The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular CORRESPONDENT

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, February 11.-By stand,
ing together in their opposition to the
Ship Subsidy bill, the Democratic and
Populist Senators have forced the Repub-
licans to change their tactics. They be-
gan 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 a Republican quorum
was maintained, they abandoned the
night sessions, and are now seeking to
cajole the opposition into agreeing to
set a time for voting on the bill. While
1t is impossible to say with any degree
OF certainty what the result ofthis change
OF tactics will be, Senator Jones, who is
leading the opposition, says the bill will
not be voted upon at this session, and
that if the Republicans are determined to
pass it, they must do so at an extra ses-
sion of the next Congress.
Mr.. Mckinley is pulling for an extra
session, provided, of course, that valid
excuse can be put forward for calling one.
An amendment has already been offered
to the army appropriation bill, by Sena-
tor Spooner, giving Mr.. Mckinley
authority to establish a civil gov
eminent in the Philippines, and one
is now being prepared setting forth the
the conditions that Cuba must comply
with to get the United States troops
withdrawn
Representative Lentz, of Ohio, Presi-
dent of the Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln
League, recently organized with head
quarters at Columbus, Ohio, was in
charge of the Congressional party which
left Washington today, to attend the big
banquet to be given at Columbus, by the
new league, Tuesday evening. The party
included Senators Pettigrew and Kenny
ex-senator Towne, Senator-elect Cam
mack, Representatives De-Armend, of
Me-, King, ofUtah, Clayton, ofAlabama,
all of the Democratic members of the
Ohio Congressional delegation, Hon.
George Fred. Williams. of Mass, and
other Democrats of prominence
Three of Mr.. McKinley's nominations
to be Brigadier- Generals, Wood, Bell and
Grant may be held up permanently All
the other nominations for Generals in
Guiding that of Miles, to be Lieutenant
General, have been favorably reported to |
the Senate and will at once be confirmed |
but the committee of Military Affairs, |
after several members had expressed the |
opinion that these three officers had not |
seen sufficient service to entitle them to |
promotion over many older and more |
officers, decided to delay |
action upon the nominations, until a
further investigation could be made of |
their military records. Wood was pro-
NOTED over more than five hundred
officers and Bell over more than one
thousand, while Fred Grant, although he
is now serving in the Philippines as a
Brigadier General of Volunteers, is re-
garded as practically civilian.
Representative Richardson, the Demo-
cratic leader in the House, has received
many compliments on his victory in the
Ways and Means Committee, in securing
the adoption of a resolution by the COM
mittee, in favor of report to the House,
against concurring in the Senate amend
lnents to the bill reducing war taxes, and
asking conference thereon, after a ma
iority of the Republican members of the
had decided simply to non
concur without asking a conference.
The Republicans of the committee were
divided, and Mr.. Richardson quickly took
advantage of the opportunity and scored
a Democratic victory. There is Re-
publican scheme to kill this bill
Senator Bacon tells an amusing and
instructive story of the methods of legis-
alton in the Mexican ongress-Methods
to which the Republicans have to an ex-
tent already introduced in one branch of
Dur Congress. Speaking of his visit to
the lower House of the Mexican Congress,
Bacon said: 81 went there day
after day and never saw a member rise
and address the Chair. Bill after bill
was passed without a vote in the mega
tive and without a word of discussion.
became very much interested in this
state of affairs, and not being able to
speak Spanish, enquired of gentleman
at the door who spoke English, to ex-
plain the situation to me. oh, he re-
Piled, there is no need for any debate
These bills are sent to us by the Presi-
lent and he tells US that he wants them
passed. When he lets US know that heis
n favor of the bills, we are all in favor
IF them, too" A proposition to make
Cuba pay the expenses incurred by this
country during the war with Spain, has
been put forward by Representa- Levy
If New York, but probably with more
lesire to fuddle the situation than to
seriously push the idea of trying to make
Cuba pay our war expenses.
The administration received a broad
tide from its own ranks, when Represent
ltive Brown, of Ohio, a Republican,
made a vigorous attack upon the present
philippine policy, and offered a resolu- !
ion declaring that sit is the purpose of s
he United States in retaining possession ]
# the Philippine islands to aid their in l
labitants when they submit to the |
of the United States in estab- ]
Shiup a caDable and stable free GOVERN
ully accomplished, the United States
nder such reservations and conditions
IS may be wise and just, will relinquish
overeignty in those islands," Incident
lily Mr.. Brown referred to the idea held !:
" some of breaking our pledge given to !,
>uba as the climax of greed and the
doctrine of freebooters and pirates"