Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-01-31
Especial Correspondence.l
Washington. ID. c.. Jan

days, and immediate action will probably be
taken by each branch of congress to con-
firm the action of the conferees. The ad
ministration has been very greatly en-
barrassed by the delay in the perfection of
this measure, and time is the most important
of all the factors at this time. The volun-
teers are to be brought home and newly re-
cruited regulars enlisted in their places, and
the transfer to occur. before the middle Of
the present year. This being so there is not
a moment to lose, and it is gratifying that
matters are reaching point of finality. Al
was expected from the start, the plan Of
the administration is upheld, and the pres
ident's hands will be free to do as he deems
best to crush the instruction in the Philip
pines and establish law and order
The senate has disposed of the treaty with
Spain, whereby the latter nation relinquishes
to the United States sovereignty over the
islands of Sibutu and Cagayan, which are
really part of the Philippine group, but
which, through an unfortunate geographical
designation in the first treaty describing the
area within which the Philippines were stu
ated, left out these two islands from formal
inclusion. This error costs the United States
100000, and with its payment by the United
States, practically assured by the ratiica-
ton of the treaty, this last incident in the
acquisition of sovereignty in the entire Phil
ippine group is closed.
The house is rushing work through with
its accustomed celebrity, and the senate COM
mittees are being deluged with their bills,
although but few appropriation measures
have as yet found Judgment in the senate end
Of the capitol. With the disposal of the
legislative appropriation bill the senate, a.
had been expected, resumed consideration Of
| the shipping bill. As this is being written
certain amendments have been prepared
and submitted, it is said by Senator McMil-
Ian acting for three or four other republic
an senators, demanding that the compensa-
| ton for vessels of high speed shall be linn
tied to those of Is knots speed and over.
| This is in Difference to the clamor for slow
cargo-carrying steamships, and to the op-
position to high speed steamships, which the
opposition to the shipping bill has very care
fully fostered.
Nothing so clearly proves the influence
of the foreign shipping interests in the shap-
ing of American shipping legislation, as this
| concession to the elamor its agents have
raised. The opposition to the pending ship
| ping bill has been concentrated upon the
only line under the American flag in the
| transatlantic trade, and this concentration
is due to the fact that the opposition lines,
| under foreign flags, are most anxious to
| cripple if not ruin their only rival under the
American flag in the carrying Of American
| imports and exports. There il one thing
that the people of the country must never
| forget, in this connection, and that is that
| the assured protracted reduction in ocean
| freight rates whenever the shipping bill be-
comes law, and because Of the increase in
| the number of ships offering for cargoes,
will be Of the greatest direct benefit to
those who produce the things the surplus
| Of which is sent abroad.
Senator Vest last week brushed up his
| adjectives and having carefully examined
his vocabulary of invectives, proceeded to
inveigh against the shipping bill, offering as
an alternative his amendment to make u
free ship bill as the sole remedy for our de-
clining shipping in the foreign trade. There
has never yet been a free ship advocate who
could point out any American citizen who
would put foreign built ships under Ameri-
can register if he were privileged to do SO,
unless the government would give him a sub
sidy for running them in competition with
foreign ships sufficient to make good the ex-
ira cost of operating ships under the Amer
lean as compared with other flags.
The president has been most careful dur
ing his somewhat prolonged weakness result
ing from his attack of the grip. He has
avoided seeing delegations, and has limited
his consideration of public matters entirely
to those of the most pressing and important
character. He has entirely tabooed social
functions for the present, and it begins to
look as though the white house would not
see many receptions or other social pleasan-
tries, so dear to those on pleasure bent, dur
ing the present session. The president can
not be too circumspect in outstanding his
strength, and avoiding all taxes upon it that
are either fatiguing or unnecessary.
DAll talk that the president is disipter-
ested regarding the shipping bill is untrue.
Each annual message he has sent to con-
gress has urged the passage Of just such
measure as that now pending.
~ " men IHc army EtOTBdnlLdtiOu Dlil hA$
been finally disposed Of the president will Be
fortified, as never before, to concentrate the
military forces upon the subjugation of the
insurgents in the Philippines.
DThe people are far more concerned in
the president preserving his strength than
in his yielding to the opportunities Of the
"smart set" who desire the resumption Of
social functions at the white houes.
UOne of the most important questions to
Westinghouse, toward the close Of each
short session of congress, is whether there
is to be an extra session or not. 1t means .
difference Of many thousands of dollars daily
to the merchants of this city whether con-
gress is in session or recess.
GJThe chances for the passage Of the ship
ping bill grow brighter daily. The enemies
of the bill are exhausting their resources Of
Misrepresentation and utilization, inspired
by the foreign steamship owners. The peo-
pie are beginning to see that the real ques-
tions involved are, whether American ships
at reduced freight rates shall supersede for.
eign ships and higher freight rates, in the
carrying OF our imports and exports.
This season there is large death
rate among children from Group and
lung troubles. Prompt action will
save the little ones from these terrible
diseases. We know of nothing so GER
tain to give constant relief as One Min
uta COuQl Cure n can alao ha rallied