The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
I'm Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent.
If an extra session of Congress has to
be called to pass the Ship Subsidy BILL as
now seems probable, the Republicans are
going to make Philippine legislation the
excuse for the extra session. After lead
ing Republican Senators had repeatedly
said that there was to be no Philippine
legislation by this Congress, and Senator
Spooner had abandoned his bill, which by
the way gives the President about the
same authority over Civil Government
in the Philippines that he now exercises
under his authority as COMMANDMENT
Chief of our military forces, and announc-
ed his intention to try to get a Congress
sional committee sent to the Philippines,
it was little surprising and at first con-
frlsing for Mckinley to send a report from
the Philippine Commission to Congress,
urging the immediate passage of the
Spooner bill, reinforcing it with the in
dorsement of Secretary Root and his own.
Mr. Mckinley knows the absolute lmpoS-
sibility of getting the Philippine legisla-
ton asked for i'll the short time left of this
session, and only sent the report and
message to Congress to prepare the way
for an extra session of the next Congress,
in which some of the most active oppon-
ents of the Ship Subsidy bill will not have
seats, if it becomes necessary.
Democrats are not worrying over the
extra session question. They can stand
it if the Republicans can, and neither the
fear of it, nor the desire for it, will lntiu-
ence a single Democratic vote, or lessen
Democratic opposition to single mea-
sure which is opposed on principle.
NJ, AcE iplny has tried tn lessen the
Republican scramble for army commits
sions i'll the expanded regular army, by
announcing that he intended to give those
commissions to men who had served in
the Philippines with the volunteers, as
far as possible to do so. The qualification
was doubtless added because he knows
very we'll that some of those commissions
will be demanded by men whose demands
he dare not turn down. A big Republican
row is probable over the distribution OF
these places.
single firm of Washington Patent
T LAWYERS. c. A. Snow & Co, the most
| successful patent solicitors i'll the world,
| obtained during 1900 1897 allowances
Oft. S. patents, many of which had been
rejected when previously presented by
| other attorneys. Here is a hint for the
inventor who wishes his applicationfor a
natent TO he allowed.
Senator Towne, whose successor is ex.
| nec+ed RI nresent his credentials during
The present week. made his farewell Con.
9ressiona1 how in what many of his adj
mirers declare to have been the best speech
he ever made, The speech was nominally
made on the following resolution, Offered
| Inv him. "That Justice. the public welfare
and the national honor demand the I'M
mediate cessation of hostilities in the
| Phil;Dnine Islands. uDou terms recogniz
ing the independence of the Philippine
neonle and conserving and guaranteeing
the interests of the United States" but il
was not confined to the Philippines. Il
embraced the general political conditions
and the outlook for the immediate future
incidentally showing how unwise MIR
Mckinley and his advisers have been il
most of their policies.
Senator Bacon has been given the homo
of being designated to read Washington
farewell address to the Senate on Wash
iugton's birthday. The Brewers put tn
screws on Senator Hanna, and he in turf
put them on the Senate Committee OF
Finance. and the result is that the amend
ed hill for the reduction of War taxes a
reported to the Senate, keeps Hanna
promise to the brewers in exchange 70
their campaign contributions, and re
/ duces the tax on beer to $50 a barre
l And it is dollars to brass buttons tina
: the House will agree to this, althoug
: when the bill was before the House, a
e amendment fixing the tax at thos
: figures was voted down.
| The House Committee on Banking an
/ Currency has reported two financial bill
but whether either will get acted upon
: not vet certain The Committee hi
Y adopted a resolution, making one
n them. the Hill bill for establishing IL