Kitchen, OF n. c.,
. has no fear that a cadet appointed
| by him to West Point will suffer
, anything by hazing or fighting. He
said on the subject: I've been hop
ing to hear that my cadet had been
, called out. reckon he's able to
: take care of himself, and reckon al
so they will give him a side berth.
. Hes a graduate of one of our
, North Carolina colleges, played
, center rush on the football team.
and was captain OF the football team
and was captain ofthe baseball team.
Oh. he's peach. He stands over
. six feet high, weighs $50 pounds,
and comes of good fighting stock"
The nomination of : the son of
Justice Harlan, Of the Supreme
Court, to be Attorney General of
Porto Rico has not been confirmed
yet by the Senate At the secret
session this week special efforts
were made to get Senator Pettigrew
TO withdraw his objection to action,
but he refused, declaring that ne
had no doubt OF young Mr..
Harlan's personal fitness for the
position and no personal objection
to him; that his opposition was
based on higher grounds-the un-
fitness OF the nomination OF a son of
a Justice of the Supreme Court at
this time to such position. Mr..
Pettigrew then said a few words
concerning the recent nomination
Of son OF Justice McKenna to be
major in the army, jumping him
over the heads OF us lieutenants
and captains: also of the removal
OF son of eN.President Harrison,
because his father had dared to
raise his voice in opposition to the
KcKinley policy. Mr.. Pettigrew
said Il make no charge against
the Supreme Court. but l do say
that the appointment OF the sons of
two OF the members of that Court
to important positions under the
Administration at this juncture Of
affairs in The Supreme Court is, to
say the least, Indecent.
Senator Daniel, who objected
when Senator Morgan asked the
unanimous consent of the Senate to
vote on the Nicaragua Canal Bill,
February II, says he objected be-
cause he thought the question had
not been sufficiently considered in
its latest phases, and from the
present crowded condition of Senate
legislation he was afraid that
enough time would not be allowed
for debate upon the Canal Bill if an
hour was fixed Tor a vote. Later
Senator Morgan offered a resolution
declaring that neither the Clayton
Bulwer Treaty nor the Hay. Paunce-