The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON,
(G0mmunicated
Feb. %, 1901.

- AZ ~ g. III COIl SlCSS lOI udl
ever reduction Of war taxes
tie country gets. The Republi,
cans fully Intended to kill the
bill in conference. but when they
found out that all th- Democrats
in the House and ef,ugh of the
Republicans to NAL r. majority,
We're determined te lead Oft that
scheme. the leaders at once or
dered that a compromise be
patched up i'll conference between
the House and Senate bills.
That compromise will not. of
course. in any SerSe. be a Dem
ocratic measure. Ou- it will make
some reduction il war taNeS that
would not have Deen made. if he
Democrats had been less aggres-
Sive.
Senator Morgan. in the minor
lty report of the Committee on
Foreign Relations on the reSolu-
ton declaring that the ra'itica.
ton of the Hay Pauucetote
treaty is not a condition piece-
dent to the construction OF the
Nicaraguau Canal. and that the
United States should proceed
with that work regardless ot the
Clayton Bulweg a GREEN e n
which was adversely repor,ed by
a party vote. makes the rosi-jyp
charge tia. Mr.. McKjulcy caused
the resolution to lie adversely
reported. Concerning tle iutin.
euce Of Nr. Mckinney with The
Republican mrnhers Of the com.
mittee. and lis ii.Lt to say what
is exped.rut for them 10 ~. Spl.
ator Morgan >aid This claim
was made in tile committee. and
his Nj. Nckmlry'> views AS 10
the eNpedieucv OF action were
stated d. grounds of obiprtiou
to tile resolutions From This
view Of tie dutv Of the ,Irnatp
| holly dissent. MANY P4nnh
lical. Senators who nave claimed
to lie for tie Nicaragua Canal
az, now under >usnIriou Tho
claim that action on amy I4oi,Ia
-ion. relating 10 the NIraI-aon,
Canal while the Uay pauucpfot4
treaty i urudiru wou}d f.. Ii.
courteous to England i = very
plausible blum. but still a bluti
II has been A>rd Sucr4.>fuIlrn.sd
10 prevent action nj tblS .r,,ion
of CONGRESS The Panama r,r.,I
lobhp i irving 70 do tla r.sr
lis latest and most imnortant Pa.
cruit is a member Of / he cabinet
of Colombia who is now in
WASHINGTON seekina 70 t,ansfar
Colomhla'S interest in tbe Pan.
anna Canal to the United States
government. 1t is NOT Snrnr;sino
that ugly stories should b4 Ia 49,.
culation concerning tb4 canal
business. Senator Norra ;,
stirred M the RepubliranS bv
openly charging them with bavi,r
intended from the first IN kin tho
Nicaragua Canal bill SAVING ~
them and their tactics. "Thesn
men are willing to be kicked and
jutfed about by KIug Edward
VII. and are kueelino ia LiS
every whim. They do NOT ha
lleve that the United States has
any rights unless Grpat Rritain
saws so. | know that fine Canal
bill was used TO influence thn
election of Mr.. Mckinley tho
Republicans knowing all thA
time that their instructions were
to defeat it i'm the Senate
All the extravaganza of the Re
publican Congress is not con.
uected with bic appropriations
although they make the mo>t
fuss aud are naturally heard tha
most Of During the debate on
the General Deficiency bin if
was shown that sinecures were
thick az peas in "A pod. II was
shown that committee clerks
the moment that they do any r4aI
work. use their pull with mem
beers to get extra nav therefor
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