Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-01-12
Special to the Leader.


before this, but the debate on the
"CantGtl" and other amendments has
been more prolonged than there was
the slightest necessity for, but the de-
bate has in the main been legitimate
although Senator Pettigrew and one or
two ether opponents of the bill have
Made use of 1T for PURPOSES of delay,
and the friends of the bill have not felt
called upon to try to cloae it. 1t is GER
tain th9t the bill will pass, whether
the vote be taken today, tomorrow or
next week, and with that the friends of
the bill are utilizing all their patience
to make themselves as contented as
possible, although it is well known that
every day of delay adds to the emIbar-
rassment of the War Department. The
Senate can legislate quickly when 50
disposed, but no man can say when it
will be SO disposed, and no certain
method of expedibing lis metholis has
yet become known. The Senate voted
to abolish the "canteen"
The House after passing the reap
portionment bill took uo the River and
Harbor bill and passed it. Those Owo
bills represent a good weeks work for
that body.
The Senate committee on Finance
devoted it's meeting this week to
general and free discussion of the Rev
enure reduction bill but noattemptrwas
made to decide either upon the bill as
a whCle or upon any plrti AR feature
of it. AS one member of the committee
put lit, "the meeting was merely free
exchange of opinions" Another mem
ber said the bill would probably be
ready fo- the Senate ais soon as the
Senate was ready for it.
No uneasinesz is felt in official cir
cles on account of the backing and fill
ing of the Chinese government about
authorizing the signing of the demands
of the powers which have been accept
ed by it's accredited envoys at Pekin.
Ii is REGARDED as characteristic of the
Chinese mind, and NO doubts are en-
tertained of the ultimate outcome, but,
like all negotiations with the Chinese,
1T win take time.
The grip is again prevalent in Wash
ington. 1t is no resDector of persons.
President Mckinley has been confined
to mis- room with mild attack all this
week end his physician advised as a
matter Of precaution that the official
reception TO the Diplomatic Corps be
postponed. Secretary Hay has oeen
confined to his home for week with d
similar attack and Speaker Henderson
was ke-t indoors for three or four
days, but is again presiding over the
House.
A bill to correct certain existing alb
uses under the Chinese exclusion law,
in accordance with the reccmmenda
tions made by Attorney General Grlggs,
has been favorably reported to the
House from the Judiciary committee.
Hon. John Gooincw. U. S. Consul
General at Shangh China, is in
Washington. In the course of a con-
versation on Chinese affairs he said:
II am located thou,iand miles from
Pekin, whore negotiations are being
conducted for "a settlement of the Chin
ese difficulties, but l am near enough to
know that throughout the East it is
that by following the course laid down
by the United States, and in MO other
way, can the vexatious problems pre-
sented be solved with justice to all.
The Chinese trust the United States
thoroughly knowing as they do unat
this country has no land-grabbing de-
signs, and while they do not hope to
escape the payment of just retrrbution,
they know that back of all Cur de-
mand5 there is a spirit of Justice and
fair play. The American policy will
triumph in the end. and the world is
coming to know that William McKin
ley leads the nations in the diplomacy
of the East"
The Senate committee on Agriculture
has closed the hearings on the Oleo-
margarine Bill, and is now considering
the arguments for and against the
measure which have been submitted.
1t is regarded as practically certain
that the bill will be favorably reported
the the Senate.
The expansion idea in the House
proved too strong for the Census Com
Tittee S reapportioDment bill, which
left the House at its present member
ship, and the Burleigh substitute,
which adds 29 to the present member
ship after March 8. 1908. making to-
tai of 1856, was passed by a majority of
SO. The 20 additional Representatives