The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-03-14
Washington Letter.
washington, Mar. II, 1901.

sEAAI0E UcCIuluB uOb I'D lake up tu0 Qu0S-
tion Of a change in rules or of reorganiz-.
ing the committees, the senate made short
work Of the extra session called to act on
the presidents nominations, and adjourn
ed Saturday afternoon. 1t would really
have been the saving of time In the end
for the senate to have remained In ses-
sion long enough to have settled both of
those questions, but there are such wide
differences Of opinion about changing the
rules so as to limit debate that its settle
ment would have required more time
than the senators were disposed to de-
vote to 1t this spring, and the influential
senators had reasons of their own, some
OF them connected with patronage, against
any reorganization of the committee be-
fore the regular session.
In official circles very hopeful view
is taken of the Cuban situation, notwith-
standing sensational press dispatches
from Havana, and the opinion is expressed
that the Cubans will, after talking awhile,
accept the conditions laid down by con-
gress for the removal of American control.
J It is very positively denied that any in
crease of our military force is or has been
contemplated by the administration.
The ex senators have been fortunate In
landing presidential appointments. Ex-
Senator Chandler has been made head of
the Spanish war claims commission,
which carries the same salary as senator,
and will last for several years; Ex-Sena-
tor Carter, who talked the river and har-
Dor bill to death, has been made one OF
the U. 8. commissioners to the St. Louis
exposition, which is a tbree-year job at
$5, 900 a year, and three other ex-sena-
tors-Thurston, Mcbride and Lindsay
are slated for st. Louis exposition COM
missionship. This Is an indication of the
value of knowing the ropes
A firm which has procu. ed more than
1900 patents for inventors, as G. A.
Snow & Co., the Washington paten,
lawers have done, have a right to feel
that they have been instrumental in In.
creasing the prosperity of the country
and In keeping American invention at the
head Of the worlds procession.
fhe president is not discouraged be
lessAase Of the alaathy Of The senate on tbs
reciprocity question, shown by the fail
ure of whole bunch Of reciprocity trea
ties for lack of action by the senate. By
his direction, Secretary Hay has arranged
with the French ambassador to extene
the time within which the reciprocity
treaty with France may be ratified unit
Sept. "a, 1902. Whether senators will
show more interest in reciprocity during
the life of the present congress than they
did In the last remains to be seen. The
administration believes that reciprocity
is necessary to avoid commercial war OF
the U. s. by combined Europe.
According to Prof. Charles w. Dab
ney, president of the University of Ten
nessee, who testified before the industria
commission on conditions in the south
the south has entered upon period o
natural evolution, which will carry it's In
dustries steadily forward for years. HI
said that cotton, cattle and mules brinl
better prices than ever before, and tina
the people of the south were enjoying
period of great prosperity also that In
dustrial education was making the negr'
more productive as citizen than he ha'
been as a slave.
Representatives Cannon, Dalzell, an
Richardson have job that is not envie
by any Of their colleagues. They consti
tute the committee authorized to hav
the house entirely re-furnished, includin
new desks for the members and ne,
chairs In place of the old benches in tn
, galleries. They know that no matte
how well they perform their task, the
,, will not escape criticism. At any rate
the long experience of the three gentle
men ought to enable them to come yer
near to putting in what will be needed
even If they don't please everybody.
!, Secretary Longs answer to the senat
resolution, asking whether officers in th
navy promoted from the ranks were a.
lowed to wear the same uniform worn b
officers graduated from the naval acae
. emy, shows the senate inquiry to hav
been timely and pertinent. The secretar
. admits that they do not, but denies ths
Q the distinction Is made because one set
Q officers won their way on their merit
from the ranks, and the other was ed,
Gated at public expense at Annapolis
r He says further that the navy depar
D ment Is now preparing uniform reguls
: tion book, which will permit officers PRE-
+ NOTED from the ranks to wear certain ir
sigma and uniform, not now worn b
them, but which are permitted for otht
: commissioned officers, which is a pra,
. tical admission Of the injustice of the di
0 elimination. This is-a matter deservin
: the early attention of congress, and tt
= army as well as the navy should be Ii
r cluded. There is entirely too much snol
bishness among the graduates of Annapt
lis and West Point. They should /
= taught that the people maintain those tw
Q expensive institutions to turn out traine
sailors and soldiers, not social toadies,
i whom the country already has a supe
! abundant stock. This country has b
J come great by recognizing and rewardin
merit wherever found, and its greatnea
4 will begin to decline the day that 1t r
q raverses that sturdy American polio
It Even cursory glance through hisrol
will show that the men who made the I
Z 3. great were neither tOadies nor snoh
No republic can stand that recognize
!. any other aristocracy than that Of brain
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