Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-09
EDWARD c. DAN A.
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON,
[srEclAL CORRESPONDENCE

| ber from Texas. stephens refused
unanimous consent to certain lcgIsla.
ton for Oklahoma. and this onragcd
| Flynn, who charged that stephens had
| placed In the Fort Hall Reservation
bill surrCptitoUsly Il section which no
one else knew was in the bill, "Thcn,"
| Flynn continued. "ho tclcgraphcd
man in Texas that he had gotten the
section in the bill. advised him to
throw up his job, locate claim and
said that he (Stcphcns) was in with
it. Any one who makes that state.
mcnt, no matter who he is," shouted
stephens, jumping to his feet, tells n
| wil!hl falsohood." "Do you deny that
Sou telegraphcd blacksmith to that
eject asked Mr.. Flynn. Il rcitcratc
tlat II Is a falschood." Il received my
Information of the man to whom the
blacksmith sold out replied Mr..
Flynn, but II the gentleman says 1t
is untrue. will take his word for it,"
The Probable Extra Session-Thcro
is at present decided difference OF
opinion as to this question, which has
come into prominence so swiftly as to
assume almost the form of an cmcr.
gcncy. one view, which may call
the attitude of the executive branch
OF the government, is that the deter
mination of our relations with Cuba
and the casting of the future of that
island should be undertaken ut once.
and that congress should bcarit share
If the work and of the responsibility.
This view. if it prevails, will mean
an extra session of the next congress.
to be called soon after President Nc
kinlcy's second inauguration
The Ship Subsidy Bill--Thc widely
advertised Democratic caucus on the
shipping bill did not matcrializc. Sen.
ator Jones said the failure to get to.
gcthcr, was because several Demo-
cratic senators We're going to vote for
the bill. The truth is that the opposi
tion to the bill on the Democratic side
has gone to pieces. The leaders know
TINS and do not care to call even n
conference. Within the last few
weeks there has bccn great change
in sentim, mt throughout the south in
L.
ably pass soon.
The Postmaster Generalship-It IS
believed here that Mr.. Smiths desire
to resume work on his Philadelphia
newspaper is so strong that he will
leave the cabinet before next fall In
that event many think Mr.. VIM. M.
Johnson of Hackensack, who succeed.
Il
master general would be his logical
successor They say the ability he has
displayed in his present office shows
that he is admirably fitted to conduct
the higher one.
Mary Happy Returns-Presidcnt
Mckinley received many congratula.
tons Tuesday on his 5Sth birthday.
He received several callers before the
meeting Of the cabinet, nearly all of
whom mentioned the anniversary and
it was made the occasion of warm
fluctuations by the cabinet members.
one of the members congratulated
him on having recovered from the
grip and declared that the president
locked younger than he did year ago
today.
Can't Take Sides Yet-NO advices
have been received at the state de-
partment from Minister Loomis at
Caracas to confirm the reports of at
tackS on the employees of the New
York & Bermudez company by Vene.
zuelan troops. 1t was said at tho
department that the United States
government cannot take sides between
two American concerns. the New York
and BcrmudeZ company and the War
ner & Qunlan company and desires
the controversy to be settled in the
Venezuelan courts. 1t was said also
that if there should be a denial of JUS
this government to interfere.
To Visit New EngIand-It is under.
stood that the president contemplates
attending the commencement eXer-
cises at Harvard next June in response
to the invitation rendered him by Sen
ator Hoar on behalf of the college cor
poration. If the extra session Of con.
gress does not intervene the president
will come to New England the last
week in June. He will probably stop
first at Mdidletown. Conn. where he
will attend the exercises at Wesleyan
university. After his visit to Harvard
college the president will go to Wor-
cestor to be the guest of Senator
Hoar.
First Taste Of Home RuIe-It Is safe
to predict that the president
will soon sign an order per-
hitting the war department to re-
lieve Major Ladd. treasurer of
the island of Cuba. from the duties
of that Office. and transferring it to
the control of the present secretary OF
finance of the island. who is Cuban
and a member of General Woods cabk
net. The PRONUNCIATION of the order
will be the first step by the administra,
tion in the direction of giving into the
hands of Cubans the control Of their
own affairs. The president, 1t is said.
has determined that this policy shall
be entered upon as soon as possible.
Both Have Backers-There is
fight developing in the senate over the
confirmation of Frank H. Richards of
Seattle to be United States marshal at
Nome. Richards was appointed on the
of Senator Foster of
Washington, Senator HansbrOugh of
North Dakota and Senator Carter of
Montana. and has other friends in the
senate. The Alaska interests that have
fought the Mckenzie mine receiver
ships cases are opposing Richards
confirmation, as they say he is INC,
Kenzie man." George B. Baldwin of
San Francisco and Nome. it is said,
is the man the miners and a majority
OF the people of Nome favor for the
office. RETToc.
Smallpox Likely to Spread.
Schenectady. y. Y, Fen. 4.--Thrcc
men, Quarantined for smallpox in n
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