Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-02-15
WASHINGTON LETTER,
(From our Regular Correspondent.
l. Il 4 Il :

together in their opposition to the
Ship Subsidy bill, the Democratic and
Populist Senators have forced the Re-
publlcans 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 Repub-
l1can quorum was maintained, they
abandoned the night sessions, and are
now seeking to cajole the opposition
Into agreeing to set time for voting
on the Dill. While 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, and that If
the Republicans are determined to
pass it, they must do so at an extra
session of the next Congress.
Mr.. Mckinley is pulling for an extra
session, provided, OF course, that
valid excuse can be put forward for
calling one, and the Kepu bllcan lead
ers in the Senate are pulling to avoid
an extra session, by leaving no valid
excuse for one. An amendment has
already been offered to the army ap-
preparation bill. by Senator Spooner,
giving Mr.. Mckinley authority to es-
JabliSn a civil government in the
Philippines, and one is now being pre-
pared setting forth the conditions That
cuba must comply with TO get the
U. s. troops withdrawn.
Representative Lentz, of Ohio, PIesi-
dent Of the Jefferson, Jackson and
Lincoln League, recently organized
with headquarters at Columbus, Ohio,
Was in charge OF the Congressional
party which left Washington today
TO attend the big banquet to be given
at Columbus, by the new league, Tues
day evening. The party included
Senators Pettigrew and kenneY. ex-
Senator Towne, Senator elect Cam
mask, Representatives DeArmond, of
Mo-, King, of Utah, Clayton, of Ala
bAma, all of the Democratic members
of the Ohio Congressional delegation,
Hon. Geo. Fred Williams, of Mass,
and other Democrats of prominence.
Three Of Mr.. Mckinley 3 nominations
to be Brigadier- Il GENERALS, w God, Bell
and Grant--may be held up perma-
nently. All the other nominations for
Generals, including that of Miles, to be
Lieutenant General, have been la
yorably reported to the Senate and
will at once be confirmed, but the
Committee on Military Affairs, after
several members had expressed the
opinion that these three officers had
not seen sufficient service TO entitle
them to promotion over many older
and more experienced officers, decided
to delay action upon the nominations,
until further 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 Phi
1ippines as a Brigader-General of vol
unteers, is regarded as practically a
civilian.
| Representative Richardson, the Dem.
ocratic leader in the House, has re.
celved many compliments on his vic.
tory in the Ways and Means Commit.
tee, in favor of report to the House
against concurring in the Senate
taxes, and asking a conference thereon
after a majority of the Republican
members Of the committee had decided
simply to nOn-cOncur without asking
a conference. The Republicans of thu
committee were divided, and Mr.. Rich
ardson quickly took advantage of the
opportunity and scored Democratic
victory. There is a republican scheme
to kill this bill.
Senator Bacon tells an amusing anC
instructive story Of the methods OF
legislation in the Mexican Congress
Methods which the Republicans have
to an extent already introduced In one
branch Of our Congress. Speaking of
his visit to the lower House of The
Mexican Congress, Soma tor Bacon said
Il went there day after day and never
saw member rise and address the
CHAIR. Bill after bill was passed with
out a vote in the negative and without
a word OF disc ussion. l became yer,
much interested in tho state of affairs
and not being able to speak Spanish
| inquired OF gentleman at the door
who spoke English, to explain the stu
alton to me. Oh, he REPLIED there
is no need for any debate. These bills
are sent to US by the President and be
tells us that he wants tuem passed
/ Whom he let's us know that he is in ia
vor Of the bills, we are all in favor OF
them, too" A proposition to make
Cuba pay the expenses incurred by
this country during the war with
Spain, has been put forward by Repre-
sentative Levy, of New York, but
probably with more desire to befuddIe
the situation than to seriously push
the idea of trying to make Cuba pay
our war expenses.
The administration received broad
side from its own ranks, when Repre-.
sentative Brown, Of Ohio, a Republi
can, made vigorous attack upon the
present Philippine policy, and offered
a resolution declaring that lit is the
purpose of the U. s. in retaining pos
session of the Philippine Islands to aid
their inhabitants when they su bmiJ to
the authority of the U. 5. in establish
ling capable and sta BILE free govern
ment, and when this purpose shall be
fully accomplished, the U. s. under
such reservations and conditions at
may be wise and just, will relinQuish
sovereignty in those islands," Incl
dentally Mr.. Brown referred to the
idea held by some of breaking our
pledge given to Cuba as the "climax
OF greed and the doctrine of freeboot-
ers and pirates.
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