The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-03-13
Matters Of Interest
in Washington.
Hanna Would Rule Senate
The Cuban Matters.

Washington, March II Senator
Hauua's project for making the senate
one man body. by the adoption of
Reed rules, has been postponed. ba: by
no means abandoned The kicking
was so vigorous at even the mention Of
the project that it vas apparent TO Mr.
Hanna that the senate would be kept 10
extra session all summer, With no
certainty of euccess 10 the end. if the
attempt were made to put the project
through at this time So it vas deoided
to let it 90 over to the regular session,
and to spend the recess 10 pulliog wires
to make voters for il. The adjouro-
meut Of the extra session of the senate
was buried to prevent the growth of
seutimeBt 10 favor of reorganization
Of the committees. which would have
deprived number Of senators of some
Of the patronage they oow control.
Although the published news from
Cuba indicates much kicking against
the conditions laid dowo by congress
for the withdrawal of American author
isy, members of the administration.
claim TO have secret information which
causes them TO expect au early accept
| auoe of the conditions by the Cuoans
The ruuored intention of the adu,iuis-
,ratioo to send more troops to Cuba IS
strongly denied ia ofhoial circles
Other seekers sitter official pluns are
saying unpsiosable things about the
greed of ez senators, who are gong
after eli the desirable places and land
ing them. too Ez Senator Garter's
appointment as commissioner of the 81
Louis exposition has been officially
announced, aud three other ex sena-.
sors-Lindsay, Tbursfou and Mcbride,
are understood to have been promised
places on the same commission
Tom Carter's appointment, which
carries s. 600 year for three yeare.
With Dot very much work to do was
his reward for having. at the request of
Mr. Mckinley. talked the river and
harbor bill to death in bis last senator
ial hours. Senator's are recalling the
statement of Senator Hsuua, regarded
at the time as Q bluff, that unless tie
ship subsidy bill was passed, the river
aud harbor bill should not
A proud record 10 their line is that
Ct C, A. Snow & Co, the Wash
iug,oo patent laWyers. who hsve
procersd more than $4,000 patents for
inv utors-nsuy of chem for inventions
that have played iuportaus parts in the
:edusfrjal progress Of the past quarter
century.
A Sub committee Of the senate com
mit,ee op military affairs has been
appointed to investigate during the
coz eressioual recess. uuder The Petit.
grew resolution, adopted By the senate,
the charge that Lieut. Col n O. s
Heistaud was interested in scheme to
corner the hemp supply of the Philip
pines through official favorisism
Whether the investigation is to be
wbitewashing affair Or is TO get at the
real facts is not yet apparent. If it be
the latter, there are reasons for the
belief that a sensational lootiug scheme
of large proportions will oe uncovered.
The administration haogs op to the
reoiprecity treaty With France. uos-
| vitbstandlog the determined opposition
in the senste, that caused it aod ell the
! other reciprocity treaties negotiated
under the Dingley tariff Law, TO be left
| uurstiGed, aud 40 agreement has been
| signed by Secretary Hay aud the
Preoeh ambassador, extending the sine
in which the sreasy With France may
be ratified 90 Sept "a. 1902
Ia an answer to the senate resolution
Secretary Long admiss that ooumis-
| aioned officers 10 the navy. promoted
fron the ranks, are not allowed to use
the same uniforms worn By officers Of
the same grade graduated froua Aunsp-
oils, but denies that the discrimination
is made because one officer went
through the Naval Academy aod the
other didu's. bet he failed to give any
other plausible reasou therefor. He
further admits the justice of the COM
plant of those discrimiuated against,
by stating that the navy department. is
nov preparing uniform regulation
book, ''showiog all uniforms and per
hitting officers promoted from the
ranks to wear certain Insignia aud
uniform, not nov worn BY them. but
which are permitted for other couuis-
siooed officers all of which shows
bow thoroughly impreguated With
sampsopian snobbiness our navy de-
partnens has become and the necessity
for congressional action TO restore
American methods. aud destroy the
,evsl c&norSs mind q