The Harrison times., 1901-02-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Corresponds,

BY standing together i'll. their bp-
position TO the Ship Subsidy bill, 1.-THE
Democratic and Populist Senat brs
have forced the Republicans 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 n
Republican quorum was maintained,
they abandoned the night sessions,
and are now seeking to cajoIe, the
opposition into agreeing to set a
time for voting on the bill. While it
is is impossible to say with any de
gree of certainty what the result of
this change of tactics will be, Sena-
tor Jones. who is leading the oppo-
sition, SAYS the bill will not be voted
upon at this session, and that if the
Republicans are determined to pass
1t, they must do so at an extra ses-
sion of the next Congress-
Mr. Mckinley is pulling for an ex-
ira session, provided, of course, that
a valid excuse can be put 1 jerward
for calling to avoid an extra session,
by leaving no valid excuse for one.
An amendment has already been of
tered to the army appropriation bill.
by Senator SPooner, giving Mr.. Nc
kinley authority to establish a civil
government inthe Philippines, and
one IS now being prepared setting
forth the conditions that Cuba must
comply with to get the U. S. troops
withdrawn
Three of MIR. Mckinley's nomina-
tlons to be Brigadier- r-Generals,
Mood, Bell and Grant-mav be
held up permanently. All the other
nomina tions for Generals, including
that of Miles, to be Lieutenant Cen
eral, have been favorably reported
to the Senate and will at once be con-
frmed, but the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. after several members
had expressed the opinion that these
three officers had not seen sufficient
service to entitle them to promotion
oyer MANY older and more expert
enced officers, decided to delay action
upon the nominate until a fur
ther investigation could be made of
their military records. Wood was
promoted over more than FIVE hund-
red officers and Bell over more than
one thousand, while Fred Grant, al
though he is now serving in the Phil
ippines as Brigadier-General of
Volunteers, is regarded as practically
a civilian.
Senator Bacon tells an amusing
and instructive story of the methods
of legislation in the Mexican Con-
gress-methods which the RepubIi-
cans have to an extent already in
troduced in one branch of our Con-
gress. Speaking of his visit to the
lower House of the Mexican Con
gress, Senator Bacon said: Il went
there day after day but never saw a
member rise and address the Chair.
Bill after bill was passed without a
vote in the negative and without a
word of discussion. l became very
much interested in this state ofaffairs,
and not being able to speak Spanish,
L Inquired of a gentleman at the door
who spoke English, to explain the
situation to me. oh" he replied:
there is no need for any debate.
These bills are sent TO us by the
President and he tells us that he
wants them passed. When he lets
US know that he is in favor of the
bills, we are all in favor of them.
too"
A proposition to make Cuba paw
the expenses incurred by this coun-
try during the war with Spain, has
been put forward by Representative
Levy, of New York, but probably
With more desire to fuddle the situa-
ton than to seriously push the a
OF trying to NAL